UPCOMING MARIN CAMFT EVENTS

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• 3,000 Hour Club August Meet-Up

  • When
    Thu, August 28, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    online via Zoom
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  Pre-Licensed Networking Meet-Up
  

  3000-Hour Club, Thursday, August 28 11:00am - 12:00pm
  

  Your network is your greatest asset on the path to licensure. Join the 3000 Hours Club, where pre-licensed therapists come together to build meaningful connections, exchange insights, and support one another.

  Meeting virtually on the last Thursday of every month from 11 AM to 12 PM, this group is designed to help you grow your professional network and set yourself up for long-term career success. Let’s thrive together! 

  AUGUST MEETING IS 8/28/25 at 11am. 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  The Marin CAMFT 3000-Hour Club will meet on Thurs., Aug. 28 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm on Zoom
  

  
  

  
  The 3000-Hour Club is open to any pre-licensed member of Marin CAMFT. Not a member yet? Our chapter offers discounted membership to students and associates - sign up to join Marin CAMFT! For any other questions or issues just drop a line to: prelicensed@marincamft.org

  
  

  Register for the 3,000-Hour Club meeting on August 28 here.

  
  

  Want to register for other dates? The Marin CAMFT 3,000 Hour Club is also meeting on Zoom on:

  • Thursday, August 28
  • Thursday, September 25

  
  

  
  

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• Friday CE Series: Food, Mood & the Brain: How Nutrition, Cravings, and Early Trauma Shape Health

  • When
    Fri, September 12, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    online via Zoom
  • Registered
    55 registrants

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  Increase your understanding of biological responses to foods that impact mental health  

  Food, Mood & the Brain: How Nutrition, Cravings, and Early Trauma Shape Health

  Presented by Christina Cowger, LMFT

  2 CEs available

  Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal chapter members!

  Registration for this "live" training does not include access to a recording. Please read the full event description for all registration terms including refund policy.

  
  

  PLEASE NOTE: After you sign up here, you'll be sent instructions on how to complete a separate registration step with Zoom, which is how you will get your Zoom link. You can do that in advance, or right before the meeting begins. This lets us more accurately track attendance in the Zoom meeting for our compliance purposes as a CE provider.

  
  

  Workshop Description

  
  This lecture will explore the powerful intersection of nutrition, brain function, and emotional homeostasis. With a focus on the neurobiology of mood and cravings, participants will learn how dietary patterns, especially those high in sugar, fat, and alcohol, can activate brain regions that reinforce reward-seeking behaviors, emotional dysregulation, and food addiction cycles. Links between glycemic dysregulation and anxiety will be explored via case studies.

  The course also examines how early trauma alters the development of brain systems involved in emotional regulation and impulse control. Childhood adversity is shown to sensitize the stress response and reward circuitry, increasing lifelong vulnerability to cravings, disordered eating, and mood instability. These early imprints on the limbic system and HPA pathway create a neurobiological foundation.

  Participants in this training will explore the biochemical roles of key neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and GABA as well as the hormonal regulators cortisol and insulin in the development and treatment of anxiety, depression, and eating behaviors. The mechanism of action of high sugar intake temporarily boosts serotonin and dopamine levels, creating a short-lived sense of pleasure and calm, yet often leading to rebound irritability, cravings, and depressive symptoms. Over time, chronic consumption of refined carbs may dysregulate neurotransmitter signaling and contribute to blunted reward sensitivity, a hallmark of both mood disorders and addictive behaviors. 

  This course is designed for therapists, psychologists and health professionals seeking to incorporate nutritional neuroscience and trauma-informed perspectives into their clinical work.
  
  

  Educational Goals

  This training offers a practical understanding of how nutritional intake, glycemic balance, cravings, and early life experiences converge to shape mental health and compulsive behaviors.
  
  

  Learning Objectives

  Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
  

  1. Describe the neurochemical pathways by which sugar and fat consumption influence key neurotransmitters.
  2. Explain the role of cortisol and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in chronic stress and emotional eating.
  3. Summarize the emerging research on GLP-1 receptor agonists (e.g., semaglutide).
  4. Identify patterns of eating behaviors and poor glycemic regulation in clinically presenting anxiety, panic, and depression.
  5. Identify at least one cultural, socioeconomic, or marginalized status factor that contributes to food addiction risk.
  6. Apply psychoeducational strategies in clinical practice to help clients understand the emotional impact of dietary choices.
     
     
     

  Presenter Christina Cowger, LMFT

  Christina Cowger, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist and seasoned clinical educator specializing in the intersection of neurobiology, complex illness, inflammation, trauma, and mood disorders. With over two decades of experience, she has developed and directed innovative behavioral health programs across outpatient, residential, and academic settings. Her clinical philosophy bridges neuroscience, integrative medicine, with attachment theory, DBT and developmental trauma theory, creating a holistic approach to mental health. Christina has delivered continuing education seminars nationwide, partnering with organizations such as Stanford University, Kaiser Permanente, CAMFT, and Sutter Health to train medical and mental health professionals in advanced neuroendocrine and psychoneuroimmune concepts. She holds an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University, a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Sonoma State University and a certification in Health Education from CIIS. Christina’s CE lectures distill decades of clinical insight and research into actionable strategies for integrated care.

  
  

  
  

  PLEASE NOTE:  By registering for this event you are consenting to a recording being made which may include your voice and/or image. By registering for this event, you are agreeing for your likeliness to possibly be used by Marin CAMFT.

  Also, while we plan to produce this training as an on-demand program, registration for the different formats of a program is offered separately and each is sold through a different platform. Registering for this Zoom training does not include access to any recording or an on-demand version. If you cannot attend "live" on the training date listed here, please do not register for this Zoom training, and instead, check Marin CAMFT On-Demand for the recorded program at a later date. If you register for this "live" training and are unable to attend, please cancel your registration per the terms below which govern our refund policies for this event.

  
  

  
  

  You will be sent instructions on how to register with Zoom to get your personal Zoom link to use for attendance. Please read the email confirmation you receive after signing up on the Marin CAMFT website for these instructions.
  

  Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation at the end qualifies for 2 hours of Continuing Education (2 CEUs).

  Date: Friday, September 12
  Time: 12:00 to 2:00 pm Pacific

  Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal members, $30 for non-members.
  Location:  Online via Zoom. Instructions for registering with Zoom, in order to receive your Personal Zoom Join Link, will be sent in your confirmation message from Marin CAMFT. You will need to complete that second Zoom-registration step in order to receive your Zoom Link by email.
  

  
  

  Register for Food, Mood & the Brain: How Nutrition, Cravings, and Early Trauma Shape Health

  
  

  
  

  Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs
  

  For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.
  

  • Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs for more information.
    
    
  • Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
    
    
  • Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant.  Please contact our Director of Programs with any questions.
    
    
  • Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs.

  • Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
    
    
  • Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.
    

  
  

  
  Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the training and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the training in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the training is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.
  
  

  
  
  

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• Saturday Workshop: Overview of Integrative Psychiatry for Therapists

  • When
    Sat, September 20, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    online via Zoom
  • Registered
    8 registrants

  Register

  Expand your knowledge of holistic approaches to treatment

  Overview of Integrative Psychiatry for Therapists

  Presented by Dr. Juliet Morgan & Dr. Beatrice Rabkin

  3 CEs available

  Registration for this "live" training does not include access to a recording. Please read the full event description for all registration terms including refund policy.

  
  

  PLEASE NOTE: After you sign up here, you'll be sent instructions on how to complete a separate registration step with Zoom, which is how you will get your Zoom link. You can do that in advance, or right before the meeting begins. This lets us more accurately track attendance in the Zoom meeting for our compliance purposes as a CE provider.

  
  

  Workshop Description

  
  We invite psychotherapists to join this dynamic and interactive continuing education session led by MD integrative psychiatrists, offering a practical introduction to integrative psychiatry. This presentation is designed to bridge disciplines and equip therapists with a deeper understanding of how integrative and holistic approaches are used in psychiatric care—and how these strategies can enhance collaborative treatment planning.
  
  Participants will gain:
  

  • An evidence-based framework for applying integrative medicine in mental health settings
  • Clinically oriented guidance on managing common psychiatric complaints with integrative modalities
  • Insights into the safe, judicious use of supplements and natural products
  • An overview of personalized psychotropic medication strategies, including customized dosing and navigating side effects
  • A review of expanded lab testing and what it may reveal about underlying contributors to mental health symptoms
  • Other non-pharmacologic resources that support mental health

  
  This session is highly clinically relevant and interactive, offering psychotherapists new tools and insights to better understand integrative psychiatric approaches and strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration.
  
  

  Educational Goals

  This workshop will cover a foundational understanding of integrative psychiatry, including how evidence-based integrative medicine principles can be applied to mental health care in collaboration with psychotherapy. Participants will learn how medical doctors safely and clinically appropriately incorporate supplements, natural products, and expanded laboratory testing in support of their treatment planning. The training is designed to enhance awareness for psychotherapists of physiological contributors to psychiatric symptoms. The workshop will enhance interdisciplinary collaboration by providing insight for participants into personalized psychotropic medication strategies and non-pharmacologic interventions that complement psychotherapy and promote whole-person care.
  
  

  Learning Objectives

  Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
  

  1. Describe an evidence-based framework for integrative psychiatry and identify how integrative modalities such as supplements, natural products, and lifestyle interventions can be applied to support clients in psychotherapy.
  2. Recognize how to collaborate effectively with prescribing psychiatrists by understanding customized psychotropic medication strategies, the rationale behind expanded lab testing, and the integration of non-pharmacologic supports in mental health care.
  3. Examine how culture, identity, and experiences of marginalization shape clients' perspectives on both integrative and traditional psychiatric care, and explore how these factors may influence openness to or skepticism toward various treatment modalities.
     
     
     

  Presenters Dr. Juliet Morgan & Dr. Beatrice Rabkin

  Dr. Juliet Morgan (she/her) is an integrative neuropsychiatrist who practices in the Bay Area. Dr. Morgan completed both neurology and psychiatry residencies, and a fellowship in integrative medicine at the University of California San Francisco. Her work in the field of Long Covid has been featured in several media outlets including KQED, Vox, and CBS. Dr. Morgan is the co-author of the book Long Illness: A Practical Guide to Surviving, Healing, and Thriving, published by Hachette Go. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco where she leads their neuropsychiatry curriculum. 

  Dr. Beatrice Rabkin (she/her) is an integrative psychiatrist and the founder of Verveine Psychiatry. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and cell biology from Rice University, and her MD at Baylor College of Medicine. She completed residency in general adult psychiatry at the University of Southern California, where she received specialized training in reproductive psychiatry and served as chief resident in consult-liaison psychiatry. She completed a fellowship in psychosomatic medicine at Stanford University. At Stanford, she also earned her 200hr yoga teacher certificate with YogaX

  
  

  PLEASE NOTE:  By registering for this event you are consenting to a recording being made which may include your voice and/or image. By registering for this event, you are agreeing for your likeliness to possibly be used by Marin CAMFT.

  Also, while this event will be produced as an on-demand program, those programs are managed separately and sold through a different platform. Registering for this Zoom training does not include access to any recording or an on-demand version. If you cannot attend "live" on the training date listed here, please do not register for this Zoom training, and instead, check Marin CAMFT On-Demand for the recorded program at a later date. If you register for this "live" training and are unable to attend, please cancel your registration per the terms below which govern our refund policies for this event.

  
  

  
  

  You will be sent instructions on how to register with Zoom to get your personal Zoom link to use for attendance. Please read the email confirmation you receive after signing up on the Marin CAMFT website for these instructions.
  

  Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation at the end qualifies for 3 hours of Continuing Education (3 CEs).

  Date: Saturday, September 20
  Time: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm Pacific (3 hours of training plus time for breaks)

  Cost: $40 for licensed Marin CAMFT members; $30 for pre-licensed members. Other rates including reciprocal rates for members of RECAMFT also available, see registration panel.
  Location:  Online via Zoom. Instructions for registering with Zoom, in order to receive your Personal Zoom Join Link, will be sent in your confirmation message from Marin CAMFT. You will need to complete that second Zoom-registration step in order to receive your Zoom Link by email.
  

  
  

  Register with Overview of Integrative Psychiatry for Therapists

  
  

  
  

  Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs
  

  For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.
  

  • Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs for more information.
    
    
  • Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
    
    
  • Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant.  Please contact our Director of Programs with any questions.
    
    
  • Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs.

  • Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
    
    
  • Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.
    

  
  

  
  Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the training and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the training in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the training is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.
  
  

  
  
  

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• 3,000 Hour Club September Meet-Up

  • When
    Thu, September 25, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    online via Zoom
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  Pre-Licensed Networking Meet-Up
  

  3000-Hour Club, Thursday, September 25 11:00am - 12:00pm
  

  Your network is your greatest asset on the path to licensure. Join the 3000 Hours Club, where pre-licensed therapists come together to build meaningful connections, exchange insights, and support one another.

  Meeting virtually on the last Thursday of every month from 11 AM to 12 PM, this group is designed to help you grow your professional network and set yourself up for long-term career success. Let’s thrive together! 

  SEPTEMBER MEETING IS 9/25/25 at 11am. 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  The Marin CAMFT 3000-Hour Club will meet on Thurs., Sept. 25 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm on Zoom
  

  
  

  
  The 3000-Hour Club is open to any pre-licensed member of Marin CAMFT. Not a member yet? Our chapter offers discounted membership to students and associates - sign up to join Marin CAMFT! For any other questions or issues just drop a line to: prelicensed@marincamft.org

  
  

  Register for the 3,000-Hour Club meeting on September 25 here.

  
  

  You can also join us for the 3,000 Hour Club Meetups on:

  • Thursday October 30

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• Bridging the Bay CAMFT Chapter Hike Series #3: Hike in San Francisco with SFCAMFT

  • When
    Sat, October 04, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Lands End Trail, San Francisco, CA
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  BRIDGING THE BAY CAMFT CHAPTER HIKE SERIES: HIKE #3 OCT 4
  

  Join us on Saturday, October 4 for a hike hosted by SFCAMFT at Lands End Trail in San Francisco
  

  Photo credit: Bridge Stock photos by Vecteezy
  

  
  Come out to meet other bay area therapists while taking in the unique natural beauty that each region has to offer.
  

  Our third hike of the series will be in San Francisco at the Lands End Trail. We will meet in the Lands End Main Parking Lot at 9:30am. Lands End Trail is a favorite among both locals and visitors alike! This trail explores the historic Sutro Baths and offers great views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean
  
  

  BRIDGING THE BAY CAMFT CHAPTERS HIKE #3
  

  When: Saturday, October 4th at 9:30am
  Parking: Free
  
  Trail Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
  Estimated Distance (out and back): 3.4 miles
  Time: Allow for 1.5 - 2 hours.
  Dogs: Allowed
  Spouses/partners are allowed. Please no children.
  Restrooms can be found at the parking area.
  

  
  

  Trail Information

  Trail Route - see trail route here
  
  Trailhead/Meetup Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4Z6go12cWsZ7zknf7
  

  Google Map to the meeting area in Lands End

  Pro-Tip for Drivers: Parking at Lands End can fill up, especially on beautiful weekend mornings. Arrive early for the best chance at a spot! You can also check for street parking in the surrounding residential areas, but be mindful of any parking restrictions.

  Pro-Tip for All Public Transit Users: Use a Clipper Card for seamless transfers between BART, Muni, and Golden Gate Transit! You can also use a transit app like Google Maps or Moovit on the day of to get real-time directions and estimated travel times, as routes and schedules can occasionally change.

  
  

  
  

  Questions: You may reach out to SFCAMFT Social Co-Chair Meridith at meridithhirschaut@gmail.com

  
  

  See You on the Trail!

  Come connect, unwind, and enjoy the beauty of Lands End with your fellow therapists. It's the perfect way to cap off our fantastic hike series for 2025! We can't wait to see you there.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Friday CE Series: From Dysregulation to Dialogue: Integrating DBT Skills in Family Systems

  • When
    Fri, October 10, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    online via Zoom
  • Registered
    13 registrants

  Register

  Learn specific interventions for using DBT with families

  From Dysregulation to Dialogue: Integrating DBT Skills in Family Systems

  Presented by Dr. Kativa Ajmere & Dr. Haleh Kouchmeshki

  2 CEs available

  Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal chapter members!

  Registration for this "live" training does not include access to a recording. Please read the full event description for all registration terms including refund policy.

  PLEASE NOTE: After you sign up here, you'll be sent instructions on how to complete a separate registration step with Zoom, which is how you will get your Zoom link. You can do that in advance, or right before the meeting begins. This lets us more accurately track attendance in the Zoom meeting for our compliance purposes as a CE provider.

  
  

  Workshop Description

  
  This 2 hour interactive training is designed for Marriage and Family Therapists who are looking to deepen their clinical toolkit with skills-based interventions rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). While DBT is often seen as a protocol for individual treatment, this workshop reframes its core elements—emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness—as powerful, flexible tools that can be applied systemically in family therapy.
  
  Through a blend of real-time practice, clinical case integration, and reflective discussion, participants will learn how to coach both parents and teens using DBT-informed language and structure. We’ll explore what it means to co-regulate in session, how to teach boundary-setting and validation without shame, and how therapists can ground themselves using DBT skills during emotionally intense family work. Participants will leave with a practical skill set, sample scripts, and accessible tools they can bring into session the very next day.
  
  

  Educational Goals

  This training will cover the application of core DBT skills in family and couples therapy, to increase the confidence of therapists when coaching parents and teens through dysregulation. The training will show how to use DBT-informed tools to support clearer communication and boundary-setting. The instructions will guide participants on how to reflect on their own emotional regulation during family conflict, and they will leave with adaptable language and strategies for real-world clinical use.
  
  

  Learning Objectives

  Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
  

  1. Identify and describe the core components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and analyze their relevance to systemic family therapy frameworks.
  2. Apply at least three DBT skills (e.g., DEAR MAN, Wise Mind, ABC PLEASE) within the context of parent-teen interactions to support emotional regulation, promote assertive communication, and facilitate effective boundary-setting.
  3. Demonstrate techniques for coaching DBT skills to multiple members of a family system, with specific attention to adapting approaches based on developmental stages and cultural considerations.
  4. Utilize DBT-informed language in-session to validate emotional experiences and redirect dysregulated behavior using structured interventions.
  5. Reflect on the therapist’s role in modeling self-regulation and managing countertransference during emotionally intense family sessions by employing DBT tools such as STOP and TIPP.
  6. Develop and implement a plan to integrate at least one DBT-based intervention into their own clinical work within the following week, and evaluate its effectiveness in practice.
  7. Assess and modify DBT interventions to ensure they are responsive to the needs of diverse client identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and immigration status, with particular attention to the experiences of marginalized populations in family systems work.
     
     
     

  Presenters Dr. Kavita Ajmere and Dr. Haleh Kouchmeshki

  Dr. Kavita Ajmere is a licensed psychologist and coach who is widely recognized as an expert on adolescent health. As the former Director of Counseling Services at Harvard Westlake in Los Angeles, she works with students from various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Dr. Ajmere's passion for working with teens is evident in her use of DBT and CBT approaches. Her certification as a yoga instructor further demonstrates her understanding of the mind-body connection, making her clients feel valued and understood.

  Dr. Haleh Kouchmeshki or “Dr. K” as the students call her, is currently both the learning specialist and counselor at Vistamar School. As both a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and educational therapist, she has extensive experience in working with children, teens and young adults through the lens of school counselor, learning specialist, and in her role as a private practice clinician.

  Specifically, after years of training toward a future in neuropsychology, she realized that she wanted to become more involved in the treatment as opposed to the diagnostic side of helping her clients/students. As such, she went on to pursue specialized training in various efficacious therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT, and thinkSMART, which is an EF skills based group out of UCLA. As a certified yoga practitioner, she integrates mindfulness practices into her work - recognizing the value of being in the present moment, especially in today’s fast-paced, social media driven world.

  
  

  PLEASE NOTE:  By registering for this event you are consenting to a recording being made which may include your voice and/or image. By registering for this event, you are agreeing for your likeliness to possibly be used by Marin CAMFT.

  Also, while we plan to produce this training as an on-demand program, registration for the different formats of a program is offered separately and each is sold through a different platform. Registering for this Zoom training does not include access to any recording or an on-demand version. If you cannot attend "live" on the training date listed here, please do not register for this Zoom training, and instead, check Marin CAMFT On-Demand for the recorded program at a later date. If you register for this "live" training and are unable to attend, please cancel your registration per the terms below which govern our refund policies for this event.

  
  

  You will be sent instructions on how to register with Zoom to get your personal Zoom link to use for attendance. Please read the email confirmation you receive after signing up on the Marin CAMFT website for these instructions.
  

  Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation at the end qualifies for 2 hours of Continuing Education (2 CEUs).

  Date: Friday, October 10
  Time: 12:00 to 2:00 pm Pacific

  Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal members, $30 for non-members.
  Location:  Online via Zoom. Instructions for registering with Zoom, in order to receive your Personal Zoom Join Link, will be sent in your confirmation message from Marin CAMFT. You will need to complete that second Zoom-registration step in order to receive your Zoom Link by email.
  

  
  

  Register with Marin CAMFT for Dysregulation to Dialogue: Integrating DBT Skills in Family Systems

  
  

  
  

  Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs
  

  For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.
  

  • Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs for more information.
    
    
  • Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
    
    
  • Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant.  Please contact our Director of Programs with any questions.
    
    
  • Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs.

  • Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
    
    
  • Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.
    

  
  

  
  Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the training and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the training in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the training is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.
  
  

  
  
  

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• 3,000 Hour Club October Meet-Up

  • When
    Thu, October 30, 2025
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    online via Zoom
  • Registered
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  Pre-Licensed Networking Meet-Up
  

  3000-Hour Club, Thursday, October 30 11:00am - 12:00pm
  

  Your network is your greatest asset on the path to licensure. Join the 3000 Hours Club, where pre-licensed therapists come together to build meaningful connections, exchange insights, and support one another.

  Meeting virtually on the last Thursday of every month from 11 AM to 12 PM, this group is designed to help you grow your professional network and set yourself up for long-term career success. Let’s thrive together! 

  OCTOBER MEETING IS 10/30/25 at 11am. 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  The Marin CAMFT 3000-Hour Club will meet on Thurs., Oct. 30 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm on Zoom
  

  
  

  
  The 3000-Hour Club is open to any pre-licensed member of Marin CAMFT. Not a member yet? Our chapter offers discounted membership to students and associates - sign up to join Marin CAMFT! For any other questions or issues just drop a line to: prelicensed@marincamft.org

  
  

  Register for the 3,000-Hour Club meeting on October 30 here.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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