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    • April 04, 2025
    • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
    • zoom
    Register

    Please join us for our Peer Consultation Group: Working with Relational Trauma  

    on Friday April 4 from 8:30 to 10:00 am

    with Rey Junco, D.Ed


    Relational trauma refers to the psychological impact of chronic neglect, abuse, and/or betrayal on the ability to form and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships. This consultation group will explore therapeutic approaches and challenges encountered when working with clients who have relational trauma, with a focus on building secure therapeutic alliances and navigating complex attachment dynamics. Topics may include: reflective practice, addressing countertransference, and developing trauma-informed strategies to foster clients' emotional safety and healing.

    PPC Peer Consult Groups are offered to members only. Space is limited to ensure participants can benefit fully. Please see the attendance policy below. 


    About the Peer Consult Group Leader: 

    Dr. Rey Junco is a trauma specialist and the Executive Director of Concord Counseling Associates in Concord, MA. Rey was trained as a scholar-practitioner and has been an academic most of his life, having held tenure at two institutions, a fellowship appointment for almost a decade at Harvard University, and a visiting faculty appointment at Oxford University. His research on the psychological impact of social technologies has been published in high impact factor journals and has been covered by media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, CNN, and NPR. Rey has consulted for a number of technology companies helping them use data to support engaging aspects of their products. Additionally, Rey spent time in the corporate world, leading innovation for a healthcare research firm.

    Rey trained in both the clinical and counseling psychology programs at Penn State University. He is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) along with talk therapy models such as psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and CBT. He studies improv at the Improv Asylum CoLab and is interested in how therapists can use improv to help support trauma healing. 

    Read more about Dr. Junco and Concord Counseling Associates here: 

    https://counselingconcord.com/


    Attendance and Professional Courtesy  

    As space in consultation groups is limited, we ask that all members who register for an event commit to attending. Leaders of these groups are compensated for their efforts, but the time and energy they devote to these sessions are priceless, and it is important that we honor their contributions. By attending your registered session, you are helping maintain a professional and respectful environment, not only for the group leader but for your fellow participants as well.

    Cancellation Policy

    We understand that life happens, and sometimes you may not be able to attend. If you are unable to attend a session, please notify us as soon as possible and cancel your registration in advance to allow someone else to take your spot. This helps ensure that the group remains full and that all available spaces are used efficiently.

    Please contact ppcSalem@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. 


    • April 04, 2025
    • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Mission Oak Grill 26 Green St, Newburyport, MA 01950
    Register

    Please Join us at in Newburyport on Friday April 4th from 4:30 to 6:00 for social and networking time with other clinicians! We will be meeting at Mission Oak Grill, 26 Green St, Newburyport, MA 01950


    A primary aspect of the PPC mission is to support community and connections between clinicians in private practice. Get to know other clinicians better and make new connections. Bring a fellow clinician who is not a member!

    PPC pays for hors d'oeuvres and there is a cash bar. Give it a try! Please register in advance so we can know how many to expect.

    Check the website for our other Spring Networking locations and dates!


    Be on the lookout for Kim! 

    Kimberly Hutchins, LMHC and PPC Board President will be at this event! 


    We hope to see you there!

    - PPC Board of Directors 

    • April 10, 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • zoom
    • 11
    Register

    Please join us for our Peer Consultation Group: Couples Therapy Clinical Topics 

    on Thursday April 10 from 10:30 to 12:00 

    with Miranda Croteau, LMFT, CST 

    The group will provide a space to collaborate, reflect and network with other couples therapists in addressing concerns of clinical relevance to the modern couple including discussions around the impact and role of technology on a couple, addressing infidelity, and the struggle of engaging both partners when one seems less invested in the process. We'll also carve out time for 1-2 case presentations to allow for feedback and consultation from the expertise in the room. 

    PPC Peer Consult Groups are offered to members only. Space is limited to ensure participants can benefit fully. Please see the attendance policy below. 

    Facilitator Bio:

    Miranda Croteau is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AASECT certified sex therapist. She is the owner of Witch City Couples Therapy in Salem, MA where she helps couples address sex as the elephant in the room. She works with couples to acknowledge the intense feelings that may come up when we talk about sex, but take the sting out of them so conversation around sex and intimacy feels easier. She works extensively with the queer, kinky, and CNM/poly communities as well as couples deciding to repair or part ways after a relationship rupture. She is the co-chair of the Training and Education Committee for the New England Association for Family and Systemic Therapy, as supervisor in training with AASECT, and under mentorship working toward her Approved Supervisor designation through AAMFT. She provides licensing supervision as well as case consultation to other mental health professionals.

    Attendance and Professional Courtesy  

    As space in consultation groups is limited, we ask that all members who register for an event commit to attending. Leaders of these groups are compensated for their efforts, but the time and energy they devote to these sessions are priceless, and it is important that we honor their contributions. By attending your registered session, you are helping maintain a professional and respectful environment, not only for the group leader but for your fellow participants as well.

    Cancellation Policy

    We understand that life happens, and sometimes you may not be able to attend. If you are unable to attend a session, please notify us as soon as possible and cancel your registration in advance to allow someone else to take your spot. This helps ensure that the group remains full and that all available spaces are used efficiently.


    • April 23, 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
    • Zoom
    • 13
    Register

    Please join us for our Peer Consultation Group: Adult Clinical Topics on Wednesday April 23 from 6:00 to 7:30 pm

    Peer consultation is a vital part of clinical practice. It provides opportunity for increased self reflection, validation and support through navigating complex clinical situations. Engaging in peer consultation groups has been shown to improve therapeutic effectiveness and greatly reduce the risk of isolation and burn out while increasing connections with a community of practitioners.  

    The PPC Peer Consultation Group with Clinical Focus on Adults will provide a collaborative forum where professionals can come together to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices related to adult mental health/intervention. It's an opportunity to engage in enriching discussions, gain alternative perspectives, and strengthen your skill set. 

    PPC Peer Consult Groups are offered to members only. Space is limited to ensure participants can benefit fully. Please see the attendance policy below. 


    About the Peer Consultation Group Leader: 

    Cathy Elliott, LMHC: 

    I have been in the counseling and social service field for 35 years with experience in a variety of clinical settings working with a diverse range of populations. I began my career working in Gloucester, MA working in a community mental health setting (with Jim Lipski!) in the 1990’s where I worked in the psychiatric day treatment center with a dually diagnosed adult population. I also worked in the counseling center in that system doing psychotherapy with adults and adolescents. I worked with Jim doing emergency services and outreach and I did some inpatient work. Later I moved into doing administrative work where I ran a team of social workers in Cambridge dedicated to helping adults who suffer with mental illnesses and homelessness to find them housing and services. After a few years (and two children later), I returned to the day treatment program where I started my career and became the director there for many years. This is where I honed my love for clinical supervision and case consultations. When that program closed, I returned to doing outpatient counseling in a group practice in Beverly while I started my own private practice. I have been working, primarily with adults in private practice since 2005, going full-time in my practice in 2010. I have specialized experience in working with people who struggle with addictions, eating disorders, mood disorders, relationship conflicts, personality disorders and trauma. I utilize a self-psychology model of the psychodynamic therapeutic approach to the work, and I have experience in working with CBT, DBT and other modalities. I offer individual, couples, group and family counseling with ages from 12-75.


    Attendance and Professional Courtesy  

    As space in consultation groups is limited, we ask that all members who register for an event commit to attending. Leaders of these groups are compensated for their efforts, but the time and energy they devote to these sessions are priceless, and it is important that we honor their contributions. By attending your registered session, you are helping maintain a professional and respectful environment, not only for the group leader but for your fellow participants as well.

    Cancellation Policy

    We understand that life happens, and sometimes you may not be able to attend. If you are unable to attend a session, please notify us as soon as possible and cancel your registration in advance to allow someone else to take your spot. This helps ensure that the group remains full and that all available spaces are used efficiently.


    Please contact ppcSalem@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. 

    • April 25, 2025
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • zoom
    Register

    Please join us for our April CE event on Zoom! 

    Friday April 25 from 12 noon to 3 pm 


    Understanding & Supporting Individuals who fit

    the Autistic PDA Profile

    Presented by Diane Gould, LCSW and Zach Morris, M.Ed. from PDA North America

    Diane Gould and Zach Morris will share their expertise of the Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile that has gained attention in North America over the last few years. 

    The presentation will cover: defining PDA and differentiating it from other presentations of autism; identifying characteristics of PDA such as drive for autonomy and highly sensitive nervous system experience; discussing what works and what doesn’t work iterms of support. We will look at common co-occurring experiences for PDAers and examine ways to promote a sense of safety. Participants will be led through an approach that helps PDA individuals experience more access to engagement at home, at school, and in the therapy room. Diane and Zach will highlight a relationship driven mindset that is effective in supporting the needs of these individuals and families. They will share case examples and leave time for questions and answers.

    Learning Objectives:

    Participants will be able to name the characteristics of PDA children, teens and adults 

    Participants will be able to describe what strategies are helpful and unhelpful for this population 

    Participants will be able to explain how PDA differs from the more common autistic presentation as well as ODD and other diagnostic categories

    Selected references: 

    O’Nions, E., & Eaton, J. (2020) Extreme/‘pathological’ demand avoidance: an overview. Paediatrics and Child Health. 30 (12) 411-415

    O’Nions, E., Viding, E., Floyd, C., Quinlan, E., Pidgeon, C., Gould, J. Happé, F. (2018) Dimensions of difficulty in children reported to have an autism spectrum diagnosis andfeatures of extreme/‘pathological’ demand avoidance. Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

    Fusar-Poli, L., Brondino,N.,Politi, P ., Aguglia, E. (2022) Missed Diagnoses and misdiagnoses of adults with autism spectrum disorder. European Archives of Psychiatryand Clinical Neuroscience, 272, 187-198.http: //doi.org/10.1007/s00406-020-01189-w

    Fiddler, R. & Gould, D (2024). Navigating PDA in America: a framework to support anxious, demand-avoidant autistic children, teens and young adults. Jessica Kingsley Publishing.

    Price, D. (2022). Unmasking autism: Discovering the new faces of Neurodiversity. Harmony Books.


    Accessibility Accommodations: 

    Please reach out to Carla Rosinski at ppcsalem@gmail.com

    Attendees will receive 3 CEs 

    The Private Practice Colloquium (PPC) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The PPC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

    Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by their licensing agency. Please contact you individual licensing board /regulatory agency to review the continuing education requirements or license renewal. 

    **There are no conflicts or disclosures for this event** 

    Continuing Education policies can be accessed HERE
    • May 02, 2025
    • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Ned Devines, 1 N Market St, Boston, MA 02109
    Register

    Please Join us on Friday May 2 from 4:30 to 6:00 for social and networking time with other clinicians in the Boston Area!

    Our membership has grown far outside the North Shore area and at the request of members, we are excited to host our third Boston Networking event! We will be meeting at Ned Devines in Faneuil Hall - you can find us at a table upstairs in the bar area! (Just to note: this venue is not busy or loud at the time of our meeting)


    A primary aspect of the PPC mission is to support community and connections between clinicians in private practice. Get to know other clinicians better and make new connections. Bring a fellow clinician who is not a member!


    PPC pays for hors d'oeuvres and there is a cash bar. Give it a try! Please register in advance so we can know how many to expect.

    Check the website for our other Spring Networking locations and dates!

    We hope to see you there!

    - PPC Board of Directors 


    • May 02, 2025
    • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    • Burtons Grill and Bar, 43 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, MA 01803
    Register

    Please Join us on Friday May from 4:30 to 6:00 for social and networking time with other clinicians! 

    We will be meeting at Burtons Grill and Bar, 43 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, MA 01803


    A primary aspect of the PPC mission is to support community and connections between clinicians in private practice. Get to know other clinicians better and make new connections. Bring a fellow clinician who is not a member!

    PPC pays for hors d'oeuvres and there is a cash bar. Give it a try! Please register in advance. There is a limit of 20 attendees at this event.

    Keep an eye out for Liane! 


    Liane Mann, LICSW and member of the PPC Board of Directors will be at this event to greet you! 



    Check the website for our other Spring Networking locations and dates!

    We hope to see you there! 

    - PPC Board of Directors 


    • May 07, 2025
    • 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    • Zoom
    • 15
    Register

    Please join us for our Peer Consultation Group: Trauma Clinical Topics on Wednesday May 7 from 5 to 6:30 pm

    Peer consultation is a vital part of clinical practice. It provides opportunity for increased self reflection, validation and support through navigating complex clinical situations. Engaging in peer consultation groups has been shown to improve therapeutic effectiveness and greatly reduce the risk of isolation and burn out while increasing connections with a community of practitioners.  

    PPC Peer Consult Groups are offered to members only. Space is limited to ensure participants can benefit fully. Please see the attendance policy below. 

    About this group: 

    Are you working with clients who have significant trauma histories, comorbidities, or trauma-related responses? This discussion group offers a supportive space to explore best practices, enhance your clinical approach, and gain practical strategies for working with trauma-affected individuals—without needing to be a trauma specialist.

    In this group, we’ll explore:

    • Identifying Trauma Responses: How to screen for PTSD and recognize trauma-related symptoms.

    • Trauma-Informed Case Conceptualization: Strengthening your diagnostic skills and understanding differential diagnoses.

    • Practical Approaches: Tips for working with trauma survivors, especially those who are not yet ready for or open to direct trauma processing.

    • Skill-Building for Clients: How to integrate bottom-up and top-down regulation techniques.

    • Using Psychoeducation Effectively: Making complex concepts accessible and digestible for clients.

    • Therapeutic Tools Beyond Trauma Processing: Evidence-based strategies that support healing without requiring direct trauma processing work.

    • Navigating Clinical Challenges: Addressing common obstacles like transference, attachment dynamics, boundaries, and avoidance.

    • Best Practices for PTSD Treatment: Familiarizing yourself with gold standard PTSD treatments, key frameworks and risk assessment strategies.

    This discussion group is free for participants and designed to provide a collaborative, enriching environment where you can expand your skills and confidence when working with trauma-impacted clients.

    Reserve your spot today!

    About the Peer Consultation Group Leader: 

    Angela L. Belleville is a licensed therapy in Massachusetts and California and Bella Health’s founder. Ms Belleville’s mission is in providing effective and efficient gold-standard treatment options to those in need along with education and training of effective trauma-informed and cognitive-behavioral practices to providers and the community.

    Since completing her Master’s of Science in Counseling Psychology at Northeastern University in 2003, Ms Belleville has acquired extensive specialized training in trauma treatment and a wide range of mental health experience ranging from  women’s inpatient psychiatric trauma unit, DBT-based day treatment, behavioral health care management, outpatient clinic work, non profit community-based wraparound supervision and management, program development, clinical training, CIT police training, private practice and consulting, community fundraising, and in academic arenas as a continuing education workshop presenter. 

    Ms Belleville is a provider-status Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) clinician, certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), train-the-trainer status in Mueser's Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for PTSD, and proficient in Prolonged Exposure (PE), Written Exposure Therapy (WET) and other forms of CBT.

    Training and consulting partnerships have included Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC), Boston College , National Association of Social Workers (NASW) NY Chapter,  Private Practice Colloquium, FireFly Health, Eliot Community Human Services, Spaces Therapy LA, University of Albany, LightWorks, Wellable Co. and more.

     

    Attendance and Professional Courtesy  

    As space in consultation groups is limited, we ask that all members who register for an event commit to attending. Leaders of these groups are compensated for their efforts, but the time and energy they devote to these sessions are priceless, and it is important that we honor their contributions. By attending your registered session, you are helping maintain a professional and respectful environment, not only for the group leader but for your fellow participants as well.

    Cancellation Policy

    We understand that life happens, and sometimes you may not be able to attend. If you are unable to attend a session, please notify us as soon as possible and cancel your registration in advance to allow someone else to take your spot. This helps ensure that the group remains full and that all available spaces are used efficiently.

     

    • May 08, 2025
    • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • zoom
    • 14
    Register

    Please join us for our Peer Consultation Group: Couples Therapy Clinical Topics 

    on Thursday May 8 from 10:30 to 12:00 

    with Miranda Croteau, LMFT, CST 

    The group will provide a space to collaborate, reflect and network with other couples therapists in addressing concerns of clinical relevance to the modern couple including discussions around the impact and role of technology on a couple, addressing infidelity, and the struggle of engaging both partners when one seems less invested in the process. We'll also carve out time for 1-2 case presentations to allow for feedback and consultation from the expertise in the room. 

    PPC Peer Consult Groups are offered to members only. Space is limited to ensure participants can benefit fully. Please see the attendance policy below. 

    Facilitator Bio:

    Miranda Croteau is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AASECT certified sex therapist. She is the owner of Witch City Couples Therapy in Salem, MA where she helps couples address sex as the elephant in the room. She works with couples to acknowledge the intense feelings that may come up when we talk about sex, but take the sting out of them so conversation around sex and intimacy feels easier. She works extensively with the queer, kinky, and CNM/poly communities as well as couples deciding to repair or part ways after a relationship rupture. She is the co-chair of the Training and Education Committee for the New England Association for Family and Systemic Therapy, as supervisor in training with AASECT, and under mentorship working toward her Approved Supervisor designation through AAMFT. She provides licensing supervision as well as case consultation to other mental health professionals.

    Attendance and Professional Courtesy  

    As space in consultation groups is limited, we ask that all members who register for an event commit to attending. Leaders of these groups are compensated for their efforts, but the time and energy they devote to these sessions are priceless, and it is important that we honor their contributions. By attending your registered session, you are helping maintain a professional and respectful environment, not only for the group leader but for your fellow participants as well.

    Cancellation Policy

    We understand that life happens, and sometimes you may not be able to attend. If you are unable to attend a session, please notify us as soon as possible and cancel your registration in advance to allow someone else to take your spot. This helps ensure that the group remains full and that all available spaces are used efficiently.


    • May 09, 2025
    • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    • TBD
    Register


    Please Join us in Salem on Friday May 9 from 4:30 to 6:00 for social and networking time with other clinicians!

    We will update this announcement with the location soon


    A primary aspect of the PPC mission is to support community and connections between clinicians in private practice. Get to know other clinicians better and make new connections. Bring a fellow clinician who is not a member!


    PPC pays for hors d'oeuvres and there is a cash bar. Give it a try! Please register in advance so we can know how many to expect.

    Check the website for our other Fall Networking locations and dates!

    We hope to see you there!

    - PPC Board of Directors 


    • May 21, 2025
    • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Zoom
    • 15
    Register

    Please join us for our Peer Consultation Group: Adult Clinical Topics on Wednesday May 21 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

    Peer consultation is a vital part of clinical practice. It provides opportunity for increased self reflection, validation and support through navigating complex clinical situations. Engaging in peer consultation groups has been shown to improve therapeutic effectiveness and greatly reduce the risk of isolation and burn out while increasing connections with a community of practitioners.  

    The PPC Peer Consultation Group with Clinical Focus on Adults will provide a collaborative forum where professionals can come together to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices related to adult mental health/intervention. It's an opportunity to engage in enriching discussions, gain alternative perspectives, and strengthen your skill set. 

    PPC Peer Consult Groups are offered to members only. Space is limited to ensure participants can benefit fully. Please see the attendance policy below. 


    About the Peer Consultation Group Leader: 

    Cathy Elliott, LMHC: 

    I have been in the counseling and social service field for 35 years with experience in a variety of clinical settings working with a diverse range of populations. I began my career working in Gloucester, MA working in a community mental health setting (with Jim Lipski!) in the 1990’s where I worked in the psychiatric day treatment center with a dually diagnosed adult population. I also worked in the counseling center in that system doing psychotherapy with adults and adolescents. I worked with Jim doing emergency services and outreach and I did some inpatient work. Later I moved into doing administrative work where I ran a team of social workers in Cambridge dedicated to helping adults who suffer with mental illnesses and homelessness to find them housing and services. After a few years (and two children later), I returned to the day treatment program where I started my career and became the director there for many years. This is where I honed my love for clinical supervision and case consultations. When that program closed, I returned to doing outpatient counseling in a group practice in Beverly while I started my own private practice. I have been working, primarily with adults in private practice since 2005, going full-time in my practice in 2010. I have specialized experience in working with people who struggle with addictions, eating disorders, mood disorders, relationship conflicts, personality disorders and trauma. I utilize a self-psychology model of the psychodynamic therapeutic approach to the work, and I have experience in working with CBT, DBT and other modalities. I offer individual, couples, group and family counseling with ages from 12-75.


    Attendance and Professional Courtesy  

    As space in consultation groups is limited, we ask that all members who register for an event commit to attending. Leaders of these groups are compensated for their efforts, but the time and energy they devote to these sessions are priceless, and it is important that we honor their contributions. By attending your registered session, you are helping maintain a professional and respectful environment, not only for the group leader but for your fellow participants as well.

    Cancellation Policy

    We understand that life happens, and sometimes you may not be able to attend. If you are unable to attend a session, please notify us as soon as possible and cancel your registration in advance to allow someone else to take your spot. This helps ensure that the group remains full and that all available spaces are used efficiently.


    Please contact ppcSalem@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. 

    • May 30, 2025
    • 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    • zoom

    This CE event is a collaboration with New England Association for Family and Systemic Therapy (NEAFAST) and South Shore Family Health Collaborative. 

    Registration can be found on the NEAFAST website at  https://neafast.memberclicks.net/2025-sexuality-symposium-registration#!/

    Therapy in Troubling Times: Confronting Anti-Trans Systems

    Featuring Keynote Speaker Lucie Fielding and Presenters TBD.

    Friday, May 30, 2025, 8:30am-4:30pm ET

    Live on Zoom | 6 CEs (pending approvals)

    Target Audience: Psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, nurses, counselors, educators, etc.

    About the Symposium: Whether your work is individual, relational or family centered, all clinicians need to establish a level of competency in working with gender non-conforming/trans populations and have an understanding of the unique issues facing these populations.

    This conference will create a space for those who work directly or indirectly with the folx of all genders to ask curious questions in a non-judgmental environment that supports clinicians at all levels of experience.

    We will explore together how to engage in larger political and social systems, address the politicism of this work while acknowledging our in-office limitations, and identify ways in which what is legal is not always ethical. 

    About the Guest Speaker:

    Lucie Fielding PhD, MA, LMHC (she/they; elle/iel) is a queer, non-binary trans femme therapist. In addition to Lucie’s work as a therapist she is also sexuality educator. She has facilitated workshops in numerous settings, including professional conferences, sex therapy education programs, and community-facing workshops. She is an adjunct professor in the Sex Therapy Certificate Program at Antioch University-Seattle and author of the book Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments (Routledge, 2021)

    Registration Fees: 

    Half of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition.

    "Therapy in Troubling Times: Confronting Anti-Trans Systems" is being co-presented by NEAFAST, Private Practice Coloquium and South Shore Family Health Collaborative.

    Register before 2/15 for special EARLY early bird pricing - only $75 for NEAFAST and PPC members$100 for non-members!

    From 2/15 - 3/30 the cost is still only $125 for NEAFAST and PPC members, $150 for non-members.

    After 3/30 the registration cost becomes $150 for members and $175 for non-members.

    Become a NEAFAST Member here!

    Please register through NEAFAST at 

    https://neafast.memberclicks.net/2025-sexuality-symposium-registration#!/


    • June 02, 2025
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Please join us for our quarterly Chat with Kathleen the Biller on

    Monday June 2nd from 7-8pm on zoom. 


    Kathleen Southern, who owns & operates KAS Billing Service at the Cummings Center in Beverly,  will be available to answer billing questions that members have regarding their own practices on Mon. June 2nd from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

    Your questions can be more general or procedural or pertinent to a particular problem with a particular client. Of course, the limits of confidentiality will apply. PPC is making this service available due to members expressed appreciation. If you want to attend, please register and you will then receive the Zoom invite in a registration confirmation email.

    We're looking forward to seeing you,

    PPC Board


    • June 04, 2025
    • 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    • Zoom
    • 15
    Register

    Please join us for our Peer Consultation Group: Trauma Clinical Topics on Wednesday June 4 from 5 to 6:30 pm

    Peer consultation is a vital part of clinical practice. It provides opportunity for increased self reflection, validation and support through navigating complex clinical situations. Engaging in peer consultation groups has been shown to improve therapeutic effectiveness and greatly reduce the risk of isolation and burn out while increasing connections with a community of practitioners.  

    PPC Peer Consult Groups are offered to members only. Space is limited to ensure participants can benefit fully. Please see the attendance policy below. 

    About this group: 

    Are you working with clients who have significant trauma histories, comorbidities, or trauma-related responses? This discussion group offers a supportive space to explore best practices, enhance your clinical approach, and gain practical strategies for working with trauma-affected individuals—without needing to be a trauma specialist.

    In this group, we’ll explore:

    • Identifying Trauma Responses: How to screen for PTSD and recognize trauma-related symptoms.

    • Trauma-Informed Case Conceptualization: Strengthening your diagnostic skills and understanding differential diagnoses.

    • Practical Approaches: Tips for working with trauma survivors, especially those who are not yet ready for or open to direct trauma processing.

    • Skill-Building for Clients: How to integrate bottom-up and top-down regulation techniques.

    • Using Psychoeducation Effectively: Making complex concepts accessible and digestible for clients.

    • Therapeutic Tools Beyond Trauma Processing: Evidence-based strategies that support healing without requiring direct trauma processing work.

    • Navigating Clinical Challenges: Addressing common obstacles like transference, attachment dynamics, boundaries, and avoidance.

    • Best Practices for PTSD Treatment: Familiarizing yourself with gold standard PTSD treatments, key frameworks and risk assessment strategies.

    This discussion group is free for participants and designed to provide a collaborative, enriching environment where you can expand your skills and confidence when working with trauma-impacted clients.

    Reserve your spot today!

    About the Peer Consultation Group Leader: 

    Angela L. Belleville is a licensed therapy in Massachusetts and California and Bella Health’s founder. Ms Belleville’s mission is in providing effective and efficient gold-standard treatment options to those in need along with education and training of effective trauma-informed and cognitive-behavioral practices to providers and the community.

    Since completing her Master’s of Science in Counseling Psychology at Northeastern University in 2003, Ms Belleville has acquired extensive specialized training in trauma treatment and a wide range of mental health experience ranging from  women’s inpatient psychiatric trauma unit, DBT-based day treatment, behavioral health care management, outpatient clinic work, non profit community-based wraparound supervision and management, program development, clinical training, CIT police training, private practice and consulting, community fundraising, and in academic arenas as a continuing education workshop presenter. 

    Ms Belleville is a provider-status Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) clinician, certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), train-the-trainer status in Mueser's Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for PTSD, and proficient in Prolonged Exposure (PE), Written Exposure Therapy (WET) and other forms of CBT.

    Training and consulting partnerships have included Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC), Boston College , National Association of Social Workers (NASW) NY Chapter,  Private Practice Colloquium, FireFly Health, Eliot Community Human Services, Spaces Therapy LA, University of Albany, LightWorks, Wellable Co. and more.

     

    Attendance and Professional Courtesy  

    As space in consultation groups is limited, we ask that all members who register for an event commit to attending. Leaders of these groups are compensated for their efforts, but the time and energy they devote to these sessions are priceless, and it is important that we honor their contributions. By attending your registered session, you are helping maintain a professional and respectful environment, not only for the group leader but for your fellow participants as well.

    Cancellation Policy

    We understand that life happens, and sometimes you may not be able to attend. If you are unable to attend a session, please notify us as soon as possible and cancel your registration in advance to allow someone else to take your spot. This helps ensure that the group remains full and that all available spaces are used efficiently.

     

Past events

March 31, 2025 Peer Consultation Groups: Adult Clinical Topics; with Cathy Elliott, LMHC
March 21, 2025 Peer Consultation Groups: Relational Trauma with Dr. Rey Junco
March 20, 2025 Peer Consultation Group: Couples Therapy Clinical Topics with Miranda Croteau, LMFT, CST
March 14, 2025 Improv for Trauma Healing with Dr. Junco, 3.5 CE
March 05, 2025 Chat with Kathleen, the Biller: Wednesday March 5; 7-8pm on Zoom
February 24, 2025 Author Talk: Dr. Ellen Holtzman; Bouncing Back: How Women Lose & Find Themselves in Marriage & Divorce
February 07, 2025 Reflecting on the Spoken and Unspoken in Therapy with Rahim Thawer, MSW, RSW; 3 APA CEs
January 27, 2025 Calories Count: Keeping the Brain Fueled for Successful Mental Health Interventions with Jaimie Winkler, 1.5 CEs
January 10, 2025 PPC Winter Party at Smith and Wollensky in Burlington MA
December 18, 2024 Fall 2024 Peer Consultation Groups: Clinical Focus on Adults; with Cathy Elliott, LMHC
December 13, 2024 Ain’t No Stopping Us Now: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Sexuality as We Age with Jane Fleishman, PhD; 3 APA CEs
December 11, 2024 Chat with Kathleen, the Biller: Wednesday December 11; 7-8pm on Zoom
December 06, 2024 Fall 2024 Peer Consultation Groups: Clinical Focus on Children and Families; with Matthew G. Doyle, LICSW
November 01, 2024 PPC Middlesex County Area In-Person Social Event; 110 Moonstone in Chelmsford
October 18, 2024 PPC Boston In-Person Social Event, Ned Devines in Faneuil Hall
October 04, 2024 Newburyport/ Northern Essex County In-Person Social Encounter, Mission Oak Grill Newburyport
September 20, 2024 PPC Salem Area In-Person Networking/ Social Event
September 20, 2024 Improv for Trauma Healing with Dr. Junco, at Improv Asylum, 3.5 CE
September 09, 2024 Chat with Kathleen, the Biller: Monday September 9; 7-8pm on Zoom
June 11, 2024 Listserv and Tech training for PPC Members with Amit Agarwal
June 08, 2024 Spring 2024 Peer Consultation Groups: Clinical Focus on Adults; with Cathy Elliott, LMHC
June 07, 2024 Spring 2024 Peer Consultation Groups: Clinical Focus on Children and Families; with Matthew G. Doyle, LICSW
June 03, 2024 Chat with Kathleen, the Biller: Mon June 3; 7-8pm on Zoom
May 31, 2024 PPC Annual Meeting 2024
May 31, 2024 Facilitating Healing in the Traumatized Individual: Safety and Stabilization Work with Adults, Angela Belleville, LMHC; Approved for 3 CEs
May 17, 2024 PPC Salem Area In-Person Networking/ Social Event
May 10, 2024 PPC Middlesex County Area In-Person Social Event, Moonstone 110
May 03, 2024 Newburyport/ Northern Essex County In-Person Social Encounter
April 26, 2024 PPC Boston In-Person Social Event, Ned Devine's Faneuil Hall
April 22, 2024 Navigating Levels of Care: Hosted by Evan McGee, Acadia Healthcare
March 22, 2024 Couples and Relationship Therapy: What are we really doing here? With Carita Anderson, PhD; Approved for 3 CEs
March 04, 2024 Chat with Kathleen, the Biller: Mon March 4; 7-8pm on Zoom
February 13, 2024 Gender Affirming Care and Referral Letter Writing with Meg McGrath, LICSW; Applied for 1.5 CEs
January 26, 2024 Psychedelics: A Critical Look at the Past, Present and Future of Psychedelic Assisted Therapies with Zachary Sager, MD; Approved for 3 CE's
December 15, 2023 Jim's Retirement and Winter Celebration!
December 13, 2023 Chat with Kathleen, the Biller
November 10, 2023 Therapist as Mourner; Therapist as Author with Maureen Callahan Smith LICSW: 3 CEs Approved
November 06, 2023 Executive Function Coaching with Clarity Brain Wellness
October 27, 2023 Newburyport/ Northern Essex County In-Person Social Encounter
October 20, 2023 PPC Middlesex County Area In-Person Social Event
September 27, 2023 Intro to Authentic Movement Therapy for Deep Healing: Second Offering Lakshmi Sirois, MA, LMHC, BC-DMT, KRIC
September 25, 2023 Chat with Kathleen, the Biller
September 22, 2023 PPC Salem Area In-Person Networking Event
September 15, 2023 Cannabis and Cannabinoids in 2023 Kevin Hill, MD Approved for 3 CEs
June 26, 2023 Clinical Note Writing in Complex Cases of Domestic Violence
June 16, 2023 PPC's Annual Meeting
June 05, 2023 Chat with Kathleen, the Biller
June 02, 2023 Practical Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skills for Individual Therapy; Renee Hoekstra, Psy.D, 3 CEs Approved
May 22, 2023 Acupuncture & Mental Health
April 21, 2023 "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle", Carla Rosinski, PhD Discussion Leader; 3 CEs Approved
April 14, 2023 Merit Badges for Healers: A Self-Care Workshop for Therapists
February 24, 2023 Microaggressions and Repair: CPR for Racial Harm, Lexx Brown-James, PhD, LMFT, CSE, CSES 3 CEs Approved
January 24, 2023 Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center Training in Domestic Violence, 3 CEs Approved
December 09, 2022 Healing from the Get Go: An Introduction to AEDP Ethan Seidman, PhD 3 CEs Approved
October 14, 2022 Middlesex County In-Person Social Encounter
October 14, 2022 Newburyport/ Northern Essex County In-Person Social Encounter
September 30, 2022 Salem In-Person Social Encounter
September 16, 2022 Introduction to Integrative Nutrition and Culinary Medicine for Mental Health Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH, LMHC 3 CEs Approved for all MH Disciplines except Psychiatry
June 10, 2022 PPC Annual Meeting
May 13, 2022 Depolarizing Therapeutic Presence: Utilizing Concepts of the Experiential Democracy Dialogue to Help Therapists Reduce Polarization With Clients Kirk Schneider PhD 3 CEs Approved
March 18, 2022 Fantasy, Porn and “Sex Addiction” in Relationships Paula Moebus Leech, LMFT, CST, CSTS 3 CEs Approved for All MH Disciplines except Psychiatry
March 07, 2022 LLC vs. Liability Only
January 14, 2022 PPC Zoom Networking Event
December 10, 2021 Affirming Clinical Practices and Procedures, Sean Lare, LCSW-C Transgender Training Institute; 3 CEs Approved
November 12, 2021 PPC Zoom Networking Event
October 08, 2021 PPC In Person Networking Event for Middlesex Area
October 08, 2021 PPC In Person Networking Event for Northern Essex County Area
October 01, 2021 PPC In Person Networking Event for Salem Area
September 17, 2021 Depth Therapies in Our Quick-Fix Times: What Does the Evidence Say and What Do People Want, Linda Michaels, PsyD, MBA 3 CEs for Psychologists & Social Workers
June 28, 2021 Thinking About Heading Back to the Office?
June 11, 2021 Annual Meeting: Come Zoom with the Board
May 21, 2021 The Short-Comings of Trauma-Informed Care in the Treatment of Women’s Sexual Trauma, Cassie McCarthy LICSW, MBA Applied for 3 CEs
April 23, 2021 The Black Girls' Guide to Getting Rid of Sexual Shame: Practices for Practitioners Dr. Lexx Brown-James, Applied for 3 CEs
March 26, 2021 Uses and Misuses of Therapist Self-disclosure in a Time of Collective Upheaval, Grief, and Loss Dr. Janine Roberts, Applied for 3 CEs
March 12, 2021 PPC Networking Meeting on Zoom: The Balancing Act
February 26, 2021 Deconstructing Whiteness: Anti-Racism for Clinicians, Carlton Perry
January 22, 2021 Shining A New Light on 2021
December 11, 2020 It's the most wonderful time of the year, except for COVID
October 02, 2020 PPC Networking Event
September 26, 2020 The Long Haul of Teletherapy in a Pandemic: Making it Work, Gillian Isaacs Russell, Ph.D., Todd Essig, Ph. D., 3 CEs offered
September 18, 2020 Northern Essex County Networking Event
September 18, 2020 Middlesex County Networking Event
July 30, 2020 Annual Meeting: Come Zoom with the Board
June 05, 2020 Transgender 101 Sarah Whedon, PhD 3.0 CEs Zoom
April 17, 2020 Zoom Meeting To Process Our Clinical & Administrative Challenges Due to Covid 19
April 08, 2020 Zoom Meeting To Process Our Clinical & Administrative Challenges Due to Covid 19
March 27, 2020 Competing Perspectives on Evidence-Based Treatment Stephen Soldz, PhD 3.0 CEs offered
February 07, 2020 A Deeper Dive Into Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Deborah Curtis, LICSW & Naomi Rather, LCMHC 3 CEs Offered
January 10, 2020 In the Shadow of the Net: Understanding, Preventing & Treating Problematic Use of Technology, Ozgur Akbas, LMFT
October 18, 2019 Middlesex County Networking Event
October 04, 2019 Cannabis: Science, Policy and Practice Kevin Hill, MD 6 CEs
September 27, 2019 Friday After Work Networking Event
June 21, 2019 Middlesex County Networking Event
June 07, 2019 Friday After Work Networking Event
May 21, 2019 Annual Meeting: Come Talk with the Board
May 03, 2019 Newburyport/Northern Essex County Networking Evening
April 26, 2019 Anatomy of Litigation: Malpractice vs Licensing Board Matters (and how to avoid them) Jennifer Boyd Herlihy, Attorney 3 CEs
March 15, 2019 DREAMING OUR WAY BACK HOME: USING DREAMWORK FOR HEALING & GROWTH LINDA YAEL SCHILLER, LICSW 3 CEs OFFERED
February 08, 2019 INTRODUCTION TO EMOTIONALLY FOCUSED COUPLE'S THERAPY DEBORAH CURTIS, LICSW & NAOMI RATHER, PhD 3 CEs OFFERED
January 25, 2019 PUTTING THE CHILD BACK IN CHILDHOOD JEANINE K. FITZGERALD, MA 3 CEs
November 09, 2018 ADHD AND COUPLES: MOVING FROM BLAME TO ACCEPTANCE, SUE HALLOWELL, LICSW 3 CEs OFFERED
October 19, 2018 MIDDLESEX COUNTY FRIDAY AFTER WORK NETWORKING EVENT
October 05, 2018 HOARDING DISORDER TREATMENT IN THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OFFICE AND BEYOND, PATTY UNDERWOOD, LICSW 3 CEs OFFERED
September 28, 2018 FRIDAY AFTER WORK GATHERING IN SALEM
September 18, 2018 Northern Essex County Networking Evening
September 14, 2018 DEALING WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE: FAMILY ALIENATION, EVAN LONGIN, EdD 3CEs offered
June 01, 2018 What Neuropsychology Can Add to Mental Health Services Robert Sedgwick, EdD
May 11, 2018 PPC Annual Meeting
May 11, 2018 What Neuropsychology Can Add to Mental Health Services Robert Sedgwick, EdD
April 27, 2018 Friday After Work Gathering
March 09, 2018 The Politics of Helping: Distinguishing Narrative and Normative World-Views Stephen Gaddis, PhD, LMFT
March 06, 2018 Introduction To Neurofeedback David Helfand, PsyD, BCN
February 09, 2018 Update in Medication Management: Review for Therapists Liz Alfson, MD
January 12, 2018 Misery or Mastery: Documenting Medical Necessity Beth Rontal, LICSW
November 10, 2017 Introduction To Neurofeedback David Helfand, PsyD, BCN
October 13, 2017 Friday After Work Gathering
September 15, 2017 Refueling Your Creative Self, Christine Routhier, MA, LMHC, MT-BC & Marina Strauss, MA, LMHC
August 11, 2017 Salem (Circulating) Practice Circle
June 17, 2017 Essential Oils 101
June 16, 2017 After Work Gathering for Middlesex County Members
June 16, 2017 PPC Annual Meeting
June 09, 2017 Salem Practice Circle
May 12, 2017 Social Justice Matters!: The Liberation Health Framework for Mental Health Practice, Dawn Belkin Martinez, PhD, LICSW
April 28, 2017 Friday After Work Gathering
April 14, 2017 Pop Up Brown Bag Event North Reading Friday
April 07, 2017 Pop Up Brown Bag Event Salem
March 10, 2017 Pop Up Brown Bag Event Salem
March 10, 2017 Pop Up Brown Bag Event Stoneham Friday March 10, 10:00 to 11:30
March 05, 2017 Theory To Practice: Incorporating Telemental Health Into Your Psychotherapy Practice Jennifer Tsappis, MSW, LICSW
February 10, 2017 Insurance and Investments for Psychotherapists
January 13, 2017 Lyme Disease: The Hidden Epidemic
December 07, 2016 Health Care in the Commonwealth: Now and Looking Ahead

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Swampscott, MA 01907

Email: ppcsalem@gmail.com