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Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health 2024
Emerging Themes 2025
APRIL 17 - 19, 2024
UCLA LUSKIN CONFERENCE CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA
We are thrilled to be partnering with the UCLA Luskin Conference Center for a live two-day event, Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health,
2024 Theme: OPEN TO HOPE AGAIN
CE's, CME's are offered
At Emerging Themes in Behavioral Health, we aim to inspire and invigorate your passion for the field through a captivating blend of knowledge, experience, and exploration. Our conference is designed not only to provide clinicians with valuable Continuing Education (CE) credits, but also to foster experiential learning, creating a space where ideas flourish and connections thrive.
Why You Should Join Our Event
This conference promises to be an educational and transformative experience that will leave a lasting impact on both your professional growth and personal well-being. Our theme for this year’s conference is “Open to Hope Again,” a powerful concept that resonates deeply with the challenges and triumphs we have collectively faced. We believe that it is time to embrace the possibilities that lie ahead, and together, forge a path towards renewed hope, innovation, and healing.Showcase Your Business. Sponsor This Conference.
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Featured Speakers
![Shane Aspegren](https://ucarecdn.com/2fb37239-c5da-42bb-903d-abd2206072b0/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/shane.jpg)
Founder of ONDO
![Dr. Paula Stone Williams, DMin](https://ucarecdn.com/af416099-862f-401c-b22e-8c24151c96ae/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/paula.jpg)
Pastoral Counselor and internationally known speaker on gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance.
![Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD](https://ucarecdn.com/7d19ee4d-667b-4025-aefb-ffb2e48e9281/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/alfiee.jpg)
Expert in research and clinical care for marginalized populations
![Gita Vaid, MD](https://ucarecdn.com/bdd09aae-23bb-429f-9a3c-d42889f09a25/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/gita.jpg)
Medical Director of the Center for Natural Intelligence; Director of Psychedelic Awareness at The Chopra Foundation
![Gail E. Wyatt, PhD](https://ucarecdn.com/b0d2bab7-51c4-4b8d-9ca4-f7b124bc7dc6/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/gaile.jpg)
Director, UCLA Sexual Health Program; Director, Center for Culture, Trauma and Mental Health Disparities
![Anna Yusim, MD](https://ucarecdn.com/81c041e0-2f5f-412e-9e88-55afa5ed13a4/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/anna.jpg)
Mind Body Spirit Concierge Psychiatrist
![Joe Tafur, MD](https://ucarecdn.com/a6ba5062-7002-42c7-8fbf-8ca321f28aae/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/joe.jpg)
Executive Director & Co-Founder of Modern Spirit, Curandero, Author
![Timothy Fong, MD](https://ucarecdn.com/26ee4689-ec53-4f35-85a3-74e1aaa831ef/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/timothy.jpg)
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
![Craig Weiner, DC](https://ucarecdn.com/b30294a8-3359-4983-8030-b762f83d6096/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/craig.jpg)
Director EFT Tapping Training Institute
![Christy Gibson, MD](https://ucarecdn.com/bb6b6e21-0c6e-45eb-86c2-a6f72ccd04f6/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/christy.jpg)
Tiktoktraumadoc, family physician, trauma therapist, and author of The Modern Trauma Toolkit
![Yi Jin, MD](https://ucarecdn.com/507eaf84-bfba-4b2d-8c6d-5896c32fb695/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/yi.jpg)
Director of Neuromodulation, Center for Neurorestoration, USC Keck Medical School
![Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW](https://ucarecdn.com/8da84c0b-8ba6-429b-8bfb-f87384dbd072/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/robert.jpg)
Chief Clinical Officer, Seeking Integrity LLC
![Sabine Hazan, MD](https://ucarecdn.com/9ce227e2-4afd-4dda-9be3-3c621ac23818/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/sabine.jpg)
Founder & CEO of the Malibu Specialty Center and Ventura Clinical Trials
![Karol Darsa, Psy.D.](https://ucarecdn.com/81ba69ca-0b3e-4945-a9f6-64d84f611f3f/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/karol.jpg)
Executive Director of Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Center
![Kathleen Murphy, MA, LMFT, LPC](https://ucarecdn.com/2fe3a160-3be6-4cfd-b3bd-9cc208e10d45/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/kathleen.jpg)
Executive Clinical Director of Breathe Life Healing Centers
![Mark Melden, DO](https://ucarecdn.com/c749e1b5-5342-478a-b0ca-5fa8de7670c6/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/mark.jpg)
Psychiatrist, CEO/President of Crownview Co-Occurring Institute
![Lynne Friedman-Gell, PhD.](https://ucarecdn.com/f8ffb4df-3b48-455a-a4eb-ee21273ac8e1/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/lynne.jpg)
Co-Owner, Co-CEO of Trauma and Beyond Psychological Center and Athena House Supportive Living
![Joanne Barron, PsyD](https://ucarecdn.com/a6c5ff5c-7b86-4a16-8dca-cd72951c049d/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/joanne.jpg)
Co-Owner Trauma and Beyond Psychological Center & Athena House Supportive Living
![Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, LMFT, LPCC, & CEDS](https://ucarecdn.com/91176cc4-482e-41c3-89f0-40be36c62339/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/alli.jpg)
LMFT, LPCC, CEDS, CEDS-S
![Amanda L. Freger, M.Ed., DCEP, LBS, LPC](https://ucarecdn.com/e37d84ce-7138-4d43-ac56-35618a967aed/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/mandi.jpg)
Licensed Professional Counselor
![Mellissa McCracken CADC II, ASAT, RAE](https://ucarecdn.com/4a2dc267-e5aa-47d5-97bf-9a93b765adb2/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/mell28she2fthey29.jpg)
Chemsex Program Manager
![Zachary Rothenberg, JD](https://ucarecdn.com/c6063622-0929-4671-bb33-9004009f2dce/-/format/jpeg/-/progressive/yes/-/scale_crop/168x168/center/zachary.jpg)
Partner, Polsinelli LLP