2026 Spring Conference

Navigating Resilience, Rest, and Resourcing in Counseling

March 5-7, 2026| Portland, Oregon

We are thrilled to announce our 2026 Annual 
Conference, which will be held in downtown Portland, Oregon!

Where: Hilton Portland Downton - 921 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

Conference Rates - Early Bird Rates Through February 1, 2026:

Early Bird Member: $225

Early Bird Non-Member: $275

Master’s Student Rate: $100 (email continuinged@or-counseling.org from your .edu email address to receive the discount code)

Register Today!

Conference Agenda:

Thursday 3/5:

• 2:00pm - Registration opens

• 3:00pm - 4:30pm: Bilingual Counselors, Bilingual Supervisors: Culturally Responsive Supervision Across Languages - Dr. Abraham Cazares-Cervantes, Osmon Abdelrahman, Menjabeen Aubol

• 4:45pm - 5:35pm: Building a Thriving Team: How to Use Authenticity and Transparency in Leadership - Kaleigh Boyson and Zoe Martinini

• 6:00pm - 6: 50pm: Disciplinary Supervision Done Well - Dr. MJ Rose

Friday 3/6: 

• 8:00am - Registration

• 9:00am - 10:30am: The Resourced Counselor: Moving Beyond Fixing, Toward Sustainable Helping - Kyira Wackett

• 10:40am - 11:30am: Foundations of Kink and Non-Monogamy for Therapists - Katelyn Bessette

• 11:40am - 12:30pm: Letting the Real Therapist Back In: How Authenticity Sustains the Work - Dr. Kae Hixon and Riva Stoudt

• 1:30pm - 3:00pm: We Are Not Okay: Counseling in a Time of Bullying, Burnout, and Community Trauma - Nike Greene

• 3:10pm - 4:00pm: Reimagining Self Care: A Nature-Based Approach to Decolonizing Restorative Practices - Alice Nelson

• 4:10pm - 5:00pm: A Research of Synthesis of Complex PTSD: Implications for Professional Practice - Dr. Lindsey Warwick and Dr. Justin Watts

• 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Networking Event and Job Fair

Saturday 3/7

• 8:00am - Registration

• 9:00am - 10:30am: Advocacy, Leadership, and Wellbeing: Navigating Legislative Changes in Mental Health Services - Dr. Lilian Martz, Dr. Arien Muzacz, and Dr. Darleen Dempster

• 10:40am - 11:30am: Working with Abortion in the Therapy Room - Kalpana Krishnamurthy

• 11:40am - 12:30pm: The Myth of the Resilient Fat Client: Unpacking Survival Strategies That Look Like Strength - Amelia Holmes

Registration includes:

• Earn up to 14 CE credits in OBLPCT content areas: 12 live sessions on cutting edge topics!
  
• Learning sessions begin at 3:00pm on March 5th, and run through 12:00pm on Saturday, March 7th
• Friday evening networking gathering
• Awards presentation recognizing Oregon leaders in the field
• Group practice job fair
• Vendors & resource sharing
• Light snacks and beverages (water, coffee, tea) provided throughout the conference

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