Lynn Lyons, LICSW, is a speaker, trainer, and practicing clinician specializing in the treatment of anxious families. She’s the coauthor of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents and the co-host of the podcast Flusterclux. Her latest book for adults is The Anxiety Audit.  

Jean M Twenge, PhD, is a professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, and the author of more than 180 scientific publications and seven books, including Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future, and Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. She writes the Generation Tech substack. 

Steve Shapiro, PhD, is a psychologist, certified IEDTA teacher, trainer, and supervisor, and a founding member of the AEDP institute with over 20 years of clinical and teaching experience. His work as the director of an emergency psychiatric hospital for over 16 years has informed his approach to challenging patients with a history of trauma, a high degree of resistance, or excessive anxiety and dysregulation. He trains clinicians internationally. 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Steven Shapiro maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Institute, MCP Hahnemann University, He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Steven Shapiro is a fellow with the Pennsylvania Psychological Association and a member of the International Center for Clinical Excellence."

Kory Andreas, LCSW-C, is an Autism-focused therapist, consultant, and writer. She specializes in delivering neurodiversity awareness and affirming strategies to mental health practitioners, treatment facilities, and the corporate world.  

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kory Andreas maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kory Andreas has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Scott Lyons, PhD, DO, is a licensed holistic psychologist, Doctor of Osteopathy, educator, and author of Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others. He's the creator of The Embody Lab, the largest online learning platform for body-based trauma therapies, and developer of Somatic Stress Release, a holistic process of restoring biological resilience, taught in over 20 countries.  

Diane Poole Heller, PhD, is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and expert in the field of child and adult attachment theory as well as trauma resolution. Her signature approach, DARe (Dynamic Attachment Re-patterning experience), provides therapists and individuals with insights and skills to facilitate healing from attachment and trauma wounds. She’s the author of Crash Course; Healing Your Attachment Wounds and The Power of Attachment. 

Frank Anderson, MD, is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Harvard, MA, specializing in the treatment of trauma and dissociation. A lead trainer at the IFS Institute, he’s affiliated with Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Center and advises the International Association of Trauma Professionals. His most recent book is Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems. 

Tammy Nelson, PhD, is an internationally acclaimed psychotherapist, Board Certified Sexologist, Certified Sex Therapist, and Certified Imago Relationship Therapist.  She’s the executive director of the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute. She’s host of the podcast The Trouble with Sex, a TEDx speake and the author of several books, including Open Monogamy: A Guide to Co-Creating Your Ideal Relationship Agreement, Getting the Sex You Want: Shed Your Inhibitions and Reach New Heights of Passion Together, the bestselling The New Monogamy: Redefining Your Relationship After Infidelity, When You’re the One Who Cheats: Ten Things You Need to Know, and Integrative Sex and Couples Therapy. 

David Kessler, MA, RN, FACHE, is one of the world’s foremost experts on grief, the founder of Grief.com, and author of seven books, including Finding Meaning and his newest, Finding Meaning Workbook: Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering with Love. He’s coauthored books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross and Louise Hay, and leads grief certification programs for professionals and online groups for those in grief. 

Paul Denniston, RYT 500, authored the bestselling book Healing Through Yoga: Transform Loss into Empowerment. The founder of Grief Yoga, he teaches this practice to counselors, psychologists, and health care professionals  and certifies other yoga teachers in the Grief Yoga Teacher Training.   

Terri Cole, LCSW, is a New York-based licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert, speaker, coach, and founder of Real Love Revolution and Terri Cole's Boundary Bootcamp. She’s the author of Boundary Boss: The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free and Too Much: A Guide to Breaking the Cycle of High-Functioning Codependency. 

Elliott Connie, MA, LPC, is a Texas-based psychotherapist in private practice and the founder/director of The Solution-Focused University, an online learning community that trains and provides resources for professionals who want to master the Solution Focused approach in their work. Over the course of his 15-year clinical career, Elliott has successfully worked with thousands of individuals, couples, and families using a solution-focused model to help them achieve their desired outcomes. He is an experienced speaker who has gained international recognition for training hundreds of practitioners throughout the United States, Australia, Europe and Asia on the solution-focused treatment model. Elliott is the author/co-author of four books, including Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Clients Managing Trauma (Oxford University Press, 2018), The Solution focused Marriage: 5 Simple Habits That Will Bring Out the Best in Your Relationship (The Connie Institute, 2012), Solution Building in Couples Therapy (Springer, 2012), and The Art of Solution Focused Therapy (Springer, 2009).

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elliott Connie is the founder of The Solution Focused Universe and maintains a private practice. He receives royalties as a published author. Elliott Connie receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ellicott Connie is a member of the American Counselor Association and the Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Association

Dr. Leanne Campbell, is a Registered Psychologist, a co-founder and managing partner of Campbell & Fairweather Psychology group, and an ICEEFT (International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy) Certified Trainer. In addition to providing psychological services to hundreds of individuals, couples, and families over the past three decades, Dr. Campbell provides trainings in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to professionals around the globe with a primary focus in the areas of grief and trauma. Most recently, she co-authored with Dr. Sue Johnson the first individually focused EFT book, A Primer for Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT): Cultivating Growth and Fitness in Every Client (Routledge, 2022).

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: T. Leanne Campbell maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: T. Leanne Campbell is a board member International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. She is a member of the Canadian Psychological Association, the College of Psychologists of British Columbia, and the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Diana Fosha, PhD, is the developer of AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy), a healing-based, transformation-oriented model of psychotherapeutic treatment and she is founder and director of the AEDP Institute. For the last 20 years, Diana has been active in promoting a scientific basis for a healing-oriented, attachment-emotion-transformation focused trauma treatment model. Fosha’s work focuses on integrating positive neuroplasticity, recognition science and developmental dyadic research into experiential and transformational clinical work with patients. Her most recent work focuses on promoting flourishing as a seamless part of AEDP’s therapeutic process of transforming emotional suffering. Drawing on affective neuroscience, attachment theory, mother-infant developmental research, and research documenting the undreamed-of plasticity in the adult brain, AEDP has developed an experiential clinical practice, which reflects the integration of science, research and practice in psychotherapy.

Based in New York City, where she lives and practices, Fosha has been on the faculties of the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology of NYU and St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Medical Centers (now Mount Sinai) in NYC, and of the doctoral programs in clinical psychology at the Derner Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University and at The City University of New York.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Diana Fosha is the Director and Founder of the AEDP Institute and maintains a private practice. She receives royalties as a published author. Diana Fosha receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Diana Fosha is on the advisory board of GAINS and the Society for Constructivism in the Human Science. She is on the Planning Committee and Advisory Board of by the Lifespan Learning Institute and is a member of the American Psychological Association.

Edward Tronick, PhD, is a developmental and clinical psychologist and is recognized internationally as a researcher on infants, children, and parenting. He developed the Face-to-Face Still-Face Paradigm and videotaped micro-analytic studies of infant en face interactions, pioneered studies of the effects of maternal depression on infants, and carried out numerous cross-cultural studies of infant and child development. His Mutual Regulation Model and Dyadic Expansion of Consciousness hypothesis are widely accepted accounts of social interactions and therapeutic processes. Dr. Tronick is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is director of the Child Development Unit, a research associate in Newborn Medicine, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School, an associate professor at both the Graduate School of Education and the School of Public Health at Harvard.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Edward Tronick has employment relationships with Sapienza University, University of Massachusetts, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham &Women's Hospital, and UMass Chan Medical School. He receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Edward Tronick is a member of the scientific review board Neo-Aqua Project on NICU Environment and a member of the ECD Science Council of EMPOWER. He serves on several advisory boards, please contact PESI, Inc for a complete list.

Dr. Ingmar Gorman is a co-founder of Fluence, a psychedelic education company training mental health providers in psychedelic treatments. As a psychologist, he shares his expertise in empirically supported psychedelic treatments with his clients and trainees alike. Dr. Gorman received his clinical training in New York City at the New School for Social Research, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, Columbia University, and Bellevue Hospital. He completed his NIH postdoctoral fellowship at New York University. He simultaneously served as site co-principal investigator on an FDA approved Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and is currently a study therapist and supervisor on the same study. He is co-author on a Nature Medicine paper reporting the results of the first Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD. Dr. Gorman has also published on the topics of classic psychedelics, ketamine, and Psychedelic Harm Reduction and Integration.

 Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Ingmar Gorman is the co-founder and CEO of Fluence International Inc., the lead scientific advisor for Journey Clinical, and receives grants from Beckley Psytech . He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Gorman receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Dr. Ingmar Gorman has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Dr. Elizabeth Nielson, PhD, is a co-founder of Fluence and a psychologist with a focus on developing psychedelic medicines as empirically supported treatments for PTSD, substance use problems, and mood disorders. Dr. Nielson is a Site Co-Principal Investigator and therapist for an FDA approved Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and has served as a therapist on FDA approved clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted treatment of alcohol use disorder, psilocybin-assisted treatment of treatment resistant depression, and earlier phase 2 and 3 trials of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. Through Fluence, she provides continuing education and training programs for therapists who wish to engage in integration of psychedelic experiences in clinical settings. Her research includes qualitative and mixed-methods projects designed to further understand the phenomenology and mechanisms of change in psychedelic-assisted therapy, including the experiences of trial participants and of the therapists themselves. Having completed an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at NYU, she has published and presented on topics of psychedelic therapist training, therapists’ personal experience with psychedelics, and including psychedelic integration in group and individual psychotherapy.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elizabeth Nielson is the co-founder of Fluence and has employment relationships with Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, and MAPS NY Private Practice Research Site. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Elizabeth Nielson is the founding member and an advisory board member of the Psychedelic Medicine Association. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the International Society for Research on Psychedelics.

Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, and the Founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training & Consulting, a company that offers a range of programs focused on educating survivors, clinicians, coaches and businesses on the impacts of narcissism on health, wellness and functioning. She’s the author of Don’t You Know Who I Am: How to Stay Sane in the Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility, Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With A Narcissist. Dr. Ramani also has a popular YouTube channel that focuses on narcissism and difficult relationships, mental health, and societal expectations. Her work has been featured at SxSW, TEDx and on a wide range of media platforms including, Red Table Talk, the Today Show, Oxygen, Investigation Discovery and Bravo. She is also a featured expert on the digital media mental health platform MedCircle. Dr. Durvasula’s research on personality disorders has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and she is a Consulting Editor of the scientific journal Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Durvasula is a brutally honest voice on the struggles raised by narcissism in the US and globally.  

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Ramani Durvasula is the founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training, and Consulting. She maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with the California State University Los Angeles and the University of Johannesburg. Ramani Durvasula receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Ramani Durvasula is an associate editor for Behavioral Medicine and a consulting editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Mental Health. She is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, AIDS and Behavior, and Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. Ramani Durvasula is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science Society for Behavioral Medicine, and the International Association of Applied Psychology.

With 25 + years of professional experience and advanced level certifications, Wendy Behary is the founder and director of The Cognitive Therapy Center of New Jersey and the Schema Therapy Institutes of NJ-NYC-DC. She has been treating clients, training professionals and supervising psychotherapists for more than 20 years. Wendy was on the faculty of the Cognitive Therapy Center and Schema Therapy Institute of New York (until the Institutes merged in 2012), where she trained and worked with Dr. Jeffrey Young since 1989.

She is a founding fellow and consulting supervisor for The Academy of Cognitive Therapy (Aaron T. Beck’s Institute). Wendy served as the President of the Executive Board of the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST) from 2010-2014 and served as the Training and Certification Coordinator for the ISST Executive Board from 2008-2010. She is currently the chair of the Schema Therapy Development Programs Sub-Committee for the ISST.

Wendy Behary has co-authored several chapters and articles on Schema Therapy and Cognitive Therapy. She is the author of an international bestselling book, Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed, translated in 15 languages. The Third Edition was released on October 1, 2021. Wendy has a specialty in treating narcissists and the people who live with and deal with them. As an author and an expert on the subject of narcissism, she is a contributing chapter author of several chapters on schema therapy for narcissism for professional readers. She lectures both nationally and internationally to professional and general audiences on schema therapy, narcissism, interpersonal relationships, anger, and dealing with difficult people. She receives consistent high praise for her clear and articulate teaching style and her ability to bring the therapy to life through dramatic demonstrations of client interactions in the treatment room.

Her work industry business speaking engagements focus on interpersonal conflict resolution. Her private practice is primarily devoted to treating narcissists, partners/people dealing with them, and couples experiencing relationship problems.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Wendy Behary is the co-founder, Clinical Director, and Director of Training for The Cognitive Therapy Center of New Jersey and The Schema Therapy Institute of NJ-NYC-DC. She is a published author and receives royalties. Wendy Behary receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Wendy Behary serves on the advisory board of the International Society for Schema Therapy and is a member of the NJ Association of Cognitive-Behavior Therapists, and the International Association of Cognitive-Behavior Therapists.

Stephen Madigan, PhD, is an award-winning couple and family therapist, bestselling author, and director of training with the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Stephen Madigan has employment relationships with Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy, Yaletown Family Therapy and Mediation, VSNT.live online website, and Norway High Couple Conflict Teams. He receives royalties as a published author. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Stephen Madigan is an author with Psychotherapy Networker. He is a member of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellor and Family Mediation Canada."

Megan Devine, LPC, is an acclaimed grief expert, psychotherapist and author of the best-selling book It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand, considered required reading by grieving people and professionals around the world. With over 20 years in the field, her pioneering work provides a professional, inclusive, and realistic approach to grief, one that goes beyond pathology-based, reductive models.

A sought-after expert when grief erupts in the public sphere, Megan’s work is featured widely in the media including the New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, GQ, Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, the PBS documentary Speaking Grief, and more. Megan is the founder of Refuge in Grief, a hub of grief education and outreach where she leads people through some of the most devastating times of their lives. Her podcast, It’s OK That You’re Not OK, explores survival (and even hope) after life goes horribly wrong. Learn more about her trainings, consultancy work, consumer and industry-facing support materials, and her licensed programs at refugeingrief.com and megandevine.co.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Megan Devine is the founder and CEO of Refuge in Grief as well as The After Institute. Megan Devine maintains a private practice and is the on-line advisor/author of Empowering Parents. She is the creator and host of It’s Ok that You’re Not OK with Megan Devine. She receives royalties as a published author. Megan Devine receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Megan Devine has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Dr. Monica P. Band, EdD, LPC, NCC, ACS, CCC, CRC,  is an award-winning practicing mental health therapist and educator on a mission to make mental health care more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for the next generation. She has dedicated her clinical work to better understanding and facilitating healing dialogues around intergenerational trauma and cultural identity work within her shared communities. Dr. Band has advanced training in utilizing EMDR specifically treating attachment wounds and complex trauma. She provides adjunct instruction for universities, train the trainer workshops, subject matter consultation, and interdisciplinary partnerships to destigmatize mental health for people of color and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Currently, Dr. Band owns Mindful Healing Counseling Services, LLC, a mental health group private practice that serves the D.C. metro area. She obtained her doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision at Marymount University and her master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling at The George Washington University.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Monica Band maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Monica Band is a member of the American Counseling Association and the Virginia Counselors Association.

Sahaj Kaur Kohli, MAEd, LGPC, NCC, is a therapist, international speaker, and founder of Brown Girl Therapy, the first and largest mental health and wellness community organization for adult children of immigrants. The author of  But What Will People Say? Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures, she writes The Washington Post’s advice column Ask Sahaj.