48th Annual Psychotherapy Networker Symposium 2025 - Washington | Psychotherapy Networker | 20 March 2025 | Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC 20008

For 48 years, this event has been a gathering of connection, creativity, and rejuvenation for therapists dedicated to creating meaningful change for clients, communities, and themselves.

Featuring dozens of the field's leading innovators, and a community of over 5,000 of your devoted colleagues, this is the place to access the latest advances in the field and discover a range of possibilities to bring fresh ideas and inspiration to your practice. Plus, you’ll have the most fun you’ll ever have at a professional conference!

Where Theory Meets Practice. The Sessions You Need.
The Symposium is dedicated to addressing the genuine needs of therapists like yourself.

Unlike any other conference, it offers an unparalleled array of practical workshops led by globally recognized clinical experts. These workshops have the potential to revolutionize the outcomes you achieve with your clients, providing you with valuable tools and strategies that can make a profound difference in your practice.

• The latest insights from
• Internal Family Systems
• EMDR Updates
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
• Guided Imagery Interventions
• Polyvagal-Informed Therapies
• AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy)
• Somatic & Body-Based Interventions
• Psychopharmacology for Therapists
• Expressive Arts & Creative Therapies
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Exposure Therapies
• Energy Psychology (EFT, Tapping)
• Neuroscience-Based Interventions
• Integrative Sex Therapy
• Positive Psychology
• Imago Therapy
• Attachment-based Therapies
• Hypnotherapy
• Harm Reduction Therapy
• Brainspotting

On the issues that matter most:
• Traumatic Stress
• Anxiety & Panic
• Grief & Grieving
• Autism
• Narcissism & Gaslighting
• Couples Therapy
• Ethics & Cultural Competency
• Addictions
• Adult Children of Addictions
• Boundaries
• Spirituality in Psychotherapy
• Teen Mental Health
• First Responders
• Racialized Stress & Trauma
• Gender, Sex & Sexuality
• Suicidality
• Dissociation
• Fertility & Postpartum Issues
• Child Development
• Climate-Related Anxiety
• Psychopharmacology

2025 Speakers

KEYNOTES:

Jean Twenge, PhD
Author, *iGen*

Esther Perel, MA, LMFT
Psychotherapist & Author

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Founder, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Tricia Hersey
Founder, The Nap Ministry

SPEAKERS:

Lisa Ferentz, LCSW-C, DAPA
Psychotherapist & Educator

George Faller, LMFT
Founder, New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy

Connor Beaton
Founder, ManTalks

Duey Freeman, LPC
Founder, Gestalt Equine Institute of the Rockies

Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP
Executive Director, Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

Christine Mark-Griffin, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker & Play Therapist

Tova Rubin, PhD
Clinical Psychologist

Chris Aiken, MD
Director, Mood Treatment Center

Kellie Newsome, PMH-NP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Sabrina N'Diaye, PhD, LCSW-C, MDiv
Founder, The Heart Nest Center for Peace and Healing

Kelly Jacobs, LCPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC
Art Therapist

Alberta Gyimah-Boadi, MA, LCPC, ATR-BC
Art Therapist

Jody Wager, MS, BC-DMT
Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist

Liz Freeman, MA, BC-DMT
Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist

Jacqui Johnson, LPC, MS, ATR-BC, CCMHC, PMH-C, RYT
Art Therapist & Licensed Professional Counselor

Elliot Gann, PsyD
Executive Director, Today's Future Sound

Daniel J. Siegel, MD
Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine

Kellen Erskine
Comedian

Elliott Connie
Solution-Focused Therapist & Author

Janina Fisher, PhD
Psychologist & Trauma Expert

Jean Twenge, PhD
Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University

Lynn Lyons, LICSW
Psychotherapist & Anxiety Expert

Arielle Schwartz, PhD
Clinical Psychologist & Trauma Specialist

William Doherty, PhD
Professor, University of Minnesota

Steve Shapiro, PhD
Clinical Psychologist

Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD
Professor, Drexel University

Ellyn Bader, PhD
Co-Founder, The Couples Institute

Livia Kent
Psychedelic Therapy Researcher

Tammy Nelson, PhD
Sex & Relationship Therapist

Ingmar Gorman, PhD
Psychedelic Integration Therapist

Monnica Williams, PhD
Clinical Psychologist & Researcher

Diane Poole Heller, PhD
Attachment & Trauma Expert

Britt Rathbone, LCSW-C
DBT Therapist & Trainer

Sami Ascanio, LCSW-C
DBT Therapist

Kathleen M. Chard, PhD
PTSD Researcher & Clinician

Wendy T. Behary, MSW, LCSW
Schema Therapist & Narcissism Expert

Kory Andreas, LCSW-C
Autism & Neurodiversity Specialist

Judith Matz, LCSW
Anti-Diet & Body Image Expert

Jill Stoddard, PhD
Psychologist & ACT Trainer

Scott Lyons, PhD, DO
Trauma & Somatic Healing Specialist

Alexia Rothman, PhD
IFS Therapist & Trainer

Frank Anderson, MD
Trauma & IFS Specialist

David Kessler, MA, RN, FACHE
Grief Expert & Author

Paul Denniston, RYT 500
Founder, Grief Yoga

Terry Casey, PhD
Ethics & Professional Development Expert

Rebecca Kase, LCSW
EMDR & Mindfulness Expert

Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD
Author & Clinical Psychologist

Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD
Sexuality & Relationship Expert

Terri Cole, LCSW
Psychotherapist & Boundary Expert

Rebecca Knowles, OTD, OTR/L, RYT
Occupational Therapist & Sound Therapy Practitioner

Elizabeth Earnshaw, MA, LMFT, CGT
Couples Therapist & Author

Daniel J. Siegel, MD
Author & Psychiatrist

Diana Fosha, PhD
Psychologist, AEDP Institute

Zach Taylor, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor

Terry Casey, PhD
Ethics & Private Practice Consultant

Ingmar Gorman, PhD
Psychologist, Fluence Training

Elizabeth Nielson, PhD
Psychologist, Fluence Training

Ramani Durvasula, PhD, LCP
Clinical Psychologist & Author

Wendy Behary, MSW, LCSW
Schema Therapist, Author

Elliot Connie, MA, LPC
Solution-Focused Therapist

Tammy Nelson, PhD
Sex & Relationship Therapist

Frank Anderson, MD
Psychiatrist, Trauma Specialist

Alexandra Solomon, PhD
Psychologist, Northwestern University

Claudia Black, PhD
Addiction & Family Therapist

Alexia Rothman, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, IFS Therapist

Roger Kuhn, PhD
Clinical Psychologist & Sex Therapist

Dafna Lender, LCSW
Parent-Child Therapist

Stephen Madigan, PhD
Narrative Therapist

Terri Cole, LCSW
Psychotherapist & Boundary Expert

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD
Founder, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Meghan Riordan Jarvis, MA, LCSW
Grief & Trauma Therapist

Laurel Parnell, PhD
EMDR Therapist & Trainer

Shawna Murray-Browne, PhD, LCSW-C
Decolonization & Liberation-Focused Therapist

Tasha Oswald, PhD
Neurodiversity-Affirming Psychologist

Sarah Segal McCaslin, MS, MDiv, LCSW
Spirituality & Psychotherapy Practitioner

Rebecca Kase, LCSW
Trauma Therapist, Polyvagal Expert

Sally Spencer-Thomas, PsyD
Suicide Prevention Specialist

Leanne Campbell, PhD
Emotionally Focused Therapy Trainer

Monica Band, EdD, LPC, NCC, ACS, CCC, CRC
Counselor Educator & Therapist

Sahaj Kaur Kohli, MAEd, LGPC, NCC
Therapist, Founder of Brown Girl Therapy

Lynn Lyons, LICSW
Anxiety & Family Therapist

Elizabeth Earnshaw, MA, LMFT, CGT
Couples Therapist

Shadeen Francis, LMFT, CST
Sex & Relationship Therapist

Linda Thai, LMSW, ERYT-200, CLYL
Trauma Therapist & Educator

Sue Marriott
Psychotherapist, Attachment Specialist

Ann Kelley
Psychologist, Relational Neuroscience Expert

Catherine Pittman, PhD, HSPP
Clinical Psychologist, Neuroscience Expert

Nancy L. Johnston, MS, LPC, LSATP
Licensed Professional Counselor, Addiction Specialist

Margaret Nichols, PhD
Psychologist, Gender-Affirming Care Expert

Ramani Durvasula, PhD, LCP
Clinical Psychologist & Author

David Grand, PhD
Creator of Brainspotting

Laurel Parnell, PhD
EMDR Therapist & Trainer

Stephen Madigan, PhD
Narrative Therapist

Scott Lyons, PhD, DO
Clinical Psychologist, Trauma Specialist

Christopher Willard, PhD
Psychologist, Mindfulness Educator

2025 Sponsor

FEATURED PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Khiron Clinics Global Trauma Recovery