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71st Annual I&C – Registration
Moving Into Stillness:
Trauma and Addiction Explored
October 7 – 11, 2026
Charleston, SC
Co-Chairs:
Anthony Hampton, LISW-CP
Catherine Clemmer, LCSW
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WORKSHOP SELECTIONS
Conflicting times will hide when selection is made.
Plenaries are open for all.
TRAINING INSTITUTE
Wednesday, 1:45 - 4:45pm / Thursday, 3:00 - 6:00pm
T1. Help Me See You: Examining the Cultural Underpinnings of Psychotherapy in a Diverse Society
(6 CEs, 11 participants)
Marvice D. Marcus, PhD (8 spots left)
THREE DAY WORKSHOP
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 3:00 - 6:00pm
1. The Watcher At The Gates Of Dawn
(9 CEs, 12 participants)
Adam Klein, PhD (0 spots left)
TWO DAY WORKSHOPS THURSDAY/FRIDAY
Thursday, Friday, 3:00 - 6:00pm
2. Drawing on the Unprocessed
(6 CEs, 10 participants)
Kristin Staroba, MSW & David K. Donlon, LCSW (0 spots left)
3. Compassionate Acceptance, Unconditional Self-Love, and Self-Healing of Addiction and Trauma
(6 CEs, 12 participants)
Damon Blank, MEd, LMFT (7 spots left)
4. Religious Trauma in a Fractured Public: Moral Injury, Community, and the Work of Repair
(6 CEs, 15 participants)
Elizabeth Gish (14 spots left)
5. Turning Down the Noise: Silence as Container and Possibility
(6 CEs, 10 participants)
Alison McGrath Howard, PsyD, MEd and Joseph Schmidt, PhD (0 spots left)
6. Group Psychotherapy for Trauma and Addiction: What Therapists Need to Know and Do
(6 CEs, 15 participants)
Doug Cohen, PhD (8 spots left)
7. Queering Stillness
(6 CEs, 16 participants)
Erin McCarthy, MSW & Gordon Cohen, PsyD (12 spots left)
ONE DAY WORKSHOPS THURSDAY
Thursday, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
8. 12 Steps as Experiential Psychotherapy
(3 CEs, 15 participants)
Elizabeth E. Field, MA, LMFT, LCAS (11 spots left)
9. Sweet Relief, Bitter Roots: Exploring the Neurobiology of Sugar and the Legacy of ACEs in Addiction Recovery
(3 CEs, 16 participants)
Loretta Sparks, LMFT (13 spots left)
10. Exploring the Impact of Trauma on the Body
(3 CEs, 15 participants)
Angela Gould, PhD (9 spots left)
11. Burnout, Boundaries and Bias: Ethics in the Treatment of Addictions
(3 CEs, 16 participants,
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Maureen Martin, LCSW & Bob Coyle, PhD (9 spots left)
12. Seeing You Wholeheartedly
(3 CEs, 20 participants)
Yariela Sequeira (13 spots left)
13. Rewiring the Wounded Brain: Ketamine, Neuroplasticity, and the Path Through Addiction
(3 CEs, 20 participants)
David Fogel, MD (12 spots left)
14. Stillness in Motion: Embodied Presence, Movement, and Voice in Trauma Treatment
(3 CEs, 10 participants)
Duewa “Kaya” Spicer, LCSW, CST, CCATP (5 spots left)
15. The Quiet Trauma Responses in Psychotherapy
(3 CEs, 12 participants)
Lauren Gardner, LCMHC, PhD (3 spots left)
16. Breathwork for Step Work: Regulating the Nervous System and Embodying the Spiritual Principles of the 12 - Steps
(No CEs, Unlimited participants)
Tommy Rosen
TWO DAY WORKSHOPS FRIDAY/SATURDAY
Friday, Saturday, 3:00 - 6:00pm
17. Queer Joy: From Trauma to Authenticity
(6 CEs, 15 participants)
Sally Kiss, LICSW & Lyndon Sherman (15 spots left)
18. Silence as Therapeutic Intervention
(6 CEs, 15 participants)
Jonathan Farber, PhD (2 spots left)
19. To Feel or Not to Feel?: Addiction and Trauma
(6 CEs, 15 participants)
Zachary Pyne, LPC & Graham Hall, LCPC, LPC (15 spots left)
20. Our Many Selves: Trauma, Addiction and the Restoration of Stillness
(No CEs, 30 participants)
Candace Rosen, Brian Bailey, BA, BS, Adela Raffa, Melanie Turner (30 spots left)
21. Good Vibrations: Cultivating Stillness Using Sound and Vibration for Treating Nervous System Dysregulation
(6 CEs, 15 participants)
Peter Reich LCSW & Laura Sonneborn-Turetsky (9 spots left)
23. The Journey from Trauma to Resilience: Strength, Perseverance, and. Spirituality
(6 CEs, 12 participants)
Pat Webster, PhD (12 spots left)
ONE DAY WORKSHOPS FRIDAY
Friday, 3:00 - 6:00pm
24. From Dislocation to Secure Attachment: Integrating Neurobiology, Spirituality, and Relational Healing in Addiction Recovery
(3 CEs, 50 participants)
Seth Scott, PhD, LPC, LPC-S, NCC (42 spots left)
25. From Relief to Responsibility: Coaching Trauma-Driven Addiction Through Awareness and Accountability
(No CEs, 50 participants)
John Brunty (50 spots left)
26. Addicted to Love (My Children's Love, That Is!)
(3 CEs, 15 participants)
Jill Smith, LISW-CP/S (11 spots left)
27. Living in Uncertain Times
(3 CEs, 15 participants)
Julia Strong, LCSW (13 spots left)
28. Strong at the Broken Places: Kintsugi as Metaphor
(3 CEs, 12 participants)
Mary Gresham, PhD (5 spots left)
29. Breathwork for Step Work: Regulating the Nervous System and Embodying the Spiritual Principles of the 12 - Steps
(No CEs, Unlimited participants)
Tommy Rosen
ONE DAY WORKSHOPS SATURDAY
Saturday, 3:00 - 6:00pm
30. Living In Colonial Times – Now: Trauma, Addiction and a Desire for Stillness
(3 CEs, 15 participants)
Ronda Bostick LMHC-QS (3 spots left)
31. Living the Path of Compassion and Accountability, from Static to Stillness
(3 CEs, 50 participants)
Eryn Donnalley & Cynthia Jones, MS LCMHCS (46 spots left)
32. Moving Into Stillness With Risk: Harm Reduction and Relapse as Ethical Information
(3 CEs, 25 participants, Ethics)
Christopher Straley, MSW (10 spots left)
33. Can Addiction Be Our Friend?
(3 CEs, 12 participants)
Steve K. D. Eichel, PhD (10 spots left)
34. The Space in Between: Exploring Addiction Beyond the Binary
(3 CEs, 10 participants)
Betsy Frasier, LCSW (2 spots left)
35. The Elephant in The Session: Missed Clinical Connections
(3 CEs, 15 participants)
Vanessa Hebert, LCSW (3 spots left)
36. Mindfulness Foundations for Psychotherapists: Practical Skills for Presence, Burnout Prevention, and Creative Clinical Response
(No CEs, Unlimited participants)
Rolf Gates
37. Breathwork for Step Work: Regulating the Nervous System and Embodying the Spiritual Principles of the 12 - Steps
(No CEs, Unlimited participants)
Tommy Rosen
WAITING LISTS
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Workshops
T1. Help Me See You: Examining the Cultural Underpinnings of Psychotherapy in a Diverse Society
1. The Watcher At The Gates Of Dawn
2. Drawing on the Unprocessed
3. Compassionate Acceptance, Unconditional Self-Love, and Self-Healing of Addiction and Trauma
4. Religious Trauma in a Fractured Public: Moral Injury, Community, and the Work of Repair
5. Turning Down the Noise: Silence as Container and Possibility
6. Group Psychotherapy for Trauma and Addiction: What Therapists Need to Know and Do
7. Queering Stillness
8. 12 Steps as Experiential Psychotherapy
9. Sweet Relief, Bitter Roots: Exploring the Neurobiology of Sugar and the Legacy of ACEs in Addiction Recovery
10. Exploring the Impact of Trauma on the Body
11. Burnout, Boundaries and Bias: Ethics in the Treatment of Addictions
12. Seeing You Wholeheartedly
13. Rewiring the Wounded Brain: Ketamine, Neuroplasticity, and the Path Through Addiction
14. Stillness in Motion: Embodied Presence, Movement, and Voice in Trauma Treatment
15. The Quiet Trauma Responses in Psychotherapy
16. Breathwork for Step Work: Regulating the Nervous System and Embodying the Spiritual Principles of the 12 - Steps
17. Queer Joy: From Trauma to Authenticity
18. Silence as Therapeutic Intervention
19. To Feel or Not to Feel?: Addiction and Trauma
20. Our Many Selves: Trauma, Addiction and the Restoration of Stillness
21. Good Vibrations: Cultivating Stillness Using Sound and Vibration for Treating Nervous System Dysregulation
23. The Journey from Trauma to Resilience: Strength, Perseverance, and. Spirituality
24. From Dislocation to Secure Attachment: Integrating Neurobiology, Spirituality, and Relational Healing in Addiction Recovery
25. From Relief to Responsibility: Coaching Trauma-Driven Addiction Through Awareness and Accountability
26. Addicted to Love (My Children's Love, That Is!)
27. Living in Uncertain Times
28. Strong at the Broken Places: Kintsugi as Metaphor
29. Breathwork for Step Work: Regulating the Nervous System and Embodying the Spiritual Principles of the 12 - Steps
30. Living In Colonial Times – Now: Trauma, Addiction and a Desire for Stillness
31. Living the Path of Compassion and Accountability, from Static to Stillness
32. Moving Into Stillness With Risk: Harm Reduction and Relapse as Ethical Information
33. Can Addiction Be Our Friend?
34. The Space in Between: Exploring Addiction Beyond the Binary
35. The Elephant in The Session: Missed Clinical Connections
36. Mindfulness Foundations for Psychotherapists: Practical Skills for Presence, Burnout Prevention, and Creative Clinical Response
37. Breathwork for Step Work: Regulating the Nervous System and Embodying the Spiritual Principles of the 12 - Steps
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Members: $695
Past Scholarship Recipient: $695
Students: $550
2026 Scholarship Recipients: $500
Day Only: $380
OPTIONAL FEES
Wednesday Dinner Guest, $100
Wednesday and Saturday dinner included with registration
Wednesday Dinner Guest - $100
Saturday Dinner Guest, $100
Dinner is included for registrants
Saturday Dinner Guest, $100
Process CEs, $65
Process CEs - $65
*Hotel provides transportation shuttle for free from the airport
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