Events

Topic: Turning Tragedy in Triumph: One Man's Journey of Inspiration. Have you ever felt that nothing in your life is going well and you can’t catch a break? Do you feel that no matter where you turn there's just lemons being thrown at you? Have you ever felt that things have just gone so wrong […]

Topic: Survival: Staying Positive When It Just Doesn't seem to be Getting Any Better. Relationships alone can be difficult. But, when you go from having a child, to divorce, to abuse, to multiple surgeries and depression, it can be challenging to stay positive and hopeful. Join me and my guest Kathryn Chalmers, who knows this […]

Topic: The Return from War; The Devastation and Recovery. We hear so much about the war in the news. However, if we are not connected to someone who has actually served, all we know is what we hear. While we can try to relate, we can only imagine what it must be like. Join my […]

Topic: How Steadfast Conviction and Perseverance Leads to Achievement. At 16, Jessica Melore suffered a sudden massive heart attack while at a restaurant with her family. Then co-captain of her high school tennis team, she went from an uneventful medical history to not being expected to live through the night. For nine months she lived […]

Topic: Understanding ADD and ADHD, Impact, and Treatment. ADHD is a common behavioral disorder that affects about 10% of school-age children. Boys are about three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with it, though it's not yet understood why. Without proper treatment, the impact can have devastating consequences on school, work and relationships, […]

Topic: Brainspotting: A Powerful and Effective Treatment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Guest: Lisa Larson, LMFT Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing, and releasing core neuro-physiological sources of emotional and physical pain, and unhealthy coping mechanisms associated with PTSD. It allows the client to channel the healthy "head" knowledge they […]

Topic: How to Overcome Grief and Loss During the Holidays and the Year Throughout. Guest: Ruth. Grief and loss is never easy to manage, at any point in life. One loss, heartache. Two, painful. But three, unbearable. Join my guest Ruth who lost two of her sons and her husband in the very home she […]

OCD is the most common anxiety disorder affecting U.S. Americans in both children and adults. This presentation will be directed toward mental health professionals specifically working within Kaiser Permanente to help them better understand how to recognize OCD symptoms in children and how to utilize the most effective treatment modalities.

Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Panel with Robin Zasio, Psy.D., Eric Goodman, Ph.D, Rachel Busman, Psy.D., Robert Ackerman, LCSW, Lynne Siqueland, MD, and Lynne Henderson, Ph.D.

Presentation to medical and mental health staff of effective treatments for anxiety disorders.