We are excited to announce the launch of our all-new Marin Therapist Directory! This new directory website is optimized for prospective clients to more easily find our members. Go to marintherapistdirectory.com and log in using your Marin CAMFT member email address and password to edit your profile and upload your photo. All Marin CAMFT members have an opportunity to have their professional profile presented in this new dedicated website. This is designed for prospective clients in Marin to more easily search for therapists based on practice area, modality, office location, and more attributes that you can choose to include. This Marin Therapist Directory is a brand-new feature which replaces the previous listings on our website. Your existing data has been ported to the new site, however photos could not be migrated. Need help with the Therapist Directory? Email techsupport@marincamft.org and we'll help you out. A listing in the Marin Therapist Directory is a benefit of membership in Marin CAMFT. We frequently promote the Therapist Directory through advertising in local publications in order to help get the word out about our members.

Inclusivity Committee Update

Please go to https://marincamft.org/inclusivity to check out our revamped pages created by the Inclusivity Committee, featuring resources and links for learning and support.

Please go to https://marincamft.org/inclusivity to check out our revamped pages created by the Inclusivity Committee, featuring resources and links for learning and support.

The Inclusivity Committee meets regularly to promote diversity, connection, and belonging within Marin CAMFT and our community. If you are interested in our work, please reach out to Director of Inclusivity Hamaseh Kianfar at inclusivity@marincamft.org - we would love to have you join us!

The Inclusivity Committee meets regularly to promote diversity, connection, and belonging within Marin CAMFT and our community. If you are interested in our work, please reach out to Director of Inclusivity Hamaseh Kianfar at inclusivity@marincamft.org - we would love to have you join us! 

Trauma Resource Team

The Trauma Resource Team (TRT) committee, a group within Marin CAMFT that all members are welcome to join, continues to host peer-led Trauma Talks alongside our offering of Book Groups (online discussion of professional books) to enhance our members' knowledge and understanding of working with trauma.

In September we welcomed our Marin CAMFT president, Dr Lauren Ogren, who shared how and why EMDR works for trauma processing and taught us a short regulating process that works on immediate trauma to help calm the nervous system.  

We look forward to welcoming back Marin Willet who will present the second set of case studies honoring stories of trauma recovery with DBT, Attachment based therapy and Somatic Healing on October 16 at noon, and Shai LaVie who will guide a discussion on Shame and Doubt from his extensive experience with Hakomi and Somatic Experiencing on November 20.

Look out for further details on the listserv, or get in touch to be added to our invite list (details below).  If you are interested in providing a Trauma Talk in the new year please also get in touch!

Our next Book Night will be on Wednesday November 4th at 6.30pm on Zoom.  Further details have been sent out by email invitation to all members - please let us know you are coming by clicking on that link, or contact Kathy on kathyriesmft@gmail.com.  We will be discussing Mind Drama: The Science of Rumination and How to Outwit Your Inner Defeatist by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
In addition, we host trauma focused consultation groups and peer led vicarious trauma support groups.  You can sign up for those on the Marin CAMFT website here: https://marincamft.org/trauma-resource-team.  

If you would like to know more about the TRT, please do look at our part of the Marin CAMFT website or contact co-chairs Kathy Ries (kathyriesmft@gmail.com) or Katharine Spencer (katharinespencertherpay@gmail.com) for more information.  

We look forward to seeing you at one of our offerings the third Friday of the month at noon.

Ever thought about getting more involved with your chapter? Several Board positions will be up for election this Fall!

Marin CAMFT is looking ahead to our election season which will happen in November. In preparation, we wanted to plant the seed and ask: Are you interested in participating more actively with your chapter?

The offices of President Elect, Treasurer, Membership Director, and Pre-Licensed Director will be up for election.

Some of our current board members in those positions may generously volunteer to continue service for another term. However, each year we recruit a President Elect, who will serve one year in that role before becoming President the following year.

We are putting the idea out there now in case you might want to consider stepping up for that or one of our other board positions. Interested members curious about any of the open positions can reach out to President Lauren Ogren at president@marincamft.org to start the conversation. We will need a candidate statement and photo submitted by mid October in order to prepare the ballot.

We will share more information on these opportunities in the Fall Quarter Marin CAMFT Connections.

Pre-Licensed Ice Cream Meet-Up in San Rafael!

Saturday, October 17 at 3:00 PM 

Please join other pre-licensed members of Marin CAMFT for networking and support - and free ice cream!   Double Rainbow Cafe @ Autistry Studios, 850 4th St., San Rafael.  Please RSVP so we know you'll be coming.

Continuing Education Programming
at Marin CAMFT

Fall CE Calendar

• October 9: Tailoring Therapy to Attachment Patterns Using AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) 
  

• November 13: Introduction to Perinatal Mental Health for Therapists
  
  
• In-person! Sunday November 15: How to Treat Eating Disorders in Your Practice: A Social Justice-Informed Clinical Training 
  
  
• December 1: Friday CE Series: Mapping Relational Cycles, Meaning-Making, and Cultural Context in Couples Therapy

Consider joining the Continuing Education Committee to help us put on our programs

We invite Marin CAMFT members to participate in the CE Committee's monthly meetings, to help us continue our tradition of planning high-quality trainings for our community of therapists.  The CE Committee meets quarterly to review programs and presentation ideas. 

Please reach out to our Director of Programs to learn more:  programs@marincamft.org

Check out our ever-expanding catalog of on-demand programs!

 Marin CAMFT On-Demand Training now offers an ever-expanding library of content. We have been excited to see how many of you have already taken advantage of this new offering. Watch these courses and earn CEs at your convenience!

A selection of titles recently added include:

• Big Brother in the Therapy Room: Tech Surveillance and Privacy Guidelines for Mental Health Clinicians with Dr. Lisa Wenninger
  
  
• Understanding Diabetes and Mental Health through The Eight Dimensions of Wellness with Dawn Davis
  
  
• The Grammar of Therapy at the Borderlands with marcela polanco, PhD
  
  
• Case Conceptualization using Adapting Information Processing with Kenya Rocha, LPC

All are offered for free or at low cost for Marin CAMFT members, and reasonable rates for non-members. Members need to log on to your membership account at marincamft.org to get the code.,Marin CAMFT on-demand course catalog.

Invitation to the Marin CAMFT listserv

The listserv is our chapter's email community. It's a great resource for getting and giving referrals, making connections, learning about office space for rent, and more!

If you are a Marin CAMFT member and want to join the listserv, please send a message to MCAMFT+subscribe@groups.io and our listserv moderator will confirm Marin CAMFT membership and subscribe you.