Coffee & Connections: Sip, Socialize and Network

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Workshop Description

Research has found that between 20-40% of women may experience depression during menopause. While most are more familiar the physical symptoms, it is important to learn about the emotional and psychological impacts. This is important, as all biological women who live long enough will experience menopause. In this live, two hour, virtual, interactive training we cover Perimenopause/Menopause and how this phase of life impacts a woman's mental health and overall wellness.

Educational Goals

This training provides an overview of the psychological, emotional and physical impacts of perimenopause and menopause on women's mental health. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the life stage transitions across perimenopause, menopause and post menopause and how these changes intersect with mood, anxiety, sleep and overall functioning. Participants will have the opportunity to explore appropriate screening questions, interventions, referral strategies and resource connections for clients.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:

Describe the differences between each stage: perimenopause, menopause and post menopause.
Identify common physical, emotional and psychological symptoms associated with perimenopause/menopause.
Determine how the transition into perimenopause and menopause can impact women’s mental health and mood.
Explain how the clinician can promote client self advocacy and make appropriate referrals.
Identify 1-2 considerations when working with cisgender versus transgender clients during the peri/menopause stage.
Utilize appropriate screening tools, interventions and identify appropriate referrals to address anxiety, mood and sleep disturbance symptoms.

Presenter Kara Cruz

Kara Cruz, LMFT is certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C), and is EMDR-trained and currently completing certification. She is a private practice owner, educator, and clinical supervisor with over a decade of experience serving women navigating complex trauma, ADHD, and reproductive mental health across the lifespan; including perinatal, postpartum, and perimenopause transitions. Kara specializes in working with clients who are impacted by trauma, mood and anxiety conditions, hormonal mental health conditions and in high-achieving women. In addition to her clinical work, she provides continuing education and professional training on topics such as Women and ADHD, Perinatal Mental Health, Perimenopause, and Trauma-Informed Care. Kara is the founder of Kara Cruz Psychotherapy & Wellness, where she provides individual and group psychotherapy, as well as Kara Cruz Training & Consultation, where she supports therapists and helping professionals through consultation, courses, and speaking engagements. She is the co-founder of Women’s Support Circle, a growing community offering no-cost support groups and events, and she created the Wellness for Women Healers Community, a free Facebook group for professionals in women’s mental health and wellness.

PLEASE NOTE: This event will be recorded to be produced as an on-demand program. By registering for this event you are consenting to a recording being made which may include your voice and/or image. By registering for this event, you are agreeing for your likeliness to possibly be used by Marin CAMFT. Registering for this Zoom training does not include access to any recording. If you cannot attend on the training date listed here, please do not register for this Zoom training, and instead, check Marin CAMFT On-Demand for the recorded program at a later date.

You will be sent instructions on how to register with Zoom to get your personal Zoom link to use for attendance. Please read the email confirmation you receive after signing up on the Marin CAMFT website for these instructions.

Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation at the end qualifies for 2 hours of Continuing Education (2 CEUs).

Date: Friday, June 13
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 pm Pacific

Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal members, $30 for non-members.
Location: Online via Zoom. Instructions for registering with Zoom, in order to receive your Personal Zoom Join Link, will be sent in your confirmation message from Marin CAMFT. You will need to complete that second Zoom-registration step in order to receive your Zoom Link by email.

Register with Marin CAMFT for Supporting Women Through Perimenopause: Approaches and Interventions for Psychotherapists

Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs

For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.

Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs for more information.
Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant. Please contact our Director of Programs with any questions.
Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs.

Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.

Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the training and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the training in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the training is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.

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Juneteenth Festival in Marin City

When
Sat, June 21, 2025
Location
Marin City

JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL IN MARIN CITY

Marin CAMFT will be at this event!

Saturday, June 21st

Information on the Juneteenth event is here.

More information on Marin CAMFT's participation available soon!

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3,000 Hour Club Meet-Up

When
Thu, June 26, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
online via Zoom
Registered
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Pre-Licensed Networking Meet-Up

3000-Hour Club, Thursday, June 26 11:00am - 12:00pm

Your network is your greatest asset on the path to licensure. Join the 3000 Hours Club, where pre-licensed therapists come together to build meaningful connections, exchange insights, and support one another.

Meeting virtually on the last Thursday of every month from 11 AM to 12 PM, this group is designed to help you grow your professional network and set yourself up for long-term career success. Let’s thrive together!

NEXT MEETING IS 6/26/25 at 11am.

The Marin CAMFT 3000-Hour Club will meet on Thurs., June 26 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm on Zoom

The 3000-Hour Club is open to any pre-licensed member of Marin CAMFT. Not a member yet? Our chapter offers discounted membership to students and associates - sign up to join Marin CAMFT! For any other questions or issues just drop a line to: prelicensed@marincamft.org

Register for the 3,000-Hour Club meeting on June 26 here.

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Neurodivergence Unveiled: Reframing Trauma, Identity, and Care for the Neurodivergent Client

When
Fri, July 18, 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location
online via Zoom
Registered
30 registrants

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Learn about neurodivergence and trauma with Central Coast CAMFT

Neurodivergence Unveiled: Reframing Trauma, Identity, and Care for the Neurodivergent Client

Offered in partnership with Central Coast CAMFT

Presented by Stephanie Kollar, MA, LMFT

2 CEs available

Free for Marin CAMFT members

Workshop Description

This training will be hosted by Central Coast CAMFT. Registration is offered for free to Marin CAMFT members.

This presentation, led by an autistic mental health therapist, will guide clinicians through a deep exploration of neurodivergence, trauma, and the challenges in understanding and identifying neurodivergent clients. Drawing from lived and professional experience, this course will provide clinicians with a framework to reduce ableist perspectives, enhance therapeutic rapport, and apply an anti-ableist, affirming worldview to their practice. The presentation will delve into the nuances of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, and Complex PTSD (CPTSD), highlighting how these conditions intersect and how therapists can more accurately identify and support neurodivergent clients. Participants will leave with practical tools to navigate sensory processing needs, adapt existing evidence-based practices, and reframe their approach to neurodivergence for more inclusive, effective care.

Educational Goals

This course is designed to help therapists identify and understand the lived experience of neurodivergence, while reducing ableist identification of neurodivergence. By reframing neurodivergence through an anti-ableist, affirming worldview, clinicians will be equipped to enhance their approach to trauma-informed care and adapt their practices to better serve neurodivergent clients.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:

Differentiate 3 differences between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Complex PTSD (CPTSD), identifying the key similarities and differences between these conditions.
Recognize and address 3 common areas of misdiagnosis, especially in clients of color, and understand the implications of such misdiagnoses.
Describe at least 3 strategies for adapting existing evidence-based practices to meet the unique needs of neurodivergent clients.

Presenter Stephanie Kollar

Stephanie Kollar

Stephanie Kollar, MA, LMFT has a diverse background in mental health work, including field-based family therapy with families living in poverty and navigating high levels of intersectional identities. Specializing in neurodivergence, trauma, anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges, Stephanie developed a keen ability to differentiate between subtle diagnostic distinctions and recognized the importance of honoring neurodivergent differences. She has also provided short-term, evidence-based care for adults and now runs a private practice focused on anti-ableist, affirming care for neurodivergent individuals. As a professor in the Master’s of Clinical Psychology program at Antioch University Santa Barbara, her alma mater, Stephanie specializes in the intersection of neuroscience and anti-ableist mental health care. Identifying as both autistic and ADHD (AUDHD), she integrates her lived experience into her work, helping students and colleagues better understand and engage with the neurodivergent experience.

Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation that will be emailed to you after qualifies for 2 hours of Continuing Education (2 CEUs).

Date: Friday, July 18
Time: 9:30 to 11:30 am Pacific

Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members, $30 for non-members.
Location: Online via Zoom.

Register through Marin CAMFT for this Central Coast CAMFT training on Neurodivergence and Trauma

Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs

For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.

Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs for more information.
Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant. Please contact our Director of Programs with any questions.
Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs.

Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.

Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the training and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the training in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the training is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.

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Friday CE Series: From Dysregulation to Dialogue: Integrating DBT Skills in Family Systems

When
Fri, October 10, 2025
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location
online via Zoom
Registered
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Learn specific interventions for using DBT with families

From Dysregulation to Dialogue: Integrating DBT Skills in Family Systems

Presented by Dr. Kativa Ajmere & Dr. Haleh Kouchmeshki

2 CEs available

Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal chapter members!

PLEASE NOTE: After you sign up here, you'll be sent instructions on how to complete a separate registration step with Zoom, which is how you will get your Zoom link. You can do that in advance, or right before the meeting begins. This lets us more accurately track attendance in the Zoom meeting for our compliance purposes as a CE provider.

Workshop Description

This 2 hour interactive training is designed for Marriage and Family Therapists who are looking to deepen their clinical toolkit with skills-based interventions rooted in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). While DBT is often seen as a protocol for individual treatment, this workshop reframes its core elements—emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness—as powerful, flexible tools that can be applied systemically in family therapy.

Through a blend of real-time practice, clinical case integration, and reflective discussion, participants will learn how to coach both parents and teens using DBT-informed language and structure. We’ll explore what it means to co-regulate in session, how to teach boundary-setting and validation without shame, and how therapists can ground themselves using DBT skills during emotionally intense family work. Participants will leave with a practical skill set, sample scripts, and accessible tools they can bring into session the very next day.

Educational Goals

This training will cover the application of core DBT skills in family and couples therapy, to increase the confidence of therapists when coaching parents and teens through dysregulation. The training will show how to use DBT-informed tools to support clearer communication and boundary-setting. The instructions will guide participants on how to reflect on their own emotional regulation during family conflict, and they will leave with adaptable language and strategies for real-world clinical use.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:

Identify and describe the core components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and analyze their relevance to systemic family therapy frameworks.
Apply at least three DBT skills (e.g., DEAR MAN, Wise Mind, ABC PLEASE) within the context of parent-teen interactions to support emotional regulation, promote assertive communication, and facilitate effective boundary-setting.
Demonstrate techniques for coaching DBT skills to multiple members of a family system, with specific attention to adapting approaches based on developmental stages and cultural considerations.
Utilize DBT-informed language in-session to validate emotional experiences and redirect dysregulated behavior using structured interventions.
Reflect on the therapist’s role in modeling self-regulation and managing countertransference during emotionally intense family sessions by employing DBT tools such as STOP and TIPP.
Develop and implement a plan to integrate at least one DBT-based intervention into their own clinical work within the following week, and evaluate its effectiveness in practice.
Assess and modify DBT interventions to ensure they are responsive to the needs of diverse client identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and immigration status, with particular attention to the experiences of marginalized populations in family systems work.

Presenters Dr. Kavita Ajmere and Dr. Haleh Kouchmeshki

Dr. Kavita Ajmere is a licensed psychologist and coach who is widely recognized as an expert on adolescent health. As the former Director of Counseling Services at Harvard Westlake in Los Angeles, she works with students from various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Dr. Ajmere's passion for working with teens is evident in her use of DBT and CBT approaches. Her certification as a yoga instructor further demonstrates her understanding of the mind-body connection, making her clients feel valued and understood.

Dr. Haleh Kouchmeshki or “Dr. K” as the students call her, is currently both the learning specialist and counselor at Vistamar School. As both a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and educational therapist, she has extensive experience in working with children, teens and young adults through the lens of school counselor, learning specialist, and in her role as a private practice clinician.

Specifically, after years of training toward a future in neuropsychology, she realized that she wanted to become more involved in the treatment as opposed to the diagnostic side of helping her clients/students. As such, she went on to pursue specialized training in various efficacious therapeutic modalities including CBT, DBT, and thinkSMART, which is an EF skills based group out of UCLA. As a certified yoga practitioner, she integrates mindfulness practices into her work - recognizing the value of being in the present moment, especially in today’s fast-paced, social media driven world.

PLEASE NOTE: By registering for this event you are consenting to a recording being made which may include your voice and/or image. By registering for this event, you are agreeing for your likeliness to possibly be used by Marin CAMFT.

Also, while this event will be produced as an on-demand program, those programs are managed separately and sold through a different platform. Registering for this Zoom training does not include access to any recording or an on-demand version. If you cannot attend "live" on the training date listed here, please do not register for this Zoom training, and instead, check Marin CAMFT On-Demand for the recorded program at a later date.

You will be sent instructions on how to register with Zoom to get your personal Zoom link to use for attendance. Please read the email confirmation you receive after signing up on the Marin CAMFT website for these instructions.

Attendance at the live event in full and completion of the evaluation at the end qualifies for 2 hours of Continuing Education (2 CEUs).

Date: Friday, October 10
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 pm Pacific

Cost: Free for Marin CAMFT members and reciprocal members, $30 for non-members.
Location: Online via Zoom. Instructions for registering with Zoom, in order to receive your Personal Zoom Join Link, will be sent in your confirmation message from Marin CAMFT. You will need to complete that second Zoom-registration step in order to receive your Zoom Link by email.

Register with Marin CAMFT for Dysregulation to Dialogue: Integrating DBT Skills in Family Systems

Additional Information about Marin CAMFT CE Programs

For more information about the Friday Continuing Education Series or about joining the Marin CAMFT Continuing Education Committee, please contact our Director of Programs Norman Hering.

Continuing Education: This workshop meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LEPs and/or LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These CEs will be provided by Marin CAMFT (CAMFT Provider # 56895), which is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs. We regret that at this time we are not able to provide CE units for Licensed Psychologists. Participants must attend the full duration of the program (on Zoom, or in person, per event details above) and complete the course evaluation to receive the CE completion certificate. Marin CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Contact our Director of Programs for more information.
Continuing Education Goal: Marin CAMFT is committed to offering continuing education courses to train LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs to treat any client in an ethically and clinically sound manner based upon current accepted standards of practice.
Refund Policy: Our refund policy requires a $20 processing fee, and we must be notified in advance of the event if you would like to cancel. We do not provide refunds in case of non-attendance by the registrant. Please contact our Director of Programs with any questions.
Request for Accommodations: If you need accommodations for this event, please contact the Director of Programs.

Grievance Procedure: Marin CAMFT will respond to complaints in a reasonable, ethical and timely manner, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Director of Programs.
Anti-Discrimination Policy: Marin CAMFT shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service, program or activity based on gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, creed, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, ability, or other prohibited basis. Marin CAMFT does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. Marin CAMFT will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice.

Continuing education credits are available for attendance in the Zoom presentation. You must stay on the Zoom meeting for the entirety of the training and complete the course evaluation afterward in order to receive a completion certificate. Because of the requirement to attend the training in full, if you attempt to log in to the Zoom late, after the training is already underway, you may not be admitted. Please log onto the event promptly at the listed start time.

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Presented by Kara Cruz, LMFT

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JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL IN MARIN CITY

Pre-Licensed Networking Meet-Up

Learn about neurodivergence and trauma with Central Coast CAMFT

Offered in partnership with Central Coast CAMFT

Presented by Stephanie Kollar, MA, LMFT

2 CEs available

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Presenter Stephanie Kollar

Learn specific interventions for using DBT with families

Presented by Dr. Kativa Ajmere & Dr. Haleh Kouchmeshki

2 CEs available

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Learning Objectives

Presenters Dr. Kavita Ajmere and Dr. Haleh Kouchmeshki