UPCOMING MARIN CAMFT EVENTS

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• Bridging the Bay CAMFT Chapter Hike Series: Hike in Oakland with East Bay CAMFT

  • When
    Sat, May 24, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • Location
    Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, 10060 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  BRIDGING THE BAY CAMFT CHAPTER HIKE SERIES: HIKE #1 MAY 24
  

  Join us on Saturday, May 24 for a hike hosted by East Bay CAMFT at Redwood Regional Park in Oakland
  

  
  

  Many things make Marin a special place. One is that we have SF and the East Bay nearby to explore and appreciate. In order to reach across to the therapist communities over the bridges we will be getting together for three shared hikes; one in each of our backyards. East Bay CAMFT will be hosting the first on Saturday, May 24th, followed up by one in Marin, then ending the series in SF.
  
  Come out to meet other bay-area therapists while taking in the unique natural beauty that each region has to offer.
  

  BRIDGING THE BAY CAMFT CHAPTERS HIKE #1
  

  • Where: Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park - see Google Map with driving instructions to the park
  • Parking: Free
  • Look for the white EBCAMFT flag:
    

  
  

  • When: Saturday, May 24. Meet up time will be 9:30am and the hike will begin at 9:45am.
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Estimated Distance: 3.3 miles
    
  • Allow for 3-4 hours.
  • Dogs: Allowed
  • Who: This regional CAMFT chapter event will be headed up by East Bay CAMFT's Craig Toonder, MFT (ctoondermft@gmail.com 510-499-7137 for any questions).

  
  

  Trail Information

  Trail Route - see Google Map with the trail route here
  
  Route will be: Unnamed trail from parking lot, Camp Trail, West Ridge Trail, Baccharis Trail, Dunn Trail, Graham Trail, West Ridge Trail, Camp Trail, unnamed trail to parking lot
  
  Greenspace Info: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/redwood (note: the address listed at this link is different from the meeting point for the hike; please use the address and map included in this announcement as the location).

  Google Map to the meeting area in Redwood Park

  
  

  Marin CAMFT members: If you have questions about this series of hikes, you may reach out to Director of Membership Ryan Plumb at membership@marincamft.org; for questions on this specific hike, please contact Craig with EBCAMFT at his contact info above.

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• 3,000 Hour Club Meet-Up

  • When
    Thu, May 29, 2025
  •  
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    online via Zoom
  • Registered
    8 registrants

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  Pre-Licensed Networking Meet-Up
  

  3000-Hour Club, Thursday, May 29 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 5/29/25 at 11am. 

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  The Marin CAMFT 3000-Hour Club will meet on Thurs., May 29 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 May 29 here.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Coffee & Connections: Sip, Socialize and Network

  • When
    Sun, June 01, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    IN PERSON: Dr. Insomniac's, 800 Grant Ave., Novato
  • Registered
    26 registrants

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  Come grab a coffee with Marin CAMFT!
  

  Join us June 1 for an in-person networking event
  

  Please come and join fellow Marin CAMFT therapists for a coffee gathering on SUNDAY JUNE 1 from 10am to 12pm. 
  

  We will be meeting at Dr. Insomniac's at 800 Grant Avenue in Novato.  (Google Maps)
  

  Please sign up in advance so we know you will be coming.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Click here to sign up!  We hope you can make it.
  

  
  

  
  

  Register for Coffee & Connections Networking with Marin CAMFT on June 1 here.

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• Mill Valley Pride

  • When
    Sat, June 07, 2025
  • Location
    Mill Valley

  Mill Valley Pride

  Marin CAMFT will be at this event! 

  Saturday, June 7th

  Information on Marin's PRIDE event is here.

  More information on Marin CAMFT's participation available soon!

  
  

  
  

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• Friday CE Series: Supporting Women Through Perimenopause: Approaches and Interventions for Psychotherapists

  • When
    Fri, June 13, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    online via Zoom
  • Registered
    66 registrants

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  Discover new insights about working with menopausal clients

  Supporting Women Through Perimenopause: Approaches and Interventions for Psychotherapists

  Presented by Kara Cruz, LMFT

  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 it 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

  
  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:
  

  1. Describe the differences between each stage: perimenopause, menopause and post menopause.
  2. Identify common physical, emotional and psychological symptoms associated with perimenopause/menopause.
  3. Determine how the transition into perimenopause and menopause can impact women’s mental health and mood.
  4. Explain how the clinician can promote client self advocacy and make appropriate referrals.
  5. Identify 1-2 considerations when working with cisgender versus transgender clients during the peri/menopause stage.
  6. 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
    Be the first

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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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• 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

  Registration on this event will open soon. Please check back later.

  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 90-minute 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:
  

  1. Identify and describe the core components of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and analyze their relevance to systemic family therapy frameworks.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Utilize DBT-informed language in-session to validate emotional experiences and redirect dysregulated behavior using structured interventions.
  5. 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 TIP.
  6. 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.
  7. 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 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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