Self Care for Therapists with Mary Myers: Metro’s May Chapter Meeting and Training
May Metro Chapter Meeting/ Presentation Friday, May 17, 9am-10:45 The Metro Chapter of NYAMFT is very pleased to offer members monthly trainings and presentations, mostly held on the third Friday of every month. Self Care for Therapists The question of self care for therapists spans a broad spectrum, from Wellness at one end all the … Read more
April 26 Special Presentation: Skilled Therapists are Starving by Author Larry Waldman, PhD
April Metro Chapter Meeting/ Presentation Friday evening, 4/26 6-9PM For all of you who keep asking for an evening meeting – we finally have one so I expect to see you !!!! Please note that this is an evening meeting. The Metro Chapter of NYAMFT is very pleased to offer members monthly trainings and presentations, … Read more
March 15 Metro Chapter Presentation: Therapy With Special Needs Families with Juliet Melamid, LMFT
The Metro Chapter is pleased to present Juliet Melamid, LMFT as our March Chapter meeting featured presentation. Children with special needs live in families with special needs. This presentation will focus on the multiple stressors faced by the family with a child diagnosed with developmental challenges and strategies therapists can use to help parents, siblings … Read more
February 15 Chapter Meeting: The Power of Group, with David Dumais, LCSW CGP
The Power of Group How group therapy can support and expand individual, couples, and family therapy. Group therapy invites each member to engage in all the behaviors that defeat him/her in the outside world. It encourages others in the room to freely respond to this behavior, and gives members an immediate awareness of how they … Read more
January 18 Presentation/ Chapter Meeting: Addictions and the Family
A Shift in Perspective for You and Your Client: How addictions treatment can support those changes for the entire family. The Metro Chapter of NYAMFT is very please to start 2013 with a presentation on treating addictions from a family perspective, facilitated by Wendy Kaplan, Program Director for Caron NYC. The whole family deserves and … Read more
Happy Holidays from the Metro Chapter Board!
Hello all, we want to wish all of you a very happy, bright, and magic holiday season! We are looking forward to returning in January. Remember our meetings always fall on the third Friday of the month. We are very honored to provide you with varied opportunities for connection, community, training, and continue professional growth. … Read more
10/19 Janis Abrahms-Spring Nationally Acclaimed Author
Janis Abrahms-Spring, 10/19: A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SPEAKER AND AUTHOR ON INFIDELITY, TRUST AND FORGIVENESS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 9-12 Hello Metro and NYAMFT members!!! I’m writing to tell you that registration is now open for our featured clinical event this fall… Janis Abrahms-Spring, Ph.D., ABPP. Janis is a nationally acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy, … Read more
Janis Abrahms Spring, Heal the Healers, Networking, and More! – View Fall Events!
I’m hoping all of you had a fun yet relaxing summer! I did and I’m looking forward to reconnecting with our September Networking event! Check out our Fall Events! More detailed information to follow… September 21: Metro’s first annual Networking Gathering This event is focused on peer support and resourcing. Come and introduce yourself, your … Read more
June 15: 1st Annual MFT Appreciation Day!
Join Us for Metro’s 1st Annual MFT Appreciation Day: A TIME FOR US TO HONOR, ENCOURAGE, AND REFLECT! Our June 15 Chapter Meeting This month, on June 15, we will be creating a new ritual at Metro by having a space to honor our wise and experienced clinical members, past presidents, founders of our field, … Read more
May 18 Business Conference: THE BUSINESS OF THERAPY
May 18 Business Conference: THE BUSINESS OF THERAPY: LEARN THE HOW, WHAT, WHEN, AND WHY BEHIND SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE PRACTICE Featured Conference Friday, May 18, 9-3pm. The Caron Center With Bruce V. Hillowe, J.D., Ph.D., Robert W. Mayne CPA, Ann Mehl, Certified Business Coach, and a small discussion panel of MFTs with successful practices in NYC. … Read more
April 20 Chapter Meeting: Separation, Divorce, and Parenting/ Child Custody Issues
The Metro Chapter of the NYAMFT is very pleased to offer our April Presentation to you: Separation, Divorce, and Parenting/ Child Custody Issues: With Dr. Harry Grabarz, Ph.D, Nancy Kaye, CDFA, and Harriet M. Steinberg, Esq. This month on April 20th, there will be three presenters focusing on Separation, Divorce, Parenting/ Child Custody issues. This is … Read more
NYAMFT Annual Conference April 20-21, 2012
BREAKING THE SILENCE: Recognizing, Responding, and Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse NYAMFT Annual Conference, Embassy Suites in Syracuse April 20th – 21st, 2012 Click here for Printable Brochure
I am MFT video…
Hi everyone…The New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapy made a video promoting our profession…check it out! Click here for video…
Internal Family Systems and Mindfulness, Body Focused Treatment: March 16 Chapter Meeting
Internal Family Systems and Mindfulness, Body Focused Treatment With Monique Lang, LCSW Click here for a printable flyer This workshop will provide you with ways to integrate Mindfulness, IFS, and Body Focused techniques into your practice, regardless of the modality of psychotherapy that you practice. Many of our memories, beliefs and traumas are held not … Read more
Metro’s February 17 Chapter Meeting Presentation: Between Pink and Blue, with Jean Malpas, LMHC, LMFT
Between Pink and Blue: Supporting Couples and Families Across the Gender Spectrum With: Jean Malpas, LMHC, LMFT Director of the Gender and Family Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family Jean Malpas, director of the Gender and Family Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, will present his work on gender fluidity, couples … Read more
Metro’s January 20th Chapter Meeting: Collaborative Divorce
The Metro Chapter of the NYAMFT is very pleased to offer our January Presentation to you: Collaborative Divorce: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Clients When a Marriage is Coming Apart With: Elana Katz, LCSW, Senior Faculty at the Ackerman Institute for the Family And Andrea Vacca, Esq., The Law and Mediation Office of Andrea Vacca P.C. … Read more
Reminder: There will be no chapter meeting in November…
This is just a reminder that Metro is not meeting in November. The Division Annual Conference took place of our monthly meeting. Metro will resume its meetings December 16, 2011.
Metro’s December 16th Chapter Meeting: Cutting Edge Treatment for Trauma with Victoria Britt
Victoria Britt, LCSW, LMFT: December 16, 2011 (flyer) With the advent of the field of Interpersonal Neurobiology, the treatment of trauma has made astounding leaps forward into the process of real healing. Victoria Britt will present an overview of some of these powerful approaches including EMDR and Somatic Experiencing and discuss their implications for family … Read more
Welcome to the Metro Chapter of the NYAMFT
Metro Chapter is your local chapter of the New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (NYAMFT). Metro represents members of all 5 boroughs of New York City. At Metro, we seek to provide you with community, resources, and guidance, to make your life as an MFT here in NYC supported and prosperous. We have … Read more
Extended Early Bird Registration for State Conference…
The early bird registration for the NYAMFT state conference in November has been extended until October 15. Currently, the only way to register is via regular mail
You are Invited! – Metro Chapter, NYAMFT, Emotion Hour
The Metro Chapter is planning a regular, bi-monthly social get-together which we’re aptly calling Emotion Hour. We’re MFTs, after all… The first one scheduled will be *Tuesday, October 4th, 6-8 pm* at *Little Town*, a gastropub located at 118 E. 15th at Irving Place. http://www.littletown.com There should be plenty of local nibbles for all diets, … Read more
October 7, Ushering Couples Through the Trauma of Infidelity
Ushering Couples through the Trauma of Infidelity *Sponsored by the Professional Development Committee Did you know that 40% of the couples referred to you for relationship counseling will seek help for infidelity? Even more surprising is that 70 to 80% of those who stay with the help will stay married. So as an AAMFT member … Read more
2011 NYAMFT State Conference with Dr. Richard Schwartz
NYAMFT Annual Conference, November 5th, 2011 Hello Everyone!! I’m very pleased to announce that the state division is holding their conference at Iona this fall. This is a great opportunity to connect with state, to meet the state board, and to connect or re-connect with colleagues. Below is a description and attached are the conference … Read more
October 21 Chapter Meeting and Training: Financial Resourcing for Your Practice
October 21 Chapter Meeting and Presentation: Click here for a printable flyer October 21, Financial Resourcing The Financial Resourcing you Need for Your Practice! Learn how to structure and plan for a financially sound practice. Financial consultation for your practice, from a Certified Public Accountant, is a necessary item for business, but is often something … Read more
September 16 Chapter Meeting: Coaching for Fatherhood with Lewis Epstein
Fifty percent of the world’s children will go to sleep tonight in homes without their biological fathers. We are a society in crisis. Now a unique method called “Coaching” — a word men associate with sports, not therapy — has been successfully developed and utilized by therapist Lewis Epstein to help men become better fathers … Read more
August 20, Chapter Meeting/ Town Hall with NYAMFT President Bob Burns
If you are interested in what’s happening for MFTs at the national, state, and local level…this is the meeting you should attend! Our NYAMT Division President, Bob Burns, will be speaking at our August Chapter meeting about current initiatives, progress, and goals. This meeting will be a town hall style: questions, concerns, and issues from … Read more
Assisting Couples Address Anger in their Relationship By Emma K. Viglucci, CFT, LMFT, CIT
This 2-series practicum for clinicians is sponsored by Metro and brought to you through the Professional Development Committee’s Commitment to Clinical Excellence. Anger is a normal feeling that serves as a red flag to an individual that their boundaries are in conflict, they are being wronged in some way, and their needs are not being … Read more
Secrets of Growing your Private Practice: July 15, 2011 Metro Chapter Meeting and Training
Has your private practice stalled? Do you feel stuck? Looking to explore ways to generate more referrals? Wondering how to grow your business and move to the next level? During this workshop, Ann will share tools for understanding the unique characteristics of your client base and specific ways to expand your tribe. She will review … Read more
Friday, June 17 Chapter Meeting and Training
Welcome to summer and welcome to our June Chapter Meeting and Training. This is a reminder to join us for a fantastic presentation with a pioneer in our field…Dr. Evan Imber-Black. Click here for full post and event details. I, along with the Metro Board, will be fully present at the meeting to welcome you … Read more
Family Rituals with Evan Imber-Black: June 17, 2011
Metro is excited to present Dr. Evan Imber-Black as the featured presenter for our June Chapter Meeting and Training. Dr. Imber-Black is a pioneer in our field, and we are very thankful for her to donate her time for the professional development of our members. In addition to our regular training, we will congratulate the … Read more
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