2026 CLINICIAN CONNECTION CONFERENCE
INSPIRE - EQUIP - CONNECT
April 30 – May 1, 2026 | Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront | Up to 10.5 CE Credits
You Became a Clinician to Help People Heal.
But Who’s Helping You?
Between back-to-back sessions, growing caseloads, and the emotional weight you carry every single day, when was the last time you felt truly recharged? Not just “getting by,” but genuinely energized, connected, and excited about your work again?
If you’re feeling isolated, running on empty, or hungry for CE credits that actually matter, this is your invitation to step away, breathe, and come back better.
Clinician Connection Conference is where clinical excellence meets genuine human connection, on the oceanfront.
Here’s What Makes This Conference Different
This isn’t another sterile hotel ballroom with PowerPoints and stale coffee. Clinician Connection is a curated, intimate experience designed by clinicians, for clinicians set against the backdrop of Virginia Beach’s stunning oceanfront.
Two Days. 10.5 CE Credits. One Transformative Experience.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
Ignite
Kick off with a powerful keynote, The Work Beneath the Work: Feeling, Fixing, and the Quiet Leadership of Clinicians, from Lisa Duez, LCSW, exploring how self-awareness and feedback transform communication, trust, and team connection through the lens of Johari’s Window, trauma-informed care, and systems thinking. From there, dive into three evidence-based workshop sessions led by experienced clinicians, enjoy a catered lunch with colleagues, and spend the evening exploring the Virginia Beach oceanfront.
FRIDAY, MAY 1
Integrate
Start with optional morning wellness sessions, then fuel up at a full breakfast buffet before two final workshop blocks packed with clinically relevant content. After an oceanfront lunch on your own, return for the closing session with Dr. Dominique Pritchett—Capacity Over Chaos™ where you’ll uncover what’s quietly draining your energy and create an actionable plan to live well, liberate your wellness, and lead boldly. Plus, schedule a professional beach headshot to capture the experience.
What You’ll Walk Away With
✔️ Up to 10.5 ASWB ACE & NBCC continuing education credits from sessions that are actually applicable to your practice
✔️ Evidence-based tools and strategies you can implement with clients immediately
✔️ A renewed sense of purpose, energy, and clinical confidence
✔️ Meaningful connections with fellow clinicians who understand your world
✔️ A personalized plan to protect your capacity and prevent burnout
Rachel Bentley, LPC
Leading from Self: Cultivating Clinical Growth Through the Gifts of our Internal System
Blaise Harris, LCMHC, EMDR-Certified Therapist
They Not Like Us: Why Black Men and First Responders Don't Come To You For Therapy
Rick, Monique & Alyssa Elgersma
Grief That Doesn't Wear Black: Life Inside Unconventional Grief
Denielle Rigoglioso, LPC, CSAC, Business Coach
Your Schedule's Full... But You're Not: The Art of Boundaries, Burnout Recovery & Self Compassion for Therapists who Give their All
Kate Kestle, LCSW
Working with Preverbal Trauma
L. Breanne Bass, LCSW
The Intersection of Social Media and Technology with Youth Mental Health
Saulo Ortiz, LCSW
F.I.R.M. Boundaries: Effective Limit Setting for a Healthy Clinical Practice
Holly Tracy, LMFT, LPC, ACS, RPT-S, CT, CTTS
Let's Get Ethical
Jacinta Willis, LPC
Empathy Without Judgment: A Clinician's Guide to Compassionate Presence
Jessica Stringfield, LPC-S, LCSW-S
Understanding the Military Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Programs
Kelly Lynch, LCSW, EMT, CPT, PN-1
When Disaster Strikes: Responding to Disaster, Working with First Responders and Understanding Disaster Deployment
Ederis Martinez-Cunion, LPC, NCC
Healing in the Sand: Integrating Sand Tray Therapy in Your Practice
Dr. La'Toya Nicole Edwards, LCSW, BCD
The Strong Therapist's Survival Isn't Enough: Embodied Healing & Nervous System Recovery for Helping Professionals
Shealyn Clinger, MA, MSW, LCSW
The Clinician's Guide to the Neurodivergent Brain: Science, Strategy, and Heart
Danielle L. McDowell, LPC
Ethical Considerations in Using AI for Note-Taking For Counseling Professionals
Don't Just Take Our Word For It
Each Clinician Connection has been enlightening, energizing, and just downright fun. The atmosphere is serene and inviting, and Lisa and Chris have truly created what the name promises: real connection for clinicians. CCC is helping rebuild the sense of community our field has been missing.
Attending Clinician Connection was an incredible experience. I earned valuable CE credits while connecting with fellow therapists. The workshops were insightful, evidence-based, and directly applicable to my practice. I left feeling recharged, more informed, and deeply connected.
I love how Lisa and Chris have created this space for both meaningful connection and high-quality CEs. Virginia Beach is a beautiful setting to meet other clinicians, learn something new, and genuinely enjoy the experience.
Picture This
You wake up to the sound of ocean waves. There’s no alarm, no caseload weighing on your mind. Just the quiet anticipation of a day designed entirely for your growth and well-being.
You walk into a room full of people who get it. Clinicians who understand the compassion fatigue, the ethical gray areas, the joy and the weight of this work. No explaining needed. Just belonging.
You attend workshops that don’t just check a box, they challenge your thinking, deepen your clinical skills, and reignite the passion that brought you into this field. And when the sessions end, you’re walking the boardwalk, sharing dinner with new colleagues, and remembering why connection matters.
That’s not a fantasy. That’s Clinician Connection.
Your Seat Is Waiting
Clinician Connection is intentionally intimate. Spots are limited to preserve the quality of connection and learning that makes this experience unlike any other conference.
Your Registration Includes:
✔️ Up to 10.5 ASWB ACE & NBCC approved continuing education credits
. ✔️ Keynote session with Lisa Duez, LCSW
. ✔️ Closing session with Dr. Dominique Pritchett: Capacity Over Chaos™
. ✔️ Five evidence-based workshop sessions across two days
. ✔️ Catered Thursday lunch and Friday breakfast buffet
. ✔️ Optional morning wellness sessions
. ✔️ Access to professional beach headshots (small additional fee)
. ✔️ Two days on the Virginia Beach oceanfront with clinicians who become colleagues and friends
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This is more than a conference. It’s the reset you’ve been needing.
Don’t wait until you’re burnt out to invest in yourself.
Continuing Education Details
Turning Point Counseling and Consulting, provider number #418 is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association on Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. Stated and provincial regulator boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Turning Point Counseling and Consulting maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approver period 10/01/2025-10/01/2028.
Turning Point Counseling and Consulting has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7312. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Turning Point Counseling and Consulting is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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