Solutions to nighttime fears surrounding scary awakenings are not found within the purchase of a new mattress, the sounds of waterfalls in the background, use of aromatherapy, and counting sheep. Effective sleep interventions are beyond the scope of what sleep hygiene can offer. Imagery Rehearsal Therapy combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy strategies have proven to be useful in helping many individuals improve poor quality sleep while reducing the intensity and frequency of nightmares.

Participants in the upcoming trainings will learn how to deeply listen to their clients’ sleep struggles to in-turn help them effectively modify their sleep habits, develop more positive thoughts surrounding sleep, and have confidence in their ability to regain control of a sleep routine in the absence of overwhelming nightmares. Important topics such as medical conditions, biological factors, stimulus control, sleep restriction, imagery, and dream rehearsal will be discussed to inform effective treatment interventions.

The current webinar led by Dr. Lillian Gibson will provide mental health professionals best practices to assess and treat nightmares. Participants will learn how to apply treatment specific approaches to help clients achieve better sleep. The on-line training will use case vignettes to guide the presentation and uncover mistakes that can be made when effective approaches to improve sleep are not utilized.

Date: January 27th, 2026 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Trainer: Lillian Gibson, PhD.

2.75 CEUs are available!

Dr. Lillian Gibson, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist often referred to as a “mood makeover” expert. She is a highly recommended speaker, consultant, and clinician due to her advanced assessment and treatment skills. Dr. Gibson takes pride in combining her vocational rehabilitation counseling, and clinical psychology expertise to help clients solve their problems through individual, group, or couples therapy for emotional healing and restoration. Her professional footprints include places such as Johns Hopkins, and international research in South Africa. Dr. Gibson’s resume also includes gold star interventions for anxiety, depression, trauma, insomnia, nightmares, and chronic medical conditions.

Dr. Gibson is passionate about highlighting the importance of cultural awareness within mental health services. She is often found providing customized workshops and trainings to corporations, non-profit organizations, and various workgroups who value emotional awareness and resiliency strategies.

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This Training Will Expand Knowledge Around:

-Engaging with autistic individuals with a neuro-diverse lens
-Understanding sensory integration and how it can affect learning and completing tasks
-Skills to Advocate for services in the schools and community
-Having a vision to help autistic individuals can use their interests to become skills that becomes employable.
-Tools to use for working with families

Date: February 3rd, 2026 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Hybrid
Harbourview Large Conference Room
7025 Harbourview Blvd Suite 119, Suffolk, VA (In-person capacity: 100)
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Virtual via Zoom
Trainer: Presented by: Karen E. Bailey LPC, ACS, ASDCS

Karen Bailey has worked in the mental health field for 28 years. She has had the privilege of working with those on the Autism spectrum Disorder and other neurodiversity for 20 years.

She specializes also in depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief and loss, childhood trauma, attachment, developmental issues, women issues, and intellectual disabilities.

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Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an evidence-based treatment designed to decrease behavioral problems in young children; however, it also helps to increase positive interactions, pro-social behaviors, self-esteem, and attention span.

This training will present an introduction to PCIT and the recent research on its effectiveness as a telehealth intervention. Dr. Gross will also present select behavioral skills from the first phase of PCIT that providers could take away as a tool in their work with children and parents.

At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees should be able to describe what PCIT is and who it is a fit for. They will also be able to name several benefits of PCIT. Participants will further learn how to find PCIT services and where to look for further training in PCIT.

Date: February 24th, 2026 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Trainer: Dr. Kaylee Gross

3 CEUs offered!

Dr. Kalee Gross is a licensed clinical psychologist at UCEBT. Kalee values providing a holistic approach because every individual is uniquely influenced by various factors throughout life. She specialized in working with children and teens; however, she absolutely enjoys, and has experience, seeing all ages across the lifespan.

She has experience providing evidenced-based individual, family, and group intervention through evidence-based modalities, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT), for individuals struggling with anxiety and depression. She also has several years of experience helping adolescents and adults build a life worth living with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She also is a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) certified therapist, an evidence-based treatment for young children with behavioral problems.

During Kalee’s time off, she enjoys being active (working out, hiking, playing soccer, camping, skiing), baking and decorating delicious desserts to share, playing with her dogs, and watching shows with a bowl of popcorn. She also values spending time with her husband, family, and friends.

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Join us for a three-hour, virtual training as we dive into several evidence-based practices for treating depressive disorders, learning how to differentiate between Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and discovering how to most effectively apply each model to meet the unique needs of each client.

3 CEUs offered!

Date: March 11th, 2026 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Trainer: Lillian Gibson, PhD.

Dr. Lillian Gibson is a highly sought licensed clinical psychologist in the Dallas, Texas area often referred to as a “mood make-over” expert. For the past decade she’s guided clients away from feeling overwhelmed, hurt, confused, frustrated, and sad into a life of peace and happiness.

As a seasoned therapist, Dr. Gibson feels it is her job to attentively listen to understand her clients’ unique difficulties. Her ability to provide helpful feed-back along with specific recommendations is appreciated by those who seek her services. She enjoys helping clients solve their problems through individual, group, and couples counseling for emotional healing and restoration.

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Join us for a virtual, three-hour dive into Family Psychoeducation, exploring the foundational elements of Family Psychotherapy, learning key components of integrating this approach into your work with clients, and walking away with practical techniques to begin the work of Family Psychoeducation.

3 CEUs offered!

Date: March 19th, 2026 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Trainer: Jennifer Hodgson, PhD, LMFT

Jennifer Hodgson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who maintained a private practice and taught in higher education for 24 years prior to joining HMA. The scope of her experience in higher education training environments includes medical education, resident training and fellowship programs (i.e., family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry), as well as family therapy and medical family therapy master’s and doctoral programs. She co-developed the first Medical Family Therapy doctoral program in the nation and served as major professor to 21 doctoral students during her tenure at East Carolina University.

During her tenure in higher education, she also developed a strong skillset in helping training programs prepare for, apply, and maintain their professional accreditation and certifications. She has expertise designing, innovating, and delivering integrated care in primary, secondary, and tertiary care contexts. Jennifer has co-written and co-edited textbooks, book chapters, peer-reviewed articles, and other non-peer-reviewed works that focus on growing and training the behavioral health workforce and integrated care delivery systems. She has secured millions of dollars in grant funding at local and federal levels to help support her areas of work.

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