2025 Mental Health Professionals Conference
October 2-4, 2025
Thursday October 2nd
6:15pm Doors Open for Dinner
6:30pm Welcome & Opening Remarks
Rev. Joselyn Spence, LPC, ATR, RYT-500, NBA Director of Mental Health and Wellness
Rev. April Lewton, NBA VP of Marketing and Development
6:50pm Dinner Panel on Navigating Grief, Spiritual Awareness, and Care
Rev. Joselyn Spence, LPC featuring Rev. Lee Ivey III
7:30pm Reflections & Guided Table Conversations
Friday October 3rd
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Deep Care & Morning Reflection
Rev. Joselyn Spence, LPC, ATR, RYT-500
9:30am Conference & Keynote Speaker Introduction
9:45am Keynote Address: Collective Healing and Justice: The Quiet Labor of Staying Whole
Hakim Asadi, LSMW
11:05am Break
11:15am Equity Workshop on Affinity and Collective Joy
Joi McCreary, MFT
Rev. Whittney-Marie Murphy
Rev. Joselyn Spence, LPC, ATR, RYT-500
12:30pm Lunch & Rest
You are encouraged to have lunch and find rest before the next sessions begin
1:40pm Soul Medicine Reset
2:00pm Roundtables I
Counselors Roundtable I: Centering the Clinician
Rev. Joselyn Spence, LPC, ATR, RYT-500
Chaplains Roundtable I: Reimagining the Role of Chaplain in a Shifting Landscape
Rev. Whittney-Marie Murphy
3:15pm Reflect and Refresh
Closing reflections of the day and nourishing snacks
3:30pm Rest and Renewal
6:30pm Dinner & Open Mic
8:15pm Candlelight Yoga
Saturday October 4th
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Opening Reflection & Centering
9:15am Keynote Address: Trauma Informed Theologies and Practice
Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee
10:40am Roundtables II
Counselors Roundtable II: Centering the Client
Rev. Joselyn Spence, LPC, ATR, RYT-500
Chaplains Roundtable II: Serving in a Spiritually Complex World
Rev. Whittney-Marie Murphy
11:15am The Self-Care Sanctuary: A Sacred Pause to restore, create, and just be
Rev. Joselyn Spence, LPC, ATR, RYT-500
12:45pm Lunch & Networking
1:30pm Closing Circle
2:00pm Departures