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Navigating the Path to Emotional Wellness

Join us  in-person or online for the latest edition of our webinar series on emotional wellness, this time focusing on resiliency. Participants are encouraged to attend any number of the sessions listed below, with a General Certificate of Continuing Education available for each session. A free lunch will also be provided for those attending in person who register by May 11.
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Schedule

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Sign In and Welcome
9:00 - 9:45 a.m. Russ Keeney - “Individual and Community Resilience”
10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Rev. Eddie Ingram - “Psycho-Spiritual Aspects of Resilience”
11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Valerie Moore- “The Neurochemistry of Resilience”
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 - 1:45p.m. Dr. Trish Murray - “Resilience at Home”
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Kim Leppert and Stefanie Jester   - “Brain/Body Connections and Resilience”
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

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During the presentation, we encourage you to send in your questions to be answered live! Text (704) 937-1306 and please list to which speaker your question should be addressed.

Speakers

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Russ Keeney, MA, LPC
Russ is a licensed counselor in NC affiliated with CareNet Counseling, an affiliate of Wake Forest Baptist Health. Russ has experience with individual, couples, adolescents, and family therapy. He is committed to helping individuals discover their true selves in a safe and nurturing atmosphere. His background in trauma and family work have become well known in the community and amongst other professionals in the field. He is committed to creating a safe place to look inward. He invites people to integrate their own faith/spirituality and in turn become whole in body, mind and spirit. Along life’s journey, we all need occasional assistance to help deal with the stressors of life and to reclaim the fullness that life can offer.

Russ’s experience includes work as individual and couples therapist, family preservation social worker, and as a Family Centered Therapist. He has experience in issues of anger management, anxiety/depression, impulse control, trauma/ptsd, and ongoing life adjustments. Russ graduated from GCTS in 2003 with an MA in counseling. He has been a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2006.


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Dr. Trish Murray
Trish is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHCS) who has been providing counseling services to individuals and couples for over 25 years. She has worked in various settings, including college/university counseling centers, community mental health, employee assistance, and addiction centers. She has worked with people to help them address issues related to anxiety, depression, work related stress, career transitions, grief and loss, self care and resilience
She earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from West Virginia University, and Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Geneva College.


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Kim Leppert, MSW, LCSW, CSAT, CCTP, CCATP, EMDRIA Certified, Brainspotting Levels 1, 2, and 3
Kim has been working with individuals, couples, and families for 25+ years. Since 2013, she has been educating and assisting people in their journey of recovery from sexual addiction, pornography addiction, partner betrayal, and improving coupleship intimacy. Kim conducts individual sessions and couple sessions as well as facilitating weekly recovery groups. A trauma therapist by nature, she has a background working with domestic violence and sexual assault. Kim is trained in multiple trauma maintains her certification in sexual addiction with the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals and her EMDR certification through EMDRIA.

 “Sex Addiction” was diagnosed as an addiction for the first time in 1983 by Dr. Patrick Carnes. Since that time, there has been dispute in the therapeutic and lay community as to the validity of sex/porn as an addiction. Estimates range from 12-30 million sex addicts in the US. The amount and intensity of porn on the internet grows exponentially every year. Sex Addiction has many complexities, but at its core, is believed to be a process addiction, a negative coping skill; like gaming, gambling, or even food.


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Stefanie Jester, MA, LMFT, CSAT, CCTP, CCATP, EMDRIA Certified, and Brainspotting 1, 2, 3
Stefanie has been working with individuals, couples, and families for nearly 20 years. Since 2012, Stefanie has been educating and assisting people in their journey of recovery from sexual addiction, pornography addiction, partner betrayal, and improving coupleship intimacy. Stefanie conducts individual and couple sessions as well as facilitating weekly recovery groups. Stefanie is trained in multiple trauma protocols and has a strong trauma background; including working with Veteran’s in their PTSD clinic. Stefanie is a certified sexual addiction therapist with the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals and maintains her EMDR certification through EMDRIA. Stefanie recently completed her requirements for certification in Brainspotting and is awaiting her certification.


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Valerie Moore
Valerie has practiced nursing in Gaston County for over 25 years, she has had the privilege of caring for individuals of all ages, with varying degrees of physical and mental health needs.  Her areas of nursing practice have been in home health, assisted living facilities, group homes, and hospital settings.  She has trained in Faith Community Nursing, focusing on the spiritual connection between physical and mental health wellness.  She has continued her nursing education to earn an MBA in HealthCare Management, and Masters of Science in Nursing-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.  


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Rev. Eddie Ingram
Rev. Ingram has provided pastoral care for individuals, families, and groups while serving a number of churches in Western North Carolina as an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church since 1994.  He completed a Master’s in Social Work in the spring of 2012, is Licensed in Clinical Social Work, and is certified in spiritual direction.  He has significant experience working with individuals and groups in recovery from substance abuse both in inpatient and outpatient settings, and has worked with individuals struggling with a variety of mental health issues, including bi-polar disorder, depression, and relationship issues.

We are so thankful for the tremendous response that our previous webinar received. Over 700 people across the U.S. were able to view this webinar live. Thank you for tuning in and supporting our speakers through your participation in this event! We hope that the information provided was helpful and that you gained further insight into the many areas of mental and emotional wellness.
View Our Previous Webinar Here
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​1621 E. Garrison Blvd.
​Gastonia, N.C. 28054
Phone
(704) 864-2651
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