
2025 BMH CONFERENCE / #REPRESENTATIONMATTERS



Meet our POWERFUL Lineup!
2025 SPEAKERS + PANELISTS

Ashley Lockley, M.A.
Mental Health Educator & Advocate, Owner of Mastering Mind Matters
Session Title: “And what shall we do, we who did not die?”: Exploring the importance of lament for Black women mental health practitioners

Dr. Robert H. Marshall Jr.
CEO, I Am Man Inc. & The Survivors Circle
Session Title: From trauma to triumph helping men of color navigate their journey to wholeness.

Sonya Wood, LCAS/Clinical Supervisor (Intern)
Mental Health Educator
Session Title: Addiction: “What’s going on in the Black Community!”

Arielle King, M.A.T.
Data Analyst, PhD Candidate, Black Mental Health Advocate
Session Title: Advancing Racial Equity when Inclusion is Replaced with Equality

Machel Best LCSW
Owner of Best Community Therapy
Data Analyst, PhD Candidate, Black Mental Health Advocate
Session Title: Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality, & the role it plays in mental health treatment

Pametria Brown, LCSW
Founder and CEO of Black Therapists Matter Wellness Directory
Session Title: Therapy while Black: Understanding the responsibility of Black therapists to the Black community.

Cherrelle Penn, M.S., MFT
Session Title: Freedom Day: Overcoming Spiritual Manipulation

LaDonna V. Miller, LCSW
CEO of Options Unlimited Resource Counseling
Session Title: Empowering Black Families: Navigating 504 and IEP Plans for Students with Mental Health Disorders

Erick Nunez, MSSW, LCSW
Owner of Erick Da Baddest Therapist, LLC
Session Title: "At the Crossroads: Navigating Mental Health at the Intersection of LGBTQIA+ Identities and Blackness"

Terance Dawkins MSW, LCSW
Founder of Missing Pieces Counseling Services
Session Title: Empowering Black Narratives: Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma

Blaise Harris LCMHC, EMDR certified therapist
Owner of G Squared Consulting and Counseling Services, PLLC
Session Title: They Not Like Us: Why Black Men and First Responders Don't Come to You for Therapy

Dr. Ebonee Gresham, DNP, MSN, RN
Empowerment Speaker/CEO/Author
Session Title: I'm a Strong Black Woman

Alyse Bone, MS, LCMHCQS, CRC, RPT, RYT
Owner of Flourish Consulting & Supervision
Session Title: Empowering & Understanding Neurodivergence in the Black Community


Marcellas Reynolds
Actor, Author, Documentarian, and Television Host

Sherrell Duncan
Wellness Advocate

Jacqui Pitman
Executive Producer and owner of Pitman Casting Inc.

REGISTER TODAY!
Don't miss your opportunity to participate in 2025's Black Mental Health Conference!
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE!!
WE WILL SELL OUT!!!
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WHATS ON THE AGENDA?
Friday, Jan. 31st
11am-12pm: Registration
12pm-12:30pm: Welcome & Lunch
12:40pm-1:40pm: Session 1
1:50pm-2:50pm: Session 2
3pm-4pm: BMH Conversations
4:10-5:10pm: "In Living Color": Black Representations in the Media & it's impact on Black Mental Health
7pm-9pm: "Bet on Black" Casino & Networking event
Saturday, Feb. 1st
9am-9:30am: Welcome
9:40am-10:40am: Session 1
10:50am-11:50am: Session 2
12pm-1pm: Session 3
1:10pm-2:10pm: BMH Awards Luncheon
2:10pm-3:10pm: Keynote Discussion with LeToya Luckett
3:20pm-4pm: Closing
4:30pm-5:30pm VIP Meet & Greet
Receive
up to
7
CE's
Up to 7 NBCC CE's available for the completion of this program
The Gathering Place Wellness and Counseling Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7786. Programs that do not qualify for for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Gathering Place Wellness and Counseling center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professionals served:
Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW and P-LCW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC, LPCS, LPCA), Psychologists, Substance Abuse Counselors, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist (LCAS), Certified, Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC), Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant (CSAPC), Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional (CCJP), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS), Certified Substance Abuse Residential Facility Director (CSARFD)
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