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2025

Join us for a
TWO-DAY
Conference!

DURHAM CONVENTION CENTER

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2025 BMH CONFERENCE / #REPRESENTATIONMATTERS

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Meet our POWERFUL Lineup!

2025 SPEAKERS + PANELISTS

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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

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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.

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Sonya Wood, LCAS/Clinical Supervisor (Intern)

Mental Health Educator

Session Title: Addiction: “What’s going on in the Black Community!”

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Arielle King, M.A.T.

Data Analyst, PhD Candidate, Black Mental Health Advocate

Session Title: Advancing Racial Equity when Inclusion is Replaced with Equality

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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

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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.

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Cherrelle Penn, M.S., MFT

Session Title: Freedom Day: Overcoming Spiritual Manipulation

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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

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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"

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Terance Dawkins MSW, LCSW

Founder of Missing Pieces Counseling Services

Session Title: Empowering Black Narratives: Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma

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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

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Dr. Ebonee Gresham, DNP, MSN, RN

Empowerment Speaker/CEO/Author

Session Title: I'm a Strong Black Woman

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Alyse Bone, MS, LCMHCQS, CRC, RPT, RYT
Owner of Flourish Consulting & Supervision

Session Title: Empowering & Understanding Neurodivergence in the Black Community

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Marcellas Reynolds

Actor, Author, Documentarian, and Television Host

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Sherrell Duncan

Wellness Advocate

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Jacqui Pitman

Executive Producer and owner of Pitman Casting Inc.

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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)

2025 Sponsors

Solidarity Sponsors

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Activist Sponsors

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Ally Sponsors

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Continuing Education Sponsors

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Professional Headshot Sponsor

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Donors

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