GAMFT

08/22/2025

Meet your 2025 GAMFT Board Leaders! 🎉

We’re excited to celebrate our amazing GAMFT members stepping into leadership roles starting January 2026!

Elizabeth Bizzell, LMFT – Our current Vice President is continuing for another two-year term!

Shakera J. Hawkins, LMFT – Joining as a new Elections Committee Member!

Dr. Danielle Veney, PhD, LMFT – Also joining the Elections Committee Member!

We’re so excited to welcome (and welcome back!) these amazing leaders starting January 2026. Let’s give them a big round of applause 👏👏👏

08/06/2025

JOIN US IN SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH PARITY

You're invited to attend a special event hosted by NAMI Georgia and the Georgia Mental Health Policy Partnership.

Join mental health professionals from across the state near the Capitol to encourage Commissioner King to enforce the mental health parity law.

Date: Monday, August 18
Time: 10am
Location: Twin Towers, Sloppy Floyd Building
2 MLK Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30334

Register now: https://gamft.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=96d3813568ee2ae294e8515e5&id=ea07de8074&e=82f4ff9a56

Can't make it? Sign the petition: https://gamft.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=96d3813568ee2ae294e8515e5&id=562bfc5e58&e=82f4ff9a56

07/21/2025

📢 THIS FRIDAY!

Don’t Miss GAMFT’s Virtual Ethics Training with Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey 📝⁠
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The Art of Clinical Documentation: Mastering Intake, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning
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🗓 Date: Friday, July 25, 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00–3:00 PM (ET)
💻 Location: Virtual via Zoom
🎓 CEs: 3 Ethics CEs for MFTs
💵 Investment:
▪️ Members – $75
▪️ Students – $35
▪️ Non-Members – $85
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Join GAMFT in welcoming back Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey, founder of QA Prep! If you attended last summer’s ethics event, you know she delivers practical, engaging, and truly helpful content for clinicians.⁠
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This interactive workshop will help you:
✅ Conduct efficient, comprehensive intakes
✅ Make accurate diagnoses
✅ Create meaningful, ethically-sound treatment plans
✅ Cut down your documentation time while increasing quality
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🎯 Perfect for mental health professionals ready to streamline paperwork and sharpen clinical focus.⁠
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👉 Register now: https://gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/art-of-clinical-documentation-

Live, Virtual CE Event on Friday, July 25 from 12-3pm - 3 Ethics Hours Click to learn more

07/11/2025

There’s still time to register!!

Join us TODAY for a live, restorative session where you’ll slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with your body. This is more than self-care—it’s ethically essential.

✨ Expect:
💨 Breathwork
🌀 Gentle movement
🧠 Mindful reflection
🧰 Everyday tools for your life + clinical work

🗓️ Today – Friday, July 11
🕓 4:00–5:15 PM PT
💻 Live on Zoom
💰 $25 | 1.25 Ethics CE hours for MFTs
👥 With Dr. Tequilla L. Hill & Dr. Edna Abney

Link to register:

Live, Virtual CE Event on Friday, July 11 from 4pm-5:15pm - 1.25 Ethics CE Hours / Click to learn more

07/07/2025

📣 Reminder for Therapists! Our Restorative Happy Hour is happening THIS Friday, July 11th — don’t miss this soul-nourishing event! 🌿✨

Take a much-needed pause with Dr. Tequilla L. Hill, LMFT & Dr. Edna Abney, LMFT for a virtual session full of breathwork, gentle movement, and mindful reflection.

🧘‍♀️ Restorative Happy Hour for Therapists: Somatics & Breathwork for Everyday Wellness
🗓️ Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
🕓 Time: 4:00–5:15pm (ET)
💻 Location: Zoom
💰 Investment: $25
📚 Earn 1.25 Ethics CE Hours for MFTs

This is more than a webinar—it’s a space to slow down, reconnect, and care for YOU 💛🌼

✨ Open to all therapists ready to breathe, move, and bloom from the inside out.

🔗 Register now our website: GAMFT > Navigation Tab > GAMFT Events

💚 You deserve this. See you Friday!

06/25/2025

📣 SAVE THE DATE!
We are THRILLED to welcome the one and only Dr. Maelisa McCaffrey to our ☀️ Summer Ethics CE Event! ☀️

✨ Known as the Documentation Diva💁🏻‍♀️, Maelisa is a clinical documentation specialist who makes progress notes, intake assessments, and treatment planning feel clear, doable, and even enjoyable. She’s a total pro at helping therapists simplify their paperwork without losing quality, and we are SO lucky to have her with us!

📝 The Art of Clinical Documentation: Mastering Intake, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning
📅 Friday, July 25
🕒 12–3 PM
💻 Virtual via Zoom
💰 $75 (GAMFT Members) | $85 (Non-members) | $35 (Students)
✅ Earn 3 Ethics CEs

🔗 Link in bio + on our GAMFT page (Home page>Navigation tab>GAMFT Events)

06/24/2025

✨🌿 Calling All Therapists! 🌱🧘‍♀️
Treat yourself to a soul-nourishing Restorative Happy Hour with the amazing Dr. Tequilla L. Hill, LMFT & Dr. Edna Abney, LMFT, a space to breathe, move, and bloom from the inside out. 🌼🌿💛

🌸 Restorative Happy Hour for Therapists:
🌿 Somatics & Breathwork for Everyday Wellness 🧘‍♂️

🗓️ Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
🕓 Time: 4:00–5:15pm
💰 Investment: $25
📚 CEs: 1.25 Ethics CE hours for MFTs
💻 Location: Virtual via Zoom

Even in a virtual world, restoration is possible. 🌎✨ This one-hour live online gathering is a gentle and rejuvenating space for therapists to slow down 🕊️, reconnect with their bodies 🌿, and explore the ethical significance of somatic self-care 🌱.

As clinicians, we often guide others in grounding and nervous system regulation—but what about us? 💚

In this fun, interactive, and nourishing session, participants will engage in mini experiential practices, including:
🌬️ Breathwork
🌿 Gentle movement
🧘‍♀️ Mindful reflection

All practices are simple, accessible, and perfect for weaving into everyday life and clinical work 🌻💫

🌿✨ Reclaim your calm. Restore your energy. You deserve this. ✨🌿

🔗 Link in bio + on our GAMFT page (Home page>Navigation tab>GAMFT Events)

06/16/2025

📣 Call for Nominations!
We’re revitalizing the GAMFT Northwest Chapter — and we need you! 🙌

📍 Live in Northwest Georgia? Step into leadership as:
➡️ Chapter Chair
➡️ Chapter Treasurer

✅ Nominate yourself or a trusted colleague — help shape the future of your local MFT community!

📧 To nominate, email: office@GAMFT.org

📌 Counties in the Northwest Chapter:
Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Union, Walker & Whitfield

Let’s rebuild, reconnect, and revitalize together! 💙

06/14/2025

📣 METRO CHAPTER IN-PERSON EVENT
Understanding Racial and Intergenerational Trauma: A Clinical Perspective

This 3-hour CEU-eligible training will deepen your understanding of how racial and intergenerational trauma impacts clients across communities and lifespans. Learn from experienced clinicians and engage in powerful dialogue that will enhance your cultural competence and clinical effectiveness.

📅 Date: Friday, June 27
🕒 Time: 11:30am–3:30pm
📍 Location: The Meadows Outpatient Center – Atlanta, GA
💵 Investment: $35 for GAMFT members | $45 for non-members
🎓 CEs: 3 Core Hours

🔗Register here⬇️

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/understanding-racial-and-intergenerational-trauma-a-clinical-perspective-tickets-1362957375199?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/14/2025

We’re repping GAMFT pride in every stitch.
Order your official GAMFT tee today – printed just for you and shipped to your doorstep! Let’s wear what we stand for. 💪👕

🛒 Order here: https://www.bonfire.com/gamft-spring-t-shirt/

06/13/2025

🎓 Calling all GAMFT Members!
Join us for a Virtual Legislative Town Hall on Friday, June 20 from 12:00–1:30 PM (ET) via Zoom.

✅ Learn about the recent legislative season
✅ Hear what’s coming for 2026
✅ Earn 1.5 Ethics CEs – FREE!

🧾 Hosted by the GAMFT Legislative Committee
📲 Scan the QR code to register now!
💻 Don’t miss this important update for our field.



https://gamft-s-school.thinkific.com/courses/legislative-town-hall-june2025

04/29/2025

We’re excited to celebrate our 2025 Spring Conference Student Poster Winners:

Non-Research Award: Naomi Hill 🥳🏆
Research Award: Marley Lentine-Brown 🎓🏆

Your passion, creativity, and dedication truly shine! ✨

A huge THANK YOU to all the incredible students who presented and made this event unforgettable! We can’t wait to see what you all do next! 🚀


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