Meet the Speakers

DAVID CLARKE, MD

JENNIFER FRANKLIN, PHD

ALEX KLASSEN, MSW, RSW

TANNER MURTAGH, MSW, RSW

  • Day 1
    Sunday, Sep 28
  • Day 2
    Monday, Sep 29
  • Day 3
    Tuesday, Sep 30
TimeEventLocation
12:30 PMConference Check-In OpensJCC Lobby
1:50 PMWelcome AnnouncementLevin Hall
2:00 – 3:00 PMSession #1: Hand to Heart: An Opportunity for Healing with Neuroplastic Symptoms – Monica Fitzgerald, PhD + Rita Gupta, DO MPALevin Hall
3:00 – 3:15 PMBreak
3:15 – 4:15 PMSession #2: New Research in Neuroplastic Symptoms – Howard Schubiner, MD + Dan Kaufmann, PhD + Paul Hansma, PhD + Marjorie Heule, MS + Lisa E. Baranik, PhDLevin Hall
4:15 PMClosing RemarksLevin Hall
4:30 PMWelcome ReceptionJCC Lobby
6:00 PMReception Concludes, End of Day
TimeEventLocation
8:00 AMBreakfast & Interest Group SessionGym
9:00 – 10:00 AMSession #3: Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Advanced Skills: Working with Emotions and the Self – Christie Uipi, LCSW + Vanessa Blackstone, MSW, ACSWLevin Hall
10:00 – 10:15 AMBreak
10:15 – 11:15 AMConcurrent Session #4
Session #4A: Finding Common Threads: Using Experiential Mind/Body Approaches to Address Sexual Challenges – Lillian Bailey, MS, LMFT, CSTLevin Hall
Session #4B: Fundamentals of Neuroplastic Pain Syndrome – David Schechter, MDL130
Session #4C: Embody Your Message – Camille ThomanF168
Session #4D: Practical Somatics – Karden Rabin & Alexander RosanF169
11:15 – 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 – 12:30 PMConcurrent Session #5
Session #5A: Does Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) reflect an error in our survival circuits? – Thomas Chelimsky, MDLevin Hall
Session #5B: Integrating Neuroplastic Principles and Treatment into Frontline Healthcare – Geoffrey Keenan, MD + Jonathan Takahashi, MD, MPHL130
Session #5C: Cultivating a Felt-Sense of Internal and External Safety to Heal Neuroplastic Symptoms – Mags Clark-Smith, MA, PGCE, BCPT, BMC Dip & Jennifer Franklin, PhDF168
Session #5D: Brain-Mind-Body (BMB) Takeaways from 25 years of the Lightning Process (LP) – Phil Parker, PhD, DO, Dip E Hyp PsychF169
12:30 – 1:45 PMLunch with Table DiscussionsGym
1:45 – 2:45 PMConcurrent Session #6
Session #6A: Difficult Cases Seminar For Therapists – Jeffrey H. Axelbank, Psy.D. & David Clarke, MDLevin Hall
Session #6B: Targeting the Root Causes of Chronic Pain in Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy – Shoshana Krohner, PhD + Mark Lumley, PhDL130
Session #6C: Science and Stories to Decode Chronic Fatigue – Rebecca Kennedy, MD & Rebecca TolinF168
Session #6D: Practical Somatics – Karden Rabin & Alexander RosanF169
2:45 – 3:00 PMBreak
3:00 – 4:00 PMConcurrent Session #7
Session #7A: Building a movement for change: What (Recovered) patients and professionals can achieve together – Marjon Oomens, MsCLevin Hall
Session #7B: Introduction to EMDR therapy, Is it really that good? – Michelle Gottlieb, Psy.D., MFT, LPCCL130
Session #7C: How to Help Men with Pelvic & Sexual Issues (even the hard cases) – Michael HodgeF168
Session #7D: From Fear to Freedom: Teaching Patients to Trust Their Bodies Again – Leonida Tansinsin, MPTF169
4:00 – 4:15 PMBreak
4:15 – 5:15 PMSession #8: Exploring the State of the Science of Chronic Lyme and Mold – Kate Smith, N.D.Levin Hall
5:15 – 5:20 PMClosing RemarksLevin Hall
5:45 PMOptional Happy Hour GatheringTBA
7:00 PMGathering Concludes, End of Day
TimeEventLocation
8:00 AMBreakfast & Interest Group SessionJCC
9:00 – 10:00 AMSession #9: Feeling Safe Enough to Heal: Treating Trauma, Addiction and Chronic Pain – Les Aria, PhDLevin Hall
10:00 – 10:15 AMBreak
10:15 – 11:15 AMConcurrent Session #10
Session #10A: An Experiential Emotion-Focused Approach to Understanding and Treating Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Attacks (PNEA) – William H. Watson, PhDLevin Hall
Session #10B: Targeting the Root Causes of Chronic Pain in Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy – Shoshana Krohner, PhD + Mark A. Lumley, PhDL130
Session #10C: Introduction to EMDR therapy, Is it really that good? – Michelle Gottlieb, Psy.D., MFT, LPCCF168
Session #10D: Brain-Mind-Body (BMB) Takeaways from 25 years of the Lightning Process (LP) – Phil Parker, PhD, DO, Dip E Hyp PsychF169
11:15 – 11:30 AMBreak
11:30 – 12:30 PMConcurrent Session #11
Session #11A: Psychedelic Medicine: from Neuroplasticity to Transcendence – An Overview – Matt McClanahan, DO, MALevin Hall
Session #11B: Treating the Trauma Caused by Chronic Pain & Symptoms – Alex Klassen, MSW, RSW + Tanner Murtagh, MSW, RSWL130
Session #11C: Embody Your Message – Camille ThomanF168
Session #11D: From Fear to Freedom: Teaching Patients to Trust Their Bodies Again – Leonida Tansinsin, MPTF169
12:30 – 1:45 PMLunch Break with Table DiscussionsGym
1:45 – 2:45 PMSession #12: Stigma as a Stressor: How Anti-Fat Bias Influences Neuroplastic Symptoms – Deb Malkin, Amy Schere, MSW, LCSWA, PT, DPT Levin Hall
2:45 – 3:00 PMBreak
3:00 – 4:00 PMSession #13: Neuroplastic Symptoms of the Ear: Tinnitus, Sound Sensitivity and Dizziness – Yonit Arthur, AuD & Marcia Dewey, AuD, CCC/ALevin Hall
4:00 PMATNS President David Clarke, MD - Closing RemarksLevin Hall
4:30 PMATNS Board - Closing RemarksLevin Hall
5:00 PMOptional Happy Hour GatheringTBA
6:30 PMGathering Concludes, End of Conference