July 27, 2023 - Central Ohio Mental Health Professionals Luncheon (Free)

Description: 

A Learning Luncheon and social / networking event for Central Ohio Mental Health Professionals, hosted by Kaela Rae Vance LPCC-S, LLC, spotlighting featured presenter Allie Fridstein, LPCC of Capybara Counseling. At this luncheon, Allie will be providing us with a presentation entitled "The Function of Guilt, Shame, and Self-Compassion".

Itinerary, Thursday, July 27, 2023, from 11am-1pm:

• 11am, Doors open.
• Brief social time as people arrive.
• Brief welcome and introduction.
• Presentation: "The Function of Guilt, Shame, and Self-Compassion"
• Brief Q&A time with the presenters (Come prepared with a couple brief questions for the presenter!).
• Lunch / Social / Networking time (Make sure to bring business cards!).
• 1pm, Event conclusion.

About the Luncheon Presenter - Allie Fridstein, LPCC:

Allie is a mental health counselor who helps adults navigate difficult life transitions via both in-person and telehealth individual counseling. Self-compassion work - reducing judgement, self-deprecation, and shame - is her bread and butter. Allie uses strengths-based approaches to help clients make meaning of significant changes while aligning their behaviors with their own personal values in their path forward. Allie additionally prioritizes providing counseling services that support queer and trans wellness, including offering free assessments and letters for adults seeking gender affirming medical care.

About the Luncheon Host - Kaela Rae Vance, LPCC-S:

Kaela is a Central Ohio Therapist whose clinical focus areas are grief and trauma. As a result, Kaela often sees patients also struggling with Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD. Kaela is trained in numerous modalities, including CTG, TF-CBT, and EMDR. Kaela honed her skills in grief and trauma counseling through her experience at the Family Support Program within Nationwide Children's Hospital Big Lots Behavioral Health Services as a Pediatric Trauma Therapist. Prior to her tenure at NCH, Kaela gained valuable experience at Columbus Springs, as an In-Patient Clinical Counselor. In spring of 2022, Kaela launched, and has since been steadily growing her private counseling practice in Dublin, Ohio.

Food & Beverage: 

• A light snack and bottled water will be provided to attendees before the presentation.
• McAlisters Deli will be provided to attendees after the presentation (you may make an entrée selection when you RSVP).

Event location: 

Dublin, Ohio. Specific location shared at time of RSVP. Be sure to check your email after submitting your RSVP. If you do not receive your confirmation email with additional event details, please email info@kaelaraevance.com

RSVP Cancellation:

Please note, event space is limited. So please only register if you are committing to attend. Obviously things come up, so if you discover after registration that you're unable to be present, please email info@kaelaraevance.com so that we can release your spot to anyone else who would like to attend. Failing to let us know may result in you being unable to attend future events.

Registration Prerequisits:

Please note, RSVP is required for this event, we're unable to accomodate walk-in guests due to seating and catering limitations. Unless otherwise approved, attendance is contingent upon attendee being employed in the mental health field. If an registrant is found to not meet these prerequsits for this event, the registrant will be contacted and asked not to attend. Future events are being organized for additional topics and be offered to a broader audiance. Full event policy can be found here.

Questions about this event? 

Reach out via email at info@kaelaraevance.com

Event Sponsorship or Presenter Opportunities: 

If you would like to help host future events or be considered as a presenter at a future event, please reach out via email at info@kaelaraevance.com