IMHCA Board Members have been meeting with professionals across the state and the country about topics that they want to know more about. Get to know these professionals and the areas of expertise in this series of interviews. Stay tuned for more IMHCA talks!
Facebook: IMHCA Talks with Rachel Swanson
Facebook: IMHCA Talks with Kayla Bell-Consolver (PART 1) | Facebook: IMHCA Talks with Kayla Bell-Consolver (PART 2)
IMHCA speaks with Amanda Hardy, who is an expert in perinatal mental health. Amanda is a practicing Licensed Mental Health Counselor and she is a faculty member at Iowa State University. She is the author of the book “Dear Mama, You Matter: Honest Talk About the Transition to Motherhood”. To learn more, visit her website at www.AmandaHardyPhD.com. Check out this important discussion on mental health during pregnancy, post-partum, and the transition to parenthood.
You are invited to the first in a series of Facebook Live interviews from the Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association! Each month we will talk with leading counselors from Iowa and abroad. This month, we welcome Shannon Myers. Shannon is a Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional, a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and a MAPS Approved Psychedelic Integration Provider. She specializes in trauma, operating from a polyvagal framework, as well as an integrative approach to trauma. In her practice, she works with a network of providers to assess physical health, diet, lifestyle factors, and genetics to cultivate a holistic approach to mental health. Shannon will also speak to psychedelic integration therapy, its growing relevance in counseling, and its present and future states.
The Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association is excited to welcome Dr. Fredrick Dombrowski as a guest on our Facebook Live series “IMHCA Talks”. Fredrick Dombrowski is the Department Chair of General Education and Social Sciences at the University of Bridgeport, and the President Elect of the American Mental Health Counselors Association. Dr. Dombrowski is a strong public advocate for meeting the mental health needs of LGBTQIA+ populations. He is an expert and nationally recognized speaker in the areas of transgender clinical mental health, as well as addictions and co-occurring disorders, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Telehealth. He is also a regular contributor to “The Advocate” magazine.
Join experts in ethics, Dr. Villa Tarvydas and Dr. Michael Gerald discuss how practitioners can ethically review their work with clients and advocate through the political climate. Please listen to our first IMHCA Talks podcast -we hope to bring you many more in the future.