2025 Annual Conference

NASW New Hampshire 2025 Annual Conference

May 19 & 20, 2025
Mount Washington Resort
Bretton Woods, NH

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Agenda: 

Monday

8:00am - Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45am - Welcome
9:00am - Keynote
10:00am - Break
10:30am - Concurrent Workshops Block A
12:30pm - Lunch
1:45pm - Concurrent Workshops Block B
5:00pm - Day 1 End

6 CEs Available

Tuesday

7:30am - Hot Breakfast
8:30am - Concurrent Workshops Block C
10:30am - Break
11:00am - Concurrent Workshops Block D
1:00pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Closing Presentation
3:30pm - Conference Wrap-Up and Raffle Drawing
3:45pm - Conference End

6 CEs Available

Keynote

The Call to Courage and Justice with Danielle Smith, LSW, CAE, Executive Director National Association of Social Workers- Ohio Chapter

Closing

Imagining--And Working Toward--A Better Future with Stephen Pimpare, PhD

Monday Workshops - Block A

Creative Trauma Informed Clinical Interventions For Working With Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) with Kelly Smith, LICSW

Youth with IDD are often overlooked when we are thinking about providing trauma-informed mental health services. Many of the modalities we often use (TF-CBT, CPP, EMDR, Narrative Therapy) can be adapted for working with youth with IDD or Autism. This training will provide concrete tools for adapting your clinical work for youth with IDD and/or Autism.

Providing compassionate behavioral health: Understanding the unique needs of older adults with Meredith Kolodze

This workshop will explore working with older adult populations in behavioral health settings. We will take a deep dive into the assessment and treatment needs of older adults, highlighting several evidence-based modalities that work well with this population. Learners will also discuss suicidality in older adults and how to assess and prevent suicides. Exploring this topic through the lens of intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1991) will help learners to better understand communities that have additional marginalized identities outside of their status of being an older adult. Participants will walk away with knowledge and resources to work with and advocate for this population.

Culturally Responsive Best Practices for Suicide Prevention with Yunieska Trujillo-Ramirez

Diverse populations consistently report unmet treatment needs attributed to the lack of culturally relevant treatment approaches. Culturally responsive frameworks for suicide prevention support safer health systems for our communities.

The Ethics of -Isms: Navigating Difficult Conversations with Alison Mitchell

This 2-hour workshop focuses on identifying applicable sections of the NASW Code of Ethics that call Social Workers into conversation about difficult, often emotion-laden discussions related to identities, providing both experiential and didactic content to facilitate growing awareness and skill entering into these conversations with our clientele. We will identify relevant sections of the NASW Code of Ethics and practice using evidence-based models and decision-making frameworks for when and how to engage in difficult discussions.

Supporting Latinos in New Hampshire: Mitigating Harm, Fulfilling our Calling with Trinidad Tellez

The Latino/a/e/x community is the largest racial/ethnic group in New Hampshire at 4.6% of the population. Latinos report experiencing bias, discrimination and a lack of inclusion or belonging. These experiences can cause stress and contribute to additional challenges to health and well-being and hamper the ability to thrive. Latinos may be able to access services from mainstream organizations, they may not have their language assistance needs met, or they may simply feel a lack of respect, inclusion and cultural competence from service providers. 2025 promises significant harmful challenges for the Latino community, resulting from both federal and state policies. Social workers are called by their professional standards to racial and social justice, cultural competence, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. This interactive workshop will provide an opportunity for learning and dialogue, and participants will leave better able to support Latino community members.

Monday Workshops - Block B

Hope and Healing After Suicide & Other Sudden Traumatic Losses: A Comprehensive and Compassionate Approach with Elaine de Mello, LCSW

The impact of suicide and other sudden traumatic losses such as overdose deaths can cause complex trauma, stigma and isolation that impacts the healing for individuals as well as communities, schools and organizations. This workshop will examine best practices using a social ecological model with regards to risk and protective factors and the strategies and resources that exist for promoting healing and reducing risk on a macro and micro level. The Connect program model offers a comprehensive evidence based approach to postvention that has been implemented across the U.S. in many diverse settings. Cultural considerations and practices will be discussed as to how these dynamics influence healing and resilience. Impact on providers will also be discussed. Evidence based practices for reducing risk will be reviewed as critical components in short and long term response planning.

The Ethics of Tending to Burnout: Creative Expression for Burnout Care & Prevention with Jennifer Wolfe-Hagstrom, LICSW

Burnout rates for social workers are among the highest of any profession. In our post-pandemic atmosphere many social workers are coming to realize that they are either actively burnt out or heading in that direction. As our code of ethics now includes the need to focus on our own self-care and well-being in order to ethically practice, we are tasked with looking at our patterns and making educated decisions about how best to care for ourselves. This workshop will explore the topics of burnout and its connection to our professional ethics, completing the stress cycle, how creativity can be an important part of our self-care regimen, how to access our creativity, and case examples relating to burnout and ethical dilemmas. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how they can tend to burnout and how creativity can help.

Solution Focused Therapy: Exceptions Lead to Change with Susan Lee Tohn

During this interactive workshop, participants will learn the concept of Solution Focused exceptions, and how to direct these conversations to facilitate change talk and action with clients.We will learn the assumptions of the exception conversation and connect these to the structure of an exception conversation.Participants will watch video demonstrations and then practice the language in breakout rooms. Participants will be able to integrate this clinical tool immediately into their clinical, macro practice, or supervisory practice.

Understanding the Self From an IFS Perspective: Stepping Into a Place of Compassion and Acceptance to Promote Healing with Rebecca Rondeau

This training offers clinicians an opportunity to explore the concept of Self and Self-energy within the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, as well as understand how Self is conceptualized across other therapeutic models. Participants will delve into how "parts of Self" develop, the importance of engaging with these parts, and the value of staying grounded in Self-energy when working with clients. Through a blend of didactic learning, experiential exercises, and reflective discussions, participants will gain practical techniques for working with parts and accessing Self-energy. They will also gain insights into their own internal systems and enhance their ability to support clients from a place of compassion and acceptance.

Connect Program: National Best Practices in Recognizing and Responding to Youth Suicide Risk with Ann Duckless, MA

Mental health providers are on the front lines of suicide prevention efforts, and may well encounter changes in youth behaviors, attitudes, academic performance, or social interactions which may signal symptoms of depression, substance misuse, and/or other risk factors which may lead to suicide. This Connect training is designed to increase the competence and confidence of mental health providers to promote suicide prevention, recognize persons at risk, and respond to individuals who are thinking about or who have attempted suicide.

Tuesday Workshops - Block C

Using Principles of Critical Time Intervention to Help Workers and Clients Navigate Difficult Times in the Mental Health Field with Kim Livingstone

Since 2022, Critical Time Intervention (CTI) has been implemented in New Hampshire to help people successfully transition from hospitalization to community-based support. Recent fidelity assessments identified facilitators and challenges to the work. Strengths included doing phased, time-limited work, maintaining connections to clients, maintaining high quality in the worker’s role, and maintaining high quality team supervision. Challenges included connecting with community-based supports and stepping back intensity with clients over time.

The Write to Heal: The role of writing in selfcare for social workers with Aimee Burke Valeras

Too often, self-care and reflection is considered “extra”“ in the work of helping professions, as opposed to central to the ability to do work itself. Social workers are conditioned to consider their own needs last and sustaining emotional stamina is challenging. Writing as a form of self-reflection can be a process of discovery, can encourage genuine conversations on difficult experiences, and a tool to process traumatic or 'undiscussable' feelings. Writing allows for the emergence of metaphors that help understanding of how our own stories intersect with our clients', building empathy and tolerance for uncertainty. This presentation will walk participants through the process of focusing on a piece of artistic expression, writing to a prompt, and sharing those written reflections. The option of working towards potential publication will also be discussed.

Intersectionality, Empowerment, and Healing: Challenging Harmful Social Work Practices and Redefining Mental Health Care for Marginalized Communities with Nicole Marie Sublette

This presentation will explore the intersection of race, gender, and identity, focusing on culturally responsive care and its ethical implications in social work and therapy. The session will address ethical dilemmas arising from traditional feminist and historical psychotherapy frameworks that fail to account for overlapping systems of oppression affecting marginalized communities. Attention will be given to how avoiding conversations about race, identity, and culture—often to maintain "niceness" or avoid discomfort—reinforces stereotypes and violates ethical standards. Participants will discuss the responsibility of social workers to confront implicit bias, challenge harmful narratives, and use trauma-informed approaches that align with ethical standards. By the end of the session, participants will be equipped with tools for ethical decision-making, ensuring inclusivity and cultural competence in their work with marginalized communities.

Positionality in Clinical, Academic, and Advocacy Settings with Brandy Brown, DSW, LCSW, LICSW

Boundaries vs Self- Disclosure? Does disclosing a marginalized identity (such as sexual orientation, gender identity, religious, or ethnic background) help your client relate to you? Does it improve therapeutic transference? Does it indicate competence and understanding? Or bias? When does self-disclosure undermine your client’s potential progress? How much information is too much to share? Is there harm in not sharing this information with clients?

Stigma: what is it? And how does research inform its impact on individuals, families, professionals, institutions, and public policy? with Ken Norton, LICSW

We all use the term stigma, but do we have a clear understanding of what it is? Is there a difference between stigma and discrimination? This workshop will provide a research/evidence informed review the major types of stigma associated with mental illness and substance use disorders including: self-stigma, public/societal stigma, professional stigma and institutional stigma. We will look at the impact stigma has on individuals, family members, professionals, institutions, the greater society, public policy, and special populations including communities of color, veterans, and LGBTQ people. We will also review how media contributes to stigma, and research about the most effective strategies for combating stigma.

Tuesday Workshops - Block D

Disassembling the Ladder: Anti-Oppressive Supervision, Self-Care, and the Journey to Social Justice with Meredith Young

Effective supervision is the secret ingredient for the continued health and longevity of our field across micro, mezzo, and macro spaces. What makes a great supervisory relationship tick? How can we use supervision to integrate ideas of mezzo and macro systems? And how can macro supervision be seen as a galvanizing force in the fight for social justice and the abolition of systems of oppression? This workshop will discuss how supervisors can strengthen professional relationships while integrating conversations about inclusivity, diversity, equity, anti-racism, and anti-oppression to better understand and address challenges and opportunities.

Relational Trauma Informed Assessment: A Gentle Approach to Rapport and Trauma Evaluation with Rebecca Rondeau, LICSW & Jennifer Wolfe-Hagstrom, LICSW

Integrating trauma-informed theory into every aspect of our work as clinicians is imperative, especially today. This workshop will look at how to begin establishing rapport with clients utilizing the relationship and our understanding of trauma-informed care. Participants will be led in how to complete initial assessment while collecting all necessary bio-psycho-social information while grounded in trauma theory. Important topics will be explored including how to prevent overwhelm (in self and in clients), how to prioritize information gathering in the initial sessions, and bestowing confidence and self-assurance.

Fired Up!: The Transformative Power of Anger with Laurie Ure, LICSW

Social workers have a unique and vital role in helping clients access anger safely to increase self-acceptance, build ego strength, and invite passionate involvement in social movements. While mental health treatment often focuses on the harmful impacts of anger, releasing repressed anger in appropriate ways can decrease depression and reduce anxiety. Accessing anger can increase overall vitality and relieve physical ailments, sometimes rooted in contained anger. The workshop will be both experiential and didactic, including demonstrations of body-based techniques from bioenergetic analysis to express anger in grounded and positive ways.

Mindful Self Compassion within Expressive Arts Group Work with Poa Mutino, MSW

In this participatory workshop, attendees will learn how mindful self compassion and contemplative expressive arts are utilized in two series: Cross Cultural Conversations and the Colors of TransExpression. Details will be given from the facilitator’s history of working primarily with trans, non-binary, and BIPOC participants as well as MSW and DSW students in virtual 6 week groups and drop-in groups. As a group, we'll move through the expressive process and have a chance to make our own creations inspired by the conference.

We are a Powerful Tool: Use of Professional Self and The Parasympathetic Nervous System with Tana Bridge, PhD, MSW

This session will explore two distinct areas and the overlap of the two! Participants will explore skills in advancing the use of ‘professional self’ and managing implicit bias. The intersect between self and parasympathetic engagement through techniques in neuroception (polyvagal theory) will be reviewed. Engagement of the parasympathetic nervous system to advance personal and professional wellness will be reviewed.

About Our Presenters

Karina Bonilla is an MSW student, and long-time advocate for the Latine community in New Hampshire. Karina is originally from Puerto Rico and has resided in Manchester, NH since she came here to attend St. Anselm College, where she later served as an AmeriCorps VISTA member and then as program director for an after-school extended learning opportunity for multilingual students in Manchester public schools. Karina has recently wrapped up her foundational MSW field placement where she realized her desire to continue in macro social work practices. She has been working with Latinos in New Hampshire through advocacy and activism for over 5 years, and was recently hired to be the Program Director of the new Centro Latino de New Hampshire. Karina received her bachelor's degree from Saint Anselm College in 2021 and is currently pursuing an MSW at the University of New Hampshire (exp. Graduation Dec 2025).

Tana Bridge, PhD, MSW is a professor of Social Work at Eastern Michigan University. She is recognized for her passion, expertise, and skills in engagement. She has a 30-year track record of excellence in teaching, service, and professional consulting. Dr. Bridge’s expertise in trauma, ethical practice and collaboration are common threads in all areas of engagement. She currently holds several advanced certifications, serves on many local and state-wide committees, and has been recognized with several awards.

Brandy Brown, DSW, LCSW (ME, NY), LICSW (MN) (They/ She/ Dr) is the owner of Transform and Rise Up, LLC, where they provide educational, clinical and consulting services. They received a DSW (2022) at Capella University and their MSW (2013) and BSW (2012) at the University of Southern Maine. They are a WPATH SOC 8 Certified Mentor and a member of the NASW National Committee on LGBTQ+ issues. They are part time MSW faculty for Capella University and until recently held appointments in Psychiatry through Tufts University School of Medicine (clinical assistant professor) and Primary Care at University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (instructor). Dr. Brown is a lifelong advocate for LGBTQ+ people and, over the past decade, they developed and led The Gender Clinic at MaineHealth. Dr. Brown has worked primarily with vulnerable populations in different systems of care, including psychiatric inpatient, residential, and neurorehabilitation.

Elaine de Mello, is an LCSW since 1987 and has worked in the mental health field since 1978. She has been a clinician in inpatient and outpatient settings as a clinical program manager, quality improvement director and emergency services clinician. She began working in 1999 at NAMI NH where her focus for the last 25 years has been in suicide prevention and postvention, including the development of the Connect program which is internationally recognized. Elaine has done training and consultation in suicide prevention and postvention since 2000 around the U.S. Canada, and Pacific Islands including tribal settings, rural and urban communities, and many other diverse settings.

Ann Duckless, MA has recently retired from her full-time position as Community Educator at NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) NH, yet she continues to provide some trainings on behalf of the organization on a part-time basis. She brings more than 20 years of experience in substance use prevention and treatment to the Connect Suicide Prevention Program. Her work experiences include teaching elementary through college age levels, inpatient and outpatient counseling for substance misuse and disorders, non-profit statewide community work in youth prevention programming, and extensive training expertise in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention focusing on all ages and diverse community settings. Ann also embraces and promotes cultural sensitivity to issues of gender, race, ethnicity, language, religion, disability, and sexual orientation/gender identity.

Meredith Kolodze, DSW, LICSW, is a Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience. Meredith’s areas of interest include supporting individuals and families through chronic health conditions and end-of-life, caregiver distress, grief/loss, anxiety and depression. She is a Program Manager specializing in Older Adults at NAMI NH where she provides training, education and support to older adults and their loved ones about mental health issues. She also partners with the DHMC Aging Resource Center to support dementia care partners providing support groups and education.

Kim Livingstone, PhD, MSW has over 20 years of experience as a Social Worker in homeless services. She earned her MSW in 2009 and her PhD in 2019 from Hunter College. In 2017, she joined the faculty at Plymouth State University and has served as the Director of the Social Work Program since 2021. Her recent professional experience includes working with DHHS to implement and support 10 CTI programs across the state. Kim's previous Social Work experience includes working as the Director and Clinical Director of permanent supportive housing programs in New York City and in other management and case management positions in supportive housing settings for youth, teens, and adults in New York City and Maine. Kim also participates in groups related to homeless services including with the Center for the Advancement of Critical Time Intervention, and the New Hampshire Bureau of Homeless Services, and the Bridge House Shelter Board of Directors.

Poa Mutino earned his MSW in May 2022 with advanced certification in trauma-informed care from SAMSHA. He also completed a graduate assistant position in expressive arts therapy. Poa's primary therapeutic focuses are solution focused, nervous system informed, and rapport centric, always centering the youth's voice and needs. In addition to his work with young people (ages 12-23), Poa has worked as a Senior Meals Program Manager for 2 years following graduation with his MSW. Poa has a BA from Sterling College in Vermont, where he self-designed a major in Farming and Social Justice. Poa is certified in Intentional Peer Support, is a hospice volunteer, radio programmer, chef of free meals, and loves to dance.

Alison Smith Mitchell, PhD, LICSW is an Assistant Professor in Social Work at Plymouth State University, and recipient of the 2023-24 PSU Transformative Teaching Award. She earned her PhD in clinical social work from the Smith College School for Social Work and completed her MSW at the University of Maine School of Social Work. Prior to joining the PSU Social Work program, she worked in social service program development and evaluation, as a community mental health provider, and as a private mental health practitioner. Dr. Mitchell is an independently licensed clinical social worker in New Hampshire and Maine. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys hiking, skiing, and playing with her dogs.

Ken Norton, LICSW led the development NAMI NH’s Connect! Suicide Prevention program which is a national best practice program in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention which has provided training in over 40 states and 7 countries. He has served on numerous local and national committees including being a member of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Steering Committee. Ken has served as a subject matter expert for SAMHSA, the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration and has presented throughout the US, as well as internationally on issues related to mental illness, and suicide prevention. Ken has personal experience dealing with mental illness and suicide from the family perspective, is a former foster parent, and has also worked extensively in community mental health as a licensed clinical social worker. Ken is the recipient of the 2009 NASW NH Social Worker of the Year Award and a proud member of NASW.

Rebecca Rondeau, LICSW (she/her) discovered an early passion for helping others and is committed to creating a safe space for healing and personal growth. She uses an eclectic approach, incorporating IFS, EMDR, and ACT to help clients create a fulfilling and whole life.She earned her Master’s in Clinical Social Work from Boston College in 2004. Since then, she has provided direct therapy services in various settings and levels of care, working with individuals of all ages. Rebecca enjoys teaching and training and has developed and facilitated training programs on topics such as initial assessment, clinical documentation, risk management and safety planning, collaborative treatment planning, and trauma-informed care.Rebecca resides in NH with her family, where she owns and operates her private practice. She provides therapy via telehealth to clients and professionals in NH, ME, MA, VT, DC, MD, VA, and FL and is an EMDR Consultant. Connect with her from her website: www.rondeautherapyservices.com.

Danielle Smith, a social worker driven by an unyielding resolve to challenge what cannot be accepted, brings nearly two decades of advocacy and leadership experience to the table. As the Executive Director of the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers for 17 years, she has championed causes that uphold the core values of social work. Her roles extend beyond the profession—serving since 2014 as Board Member and Treasurer of the Abortion Fund of Ohio (AFO), Danielle has worked tirelessly to protect bodily autonomy. She spearheaded the landmark lawsuit NASW vs. Lebanon, Ohio, successfully blocking the criminalization of social workers who provide support related to abortion. Recognizing the urgent need to protect transgender rights, Danielle led the development of a groundbreaking training program for behavioral health practitioners in Ohio. This initiative equips professionals to navigate the complexities of the state’s gender-affirming care ban while safeguarding themselves and their clients. Attendees learn how to assess their own risk tolerance, adapt clinical practices, and stay aligned with social work ethics in the face of unjust laws. Drawing from her wealth of experience, Danielle will guide and inspire New Hampshire’s social workers to craft their own strategies for advocacy. Rooted in the profession’s core values, this session will provide actionable steps to stand firm, create change, and champion justice. Together, let’s honor our history, embrace our present, and forge a future where equity and dignity prevail.

Nicole Sublette, MA, LCMHC, CMHIMP, CH, is a Black, queer mental health professional and the founder of the award-winning Therapists of Color New England, the first BIPoC group mental health practice in New Hampshire. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Antioch University (2013) and is licensed in VT, NH, and MA. Nicole has been recognized for her leadership in cultural responsiveness and advocacy for marginalized communities. She facilitates Racial Healing Circles in collaboration with the NAACP, serves on the boards of NAMI NH and the Business Alliance for People of Color, and trains organizations in DEI and cultural responsiveness. A sought-after speaker, Nicole has appeared in various media outlets, sharing her expertise on mental health, systemic inequities, and intersectionality in care. She is committed to promoting equitable access to mental health services and empowering BIPoC and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Dr. Trinidad Tellez, is a Latine family physician, community-based health disparities researcher, educator, and public health professional with over 20 years’ experience working in operationalizing equity, diversity & inclusion, and organizational cultural effectiveness to address health disparities, improve access and quality, and advance health and equity for all. She is a champion of community engagement, collaborative partnerships, and equitable participatory processes as mechanisms for facilitating and leading community-driven approaches to equity. Dr. Tellez received her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School in 1997 and holds a certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University. She teaches in the MPH Programs at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, co-leads the Culturally Effective Organizations Work Group, is Principal of [Health] Equity Strategies, LLC, and is serving her second term as a NH State Representative from Manchester.

Susan Lee Tohn, MSW, LICSW, is Co-Director of Solutions. She earned her MSW in 1988. Ms. Tohn has worked with couples, adolescents, and families using the Solution Focused model for over 30 years. She has provided training for and consulted with management teams, mental health organizations, hospitals, state child welfare organizations, schools, and has presented to professional audiences both nationally and internationally. Ms. Tohn is a retired Associate Professor of Clinical Practice at Boston College School of Social Work. Ms. Tohn is co-author of “Crossing the Bridge: Integrating Solution Focused Therapy into Clinical Practice” and “Solution-Focused Therapy with Mandated Clients: Cooperating with the Uncooperative,” in S. Miller, M. Hubble, & B. Duncan (Eds.), Handbook of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

Yunieska Trujillo-Ramirez is the Director of the Bedford Off-Campus School of Social Work Program at Boston University and an adjunct faculty at Plymouth State University. She is a PhD candidate in Psychology at Regent University and a 2007 graduate of Boston University School of Social Work. Yunieska is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and a Masters Level Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor in New Hampshire. She holds certifications in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mental Health with aging populations. Yunieska's clinical specialties include holistic healing, trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, and more. Yunieska has guest spoken at various organizations on Health Equity and has been featured on New Hampshire Public Radio and the Holistic Counseling Podcast.

Laurie Ure, MSW, 1989, Simmons College, Certified Bioenergetic Therapist since 2008. Local trainer, Massachusetts Society for Bioenergetic Analysis since 2014, and Faculty Member, International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis since 2023.

Aimee Burke Valeras, PhD, LICSW is faculty with the NH Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency and the Leadership Preventive Medicine Residency at Concord Hospital Family Health Center. She received her undergraduate and Masters of Social Work degrees in 2002 from Boston College and her Doctorate in Social Work from Arizona State University in 2007. Dr. Burke Valeras coedited the book Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Evaluating the Evidence, Identifying the Essentials. She has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of integrated behavioral health and primary care, disability and illness identity, and qualitative research methodology.

Jennifer Wolfe-Hagstrom, BS Edu, MSW, LICSW (she/they) is a creative leader, trainer, mentor, artist, clinician, and change-maker. With an MSW from Hunter College in 2014, they provide LGBTQIA+ and NeuroDivergent Affirming clinical psychotherapy, clinical supervision, professional training, and supportive creative expressive workshop groups. Committed to inspiring self- advocacy for clients and colleagues, Jennifer strives to walk the walk, not just talk the talk and believes that “Role Model” is one of her most important titles. Across multiple mediums Jennifer inspires folx to break cycles of pain and live free, authentic, and joy-filled lives! Jennifer is based in Southern New Hampshire with her kiddo, animals, family (bio & chosen), and friends. Connect with them at KindnessCornerTherapy.com & KindnessCornerStudio.com!

Meredith Young, MSW, is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire, where she serves as Coordinator of the Substance Use Disorder Graduate Certificate Program and Co-Principal Investigator for the HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training – Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults federal grant. Before joining the faculty at UNH, she served as Chief Impact Officer at Granite United Way, spending over a decade designing and implementing grantmaking and fundraising efforts to address childhood wellbeing with non-profit and municipal partners. Meredith obtained her BA in English and Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2003 and her MSW from the University of New Hampshire in 2011. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Education at the University of New Hampshire. She lives in Newmarket with her husband and two children.