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WFC Hosts Guest Speaker, Bill Donaldson for Lecture on Money Coaching on 7/26

July 27, 2017 No Comments

Westport Family Counseling hosted a Networking Breakfast and Professional Lecture on Money Coaching on Wednesday July 26th, 2017. WFC was pleased to welcome Bill Donaldson of Donaldson Financial Wellness Network LLC as our Guest Speaker. BILL DONALDSON, CFP, is the founder of Donaldson Financial Wellness Network, LLC. located in Westport, CT. In addition to the Certified Financial

WFC Presented at New Canaan Networking for Youth Luncheon on Tuesday 10/25

October 27, 2016 No Comments

Carolyn Yates, LMFT of Westport Family Counseling presented at New Canaan High School this past Tuesday 10/25 as part of the triannual Networking for Youth meeting. Carolyn Yates, LMFT presented on the topic of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). There were 30 attendees present including several school counseling staff members from various schools in New

WFC Co-Hosted Professional Development Conference last Friday 10/14 in Darien

October 17, 2016 No Comments

Westport Family Counseling teamed up with Acadia Healthcare to co-host a Professional Development Conference at the Darien Community Association last Friday 10/14. Dr. Antoinette Giedzinska-Simons and Yudit Maros, LMFT C.Ht presented on “Progressive Treatment Approaches for the 21st Century.” The event was a great success and 40 mental health professionals attended and received Continuing Education

WFC Hosted Cultural Competency Training on Tuesday 10/4/16

October 5, 2016 No Comments

Ivette Betancourt, LMFT and Sukriti Kushwaha, LMFT, Ph.D., of TLCCT (Training and Learning for Clinicians) facilitated a Cultural Competency on-site training at Westport Family Counseling on Tuesday October 4th, 2016. The training was well attended by 13 clinicians who received CEUs and met the new state licensing requirements for Cultural Competency CEUs. It was a

WFC is Hosting Network Breakfast and Presentation on, “Pharmacogenomic Testing: Moving Psychiatry into the 21st Century”

February 3, 2016 No Comments

Westport Family Counseling is hosting a Networking Breakfast and Presentation on, “Pharmacogenomic Testing: Moving Psychiatry into the 21st Century,” on Thursday February 18th, 2016 from 8:30-10am. Dr. Vatsal Thakkar will be our guest presenter on this topic. Dr. Thakkar will speak about the fact that the state of the art in psychiatry for the last

WFC Co-Hosts Successful Professional Luncheon last Friday 1/29

February 3, 2016 No Comments

Westport Family Counseling and Westport House co-hosted a Professional Luncheon last Friday 1/29 at the Westport Inn. 35 local therapists and professionals attended the event and Westport Family Counseling’s clinical team spoke to the group about their Addiction and Trauma services.

WFC Teams Up With Westport House to Host a Professional Luncheon on 1/29

January 25, 2016 No Comments

Westport Family Counseling teams up with Westport House to co-host a Professional Luncheon on Friday 1/29 at The Westport Inn. The WFC Clinical Team will be speaking about their approach to addiction and trauma treatment. The topic of the WFC presentation is, “Treating The Host, As Well As The Addiction:” Whether chemical or behavioral in nature, addictions

Community Presentation on Tuesday October 6th on “Redefining Family: Understanding and Supporting the Modern Family”

September 22, 2015 No Comments

Westport Family Counseling is hosting a Free Presentation for the Community on Tuesday October 6th at 8:30am. Stephanie Schacher, PsyD will be presenting on “Redefining Family: Understanding and Supporting the Modern Family” 8:30-9am Complimentary Breakfast 9-10am – Presentation by Stephanie Schacher This presentation will address the social and clinical issues relevant to families

20 Local Professionals and Parents Attended WFC’s September Networking Breakfast and Presentation by Alison Bevan, Certified Sleep Consultant

September 22, 2015 No Comments

Westport Family Counseling hosted an audience of 20 parents and professionals last Wednesday morning 9/16 for our September Networking Breakfast and Presentation by Alison Bevan, Certified Sleep Consultant. The event was a great success and we had a great turnout of Fairfield County professionals and parents!

WFC Offering Free Community Presentation on “Strategies to Resolve Behavioral Sleep Problems In Children” on September 16th at 9am

July 22, 2015 No Comments

Westport Family Counseling is hosting a Free Presentation for the Community on Wednesday September 16th at 9am. Alison Bevan, Certified Sleep Specialist will be presenting on “Strategies to Resolve Sleep Issues in Children.” 9-9:30- Complimentary Breakfast 9:30-10:30- Presentation by Alison Bevan Lack of quality of sleep has a pervasive effect on the physical and

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