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• Meditation and Psychotherapy - MetroMFT Peer Consultation for November

  • When
    Friday, November 14, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Google Meet link will be sent upon registration
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  Join our monthly peer consultation group for MetroMFT members. This month’s session—facilitated by Brian Livelsberger—will focus on meditation and psychotherapy.

  Brian Livelsberger was introduced to mindfulness meditation in 2014 through the book, "The Mindful Way through Depression." Since then he has been exploring various aspects of meditation both personally and professionally. Whether you are a new meditator, have years of experience, or are simply meditatively curious, today is an opportunity for a peer discussion about the interplay between the personal and professional aspects of meditative practice.

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• MetroMFT Fall Conference - Uniting Family Therapy Theories with Play Therapy

  • When
    Friday, November 21, 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Kenhill Center, 2614 Kenhill Dr. Bowie, MD 20715
  • Registered
    28 registrants

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  Join Nancy Rumley Soliz, MS, LMFT, RPT-S—an experienced marriage and family therapist, clinical supervisor, and trainer—for an engaging and practical training designed to bring the whole family into the play room.

  
  

  This course will take into consideration how the family can be used in play therapy. Classic schools of family theories such as Systems, Bowenian, Structural, Strategic, Experiential, and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy will be explored as well as post-modern theories of Solution-Focused and Narrative therapy will be examined through the lens of play therapy. Participants will also learn various techniques and applications to use when families enter the play room.

  Whether you’re a seasoned therapist or new to play therapy, you’ll leave with creative, theory-based tools to strengthen your work with families!

  CEUs:

  • 6 hours of continuing education through the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists
  • 6 Direct Contact CEs with APT Approved Provider 17-491. 

  
  

  APT Approved Provider 17-491

  Location: Kenhill Center, 2614 Kenhill Dr. Bowie, MD 20715

  Learning Objectives: 

  1. Analyze play and the therapeutic powers of play.
  2. Analyze 3 or more reasons to use the family in Play Therapy.
  3. Describe 1 or more ways to integrate Bowenian Family Therapy with Play Therapy.
  4. Describe 1 or more ways to integrate Strategic Family Therapy with Play Therapy.
  5. Describe 1 or more ways to integrate Structural Family Therapy with Play Therapy.
  6. Describe 1 or more ways to integrate Experiential Family Therapy with Play Therapy.
  7. Describe 1 or more ways to integrate Psychoanalytic Family Therapy with Play Therapy.
  8. Describe 1 or more ways to integrate Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy with Play Therapy.
  9. Describe 1 or more ways to integrate Solution-Focused Family Therapy with Play Therapy.
  10. Describe 1 or more ways to integrate Narrative Family Therapy with Play Therapy.

  Don't forget to register by October 31st for general admission pricing! 

  
  

  

  If you have need to cancel your registration please contact us at admin@metromft.org.

  
  

  Join Nancy and others for a Post-Conference Networking Happy Hour at the nearby Blue Sunday Bar & Grill.

  Please RSVP here: https://metromft.wildapricot.org/event-6378920

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• Post Conference Networking Happy Hour

  • When
    Friday, November 21, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Blue Sunday Bar & Grill, 6868 Race Track Rd., Bowie, MD 20715
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  Join Us for a Post-Conference Happy Hour!

  Wrap up the conference with some free appetizers, good conversation, great company, and a relaxed atmosphere at Blue Sunday Bar & Grill in Bowie, MD. 

  Connect with fellow attendees, including Nancy Ruiz, our featured conference presenter. Admission is free, but please register in advance so we can reserve enough space!

  
  

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - Kick-off Meeting

  • Start
    Thursday, January 01, 2026
  • End
    Saturday, January 31, 2026
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

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  Please Note: The Kickoff Meeting will be held in January 2026, but the final date is TBD.

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Join MetroMFT for the kick-off of The Ideal Practice Collective, a yearlong book club and support group, designed to help therapists build thriving, sustainable private practices.

  This special session features Lynn Grodski, author of Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Lynn will offer inspiration, practical guidance, and insight to help you approach your practice with clarity and confidence.

  

  Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch their private practice and unsure where to start.
  • Working to develop and sustain strong referral sources.
  • Endeavoring to navigate the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that can feel overwhelming.

  Lynn’s presentation will set the tone for the year ahead, helping you shift from uncertainty to intentional action.

  This kick-off meeting launches a yearlong series, held on the Second Monday of each month at 10:00 AM, where participants will discuss the practical exercises, share wins, and help each other stay motivated and proactive.

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 
  

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - February Meeting

  • When
    Monday, February 09, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for February's Meeting

  Mental Preparation: Honing Your Entrepreneurial Mind-Set

  "If you learn to think like a successful entrepreneur, you can become  more mentally resilient and go the distance as a business owner. This month , analyze your business ability, learn to craft a business affirmation to overcome negative beliefs, and identify your ideal clients as you continue to prepare to build your ideal private practice."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook Section: Mental Preparation: Honing Your Entrepreneurial Mind-Set

  ✅ Book Chapters: Top Ten Business Mantras for Success

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - March Meeting

  • When
    Monday, March 09, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for March's Meeting

  Emotional Preparation: Building a Reserve of Support 

  "Owning and operating a private practice can be emotionally draining; you need the right kind of professional support in place to minimize the ups and downs. This month. learn the best ways to develop a strong external and internal support system to create partnership and encouragement."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Emotional Preparation: Building a Reserve of Support 

  ✅ Book: Entrepreneurial Mind-Set

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - April Meeting

  • When
    Monday, April 13, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for April's Meeting

  Spiritual Preparation: Orienting Your Practice Around Values and Vision 

  "To infuse your business with spirituality, orient your private practice around your passion and your core values. This month, define your business vision using a value-based approach and examine the integrity of your practice. Then, with your vision, purpose, and mission statement in place you can move forward with a clear direction."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Spiritual Preparation: Orienting Your Practice Around Values and Vision 

  ✅ Book: Values and Vision; Getting a Strong Start

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - May Meeting

  • When
    Monday, May 11, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for May's Meeting

  Articulation: Communicating Your Value as a Professional

  "Now is the time to put the building blocks in place for your ideal private practice. The first step is to determine your basic message--the essence of who you are and what you do as a therapist. This month, you articulate your basic message and explore strategies to expand its reach. Develop your speaking ability further and learn the important skill of enrolling --how to persuade potential clients to become paying clients."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Articulation: Communicating Your Value as a Professional

  ✅ Book: Protecting Your Practice from Harm; The Brand Called You

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - June Meeting

  • When
    Monday, May 11, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Takoma Park Beverage Company, 6917 Laurel Takoma Park, MD 20912

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  At the halfway point of our yearlong journey together, The Ideal Practice Collective will gather in person at Takoma Park Beverage Company. for a morning of reflection, connection, and renewal.

  This special midyear session offers a chance to step away from our screens, meet one another face-to-face, and strengthen the community that has been growing virtually since January.

  In addition to reflecting on this month's theme of generating a flow of quality clients, we’ll also:

  • Revisit insights from the first half of the year.
  • Share what’s working in building our private practices.
  • Reconnect with our purpose and renew our energy for the months ahead.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for June's Meeting

  Marketing: Generating a Flow of Quality Clients

  "A flow of quality clients is the lifeblood of a private practice and your ability to market your practice may determine whether or not you can keep it healthy. This month, explore the marketing strategies that work best for therapists. Then, add to your strategies with a targeted reading list so that you have an abundance of marketing ideas, and then learn to create and follow a marketing plan."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Marketing: Generating a Flow of Quality Clients

  ✅ Book: Expanding Your Reach; Your Online Presence

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - July Meeting

  • When
    Monday, July 13, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for July's Meeting

  Security: Establishing a Solid Client Base

  "To feel more secure about your business, use this month's plan for solidifying your client base. Establish a strong client connection and turn your practice into an added-value business that builds client respect, trust, and endorsement. Then learn how to support all termination, because good endings create goodwill."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Security: Establishing a Solid Client Base

  ✅ Book: Retaining Today’s Clients

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - August Meeting

  • When
    Monday, August 10, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for August's Meeting

  Profit: Making Peace with Making Money

  "Show me the money! This month, take steps to ensure that you have a highly profitable practice. Examine your thoughts and feelings about money and profit, check your profit picture against a reliable formula, evaluate your current fee structure, see how to raise fees successfully, and build a business not just to own, but to sell."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Profit: Making Peace with Making Money

  ✅ Book: Why Good Therapists Go Broke

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - September Meeting

  • When
    Monday, September 14, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for September's Meeting

  Stamina: Creating Business Strength and Endurance

  "Position yourself and your practice for long-term success by learning how to anticipate future challenges. This month, explore the early stages of business evolution to see how to develop greater stamina and endurance, deal with competition as it occurs, transform envy into excellence, and stay true to your business vision."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Stamina: Creating Business Strength and Endurance

  ✅ Book: Solo versus Group Practice

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - October Meeting

  • When
    Monday, October 12, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for October's Meeting

  Optimization: Upgrading Your Practice

  "Optimize and upgrade your practice. This month, focus on strategies that enhance your practice management, broaden you network, and diversify your services so that you can run a problem-free operation that can handle continued growth. Also, get comfortable with a normal and important entrepreneurial emotion: ambition."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Optimization: Upgrading Your Practice

  ✅ Book: Building a Practice to Sell

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - November Meeting

  • When
    Monday, November 09, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom link provided upon registration

  Register

  Turn uncertainty into momentum — one month at a time.
  

  Building a successful private practice takes more than clinical skill. Many therapists find themselves:

  • Struggling to launch and unsure where to start.
  • Working to build and maintain strong referral sources.
  • Avoiding or fearing the business side—marketing, planning, or finances—that feels overwhelming.

  You’re not alone.

  Join MetroMFT for a yearlong journey through Lynn Grodski’s Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook. Expect monthly discussions, accountability, and peer support—designed to help you build a thriving, sustainable practice with confidence.

  
  

  Build community. Build confidence. Build your ideal practice.

  
  

  Focus for November's Meeting

  Expansion: Increasing Your Capacity for Growth

  "Expansion and growth are important goals for many small business owners. This month, expand your practice by learning how to select the best opportunities for growth and prioritize your use of time. Then add balance to your expansion plan to become a model of services your offer, as you create strong community connections."

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Expansion: Increasing Your Capacity for Growth

  ✅ Book: Personal Growth and Coaching

  
  

  See the 2026 Reading Schedule for the Ideal Private Practice Collective. 

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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• The Ideal Practice Collective: A Yearlong Book Club & Support Group - Final Meeting

  • When
    Monday, December 14, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Takoma Park Beverage Company, 6917 Laurel Takoma Park, MD 20912

  Register

  Join MetroMFT for the final meeting of The Ideal Practice Collective, our yearlong book club and support group for therapists building thriving private practices.

  After twelve months of reading, reflection, and connection, we’ll gather in person at Takoma Park Bev & Co. to celebrate our growth and successes, share key takeaways from this year’s journey through Building Your Ideal Private Practice and the accompanying Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice Workbook, and explore how to continue this work into the year ahead.

  This culminating session will invite us to reflect on what we’ve learned, honor the momentum we’ve built, and discuss what’s next for each of our practices and for our MetroMFT community.

  
  

  Focus for December's Meeting 

  Flow: Integrating Multiple Perspectives

  "Go with the flow--position your practice so that it invites synchronicity and ease. This month, go beyond a traditional medical model, by adding choices and options with personal growth and coaching services and by increasing your level of self-motivation. Then celebrate the completion of your year-long coaching program!"

  To best prepare for this month's meeting we suggest you:

  ✅ Complete Your Monthly Prep Form

  ✅ Workbook: Flow: Integrating Multiple Perspectives

  ✅ Book: Holding Onto Success

  
  

  For any questions about the Ideal Practice Collective please email Liann Seiter Brown at liann@alignedfamilytherapy.com. 

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