I’ve spent decades trying to change the way we talk about suicide prevention, because the work has to be about more than keeping people alive.
Yes, preventing death matters. Deeply.
But the next frontier is helping people heal, recover, reconnect, and build lives they actually want to stay for.
That’s the heart of the 2026 Clinician’s Suicide Prevention Summit, and I’m genuinely proud of what we’re bringing together this August.
This is not suicide prevention as usual. We’re moving beyond the same old risk-checklist-and-cross-your-fingers approach -- because, friends, we cannot "clipboard counseling" our way to recovery.
Over two live online days, I’ll be joined by some of the most respected thought leaders in our field — and honestly, some of my favorite humans — including Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW, Dave Jobes, Marlon Rollins, PhD, LPCC, LMHC, LPC, Sarah Gaer, Jennifer Lockman, PhD, and Craig Bryan.
Together, we’ll explore how to:
✓ Collaborate with clients to identify personal reasons for living and restore meaning and hope
✓ Balance duty of care with compassion, cultural responsiveness, and respect for dignity
✓ Create crisis response plans that identify early warning signs before risk escalates
✓ Use evidence-based approaches like CAMS, ACT, CBT, and THRIVE to support recovery
✓ Implement trauma-informed, culturally responsive postvention interventions
✓ Address moral injury, survivor guilt, and meaning disruption after suicide loss
✓ Partner with workplaces and peer allies to reach people who may never walk into therapy
✓ Manage clinician anxiety so we can respond with clarity instead of fear
Because suicidal suffering does not happen in a vacuum. And healing rarely happens through a single intervention, session, or professional alone.
Your all-access pass includes live, interactive sessions or the option to watch on your own schedule, plus comprehensive manuals, slides, clinical tools, downloadable client-ready resources, and up to 10 live CE hours.
You’ll also receive the Ethics Bonus: Documentation and Record Keeping in Psychotherapy — Key Ethical and Legal Requirements, with 3.25 hours of self-study CE credit.
That’s more than $869.89 in value — including training, tools, and up to 10 live CE hours 3.25 bonus self-study CE hours.
Right now, you can secure your spot for just $149.90.
If you work with suicidal clients -- or support families, workplaces, or communities after suicide loss -- I hope you’ll join us.
2026 Clinician’s Suicide Prevention Summit
Live Online | August 17–18, 2026
Register here:
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