2026 MAMFT Systemic Family Therapy Annual Conference

Conference Agenda

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Registration 7:15-8:00am

Welcome 8:00-8:15am - Ryan Luethje—MAMFT President

Keynote Workshop 8:15am-12:15pm

• 101 – Supervision That Works: Practical Skills for Clinical Supervision in the 21^st Century** by Diane Gehart, PhD, LMFT **Please note this workshop is for approved supervisors only.

• 102 – Use of Therapeutic Polygraph and Mindmaps by David Clayton

• 103 – So, You’re Burned Out? Recognizing Signs of Burnout and Ideas of What to Do About It by Sally Moody, LCSW
  

Concurrent Workshops 3:30-5:30pm            

• 201 —Faith Deconstruction Experienced by Clients: Themes, Risks, and Pathways Toward Meaning Making by Julie Gardenhire, PhD, LMFT & Tom (Trey) M Gardenhire III, AMFT, MBA, MDiv
  
  
•  202 — More Than a Number: Educating Families on Athletic Stress, Identity, & Performance to Enhance Resilience by Portia Granger, Ph.D., LCSW-S 
  
  
• 203 – Optimizing Social Support: Considerations for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Chris Perez, Ph.D.

Friday, February 13, 2026

Welcome & Announcements 7:50-8:00am

Ethics Workshop II 10:15am-12:15pm

MAMFT Annual Business Meeting & Awards Luncheon 12:15-1:45pm

Concurrent Workshops 1:45-3:45pm

• 301 – Infidelity: Systemic Couple Therapy by Benjamin Wood, LMFT-S, CSAT
  
• 302 – The Karpman Triangle: Understanding, Challenging, and Escaping the Dance of Death by Mamie Albritton, LMFT, ASAT, CPD
  
• 303 – Emerging Professionals – Student Leadership Workshop Panel Discussion Casey Keith, LMFT, CTT, Jessica McLain, LMFT, Robert “Bobby” Scott, MA, LMFT, CAADC, DBT-C, Pat Sims, Ph.D., LMFT & Micah Jones, LMFTA
  

We look forward to seeing you at the conference!

*The first 50 people to register for the conference will receive a FREE canvas tote bag! (bags can be picked up, along with name tags, upon arriving at the conference)

Update: MAMFT Annual Conference 2026 In-Person Only + New Virtual CE Opportunities

We’re excited to announce that this year’s 2026 Systemic Family Therapy Conference will be held in person only at Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, MS. After thoughtful consideration and feedback from past attendees, we’ve decided to focus on providing the best possible in-person and virtual experiences which we believe will be best executed separately. 

For those who prefer virtual learning, don’t worry — we’ll be offering the following online continuing education opportunities throughout 2026 so you can continue earning CE credits at your convenience. Workshops will be $60 each and you can register for the online workshops at www.mamft.com/events. More online workshops may be added throughout the year. 

• Black Youth Suicidality presented by Leslie A. Anderson, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLEP on Friday, March 6, 1-3pm
• Financial Family Therapy presented by Nathan Astle, LMFT, Certified Financial Therapist on Friday, April 10, 1-3pm 
• Trauma Induced Sexual Addiction presented by Matt Wenger on Tuesday, May 19, 2-4pm
• Working with Queer/Trans Clients presented by Dr. Katie Morris, LMFT on Wednesday, June 3, 1pm-3pm 
•  Navigating Murky Waters: Professional Boundaries in Clinical Practice by Gregory L. Futral, Ph.D., NCC date TBA

Continuing Education (CE) Hours: By attending the MAMFT Conference every year, LMFTs can obtain all the CE hours necessary for license renewal! The Mississippi Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (MAMFT) has been approved by the Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists (MSBOE) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. The 2026 conference will offer 14 CE hours.

Cancellations/Substitutions: Full refunds of conference fees, less a $15 processing fee, will be granted if request for cancellation is made prior to January 30, 2026. After that date, no refunds will be given. However, substitutions are permitted and encouraged. To authorize a substitution, notify MAMFT Executive Director, Britney Mangum, by email at executivedirector@mamft.com prior to the conference date.