In Person - Membership Meeting - In Person
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"How to Work with Families in High-Conflict Custody Matters"
with Cathy Himlin, LMFT, LPCC
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This workshop introduces mental health professionals to Attachment Family Therapy as a tool to help high-conflict families and addresses parent-child relationships. This training provides practical strategies to help parents transition from reactivity to emotional responsiveness, thereby repairing strained family relationships.
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Course Objectives:
● Court-Involved Family Therapy and Its Dynamics
● Typical Reasons Children Reject One Parent
● Attachment Parenting and Court-Involved Families
● The Four Stages of Court-Involved Family Therapy & Attunement Application
● The Child’s Perspective
● Supporting Parents
● Case studies: High-Conflict Families
Learning Objectives:
1. List two common fears expressed by parents in high-conflict custody cases.
2. Identify at least three reasons a child may reject a parent.
3. Name the four stages of the court-involved family therapy model.
4. Identify the three key components of attunement that are used to support the parent who is estranged from their child.
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Cathy Himlin, LMFT, LPCC, has more than thirty years’ experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist and is also a licensed professional clinical counselor. She specializes in family law and dependency cases involving high-conflict families. Himlin serves on the San Diego Family Law Bar Association’s Mental Health Committee and is a member of CAMFT and the AAMFT. She has developed several child-centered trainings for family law attorneys, therapists, and parents. Himlin’s new book, The Rejected Parent: Rebuild Your Relationship with Your Child During a Divorce or Custody Dispute, will be published in the Spring of 2026.
Sponsored by
When: Sunday, February 15, 2026
Time:
8:30am-9am Check-In/Light Breakfast*
9am-9:30am Membership Meeting/
Chapter Announcements*
9:30-11am CE/Speaker Presentation
11am-11:15am Opportunity Drawing/
Private Practice Announcements*
11:15am-11:45am Break*
11:45am-1:45pm Board Meeting (in-person)*
*=portion of course not eligible for CE's
This course is intended for beginning to advanced mental health professionals.
Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Course evaluations will be sent and CE completion certificates will be awarded to participants that attend the entire presentation and complete the course evaluation within 48 hours of the speaker presentation.
Place:
In-Person at Encino Golf Course Banquet Room
16821 Burbank Blvd
Encino, CA 91436
This location is ADA compliant.
Professional or business casual attire suggested. It is recommended to dress in layers due to the weather and AC conditions.
Please note the following:
Confirm your meeting selection is accurate for in person or webinar and member or non-member. No walk-ins or registration changes will be allowed less than 24 hours before the meeting.
Price/Registration:
SFV-CAMFT chapter members
In-person
$25 (online until Friday, Feb 6th at 11:59pm)
$35 (online week of event, Feb 7th to Feb 13th)
Non chapter members
In-person
$35 (online until Friday, Feb 6th at 11:59pm)
$45 (online week of event, Feb 7th to Feb 13th)
No phone or email RSVP.
No cash or check, credit card only (we accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover).
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Refund Policy
Requests for refunds must be in writing and received by SFV-CAMFT before one week prior to the event. A $2 administrative fee will be deducted for cancellation of a paid event, through the cancellation deadline. There will be no changes or cancellations received after one week prior to the event (this includes no shows and arriving late to the presentation on the day of the event). The President has discretion to issue refunds that do not comply with the policy. To request a refund, email sfv.camft@gmail.com.
The personal values and beliefs expressed by presenter(s) are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (SFV-CAMFT). SFV-CAMFT is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive professional community and does not endorse any specific personal viewpoints shared by presenters.
CAMFT- approved Continuing Education Provider #62281
SFV-CAMFT is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for Marriage & Family Therapists. SFV-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
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