Events
At Ellenhorn, we’re committed to hosting high-quality educational events that spotlight cutting-edge concepts and practices in mental-health care. Our events bring together thought leaders to explore innovative, top-of-mind topics, foster meaningful conversations and advance the field with fresh insights and evidence-based approaches to client-centered treatment.

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TagsMay 16, 202512:00pm EDTVirtualShifting the Paradigm Virtual
Shifting the Addiction Paradigm 2025: Centering Treatment on the Continuum of Human Behavior
The 2025 Shifting the Addiction Paradigm conference continues a nine-year tradition of exploring transformative and humane approaches to addiction treatment.
May 22, 20259:00am EDTLos AngelesEducationAMBIT Spring Workshop
This AMBIT (Adaptive Mentalization-Based Integrative Treatment) workshop will feature a blend of academic lectures and interactive skill-building activities, and attendees will leave equipped with AMBIT techniques they can immediately put into practice.
Jun 16, 20254:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualBreaking the Barriers: Free Virtual Educational Session
Join our "Breaking the Barriers" initiative, where Ellenhorn will host quarterly free virtual sessions designed to support families in understanding and overcoming the obstacles to seeking mental health care.
Jun 26–Jun 28, 20256:00pm EDTMonterey, MARetreatPsychosis Care and Connection: A Retreat on Humanistic Approaches
Join us for an enriching retreat focused on humanistic approaches to psychosis care, bringing together leaders in clinical treatment, advocates, and individuals with lived experience.
Jul 11, 202512:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualLegacy Virtual Series: Rebuilding Purposeful Lives – Insights with Ross Ellenhorn
Topic: “Readiness” Is When the Client Says So: Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment and a Whole-Person Approach
Jul 17, 20251:00pm EDTVirtualVirtual2025 New Perspectives Series
A series of talks that will explore the diverse ways in which holding can be expressed therapeutically.
Aug 15, 202512:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualLegacy Virtual Series: Rebuilding Purposeful Lives – Insights with Ross Ellenhorn
Topic: Fear of Hope and Psychosocial Injury: The Real Chief Complaint
Sep 12, 202512:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualLegacy Virtual Series: Rebuilding Purposeful Lives – Insights with Ross Ellenhorn
Topic: How Social States Drive our Clients' Lives
Sep 25, 20251:00pm EDTVirtualVirtual2025 New Perspectives Series
A series of talks that will explore the diverse ways in which holding can be expressed therapeutically.
Oct 24, 20258:00am EDTBostonEducation NetworkingTrue North Conference: Celebrating 20 Years of Dignified Care
To celebrate our 20th year, we are hosting the True North Conference, a first-of-its-kind gathering where we will introduce you to some of the stellar programs we’ve come to know over the past two decades—programs that, like us, place dignity at the center of care.
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TagsApr 24, 20251:00pm EDTVirtualVirtual
2025 New Perspectives Series
A series of talks that will explore the diverse ways in which holding can be expressed therapeutically.
Apr 23, 20253:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualMentalizing Connections: A Community of Learners Webinar Series
The Therapist in the Hot Seat: Countertransference and Using Mentalization to Cool Down | Shelly Simpson, LCSW (Ellenhorn)
Apr 22, 20252:00pm EDTLos AngelesCommunity NetworkingConnections in Clay
Celebrate Earth Day with your hands in clay! Presented by Ellenhorn & Centered: Therapeutic Clay Services.
Apr 9, 20253:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualMentalizing Connections: A Community of Learners Webinar Series
IRL (In Real Life): Mentalizing with Teens in Mind | Natalie Brooks, MA, LMFT (Mentalizing Initiative)
Mar 26, 20253:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualMentalizing Connections: A Community of Learners Webinar Series
BPD: The Origin of MBT | Robin Kissell, MD (Mentalizing Initiative)
Mar 19, 202512:00pm EDTVirtualEducation VirtualThe Treasure of Ordinary Psychotherapy Series: The Art of Holding
This program series will emphasize the importance of a therapist’s unique personality and self, with a question of how to embrace this and bring these characteristics to the healing environment.
Mar 17, 20254:00pm EDTVirtualEducation VirtualBreaking the Barriers: Free Virtual Educational Sessions
Join our "Breaking the Barriers" initiative, where Ellenhorn will host monthly free virtual sessions designed to support families in understanding and overcoming the obstacles to seeking mental health care.
Mar 12, 202512:30pm EDTHouston, TXEducationOpen Dialogue Lunch & Learn: The Unlanguaged Known
Join us for a free Lunch and Learn with renowned sociologist and thought leader Ross Ellenhorn in Houston, Texas. Lunch will be provided as Dr. Ellenhorn shares his expertise on Open Dialogue, an innovative approach to supporting individuals experiencing psychosis.
Mar 12, 20253:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualMentalizing Connections: A Community of Learners Webinar Series
Engaging Deeply: How Mentalizing Facilitates Trust & Openness in Therapy Relationships | Michael Groat, PhD, MSc (Lindner Center of Hope)
Feb 26, 20253:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualMentalizing Connections: A Community of Learners Webinar Series
Attachment and Reflective Function | Jeffrey Katzman, MD (Silver Hill Hospital)
Feb 17, 20254:00pm EDTVirtualEducation VirtualBreaking the Barriers: Free Virtual Educational Sessions
Join our "Breaking the Barriers" initiative, where Ellenhorn will host monthly free virtual sessions designed to support families in understanding and overcoming the obstacles to seeking mental health care.
Feb 12, 20253:00pm EDTVirtualVirtualMentalizing Connections: A Community of Learners Webinar Series
Introductory Session | Robin Kissell, MD (Mentalizing Initiative) facilitating