Schedule

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*Schedule is subject to change without notice.

2025/04/03

Geek

Gaming

12:00 AM 0

01:00 AM 1

PT Yoga (Preview Night)

Jessie Duncan

Jessie Duncan MA, LPC, NCC, CTP (she/they)

TAGGS Arcade (Preview Night)

TAGGS

TAGGS

Rooted in Self, Branching into the Future: The Wellness Tree Art Experiential (Preview Night)

Ariel Landrum

Ariel Landrum LMFT (She/Her)

TAGGS Arcade (Preview Night)

TAGGS

TAGGS

2025/04/04

Geek

Gaming

05:00 PM 0

06:45 PM 1

08:30 PM 2

09:30 PM 3

11:15 PM 4

What My Cutie Mark is Telling Me: An ACT Exploration of Values through My Little Pony

Catherine Richardson

Catherine Richardson MPGS (she/her)

Minis in the Sand Tray

Christine Penguino

Christine Penguino

I Know Your Language, Let’s Talk About Life

Gisela Pungello

Gisela Pungello she/ella

Questing for Knowledge: How TTRPGs Bring Academic Lessons to Life

Frank J. Robertz

Frank J. Robertz PhD

Networking Event

TAGGS

TAGGS

There are no talks at this time

Anime and Youth: Understanding its Impact on Adolescent Perceptions of Sexual Behavior

Jermaine Wall

Jermaine Wall LICSW-S

Supporting Mental Health & Personal Safety in Streamers & Content Creators

Michael Keady

Michael Keady

Return of the Therapist-Psychiatrist Alliance! Use psychotherapy force powers when discussing medications in psychotherapy to enhance patient engagement in psychiatric treatment.

Stacy Greeter

Dr. Stacy Greeter

Journeying Through Grief: Lessons from Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

Matthew Morgan

Matthew Morgan (He/Him)

2025/04/05

Geek

Gaming

05:00 PM 0

06:45 PM 1

08:30 PM 2

09:30 PM 3

11:15 PM 4

Surviving the Nightmare: Supporting Black Healing Through Horror's Next Era

Mercedes Samudio

Dr Mercedes Samudio LCSW (She/Her)

Gamify life with a HUD

Jonathan Ryan

Jonathan Ryan

Dawn of a New Pirate Era!

Matt Oliver

Raven Hoover

Raven Hoover MS, LPC, NCC (she/her) & Matt Oliver M.S.

From D&D to Human Development: Diverse Applications of Tabletop Role-Playing Games in Therapy, Education, and Leadership

Dr. Maryanne Cullinan

Megan Connell

Joe Lasley

Ryan Alan Jones

Ryan Alan Jones, Dr. Maryanne Cullinan PhD, Megan Connell PsyD, ABPP & Joe Lasley PhD

NEXT GEN: Building a New Era (Keynote)

Timothy Grant

Brian Quinones

Dr. Brian Quinones Ed D, LPC, ACS (he/him) & Timothy Grant Sr. (He, Him)

There are no talks at this time

Interview with a Vampire: The Case and Conceptualization of Louis de Pointe du Lac

Noelle Filoteo Young

Taylor Roberts

Taylor Roberts & Noelle Filoteo Young

God Of War and Loss: Kratos and the Hero’s Journey Through Grief

Andrew Amaya-Shaw (he/him/his)

Victoria Rodriguez

Victoria Rodriguez PhD, LPC, NCC (she/her) & Andrew Amaya-Shaw (he/him/his)

Walking the Witches’ Road: Using Agatha’s Journey as a Metaphor for Exposure Therapy and Grieving Loss

Yoni Sobin

Brent Lyles

Benjamin Taitz

Yoni Sobin, Benjamin Taitz Psy.D. & Brent Lyles LMHC

The Hero’s Journey: Combing D&D and EMDR for individuals in trauma treatment

Kate Shannon

Kate Shannon

2025/04/06

Geek

Gaming

05:00 PM 0

06:45 PM 1

08:30 PM 2

09:30 PM 3

11:15 PM 4

The Positive Power of Parasocial Relationships: Creating Interventions People Can Love

Lucas Harrington

Lucy Stevens

Melinda Layden

Lucy Stevens, Melinda Layden M.Ed. & Dr. Lucas Harrington

How to DM for Kids - From Teens Who Know!

Dr. Maryanne Cullinan

Heroes Hall DMs

Dr. Maryanne Cullinan PhD & Heroes Hall DMs

Battling Burnout through Professional Identity Formation in the Galaxy of Play Therapy

Madison (Madi) Duran

Madison (Madi) Duran

Reflect, Reframe, Respawn: The Importance of Immersion in Virtual Social Coaching

Kaitlyn Niederstadt

Kristy Allen

Kaitlyn Niederstadt & Kristy Allen

Networking Event

TAGGS

TAGGS

There are no talks at this time

The Cards Don't Lie: Tarot as a Therapeutic Tool

Erika Walker

Daniel Hand

Daniel Hand & Erika Walker LSCSW, LCSW, LICSW, RPT-S (she/her/hers)

Tabletop Gaming as Outreach: Big Successes, Critical Fails, and Learning from Both

Meagan Henry

William Nation

William Nation PhD (he/him) & Meagan Henry

Navigating Social Media as Geek and a Mental Health Professional

Elizabeth Sánchez Arvizu

Dr. Elizabeth Sánchez Arvizu

Creating a TTRPG World with Theraputic Purpose: Live!

Christopher Agnew

William Nation

William Nation PhD (he/him) & Christopher Agnew

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