NYACP Reoccuring "ZOOM" Meetings
Hosted by the NYC Pod

The Last Dance: Using Rituals to Support Closure in the Collaborative Process

Presented by Randy Heller, Ph.D., LMFT, LMHC and Elana Katz, LCSW

Finishing the collaborative process is at times its own distinct chapter. Are our clients more relieved or afraid as they cross the threshold into life without a team at their elbows? 

In this program we will explore the use of rituals to help clients bring closure to the process in which they’ve been engaged. Rituals have been known to promote closure, healing and further the capacity to move on in a variety of life transitions,  can they add value to our collaborative clients?

Dr. Randy Heller received her doctorate in Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and wrote her dissertation on the Role of the Mental Health Professional working in Collaborative Divorce and has multiple publications on this topic. Randy has held multiple positions as an Educator, Exceptional Student Specialist, and Family Counselor.. Dr. Heller is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida, New York, and Connecticut, is a Florida Certified Supreme Court Family Mediator, Qualified Parenting Coordinator, Reunification Specialist, Certified Hypnotherapist, and Founder and Clinical Director of The Family Network, Collaborative Counseling Center for Positive Growth and Change, established in 1994. Randy served as a Board member for The Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (FACP) for over 15 years, was both Vice President and then President of The Collaborative Family Law Professionals of South Florida, and now is serving as a Board member of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (NYACP). Dr. Heller is an active Committee member of FACP and IACP. Dr. Heller also wrote and teaches a semester graduate course in Collaborative Divorce to Marriage and Family Therapy students at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in its seventh year, out of which she developed and directs the NSU/Mission United/Family Network/ Collaborative Family Law Professionals Veterans Collaborative Pro Bono Clinic. She is also a National trainer and presenter on family matters related to peaceful resolution of conflict.

Elana Katz is a practicing family therapist, mediator and family specialist. She was one of the first therapists in New York to become certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy, an approach that helps clients understand and change their patterns in key relationships. Now a certified EFT Trainer, and the co-chair of the Diversity Committee for the International EFT organization, Elana has applied her knowledge of attachment and relational dynamics to help mediation and collaborative law clients intercept the recurring patterns that shape high conflict divorce. She presents nationally and internationally, and her private practice is in Manhattan.

What:       NYACP Pod Zoom Meetings
When:      The second Tuesday of every month at 8:30am - 9:30am until further notice

Please join the conversation! 

The NYACP began presenting webinars in March and will continue to meet virtually hosted by our local Pods.  The NYC Pod is now hosting a meeting the second Tuesday of every month, from 8:30-9:30am, to provide a gathering place to share information, ask questions, and offer support for our community of friends and colleagues.  

Once you complete your registration, you will recieve the log-in information, link and phone numbers in your confirmation email. Just click on the link or dial in at the time of the meetings.  There's no password.  This is a recurring meeting, so the same link should work for subsequent webinars. 

For problems during the webinar, please text Judie at (917) 691-9947.

These meetings are for NYACP Members Only.  

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