Join us in Torrance or online THIS FRIDAY, May 8th for our next 2 CE workshop - Addiction as Relationship: Understanding Substance Use Through Attachment & Connection with Joshua Pickett, LMFT. Learn more HERE.

Join LBSB CAMFT at Fusion Academy Hermosa Beach on Friday, May 29th for the in-person training, "Healthy Ways to Manage Chronic Mental Illness" with Cherie Harper. Learn more here.

Event Policies, Protocols & Grievance Procedures can all be viewed any time by clicking HERE or by following the path via the 'Events' tab on our website. 

Events on the Horizon from

LBSB CAMFT

(subject to change)

Friday, May 8th - LBSB CAMFT presents: Addiction as Relationship: Understanding Substance Use Through Attachment & Connection with Joshua Pickett, LMFT (Hybrid In-Person/Online, Torrance) Register HERE

For the most up-to-date information, we provide access our annual calendar (all events are subject to change). Click HERE to access our 2026 calendar of events.

Pre-Licensed Clinician Resources

LBSB CAMFT Pre-Licensed Corner 
State CAMFT Pre-Licensed Corner

New in M2M this week:

• New letter from the President
• New events from members
• Reminder: one role left on the leadership team and TWO events coming up this month - including one THIS FRIDAY!

Letter from the President

Monday, May 4, 2026

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Wow! It was an amazing weekend spent at the CAMFT Annual Conference in San Diego! I met so many wonderful clinicians and vendors alike. In addition, the sessions were very interesting and instructional. I still need to complete my evaluations for each session that I attended later on.

I want to take a moment to extend a big THANK YOU to those folks who are not members of the Long Beach South Bay Chapter of CAMFT (LBSB CAMFT) for stopping by our table at the conference on Friday. All Chapters were invited to host a table at the conference. We could host a table for one day only, and we selected Friday. I also sent out individual invitations to 35 people who are members of State CAMFT but are not yet Chapter members. They were offered a free event if they completed the member application online within 7 days after the conference. We shall see if they do!!

As a reminder, in case any of you are reading this email, you need to reach out to me and let me know which event you would like to select to attend for FREE! I will send each of you a message to remind you of this. ☺️ Since we have your contact information from State CAMFT, this will be an easy thing to do. Looking forward to increasing the membership numbers of the LBSB CAMFT Chapter.

This is as good a time as any to encourage all of you, as members. If you know of anyone who is a clinician and has not yet become a member of the LBSB Chapter of CAMFT, please encourage them to join us! Especially if they attended the CAMFT Annual Conference. They can have one free event of their choosing, and the fee will be waived if they reach out to me!

The other great news is that we had a lot of new sponsors interested in financially supporting the LBSB CAMFT Chapter! This will enable us to begin planning our 2026 Job Fair and Holiday Events.

In addition, as table hosts at the CAMFT Annual Conference, we filled two more volunteer roles on our leadership team. We have only one position left to fill.

Sponsorships Director: If you are an extrovert and think you are a good listener and negotiator, we will train you on how to complete sponsorship agreements with sponsors interested in advertising their services to our large network of clinicians (1700). Then this role is for you! We have multiple ways to put them in front of clinicians, including various types of platforms. Join our amazing team of ambitious volunteer leaders!

Don’t forget to join us at one of the two amazing and interesting events in May 2026:

• Friday, May 8th, 8:45 - 11:15 AM - Addiction as Relationship with Joshua Pickett, LMFT (Hybrid In-Person, Torrance/Virtual)
• Friday, May 29th, 9:00 - 11:00 AM - Healthy Therapeutic Approaches for Chronic Mental Illness with Cherie Harper, LMFT (In-Person, Hermosa Beach)

Looking forward to seeing many of you in person!

We are trying to increase our in-person attendance. If you have the time, please make the effort to come out and meet and greet other clinicians in your area. It is of great value to have a supportive contact with whom you establish a mutual and professional relationship. Enjoy breakfast together and exchange business cards and services you provide in person. Who knows, you may get a referral or make a new friend!

With Warm Regards to YOU ALL,

Chris McKnight, M.A., LMFT

President, LBSB Chapter of CAMFT

president@lbsbcamft.org
(310) 529-3011

www.lbsbcamft.org

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Member Benefits

New to your member benefits: The LBSB Job Board! Are you a member with a job opening to offer at your practice, facility or organization? We want to connect you with community members seeking traineeships, associate or licensed positions. Click here to add your job listing!

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