Are you a PRE-LICENSED therapist? Join LBSB CAMFT TONIGHT for a casual Zoom call to meet introduce yourselves to other pre-licensed therapists. Click the flyer below to learn more and to register for free!

Join us in Torrance or online on 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)

Monday, April 27th - LBSB CAMFT presents Pre-licensed 3000 Club Zoom Call. Register for FREE here

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
• Are you a PRE-LICENSED CLINICIAN? Join LBSB CAMFT TONIGHT! Our 3000 Hour Club is having an intro Zoom call for pre-licensed clinicians. Register HERE!
• ANOTHER May event was just announced! Join us in Hermosa Beach by registering HERE!
• Join us in May to learn from Joshua Pickett, LMFT. Register here!

Letter from the President

Monday, April 27, 2026

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I hope you all had a relaxing weekend. I went up to Forest Home in Big Bear, and it was incredibly relaxing. I enjoyed all the rain. I woke up to snow-capped mountains and very cold temperatures. The accommodations and food were perfect. I went with my grown son’s wife and my other grown son’s ex-girlfriend. It was a bonding experience. 🤗 No snow, sadly—that would have been the topping on the cake! 🥲 I hope the cooler weather has sparked some of you with a little extra energy to finish or start a project you have been either avoiding or working on!

🙋 This coming weekend, May 1st and 2nd, is the CAMFT Annual Conference, folks. It is not too late to consider attending it. The Long Beach South Bay Chapter of CAMFT will be hosting a table there on Friday all day long! I am really looking forward to meeting many members and subscribers. To those of you who are still on the fence about going—I had a call from one gal who was asking if someone is looking for a roommate to share hotel fees. She mentioned that CAMFT said they had 5 rooms remaining. Nevertheless, I heard there are nearby hotels that cost less. If you are wanting to attend and have not made up your mind, here is an opportunity where you won’t need to spend quite as much. This gal is also asking for a ride to attend the Conference. She will cover gasoline. So now you pay half on hotel fees and zero on gas? That is an amazing opportunity and door that has opened up for one of you to take advantage of. If you are interested, please reach out to me, and I will connect you with her. The rooms are used only for sleep and shower, so honestly, if I did not already have a roommate, I would consider a shared opportunity! 🙏

✨ BTW, I do want all of you subscribers of this newsletter to consider stopping by the table over the weekend. We are offering a free event of your choosing if you become a member of the Long Beach South Bay Chapter over the weekend. You will have 7 days to complete your application and then, please shoot me or Wendy, our Membership Director, a text telling us which event you would like to attend for FREE! Of course, it has to be one of our events, not a CAMFT event. The only caveat is you must get on our mailing list with your contact information to confirm you attended the conference. We will only be table hosting on Friday. If you only attend Saturday of the conference, I suppose we can always confirm that via CAMFT. We do get a list from CAMFT of all of you who are attending who have already registered! I will be sending personal invites to you to encourage stopping by our table!!! 🥳 We have some cute giveaways for those who choose to stop by, get on our contact list, and express interest in our Chapter.

🎗️ Remember that tonight at 7:00 pm, we are holding an informational Zoom for all of you who are pre-licensed and would like to share some needs and wants with our Chapter leaders! We want to hear from you! We know that many pre-licensed folks are at different stages of licensure. That is why we want to hear your needs, so we can problem-solve and provide increased support to those of you who prefer to take the journey with others who can relate best!

💯 ANOTHER REMINDER! WE HAVE OUR BI-MONTHLY EVENT “HEALTHY WAYS TO MANAGE CHRONIC MENTAL ILLNESS” COMING ON FRIDAY, MAY 29TH AT FUSION ACADEMY IN HERMOSA BEACH. YOU WILL GET A GREAT BREAKFAST, NETWORKING, AND ONE HOUR OF INSTRUCTIONAL TIME ON THIS TOPIC, WHICH APPLIES TO ALL OF US!

🔥 OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AT OUR JOB FAIR ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH AT HOFFMAN CENTER IN THEIR MAIN AUDITORIUM IS AVAILABLE! TABLE HOSTS ARE NEEDED TO OFFER JOBS OR INTERNSHIPS FOR ALL LEVELS OF CLINICIANS, LICENSED OR PRE-LICENSED! PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR AN UPCOMING FLYER WITH A CHANCE TO REGISTER! YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY!

📢 3 Positions/Roles on the Leadership Team for the Long Beach South Bay Chapter of CAMFT are still available!
If you have a servant heart, have 5 hours per month, and want to contribute to the mental health community—or want to show on your resume that you are a leader—this is a GREAT OPPORTUNITY!

Hospitality: A friendly personality that can help with setup and teardown at events and welcoming folks in person!
Operations: An organized personality who can manage dates and calendars and keep all of us on schedule!
Sponsorships: A social personality—a true networker who knows how to listen and negotiate agreements for us to advertise on their behalf!

⏳ I wanted to encourage you to please complete the 2-minute voting ballot sent to your email inbox. The deadline is April 30th. Please support your Volunteer Leadership Team by handling this task ASAP.

Warmly,

Chris McKnight, M.A., LMFT

President, LBSB Chapter of CAMFT

president@lbsbcamft.org
(310) 529-3011

www.lbsbcamft.org

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