Kasamahan
Community of Filipino/a/x Mental Health Professionals
Monthly Workshops
Our workshops are held through Zoom and are open to the public to observe and learn with Filipino/a/x mental health professionals, and from their current bodies of work.
Directed and moderated by Maria Cristina Castro, LCPC
Babaylan: Exploration of Filipino
Gender and the Impact of Colonization
Facilitated by Marijo Villano, PhD, LP
Monday
May 19, 2025
(N. & S. American Time Zones)
5:30pm - 7pm PDT
6:30pm - 8pm MDT
7:30pm - 9pm CDT
8:30pm - 10pm EDT
Tuesday
May 20, 2025
(Philippine Time Zone)
8:30am - 10am PhST
Registration required to attend
Zoom link sent after registration
Rooted and Real:
Authentic Social Media Marketing
for Therapists
Facilitated by Jillian Cruzet, LPC-A
Friday
June 27, 2025
(N. & S. American Time Zones)
9am - 10:30m PDT
10am - 11:30am MDT
11am - 12:30pm CDT
12pm - 1:30pm EDT
Save the Date!
Registration opens after our May workshop
Past Workshops
Please Contact Us to submit a request to view a past workshop recording.
February 2025
Exploring Traditional Knowledge and Practices
Promoting Mental Health and Well-being among
the Sagada Kankanaey Indigenous Peoples
the Center for Babaylan Studies
January 2025
Kapwa and Yoga Nidra Meditation:
Is there a connection?
Cherie B. Concepcion, LMFT, C-IAYT
November 2024
Barriers and Promotors of Male Childhood Sexual Abuse
Disclosures Among Filipino American Men
*not recorded
Gregory G. Desierto, PsyD
September 2024
Filipino/a/x and the Mental Health Context:
Pivoting Your Clinical Skills to Consulting
Patricia H. A. Perez, PhD
August 2024
The Uses of EMDR Therapy within Filipino/a/x Communities
Alissa Catiis, LCSW, RYT
May 2024
Co-Creating Spaces of Belonging through Kapwa
Wil Vargas, LCSW
March 2024
Awakening Possibilities: Storytelling Centering Filipino/a/x Narratives
Alissa Catiis, LCSW, RYT
February 2024
Cultural Synergy:
Integrating Adlerian Psychology in Therapy
with Filipino/Filipino American Communities
Randel Jiao
October 2023
Common Mental Health Struggles for Filipinx Americans
Jeana Abadejos, LMFT
September 2023
Undoing and Reclaiming: Philippine History,
Colonization, and Overcoming Colonial Mentality
to Embrace Filipino Culture and Identity
Marijo Villano, PhD
August 2023
An Overview of Sikolohiyang Pilipino:
Anchoring The Clinical Work Through Our Lived Experiences as Filipinx
Patricia H.A. Perez, PhD
July 2023
Understanding the Basics of Art Therapy and Creative Expression
Fredelyn Calla, LCPC, ATR-BC
April 2023
Filipino's Relationship with Money
Lolan P. Adan, LPC
March 2023
A Child Custody Case Gone Awry:
Why We Need Filipino-American Mental Health Professionals
Edward Fajardo, PsyD
February 2023
Dreams as the Language of the Soul
Eliza Wangerin, LCPC