Licensed Clinical Counselors of North Carolina

• Promote the development of LCMHCs through professional excellence and 
• Respond to the continuing education needs of LCMHCs in North Carolina

The LCCNC Board of Directors and the Events Committee cordially invites you to submit a conference proposal.
The Licensed Clinical Counselors of North Carolina (LCCNC) invites presentation proposals for our 2026 annual conference, Resilient Together, focused on violence, healing, justice, and advocacy within counseling practice. This two-day event will highlight evidence-informed approaches, community-centered interventions, and the lived experiences of marginalized and underserved populations.

We encourage submissions exploring all forms of violence relevant to counseling, including intimate partner violence, family violence, gender-based violence, abuse across the lifespan, and violence affecting minority and Indigenous communities. Submissions centering survivor empowerment, culturally grounded practice, and systems-level advocacy are especially welcomed.

When submitting your conference proposal, please consider the following: 

• LCCNC is a 501(c6) nonprofit professional membership association dedicated to the profession of licensed clinical mental health counseling. 
• Aside from the importance of advocacy to advance and promote our profession, LCCNC focuses on promoting excellence in professional development.
• If you are not currently an LCCNC member, we welcome and encourage you to become a member. In terms of presentations, LCCNC Members will receive first consideration.
• We would be honored to have you and your colleagues join our inner circle of many esteemed members.

To be accepted as an LCCNC Presenter, one must:

Hold a graduate degree in a mental health field from a regionally accredited educational institution; and, be qualified by appropriate education, experience, and/or training to present/author the particular subject matter, or author the publication concerning the subject matter.

 

 

We are accepting proposal topics which are of an evidence-based clinical paradigm in all areas of importance in the clinical mental health counseling profession. However, preference will be given to topics within the following Conference topics:

• Focus on prevention, intervention, or recovery models
• Highlight experiences and needs of marginalized, minority, LGBTQIA+, rural, or Indigenous communities
• Elevate survivor voices, community partnerships, or social justice advocacy
• Incorporate culturally responsive, trauma-informed, or community-rooted approaches
• Offer practical skills that counselors can use in clinical, school, community, or integrated care settings
• Neuroscience and Mental Health
• Trauma Assessment and Diagnosis
• Evidenced-Based and Emerging Practices
• Ethical considerations, interventions, and approaches to Telehealth
• Clinical Supervision and Ethics  
• Addictions/Substance Abuse
• Address violence, trauma, safety, and healing across diverse populations.

You may submit your proposal as an individual, as co-presenters or host a panel discussion about your topic. 

Furthermore, to be accepted as a conference proposal, the proposal must fall within one of the following counseling categories:

• Counseling Theory/Practice and the Counseling Relationship
• Human Growth and Development
• Social and Cultural Foundations
• Group Dynamics and Counseling
• Lifestyle and Career Development
• Assessment 
• Research and Program Evaluation
• Professional Counseling Identity and Practice Issues
• Wellness and Prevention 

All conference proposals must include a brief abstract or training synopsis (description of program) and a minimum of 3 learning objectives.

Special Instructions on how to navigate this submission portal:
**If you are unable to complete your proposal application from beginning to end you will be sent an email with a passcode to complete your existing application when you exit prior to submission. Also, please click the tabs to go back to a previous section as there is no back button. If you confirm and submit your proposal but have not successfully completed it you will have to email admin@lpcanc.org to have any edits made. If a required field is not applicable to you please put NA to be able to continue your application.**