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• The Women’s Pain Summit: Science, Stories, and Solutions

  • When
    10/18/2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    SDPA Office, United Way Building 4699 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA 92123

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  The Women’s Pain Summit: Science, Stories, and Solutions
  An Experiential Panel for Mental Health Providers

  Presented by the Women’s Wellness Committee
  San Diego Psychological Association

  When: Saturday, October 18th from 8:30am-1:00pm
  ***Light breakfast will be served***
  
  Where: In person at the SDPA Office
  United Way Building, 4699 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA 92123

  Overview

  Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent, complex, and misunderstood health issues facing women today. This experiential panel brings together clinicians, researchers, and lived experience experts to illuminate the intersection of women’s pain, trauma, and the need for integrated care models that bridge physical and mental health.

  Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the patient experience of chronic pain, the physiology of pain, the impact of toxic stress and hormones, and how trauma-informed frameworks can radically shift outcomes for chronic pain patients—especially women. The session includes storytelling, case studies, clinical strategies, and interactive exercises designed to help providers listen differently, respond more compassionately, and advocate more effectively.

  Learning Objectives

  By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the physiological impact of toxic stress and trauma on the chronic pain response.
  • Describe how hormonal transitions (e.g., perimenopause, reproductive cycles) influence pain perception and treatment.
  • Recognize the psychological consequences of delayed diagnosis and medical trauma, particularly in women.
  • Explore emerging treatments such as plant-based medicine and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for pain and trauma.
  • Apply trauma-informed approaches and ACT/DBT strategies to support chronic pain patients more effectively.
  • Understand the role of integrated care teams in chronic pain recovery, including the therapist's role in medical environments.

  Panel Presenters

  Tracey Chester, LMFT
  Founder, Pain Trauma Institute | Chronic pain specialist, author, and surf therapy researcher
  “A Life Shaped by Women’s Pain and Insight”

  Michelle Sexton, ND
  Naturopathic physician and cannabis expert
  “The Biology of Pain: Toxic Stress, the Limbic System, and Neuroinflammation”

  Autumn Backhaus, PhD
  Psychologist, women's health researcher
  “Hormones, Chronic Pain, and the Psychology of Healthcare Navigation”

  Lisa McJunkin, LMFT
  Trauma therapist and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy specialist
  “Healing the Pain Body: Ketamine, Trauma Therapy, and the Nervous System”

  Who Should Attend

  Psychologists, LMFTs, LCSWs, primary care-integrated providers, and any clinician working with women, trauma, or chronic illness.

  Registration

  • $25 SDPA Member
  • $35 Non-Member

  For questions about the content of this presentation please contact Tracey Chester, LMFT: tracey@paintraumainstitute.com, www.paintraumainstitute.com

  For questions about registration/Women’s Wellness Committee, please contact Claire Deierhoi-Clark, PhD: claire@drdeierhoiclarkpsychology.com

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• You're Invited! Ethics & Popcorn Event

  • When
    10/23/2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

  
  

  PRODUCED BY: Ethics and Standards Committee

  FACILITATED BY: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D.

  DATE/TIME: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025  6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  LOCATION: Zoom                    

  RSVP: Rochelle Perper, Ph.D. 
             rochelle@therapychanges.com

  WHO: SDPA Members & Non-Members Welcome!

  FEE: Free

  CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD): This event was designed to support CPD hours in the subject of laws and ethics as they apply to the practice of Psychology to meet California licensure requirements. Please note that it is the responsibility of the participant to maintain a record of the CPD activity that includes the date, medium, topic or title and the total number of hours.  It is not the responsibility of SDPA to maintain a record of participation nor to provide certification of the event. Visit the California Board of Psychology Continuing Professional Development Information page for important CPD resources including FAQs, and a sample reporting form. 

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