Beyond Belief: Exploring Religion and Spirituality in Mental Health Care with Leanne Nettles, LMFT (October 16, 2026) | 2 CEs

Religious and spiritual experiences and practices often have a profound impact on clients’ lives, serving as sources of hope, resilience, and meaning – and, at times, contributing to pain or harm. These experiences can shape how clients understand themselves and navigate healing. Training will provide foundational knowledge of major religious belief systems and build mental health providers’ confidence in thoughtfully approaching and integrating clients’ spiritual beliefs and experiences into assessment, diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment to support culturally responsive client-centered care. Learning Objectives: Identify at least three major religious belief systems. Distinguish between religion and spirituality. Identify at least one way religion and spirituality may positively impact a client’s mental health and well-being, and at least one way they may negatively impact it. Describe at least one way to assess for and integrate clients’ religious and spiritual beliefs and experiences into clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Bio: Leanne Nettles, LMFT is a clinician, educator and advocate specializing in trauma-informed and culturally responsive mental health care. Currently a Professor at Pacific Oaks College and Clinical Director of K&S Therapeutic Services, Inc. CEs: 2 Sponsors (both Silver Level): Within Health - Virtual eating disorder treatment for teens and adults (13+), with Joint Commission-accredited IOP and PHP programs for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, and co-occurring conditions. Available in CA. Contact: Mandi Rector | mrector@withinhealth.com | 720-300-1641 | withinhealth.com. ALSO: Unruh Mediation - Steven Unruh, MDiv, LMFT, is a licensed psychotherapist and divorce mediator with 30+ years of experience, specializing in high-conflict divorce. He serves Pasadena, Westlake Village, Fullerton. Contact: stevenunruhmft@gmail.com | 818-523-5723 | stevenunruh.com.