Alex Chapman, Ph.D.

Author of The DBT  Skills Workbook for Anxiety

Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, RSW

Author of DBT Made Simple

Colleen Carney, Ph.D.

​Author of Quiet Your Mind & Get to Sleep

Norman Doidge, M.D.

Author of ​The Brain that Changes Itself 

Angela Rolleman, MSW


Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.

​Developer of Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Robert Meyers, Ph.D.

Originator of the CRAFT Approach

Here are some of the speakers that Mission: Empowerment! has been honoured to have out to teach a workshop:

Past Speakers

Martin Antony, Ph.D.

Author of When Perfect isn't

Good Enough


Adele Lafrance, Ph.D​.

​Co-Developer of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy


Eugene Dufour, M.Div

Author of ​Embracing

The End of Life


Leslie Greenberg, Ph.D.

Originator of Emotion-Focused Therapy

Reid Robison, MBA, MD


Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D.

Author of Hold on to Your Kids


Patricia Rockman, M.D.


Laura Heck, LMFT


Sarah Schlote, MA, RP,

CCC, SEP​

William Miller, Ph.D.

Originator of Motivational Interviewing

Frank Anderson, M.D.

Co-Author of IFS Skills Training Manual

Kristin Neff, Ph.D.

Author of Self-Compassion

Michael Verbora, MBA, MD

Russ Harris, MD

Author of ACT Made Simple

Stephen Porges, Ph.D.

Natalie Zlodre, MSW


Derek Scott, RSW


Shari Geller, Ph.D.

Lawrence Shulman,  Ed.D.

Author of ​The Skills of Helping 


Chris Germer, Ph.D.

Author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

Annette Kussin, MSW

Author of ​It's Attachment


Robert T. Muller, Ph.D.

​Author of Trauma and the Struggle to Open Up

Gabor Maté, M.D.

Author of In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts 

Deb Dana, LCSW.

Haesun Moon, M.Ed, Ph.D.

Jodi Ann Mullen, Ph.D.​

Author of ​Freakishly Well-Behaved Kids

Bill Gayner, MSW

Developer of Emotion-Focused Mindfulness Therapy