Revolutionary Practice Summit 2026
Integrating Alternative Therapeutic Healing Methods
May 3–7, 2026 | Palm Springs, CA
Transformation asks for courage, the kind that whispers, “It’s time.”
Time to stop playing small.
Time to build something that honors the healer and the human within you.
You became a therapist because you care about healing, people and equity but the traditional clinical model can feel limiting.
Join us in Palm Springs for a summit that invites you to rise into
your next chapter.
Not through hustle or pressure, but through clarity, creativity, and connection.

This isn’t your average CE event. It’s a living, breathing gathering of licensed professionals who are also healers, seekers, mystics and rebels.
We’re bringing together therapists, facilitators, and non-traditional practitioners to explore what’s actually working - the modalities that regulate the nervous system, support the spirit, and expand the definition of healing.
It’s all happening at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs, CA. Think desert stillness, bright sun, poolside vibes, and evening sound baths under the stars. We’ve secured a room block with a discounted rate just for summit attendees. You’ll book your own room directly with the hotel and yes, there’s a pool, on-site spa, bikes, star-gazing deck and plenty of cozy corners to journal, nap, or connect.

Expect 4 days of experiential sessions, connection, embodied learning, and ethical integration.
Psychedelic-assisted Therapy
Human Design
Inner Child Work
Reiki
Breathwork
Tarot
Sound Healing
Expressive Art Therapy
Ethical Frameworks For Bringing It All Together
What’s Included:
Access to all summit sessions and CE opportunities up to 16.5 NBCC and ASWB CE’s (pending approval)
Breakfast and lunch each day
Optional evening experiences: sound baths, breathwork, coaching with the speakers, tarot and human design readings and a closing ceremony
Community connection with other purpose-driven therapists and practitioners
Room block discount at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs. After registration, we will email you with a link to book your accommodations directly with the hotel.
Practitioner Offerings
Each afternoon, you’ll have the option to book 1:1 or small group sessions with speakers and practitioners - mini readings, guided healing, energy work, and more. These are private, paid sessions designed to help you integrate and receive 1:1 support.
This summit is for you if:
You’re a licensed therapist, counselor, social worker, or healing professional.
You want to explore treatment options outside the standard modalities taught in school.
You’re tired of performative wellness and want something that actually lands.
You’re craving community with other practitioners who are real about burnout, trauma, growth and transformation.
This is not about certifications or titles. It’s about finding what works ethically, experientially, and in the room with real clients.
Healing isn’t linear and therapy doesn’t have to be either.
Join us at the Revolutionary Practice Summit May 3-7, 2026!
Come be in a space where we honor the whole person and look outside the box to find creative ways to help our clients heal.

Revolutionary Practice
Summit 2026
The Transformation You’ve Been Craving
This isn’t just about learning new techniques.
It’s about remembering who you are beneath the busyness and stepping into the next, more grounded, more expansive version of yourself.
At the Revolutionary Practice Summit, transformation doesn’t happen only in the workshops.
It unfolds in the conversations over coffee, the quiet pauses between sessions, and the moments of inspiration that make you whisper, “Yes, that’s it.”
You’ll leave with more than insight. We are creating a space for transformation to happen.
From Overwhelmed Clinician to Aligned Leader
You’ve done the work. You’ve built your practice. Now it’s time to re-imagine what’s possible.
In sitting with clients, you have learned that there is so much more to human beings than what we were taught in grad school. You have seen the transformation that can occur when you lean into your intuition. This summit challenges us to go beyond status-quo and to expand our minds to explore different ways of healing for our clients and ourselves.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
If you have questions that are not addressed here, please reach out. jennifer@counselingcommunity.com
How do I book my hotel room?
We’ve reserved a discounted room block at the Ace Hotel Palm Springs. Once you register, you’ll receive a link to book your room directly. The room rates are $220 per night with a $20 resort fee per day. We only have 75 rooms blocked so please book your room immediately after registering to ensure you get the discounted room rate.
Where do I fly into?
You can fly directly into Palm Springs, CA. Their airport code is PSP.
What is the cancellation policy?
You are able to cancel and receive a full refund, excluding the non-refundable deposit of $250 only if the cancelation is made up to 120 days prior to the start of the retreat.
If you cancel between 90-119 days prior to the start of the retreat, you may receive a 50% refund of retreat costs, excluding the non-refundable deposit of $250.
Any cancellations made within 90 days of the start of the retreat are non-refundable unless special arrangements are made with the retreat host and are at the full discretion of the retreat host.
What meals are included?
We’ve got you covered for breakfast and lunch each day of the summit. Dinner is on your own. Enjoy the on-site restaurant or explore the many options around Palm Springs.
Can I earn CEs?
Yes! NBCC's has been approved, and we have submitted cosponsorship approval for ASWB. You’ll be eligible to earn up to 16.5 CE hours.
Are the practitioner sessions included in the summit fee?
Practitioner Offering Sessions are optional and paid separately. You’ll be able to book 1:1 or small group sessions in advance or onsite.
Do I need to be a licensed therapist to attend?
This event is geared toward licensed clinicians and healing professionals, but if you’re in grad school, newly licensed, or practicing in another healing discipline, you’re welcome to join us.
Will the sessions be recorded?
No. This summit is meant to be experienced live and in-person.
Meet Your Hosts:
Jennifer Agee and Gabrielle Juliano-Villani
Jennifer Agee and Gabrielle Juliano-Villani are both seasoned therapists, business coaches, and consultants who help healers move from surviving to thriving—both in practice and in life.
Jennifer brings 25 years of leadership experience, a passion for empowering the next generation of clinicians, and a deep belief that therapy and business can coexist ethically and sustainably. Gabrielle, after building and selling a 7-figure group practice, now helps therapists scale their businesses and navigate Medicare and Medicaid systems without burnout.
Together, they create spaces where growth, healing, and purpose meet.
THE SPEAKERS
Co-Host - Retreat Host/Strategic Business Coach
Jennifer Agee, LCPC
Jennifer is a strategic business coach, and founder of Counseling Community, Inc., Counseling Community KC. and co-founder of Empowered Escapes, LLC. She creates transformational retreats and summits that help therapists and entrepreneurs move from burnout to purpose-driven abundance. Jennifer’s work blends strategy, service, and soul.
Whether she’s leading global retreats, coaching business owners, or speaking on stage, her mission is simple: to help helpers and healers thrive emotionally, professionally, and financially.
Co-Host - Speaker/Coach
Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, LCSW
Gabrielle is a business mindset coach and consultant who helps therapy practice owners scale, sell, and thrive without burning out. After building and selling her own 7-figure group practice in 2021, she now combines her expertise as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Small Business Administration coach to help other entrepreneurs create sustainable, profitable businesses.
Specializing in supporting practice owners as they navigate Medicare/Medicaid billing, Gabrielle brings a unique blend of clinical expertise and business strategy to her work. She's been featured on NBC News, Spruce Health, and speaks internationally about preventing burnout while building successful practices.
Speaker
Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, RDDP, NMT
Sarah believes a therapist’s most powerful tool is their own self-awareness. Her work helps healing professionals integrate inner work with outer work to create authentic, ethical, and sustainable practice. As founder of Head/Heart Therapy and now through Head/Heart Business Therapy and Group Practice (R)evolution, she supports therapists and practice owners in building workplaces rooted in belonging, relational consciousness, and wise use of power.
A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NARM Master Therapist, and faculty member at Loyola University Chicago, Sarah bridges clinical insight with leadership and organizational development. As host of Conversations With a Wounded Healer, she explores how personal and collective healing ripple through our work, relationships, and communities.
Speaker
Dr. Antoine Crosby, PhD
Dr. Crosby (Dr. C) is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, speaker, and advocate whose work centers on the healing and liberation of Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ Folx. He specializes in helping people work through religious trauma, church hurt, and other forms of abuse that make us question our worth, our identity, and our place in the world. His work explores how racism, queerphobia, and spiritual harm shape the way we see ourselves and how we heal.
Dr. C is the owner of Affirmative Spaces, a therapy practice specializing in culturally informed affirmative care for Queer People of Color. Additionally, he provides training and consultation for corporations, universities, and other mental health providers on best practices and considerations when working with Queer Folx of Color. He also works with businesses to provide affinity spaces and employee resource groups (ERGs) for employees with marginalized identities. Dr. C currently serves as the President of the DC Psychological Association (DCPA) and Co-Chair of the Diversity, Social Justice, and Inclusion Committee within DCPA. He is driven by his belief that everyone deserves healing and the opportunity to experience joy.
Speaker
Kathryn Esquer, PsyD, MBA, RYT
Kathryn is a Licensed Psychologist and founder of The Therapist Network, a consultation community serving thousands of therapists worldwide. Dr. Esquer practices in rural central Pennsylvania and specializes in bridging traditional psychological practice with innovative therapeutic modalities, including narrative therapy and symbolic approaches to client insight. Her interest in tarot's archetypal imagery as a therapeutic tool emerged from her work with diverse populations seeking culturally responsive, metaphorically rich frameworks for self-exploration.
She is passionate about evidence-based practice, ethical clinical boundaries, and fostering professional dialogue about integrative approaches in contemporary psychotherapy.
Speaker
Becca Gerlach, LMSW CAADC
Becca is a clinical social worker and CAADC, therapist, coach, educator and owner of Being Human Group. She works primarily with teens and adults in various life transitions. Becca is passionate about psychedelic assisted therapy and depth work. She loves reading and traveling, and is currently working on making it to every national park in the US. Becca has worked hard on her own healing journey to be able to provide healing for others.
Speaker
Kanjana Hartshorne, LCSW, C-IAYT, Reiki Master
Kanjana is a licensed psychotherapist, certified yoga therapist, and Reiki Master who takes therapy beyond the couch and into the world- through nature, movement, art, ritual, and energy work. She helps clients and clinicians alike recognize that while insight and the therapeutic relationship can be deeply healing, many people also find transformation through the body, breath, and creative or spiritual practices that align with their beliefs.
As founder of Healing Hearts Wellness, Kanjana leads a team of somatic and yoga therapists redefining what modern healing can look like- grounded in science, infused with spirit. Her retreats, workshops, and continuing-education programs invite people to reconnect with every layer of being- physical, energetic, emotional, intuitive, and spiritual.
She is the co-creator of the annual Body Compassion Project Retreat, has researched yoga for mental health at Temple University, led therapist retreats across the country, and presented at universities, healthcare organizations, and law firms. Known for her quirky, experiential teaching style, Kanjana invites participants to show up exactly as they are and explore healing as both a science and an art- evidence-based, embodied, and even a little bit magical.
Speaker
Alison Hughey, MT-BC
Alison's greatest passion is using our mutual friend music as a catalyst for connection, comfort and communication. Since studying music therapy at Converse University and earning her board certification in 2010, she has served clients from 18 months of age up to 103 years old, contributed to research in community mental health and dementia care, and published a mental wellness self care deck, Creative and Curious.
Alison wears multiple “music hats” as a music therapist, music & wellness workshop facilitator and performer. Her private practice, Carolina Music Therapy, is based in Spartanburg, SC where she lives with her husband Lane and their rescue two dogs, Mila and Tater.
Speaker
Lori B. LIpten, M.A. Clinical & Humanistic Psychology
Lori is a psychotherapist, shamanic medium, author, and integrative teacher blending clinical, humanistic and transpersonal psychology with intuitive development. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical and Humanistic Psychology and is the founder of the Sacred Balance Academy of Intuitive Arts and creator of "The Intuitive Practitioner Certification Program™ and The Inspired Heart Method™ -- both integrative frameworks supporting mind-body-spirit alignment in practice.
Through international workshops, retreats, and mentorship, Lori empowers helping professionals to access intuition as a therapeutic resource while maintaining evidence-based integrity. Her work bridges neuroscience, compassion-focused practice, and spiritual attunement to foster healing, resilience, and authentic connection for both client and clinician.
Speaker
Cindi Miller, MS, LMHC
Cindi is a licensed therapist, speaker, and educator who helps people align who they are on the inside with how they show up in the world. She integrates Human Design and self-awareness practices to support authenticity, confidence, and connection in both life and therapeutic work.
Human Design offered language for how she was naturally built to move through the world and the permission to trust herself in ways she never had before. Experiencing that level of clarity and relief firsthand inspired her to share Human Design with everyone she comes into contact with, not as a belief system, but as a reflective tool for understanding and self- compassion.
She speaks on and works with folks regarding eating disorders, perfectionism, and authenticity.
Speaker
LeNaya Smith Crawford, LMFT, E-RYT500
LeNaya Smith Crawford, LMFT, E-RYT500, widely known as The Holistic Therapist™, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who earned her Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, with advanced training in trauma therapy and spiritual integration. She is also an advanced certified yoga, meditation, and breathwork teacher, as well as a sound healer. She is a holistic mental health educator, international teacher, and wellness CEO with over a decade of experience guiding therapists, healers, and leaders to integrate trauma-informed and holistic practices into their work and personal lives.
Her approach bridges clinical expertise with somatic awareness, spiritual practice, and holistic healing traditions. A passionate advocate for culturally responsive care, her work has been featured in The New York Times, Essence, The Huffington Post, Healthline, and on Bravo.
LeNaya believes in therapists expanding beyond the traditional therapy realm. She has created several businesses to support this vision, including the Holistic Therapist Academy, LSC Wellness, Seviin Yoga, and Kaleidoscope Therapy and Holistic Wellness. Through teaching, mentorship, and experiential training, she inspires a new generation of healers to embrace a holistic approach to mental health, self-care, and healing, empowering participants to cultivate authenticity, purpose, and heart-centered leadership in both their personal and professional lives.
Speaker
Dr. Tina Vitolo, DSW, LCSW
Doctor of Social Work | Founder of The Black Sheep Therapist® | Creator of the Innovative Practitioner Accelerator® (IPA)
Dr. Tina Vitolo is a Doctor of Social Work, licensed clinical social worker, educator, and unapologetic disruptor redefining what it means to practice ethically in modern mental health care. With nearly two decades of clinical experience, she has built a movement for unconventional therapists ready to integrate spiritual, energetic, and complementary modalities — legally, ethically, and without apology.
As the founder of The Black Sheep Therapist® brand and creator of the Innovative Practitioner Accelerator® (IPA), Dr. Vitolo teaches clinicians how to merge evidence-based theory with authentic, soul-aligned practice. Her signature framework translates vague board and ethics language into clarity, compliance, and confidence, empowering therapists to stop moving scared and start practicing free.
Through the Black Sheep Therapist Academy, her CEU-approved education platform, and her Black Sheep Therapist Facebook Community, Dr. Vitolo has trained thousands of clinicians to build compliant informed consents, develop integrative theoretical frameworks, and align unconventional modalities with professional ethics and state laws.
Her academic work has been published in Research on Social Work Practice (Vitolo, Cooley, & Weissman, 2023), where she contributes to the national dialogue on Complementary and Alternative Interventions (CAI) in clinical mental health practice. Her message is clear: you can be spiritual, evidence-based, and in full integrity — all at once.
Speaker
TJ Walsh, MA LPC
TJ Walsh, BFA, MA, LPC, NCC, CCTP is an innovative painter, badass Clini-Coach®, and dynamic psychotherapist, educator, brand strategist, and higher education administrator based in Philly.
He writes and speaks on the topics of art, culture, faith, and mental health and his work is exhibited and published internationally.
TJ has worked at the colorful intersection of creativity, art, therapy, and education for over 20 years and is an expert in creativity, relationships, fear, and procrastination.
He received his BFA in Graphic Design from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia and his MA in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Eastern University, Saint Davids, PA. He is trained psychodynamically, is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, and has extensive advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Prior to his work in mental health and higher education administration, he was a Creative Director, Art Director, and Director of Communications for several national and international nonprofit organizations in NYC and Philly where he specialized in brand development, corporate communications, non-profit marketing, social media engagement, fundraising communications, project management, and strategic planning.
He believes every human being is inherently creative – particularly when they access their authentic selves – and is passionate about helping people understand who they are and what their vision, mission, and purpose is as a creative. He’s also a mega fan of connecting people via his expansive network.
TJ is the Board Chair for InLiquid, a nonprofit arts organization serving hundreds of artists around the country, and the Philadelphia Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (PCEFT). He also serves on the Government Relations Committee of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association.
He currently lives in Philly with his wife and two sons, a dog and cat, 65 houseplants and counting, and a robust and growing collection of artwork from emerging artists.
Counseling Community, Inc. and GJV Consulting are cosponsors of this program. This cosponsorship has been approved by NBCC.
Counseling Community, Inc. ACEP No. 7135 and GJV Consulting ACEP No. 7809 are NBCC Approved Continuing Education Providers.
The ACEP solely is responsible for this program, including the awarding of NBCC credit.
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