11/03/2025
Our director, Jeanne Christensen recently attended the YATA Conference in San Diego: There were 400 people here for the YATA Conference 2025. I learned that when YATA had its first conferences, it was held in Boulder, but it's been here in San Diego for the last several years. It's good to be at sea level! I attended talks on leadership, shifting paradigms in mental health treatment, experiential therapy, ethical and clinical implications of human-AI relationships, and the power of leaving one's comfort zone. I also toured two local treatment centers: True Life Center and BrightQuest. I got to meet many different providers and form inspiring new collaborations. It was fun visiting with Dimitri, Freddy, and Marcus from WIMH. Windhorse had great representation all around!
Fun included swimming in the chilly Pacific Ocean, learning some hula dancing at the luau, eating some wonderful seafood and other local cuisine, and lots of walking along the bay and the beach. The sunsets were beautiful. I hope to come back this way again, and I highly recommend visits to YATA and to San Diego!
