Kristy Burton, PhD, LPC-S, AADC

11/14/2025

🚨 ACWS IS HIRING IN FAYETTEVILLE! 🚨
Arkansas Counseling & Wellness Services is seeking an independently licensed mental health provider to join our Fayetteville office! 💙

We offer:
✨ 1099 or W2 options
✨ In-house marketing, scheduling, and billing
✨ Free CEs throughout the year
✨ A supportive team culture, camaraderie, and best of all… ME and my amazing crew!
✨ Huge windows, beautiful natural light, and a GREAT location
✨ Flexible schedules + a truly peaceful workspace

Our ideal candidate:
✔️ Enjoys working with justice-involved individuals
✔️ Has a heart for substance abuse/addiction counseling
✔️ Is willing to accept ILP Medicaid
✔️ Bonus: Loves working with kids and families

If you’re looking for a place to grow, feel supported, and be part of meaningful work in the community, we’d love to talk.

📩 Send questions or resumes to: admin at arcounselingandwellness.com

10/27/2025

Looking forward to see you all Thursday for this virtual training! We still have a few spots remaining.

10/16/2025

Today is 💜

Help us honor survivors & raise awareness of domestic violence by wearing purple! Share photos of yourself wearing purple—clothes, makeup, shoes, nail polish, scarves, t-shirts or hats using the hashtags and

10/15/2025

Last night, I had the honor of participating in a Domestic Violence Awareness Discussion Panel hosted by the Junior League of NWA. It was truly inspiring to sit alongside such impactful women who are leading change and raising awareness in our community. 💜

10/11/2025

What an incredible experience presenting alongside Dr. Debra Perez of Liberty University at ACES 2025 in Philadelphia! Our session focused on the ethical complexities and opportunities that come with clinical supervision in today’s digital environment.

We explored how supervisors and counselor educators can uphold ethical standards while embracing innovation — from tele-supervision to AI-assisted learning environments.

I’m so grateful for the chance to share this space with passionate professionals committed to shaping the next generation of counselors.

10/09/2025

My book being promoted at ACES! Adopt it!!

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/crisis-and-trauma-strategies-resilience-and-recovery

10/03/2025

🎯 Upcoming Virtual Training Opportunity! 🎯

Join us for Motivational Interviewing & Ethics: Supporting Autonomy in Complex Cases, a 3-hour NBCC-approved ethics training designed for counselors, therapists, and helping professionals who work with complex client situations.

🗓 Date: October 30, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST
💻 Format: 100% Virtual (Links will be sent 24 hours before the event)

✅ What You’ll Learn:
• How to use Motivational Interviewing to support client autonomy even in challenging cases
• How to integrate ethical frameworks into real-world decision-making
• Strategies to enhance engagement, empathy, and collaboration

📜 Earn 3 NBCC-approved hours for Ethics!

👉 Register now: https://www.cognitoforms.com/ArkansasCounselingAndWellnessServices/MotivationalInterviewingAndEthicsSupportingAutonomyInComplexCases

09/09/2025

A few days remain!! Get your proposal in

If you are interested in submitting a presentation proposal for ArCA's 2025 annual conference in November, click the link below! https://docs.google.com/forms/u/3/d/e/1FAIpQLSdgUCHhS0ebTc3RlgeFcDwdgOMiL-GuMoDBGAEVgAW76zuDkA/viewform?usp=send_form

09/05/2025

One of my favorite trainings to do!! Come join me

08/26/2025

I’m honored and excited to be presenting on counseling clients with co-occurring disorders tomorrow.

Registration is OPEN!

Registrations are now open for the 51st Annual Behavioral Health Institute, August 26 - 28, 2025, at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Hit this link to register:

https://web.cvent.com/event/98fb64b7-4a88-42cd-b040-e05627ef1437/summary

07/30/2025

🎉 Join Us for an Unmissable Training Event! 🎉
From Resistance to Resilience: Counseling Clients with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
📅 Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | 🕘 8:30-3:30 PM | 📍 1906 Cambridge Street, Springdale AR 72764
💻 Attend In Person or Virtually
💰 Only $75 for 6 CE Hours (including Ethics!)

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Are your clients struggling with both mental health and substance use challenges—and you’re unsure how to cut through the resistance?

This dynamic, hands-on training is for counselors, social workers, addiction professionals, and peer support specialists ready to level up their skills and energize their clinical approach. Together, we’ll dive into what fuels client resistance—ambivalence, shame, trauma, stigma—and discover how to transform it into resilience.

🔹 Learn how to meet clients where they are
🔹 Apply trauma-informed, person-centered techniques
🔹 Master Motivational Interviewing and stage-matched interventions
🔹 Walk away with tools you can use immediately in practice

Whether you’re in private practice, a treatment center, or community mental health, this session will reignite your clinical creativity and help you better serve clients with complex needs.
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🧠 Earn 6 NBCC-Approved CEs (including Ethics!)
👥 Presented by Arkansas Counseling and Wellness Services
📌 NBCC Provider #7353 – Kristy Burton, responsible for all aspects of this program

🎟️ REGISTER NOW → https://www.cognitoforms.com/ArkansasCounselingAndWellnessServices/FromResistanceToResilienceCounselingClientsWithCoOccurringMentalHealthAndSubstanceUseDisorders

Space is limited—don’t miss your chance to strengthen your skills, expand your toolkit, and join a community of passionate professionals working to create real change.

07/22/2025

Last Call!!

Dear ARAPA Members and Friends,

We are thrilled to invite you to the First Annual Arkansas Addiction Professionals Association (ARAPA) Conference – Together Toward Recovery! This exciting event will bring together professionals, advocates, and students from across the state to connect, learn, and grow.

Conference Dates: July 23-24, 2025
Location: Natural State Recovery, Little Rock, AR (with virtual attendance option)

Register now: https://www.cognitoforms.com/arkansasaddictionsprofessionalsassociation/_2025arkansasaddictionprofessionalsassociationannualconference

We’re proud to partner with and thank our conference sponsor, Natural State Recovery, for their continued commitment to supporting recovery and professional education.

In the spirit of giving back, we invite all in-person attendees to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Natural State Recovery Food Pantry. Let’s support the community that supports us!

We can’t wait to see you there — whether in person or online. Let’s move Together Toward Recovery.

Warmly,
Kristy Burton, PhD, LPCS, CAADC, CS, MAC, NCC, SAP, TA
President, Arkansas Addiction Professionals Association
https://araddictionprofessionals.org/
arapa.naadac@gmail.com