Professional Practice Summit

Promoting Excellence in Practice

Bringing together diverse clinical voices in the field, the Professional Practice Summit aims to explore and inspire real-world excellence in practice.

Join us for the 2025 Professional Practice Summit, taking place virtually on Friday, Nov. 7. This one-day event empowers clinicians to enhance their everyday practice with evidence-based strategies, culturally responsive care, and innovative approaches to complex clinical challenges.

Call for Proposals Open on August 8!

Have new insights gained through experience or lessons learned that your counseling colleagues could benefit from and use in their practice? Share your knowledge and expertise with your peers from around the world.

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Registration Rates

Registration opens in September and includes access to all content through Nov. 30, 2025.
Questions about registration? Contact memberservices@counseling.org.

- ACA Member
  
  $99
- ACA Student Member
  
  $50
- Non-Member
  
  $150
- Non-Member Student
  
  $90

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Meet the Opening and Closing General Session Speakers

The Professional Practice Summit will address the topics that are top of mind for practitioners like you, and we’ve lined up two inspiring general session speakers to share their knowledge and insights with you.

Choose from nearly 30 engaging sessions.
Hear from 30+ leading experts in the counseling field.
Earn 25+ CE credits towards your licensure requirements.
Connect with hundreds of professional counselors like you.

Opening Session

"Best Practices for Counselors: Enhancing Professional Skills and Self-Care Strategies"

Sharon Givens
CEO and Director
Visions Counseling and Career Center LLC

Closing Session

"Empowering Resilience in the Face of Mass Violence: Enhancing Client Care and Counselor Well-Being"

Stephanie F. Dailey, EdD, LPC, ACS
Assistant Professor, George Mason University

Exhibit and Sponsorship Opportunities

Meet prospects wherever they are when you sponsor the ACA Professional Practice Summit.  With more than 25 CEs available, this one-of-a-kind event is the ideal sponsorship option to highlight your brand in real time and on demand.