2025 Annual Conference
Our Summer 2025 conference in Springfield, MO, will feature inspiring speakers, engaging workshops, and fun activities for all attendees. Plus, explore the beauty of the Ozarks while you're here!
June 26-27, 2025
About the Conference
Strong families need strong coaches! That is why this year we are focusing on growing our members’ strengths! Presentations related to Clifton Strengths, Authentic Happiness, and Positive Emotions will help us all develop strength-based skills and gain valuable tools to help grow strong families. Participants will sharpen their skills by developing new strength-based tools and strategies to help their clients and their business move forward.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Angela Lamson, LMFT, interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Economic and Community Engagement at ECU, co-created the first Medical Family Therapy PhD program in the nation. She previously served as the program director for the Medical Family Therapy doctoral program and Marriage and Family Therapy master’s program. In 2021, Lamson earned the AAMFT Outstanding Contributions to Marriage and Family Therapy award and in 2022 earned the Lifetime Achievement Award at ECU. She has over 200 publications and secured over 5M in external funding devoted to medical family therapy, diversity, equity, and inclusivity, thriving and resilient families and communities. Her work focuses on compassion fatigue, integrated behavioral health care through community health, military, primary care, specialty care, and school-based systems.
Dr. Sharon M. Ballard has been at East Carolina University for over 20 years and currently is Professor and Chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Science. She has is a certified family life educator (CFLE) through the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) and has over 50 published journal articles and book chapters, including her co-edited book Family Life Education with Diverse Populations as well as over 80 state, national, and international presentations.
The Allen family includes mom, Dr. Kim Allen, co-founder of FLCA and administrator at NCSU; Chris Allen, dad, certified strengths coach and IT manager at NCSU; Fiona Allen, oldest daughter, MSW student and emerging adult; Sofia Allen, youngest daughter, flower deliverer and emerging adult; and Safia Vargas, Fiona’s partner, social worker, and emerging adult. The Allen family have three perfect dogs: Moose, Tony, and LadyBug.
Breakout Session Topics
The Dad Factor: How to Engage the New Generation of Fathers // Steve Makofka, MDiv, CFLE, MCLC, CFLC
Destressing the Stressed-Out Family // Dollnita Winston, MSW
Building a Strong Relationship with Yourself // Becca Stackhouse-Morson, M.S, CFLE
Using Question-Based Mapping to Facilitate Family Connection // Sean Mitton
Elevating Family Life Coaching Through Extraordinary Podcast Narratives // Amy Stackhouse
Balancing Act: Understanding Parenting Styles and Their Impact on Teens // Je’toya Robinson, M.R, CFLC
Combating Social Isolation in Children: The Physical Superheroes Intervention Empowering Family Life Coaches to Build Social Superpowers // Nnenne Ben-Ekechukwu
Restorative Parenting for Building, Maintaining and Healing Our Relationships with Children // Dr. Sal Corbin and Chardonney Johnson, MSW
Family as a Team: Using Clifton Strengths Team Grid // Chris Allen
No ‘Right’ Way: The Many Roads to Family Life Coaching // Dr. Autumn Cano-Guin, Dr. Kimberly Allen, Dr. Margaret Machara, Tiffany Burnette, Paula Reif
Coaching Parents and Training Parent Coaches – Fostering Healthy Primary Relationships // Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed.
How to Use Joy as a Tool For Liberation // Fiona Allen
Strengthening Family Communication through Symbolic Interactionism (SI) // Dr. Jacki Fitzpatrick
Advocate Your Worth: Crafting a Powerful Personal Statement for Family Life Coaches // Felisha Burleson, MA, CFLE
Coaching the Journey: Transformative Travel for Strengths-Based Parenting, ADHD, and Family Growth // Christi Howard
Balancing the Expert and the Beginner Mindset with Clients // Monica Danielle Brown
Using My Strengths to Navigate Grief, Estate Planning, and Family Support // Deidra Craig and Dr. Autumn Cano-Guin
Session information is subject to change.
Session & Panel Speakers
Together we make Family Life Coaching stronger! How can your strength help?
Please consider supporting the FLCA in one of these ways:
Volunteer
Hello, FLCA community; we are seeking volunteers for this year's conference. We have many roles to fill, including:
- Timekeepers
- Virtual session help
- Greeters
- Set up/clean up team
- Snack organizer
- Purchase items
If you sign up to volunteer, you will only have to pay the special rate of $50 for the conference. Please get in touch with Chris Allen at clallen6@ncsu.edu for more information.
Tickets and Location
Location
Dates: JUNE 20-21
Location: Hunt Library, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Hotels
Holiday Inn Express Raleigh SW NCSU: Rates are $140 per night; available options are June 19th, 20th, and 21st.
To make reservations, call 919-854-0001 Ext 1 for reservations or 1-800-HOLIDAY. Please request group code ALS or NCSU College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. You can also make reservations online (please keep in mind that the link does not always work on mobile devices).
**Once you confirm your reservation with a valid credit card, you will have until 6 p.m. one day before arrival to make changes or cancel without penalty. **
Shuttle service between hotel and venue will be provided
Conference Tickets
$175 for Non- members
$150 for FLCA members
$50 for students
$75 for Virtual Option which includes Zoom recordings from the in-person conference. Available until Sept. 30, 2024.
Who Will Attend?
At FLCA, we dream of a world where all families can receive the support they need to live happy and healthy lives. The 2024 conference brings together those who serve families whether as a home visitor, a family life coach or a family life educator.
- Family Life Coaches
- Home Visitors
- Reflective Supervisors
- Early Childhood Educators
- Family Life Educators
- Coaches in Training
- Parents of Young Children
- Community Service Organizations
- Wellness Organizations
- Researchers
- Undergraduate and Graduate Students in Helping Fields/Disciplines
- Institutions of Higher Learning
- Mental Health Organizations
- Directors and Administrators of Programs Serving Young Children and Families
Topics
Coaching in the home
Coaching at-risk individual and families
Coaching to promote well-being
Strengths and challenges of coaching
Interface of Family Life Coaching and home visiting Interface of Family Life Coaches
Family Life Educators Interface of home visiting and Family Life Educators
Early childhood home visiting
Coaching professionals
Professionals coaching families and individuals
Keynote Speakers
Become A Member
Benefits of Membership:
- Build your skills and connect with colleagues in coaching and the family life sciences.
- Free attendance to all monthly webinars
- A chance to host your own webinar
- A spot in our Coach Directory to advertise your business
- A chance to serve on a committee dedicated to the future of FLCA coaches and students, and healthy families.
- Participate in our Emerging Coaches Mentorship Program
- Access recordings of past events
About FLCA
The Family Life Coaching Association was founded in 2015.
Our vision is to establish the most effective family life coaching resource for families to receive the support they need to live happy and healthy lives.
Our mission is to elevate the practice of family life coaching by serving coaches and our community through education, research, advocacy, and collaboration for the well-being of families globally.
