2011 TLC Conference: San Francisco, CA
April 29 - May 1, 2011
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Mark your calendars now: TLC will bring it's Annual Conference to Downtown San Francisco. More information will be posted in Fall 2010.
Who Should Attend | What Others Say About the Conference
TLC's Annual Conference offers over 50 workshops addressing issues related to hair pulling, skin picking, and related behaviors. Learn about treatment methods, from cognitive behavioral techniques to pharmacology to hypnosis. Discover the latest research findings, take part in esteem-building workshops (for adults and kids) and realize you need not suffer alone or in silence. The TLC Conference offers something for everyone: a special opportunity to learn, heal and make new friends!
Our Sponsors
Hair Club for Men and Women www.hairclub.com
TLC is proud to welcome back the Hair Club for Men and Women as our Conference Title Sponsor. Since 1976, Hair Club has been researching and testing new hair loss products that enter the hair restoration market. Hair Club only offers clinically proven options that result in cosmetic improvement for clients experiencing hair loss.
Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington btc online
Educational program sponsored by the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington, offering behavioral and cognitive behavioral treatment for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Continuing Education available for Therapeutic Practitioners (PhD, PsyD, CSW, LPC, and LCSW).
Continuing Education Credits are Available!
Sponsored by the Behavior Therapy Center (BTC) of Greater Washington (Silver Spring, MD) and the Trichotillomania Learning Center, (Santa Cruz, CA). BTC is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. BTC maintains responsibility for the portions of the program offering continuing education. For LPCs & LCSWs, these credits should meet your licensing Board requirements. If you have any questions, please check with your own agency for verification before registering to receive continuing education at the conference.
CEU fees are $40.00.
Please contact TLC if you are interested in this program.
Who Should Attend?
People of all ages who live with pulling, picking and related behaviors, their families and loved ones, as well as clinicians looking to improve their strategies for treating these disorders. Special programs offered for younger children, teens, parents and adults with trichotillomania or compulsive skin picking.
Why should you attend?
- Over 45 workshops, symposiums and presentations facilitated by the nation's leading clinicians, researchers and facilitators
- Networking opportunities with others who suffer from these disorders
- Accessibility to clinicians and researchers who KNOW trich and skin picking
- Inspiration from stories of triumph and recovery and the knowledge that you are not alone!
- Education on the latest treatment approaches, for self-help or use in your professional practice
What Past Attendees Have Said
“The TLC Annual Conference literally saved my life...I thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me a second chance at having a normal life.”
“The conference was awesome and a tremendous awakening for my daughter. In 7 years, she never even wanted to say the word trichotillomania, yet at the conference she stood at the podium and took ownership of her struggle in front of all the attendees. She no longer wants to live a secret.”
“Thank you so much for offering this conference to us. It is a blessing to learn I’m not as crazy as I always thought I was. I go home with renewed excitement, hope, strategies and willingness to pursue the fight of my life!”
“[The TLC Conference] was ‘priceless,’ as MasterCard would say. We learned more about Trich in two days than any chat groups or internet sites could offer. The professionals that came in and volunteered their time have a passion for trich sufferers and are deeply committed to helping find answers. I was incredibly moved and touched by my conference experience.”
“I think the biggest part of the TLC conference is that you realize you’re not alone. You get to hear people’s stories & think, ‘Wow, that’s exactly me’. ”
“(When) my mom suggested I go to the conference again, I thought it would be a hassle and a waste of money as I’ve been improving a lot with my pulling over the past year...Going the second year was even ten times better than the first; I showed up & immediately saw tons of friends from (the previous) year; I was able to share my stories much more comfortably; I gave advice on strategies I’d used; I had confidence & I felt good. I was in the most comfortable community I could ever imagine being in.”
“In those three days, I went from preferring to sit on the side of the road with my suitcase, lost and stranded, rather than ask someone where the trichotillomania conference was, to telling some stranger (in the airport) to remember me forever as someone who pulls out my hair. “
“What a comfort this has been -- for the first time my son has gotten to see other kids who know what it’s like to have trich, and first time for me as a parent to talk to others who are experiencing the same guilt and frustrations I’ve had.”
“I really encourage anyone who is considering the TLC conference to go. It’s a whole experience that I wish everyone with trich could have.”