September 25, 2026
University of Montana, James Todd Building
9:00a-5:00p

Welcoming therapists, counselors, social workers, students and mental health professionals for a full-day conference exploring the intersection of Adlerian and Attachment theories. Join us as we translate theory into practice, strengthen clinical skills, and deepen our ability to foster belonging, connection, and growth in the lives we serve.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

8:15–9:00 AM
Participant check-in and registration

9:00–9:30 AM
Welcome
Keynote Speech

Morning Sessions

Session #1: 9:45–10:15 AM
Breakout Session 1
Participants may choose from the following sessions:

• Bowlby's 5 Therapeutic Tasks

• Introduction to Adlerian Psychology

10:15–10:30 AM
Break

Session #2: 10:30 AM–12:00 PM (1.5 hrs)
When Belonging Feels Dangerous: BPD through an Attachment and Adlerian Lens

12:00–1:00 PM
Lunch and Social Time

Afternoon Sessions

Session #3: 1:00–2:30 PM
Breakout Session 2
Participants may choose from the following sessions:

• Belonging IS the Intervention: Practicing Alder’s Crucial Cs

• Attachment-Informed CBT

2:30–2:45 PM
Break

Session #4: 2:45–4:15 PM (1.5 hrs)
Breakout Session 3
Participants may choose from the following sessions:

• The Clues We Carry: Early Recollections & Live Clinical Demo

• Attachment in Artwork 

4:30–5:00 PM
Closing Notes

Early Bird Pricing through August 1 - $249
Standard Pricing August 2 - Sept. 15 - $299
Late Registration (If available) Sept. 16-25 - $349

EARLY BIRD PRICING THOUGH AUG 1!
$299 AUGUST 2-SEPTEMBER 15
$349 LATE REGISTRATION SEPTEMBER 16-25

LCSW, LMSW, MS

Theresa O’Keefe

Theresa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Master Social Worker, and owner of Secure Base Therapy, an attachment-focused group private practice in Missoula. In addition to her clinical work, Theresa holds a master’s in Non-Profit Management and Philanthropy and brings a unique “macro meets micro” perspective to her field.

Beginning in the equine profession, growing through non-profit, to social work, to clinical work, Theresa has a wide range of experience helping others. Populations served include those with physical and intellectual impairments, unhoused survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault, military populations, cancer patients and their families, and those with severe and debilitating mental illness.

Attachment theory has been a strong-hold for most of Theresa’s career, leading her down a vast journey of self-study and professional training on the topic. She’s taken a leading role in attachment theory education in and around Montana, teaching various courses on the topic to clinical and non-clinical populations alike.

In addition to attachment-focused treatment with her clients, Theresa is also an EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist, an EFT practitioner, and uses a wide variety of creative methods in treatment, including expressive arts and adaptive processing.

Theresa is pleased to join Meagan, welcoming all to this unique opportunity to blend foundational frameworks with tangible clinical skills!

Meagan Locke

LCSW

Meagan Locke, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker, owner of Locke Psychotherapy, LLC, and a member of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology.

Before entering private practice, Meagan worked in community and school-based mental health, directed a therapeutic childcare program, and provided therapy in a year-long co-occurring addiction recovery program for women.

Her clinical work is strongly influenced by Adlerian psychology, especially its hopeful and deeply human assumptions: that people are capable of change, that all behaviors are strategies to achieve mutual goals, and that meaningful human connection paves the way for healing.

Outside of her clinical practice, Meagan serves as a mental health presenter for a local news station, where she helps make mental health topics more accessible to the broader community. She also recently became president of her HOA, a role she is happy to discuss if you are interested in a surprisingly long anecdote about community governance, shared water systems, and the emotional complexity of fence repairs.

As co-host of this conference, Meagan is excited to spark meaningful conversations about Adlerian psychology in Montana and to share how life-changing it has been to integrate Adlerian principles into her clinical work. She is honored to host alongside Theresa and to draw on her expertise to explore the powerful crossover between Adlerian and attachment theory, two approaches that both speak to the human longing for belonging, security, connection, and courage.