Say More… is CCA’s new Thought Leadership Series, and it is exactly what it sounds like. Not a webinar. Not a CE session. A conversation. The kind of conversation that makes you think differently about the work you do, the people who sit across from you, and the world at large.
Every session features guests whose stories and experiences illuminate something important about the human experience through a clinical lens. The goal is simple: to make us better at what we do by feeling and thinking more deeply about what our clients carry or what is happening in the world around us.
Samuel del Rosario
Samuel del Rosario is a California attorney, an MFA-trained actor with credits at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Shotgun Players, and HBO, and an emerging playwright whose work explores identity, belonging, and resilience. He is also someone who came out to his father and has spent years living with what came after.
Samuel wrote a deeply personal narrative about that experience. It begins on a significant day when his father was visiting San Francisco, near the Golden Gate Bridge, and it travels through years of silence, a month-long walk across the Camino de Santiago in Spain, and ultimately to a hard-won understanding of what it means to love yourself when a parent cannot.
Kenneth Edwards, PhD, LPCC, CCA Executive Director will sit with Samuel and explore his story through the eyes of a mental health clinician. Not as a case study. As a human being. The conversation centers around the questions that we ask ourselves in the therapy room: about conditional love, about the patterns we inherit, about the moments that break us open and the ones that put us back together.
“Your rejection doesn’t just hurt in the moment. It echoes through every relationship your son will ever have. It shapes the way he sees himself, the way he loves, the choices he makes.”
— Samuel del Rosario
To read Samuel's narrative, click here...
WHO IS THIS FOR
Say More… is designed for seasoned clinicians, counselors, educators, and supervisors who want more than CE credit. It is for professionals who want to think, feel, and talk about the things that matter in the room with clients. Every conversation in this series is chosen because it sheds light on the human experience in ways that make us better at what we do.
This is not an event for any one specialty or license type. If you sit with people, this is for you.
WHEN: Sunday, October 11, 2026
TIME: 5:00 - 6:00PM
WHERE: Online (Zoom info will be provided upon registration)
WHO: California Counseling Association Members
Non-CCA Members are invited to this members-only benefit at no-cost for a limited time.
Advocacy is a central part of the counseling profession, yet many counselors and counselors-in-training are unsure how to engage in legislative advocacy or how policy decisions affect their daily work. The California Counseling Association’s Legislative & Advocacy Committee is hosting an Advocacy Town Hall to help bridge that gap.
The California Counseling Association invites you to join us for our FIRST Legislative and Advocacy Town Hall focused on strengthening the counseling profession in California.
Introducing CCA’s legislative and advocacy priorities, this meeting will:
- Highlight current state and national issues affecting Counselors,
- Offer practical guidance on how members can engage in legislative advocacy,
- Discuss the role of advocacy in professional counseling, how advocacy differs from client advocacy or self-advocacy, and how counselors can participate in advocacy efforts at the state and national level.
Special Guests:
Steve Sodegren, Executive Officer, Board of Behavioral Sciences
Patsy Cunningham, Government Affairs, American Counseling Association
Who: All Counselors, Counselor Educators, Supervisors, Associates, Students, and Counseling Leaders. CCA Members and Prospective Members Invited.
When: Friday, October 16, 2026 from 12p-1p
Where: Online/Zoom
Click here to register
Session will be recorded for those not able to attend.
CCA is always recruiting new members to join us on the Legislative and Advocacy Committee. Drop us a line at info@cacounseling.org to learn more about getting involved in advocating for the profession. A member of our team will be in touch soon.
Some gatherings are about learning. This one is about enjoying.
Join CCA and fellow Northern California counselors for an afternoon of wine tasting, vineyard walks, and genuine connection at López Family Vineyards in Alexander Valley, Sonoma County — a family-farmed estate rooted in the land since 1978.
The López family came to California from Guanajuato, Mexico and spent decades growing some of the finest fruit in Sonoma County before launching their own label in 2023. Their story is one of perseverance, craft, and deep community roots — values that resonate with this profession.
What to expect:
Where: López Family Vineyards
When: October 17, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM (Promptly) until 12:30PM PT
Who's Invited: Open to CCA members and non-members alike.
Tickets: $30 per person (includes tasting, snacks and vineyard tour)
Space is limited to 25 guests. Please reserve your space early. To make the most of our limited space for professional connection, this event is designed exclusively for counselors and mental health professionals.
We hope you will enjoy this one just for you.
Due to the nature of the event, refunds are not given for cancellations.
Drop us a line if you have any questions at info@cacounseling.org
Join your fellow counselors, educators, and allied mental health professionals for a relaxed morning of connection. Whether you are new to the field, mid-career, or a seasoned practitioner, this is your chance to meet people who get it.
Open to CCA members and non-members alike. Come as you are.
Where: Dolores Park, San Francisco (meet us near the picnic tables closer to Dolores and 19th)
When: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time: 9:00a - 11:00a PT
Who: CCA Members and Potential Members
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Are you prepared for the NCMHCE Exam changes in 2027?
You don't have to navigate it alone!
Join Triad and CCA on
Wednesday, October 28th at 4:00 PM PT
for a live, low-pressure Q&A
hosted by Education Expert Shelly Vie
What you'll get:
Click here to Register
or Scan the QR in the above image to sign up.
Where: California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330. College of Education, 1st Floor.
When: Saturday, Nov 7, 2026
Time: 11:00a - 2:00p PT
Parking Instructions: Closest parking in Garage B5,
To Pre-pay for parking Text #: 25023 Message: CSUNPKG
or go to the nearest pay stall
CCA aims to make these events accessible to everyone in the geographic area. Please let us know what other areas of city you would like to see an event or if you would like to host a CCA Networking event in the future.
Registering for an event? Please see our refunds policy.
