ACBS World Conference 2025

A Warm Welcome from Hannah Gold, the chapter’s President

Hey there! Welcome to our Chapter. It’s been incredible watching this organization grow to over 300 members across 7 states and the District of Columbia. We’re so excited to offer new and invigorating opportunities this year. Whether it’s virtual & in-person training events, peer consultation groups, or social gatherings, our priority is connecting this amazing community all in the name of contextual behavioral science.

Please browse the website for training or volunteer opportunities and don’t forget to join our thriving listserv!

– Hannah Gold, LCSW

Member Spotlight

Milly Curlee is a licensed psychologist and a postdoctoral fellow in the Health Psychology & Neurobehavioral Research Group at the National Cancer Institute. As a postdoctoral fellow, she works with Staci Martin, a Principal Investigator and ACT peer-reviewed trainer, to investigate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with medical populations. Milly was first introduced to ACT during her graduate training at American University, and has since practiced ACT in various settings, including academic medical centers and Veteran Affairs medical centers. Milly is particularly passionate about using contextual-behavioral science to inform working with populations with complex medical conditions. Milly is also involved in leading the Communication & Patient Engagement committee for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of ACBS. 

Members of our community are doing great things every day to contribute to the health and wellness of their clients, communities, our profession, and each other. If you or someone you know would like to share their how they do what they do, talk about their successes, and so much more, consider nominating them for a member spotlight. We would welcome the opportunity to introduce you to the membership and put a spotlight on the good work you are doing.

“The mission of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within the Mid-Atlantic region.”

— MAC By-Laws

Dedicated to Our Mid-Atlantic Professional Peers’ Successes

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Your Contributions Matter to Our Collective Community

MAC is a growing community of people – mental and behavioral health therapists, researchers, educators, coaches, healthcare professionals, etc. – who share a common interest in the work that is going on in contextual behavioral sciences including, but not limited to, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Relational Frame Theory (RFT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Functional Analytic Therapy (FAP), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).

Our overriding mission is to foster the development of contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within the Mid-Atlantic region (i.e., MD, DC, VA, WV, DE, NC and SC). To that end, we conduct regular clinical trainings, and we’ve facilitated the development of several peer consultation groups in the region. We’re also working to increase member networking and referrals via our member forum. Our aim is to build and support a community among MAC and all ACBS members.