NYC ACBS Presents
Indigenous Wisdom & ACT
With Jesse Stamell & Dr. Carlos Rivera
Thursday, December 12th at 12 PM ET
We’re excited to invite you to Indigenous Wisdom & ACT, a unique event hosted by NYC ACBS that explores the intersection of indigenous wisdom and ACT.
Together, as a community, we will learn from the profound insights of elders from the Americas, discuss how indigenous perspectives align with ACT principles in promoting mental health, well-being, and healing, and discover practical ways to integrate these wisdoms into our personal and professional lives.
Attendees will learn to:
Understand approaches to be in contact with the present
Relate indigenous wisdom to contextual behavioral science
This is a meaningful opportunity to deepen your understanding of diverse approaches to healing and connect with others who are passionate about expanding the boundaries of mental health practices.
Don’t miss this chance to enrich your journey as a therapist, professional, or lifelong learner.
When: December 12th at 12-1 PM
Where: Virtual
Cost: $10 for Members | $15 for Non-Members | $5 for Students
About Dr. Carlos Rivera
Carlos E. Rivera Villegas, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist, Co-Founder and Director of The New England Center for OCD and Anxiety in New York. His role includes providing individual, parenting, and group therapy to youth, and adults; supervising students in training; coaching and consulting clinicians; and developing training programs for individuals and clinicians.
He specializes in the treatment of OCD, anxiety and related disorders using evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other Mindfulness-based interventions. His clinical and research interests include the exploration and practice of processes that help people reach their full potential and liberate themselves from unhelpful patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. He has found a well of knowledge in the ancestral traditions of the Americas and Asia, and integrates them into his clinical work in ways that align with our modern environment.
Dr. Rivera completed his Ph.D. at Suffolk University in Boston, and his clinical internship at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance. He has also worked and trained at places including The Child and Adolescent OCD Institute at McLean Hospital, The Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University, and Boston Children’s Hospital. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA) and the Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA).
About Jesse Stamell
Jesse Stamell is the director of the non-profit Indigenous Solidarity Fund (ISF), the founder and lead facilitator of Eagle Condor Alliance (ECA) retreat center in Colombia, a life coach and mentor, a ceremonial fire keeper, Sundancer, and Vision Quester, and a carrier of the sweat lodge (Inipi) altar and sacred pipe (čhaŋnúŋpa). He has worked closely with indigenous elders of Colombia, Mexico and North America for the past 17 years. Jesse and his family live between Antioquia, Colombia and Western Massachusetts.