2025 Symposium
2025 Bridging the Gap Symposium
The NBCC Foundation will host the 2025 Bridging the Gap Symposium: Eliminating Mental Health Disparities, to be held Feb. 28–March 1, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Bridging the Gap Symposium supports counselors, counselor educators, and others in the profession to amplify the voices of marginalized communities and promote equitable access to mental health resources. Workshop presenters will be challenged to present and help cultivate action-oriented applications to implement lessons learned in their sessions.
Exhibitor/Sponsor and Partner Opportunities
The Foundation is excited to offer opportunities for businesses, organizations, and universities to exhibit/sponsor and partner at the 2025 Symposium. To view opportunities, download the prospectus below or visit the exhibitor/sponsor and partner registration website.
Pre-Symposium Rate: $99
The NBCC Foundation will offer a special pre-Symposium training on Thursday, Feb. 27. Fifty percent (50%) of the pre-Symposium registration fee will be allocated to the Foundation’s capacity-building efforts. This allows the Foundation to continue its mission of leveraging the power of counseling to advance global health equity through expanded access to counseling and mental health services. By attending the pre-Symposium, you become an integral part of the work.
Symposium registration is not required to attend pre-Symposium training.
Symposium Rates
Early bird and standard full-conference registrations also include access to the welcome reception on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2025.
A 20% discount is available for group registrations of 5 or more for the standard-full conference. The discount does not apply to pre-Symposium fees or one-day attendance. All group members must be added at registration to receive the discount. Group members may not be added once registration has been processed.
| Registration Type | Early Bird (deadline 1/28) | Standard-Full Conference | One Day (Friday, 2/28 or Saturday, 3/1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCC/Clinician Rate | $435 | $475 | $210 |
| Student | $385 | $435 | $210 |
| Non-NCC/non-Clinician | $475 | $495 | $275 |
Refund Policy
- 70% refund if cancelled by Feb. 3, 2025
- 50% refund if cancelled by Feb. 12, 2025
- No refunds after Feb. 12, 2025
Conference Hotel Information
- Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia
- 4355 Ashford Dunwoody Road
- Atlanta, Georgia 30346, USA
- Phone: +1 770.398.7700
The Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia is offering rooms at a discounted rate of $173/ night (plus applicable taxes & fees) for reservations made by Feb. 3, 2025.
Please note, you must ask during booking for the NBCC Foundation block rate or use the link provided to book online.
Reservations are available on a first-come, first-served basis for the NBCC Foundation hotel room block. Please book early, as space is limited!
We hope to see you in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2025!
Continuing Education
Pre-Symposium and Symposium content will be available as NBCC-approved continuing education hours. Any sessions that do not qualify for continuing education credit will be clearly marked.
Five (5) total continuing education clock hours are available for attending the entire pre-Symposium (Feb. 27).
Fourteen and one-half (14.5) total continuing education clock hours are available for attending the entire Symposium (Feb. 28–March 1).
Attendees must complete the post-session survey for pre-Symposium and Symposium sessions by March 15, 2025, to receive continuing education credit. Partial credit for sessions will not be issued. Continuing education certificates documenting all complete sessions will be available by May 1, 2025.
NBCC Foundation has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 805. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NBCC Foundation is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Each state sets its own requirements for licensure, including continuing education requirements to maintain licensure. Questions about CE requirements for state licensure should be directed to your state board. You can find their contact information on our state board directory.
