ACBS World Conference 2026
Lyon, France
A Warm Welcome from Christina Fox, the Current Chapter President
Welcome to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of ACBS! We are honored by the membership of over 300 persons across 7 states and the District of Columbia, and are proud to offer regular virtual & in-person training events, peer consultation groups, and social gatherings. Our priority remains: connecting this amazing community in the name of contextual behavioral science.
Since getting involved in this community, I have been blown away by the passion, values, and clinical excellence of the MAC-ACBS network. This community has relentlessly inspired and supported me to grow into the best human-as-therapist that I can be. I find myself repeatedly standing in awe of the dedication, kindness, and authenticity our community brings to their helping professions. It is my great honor and privilege to serve this brilliant and welcoming community.
If you havenβt already - please! - join us! Browse the website for training or volunteer opportunities and donβt forget to join our thriving listserv. And please feel free to reach out to me if you have any requests or ideas for how our board can support you.
β Christina Fox, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in DC | MD | VA
Member Spotlight
Heather Clark is a licensed counselor and approved clinical supervisor in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. with over 11 years of experience. She offers specialized care for eating disorders, body image, trauma, and religious trauma. She also brings the unique perspective of over 20 years of lived experience in eating disorder recovery. Heather has enjoyed many ACT trainings over the years, including her first in-person, ACT training retreat, where she felt she had truly found "her people" within the mental health space. Heather is also a Certified Body Trust(R) Provider, which equips her for transformational work with clients around bodies, food, weight, health, and self-worth, that is deeply rooted in radical acceptance, intersectionality, values work, and social justice.
Members of our MAC-ACBS community are making a meaningful impact every dayβsupporting the health and wellness of their clients, communities, our profession, and one another. If you or someone you know has a story to shareβhow they do what they do, the successes theyβve achieved, or the ways theyβre making a differenceβconsider nominating them/yourself for a Member Spotlight. We are so proud of our members and would be honored to shine a light on the important work you are doing to our extended Mid-Atlantic listserv community!
βThe mission of the organization shall be to foster the development of functional contextual behavioral practice, science, and community service within the Mid-Atlantic region.β
β MAC By-Laws
Dedicated to Our Mid-Atlantic Professional Peersβ Successes
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Your Contributions Matter to Our Collective Community
MAC is a growing community of people β mental and behavioral health therapists, researchers, educators, coaches, healthcare professionals, etc. β 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 weβve facilitated the development of several peer consultation groups in the region. Weβre 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.







