About the Center for Mental Health + Aging
Older adults are the future of mental health care. We give you the training and tools to meet their mental health needs.
Older adults are the fastest growing age group in the United States and are seeking therapy more than ever before.
And yet… most therapists were never trained to address the unique needs and challenges older adults face.
That means older adults navigating loss, trauma, chronic illness, dementia disorders, loneliness, and major life transitions are showing up in therapy, and too many therapists feel unsure how to help.
In fact, most older adults with mental health concerns never get the care they need—resulting in worse medical problems, higher health care costs, family strain, and needless suffering.
It doesn’t have to be this way. That’s why we created the Center for Mental Health + Aging—to help bridge the gap between older adults and the mental health care they deserve.
Why We Built the Center for Mental Health + Aging
Our mission is simple:
To make sure you, and all mental health and health care professionals have the training and tools needed to meet the mental health needs of older adults.
Because older adults deserve high quality mental health care—just like everyone else. And you deserve high quality, evidence-based tools and training to meet those needs.
The future of mental health care is aging-informed, and we’re building that future with you, one course and one client at a time.
Our Mission
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We’re making it easier to find a licensed mental health providers like therapists, social workers, and psychologists, who specialize with older adults with our nationwide provider directory.
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Equip your staff or graduate students to confidently meet the mental health needs of older adults. We partner with health care organizations and graduate programs to provide aging-informed training through live presentations and licensing agreements to our suite of courses and certificate programs.
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Live webinars, on-demand CE courses, and certificate programs, for psychologists, counselors, social workers, therapists, LMFTs, Aging Life Care Experts, and allied professionals—all focused on the mental health needs of older adults.
What we offer
Choose Your Path to Working with Us
This was probably the most effective training I have ever been to.
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REVIEW NO. 1 of 3
The topic is on task for my geriatric practice and directly relevant to challenges and opportunities I face with clients."
Psychologist
What Therapists Have to Say
I’d been searching for a comprehensive course on older adult mental health for months.
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REVIEW NO. 2 of 3
Every module was relevant, building on what I knew and giving me new, practical tools. I feel so much more prepared—thank you!
What Therapists Have to Say
This training was comprehensive and invaluable.
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REVIEW NO. 3 of 3
The resources are current, and it filled critical gaps in my knowledge. I now feel equipped—and inspired—to advocate for older adults in ways I couldn’t before.
What Therapists Have to Say
I’m so glad you’re here. I’m a Stanford-trained, clinical Geropsychologist and founder of the Center for Mental Health & Aging. For more than 20 years, I’ve worked with older adults and their families in some of the largest health care systems in the nation, including Stanford, Emory, and the Veterans Health Administration.
I’ve seen firsthand how hard it can be for older adults to find mental health providers who are truly trained to help them. The majority of older adults with mental health concerns do not receive the mental health care they need. The result? Worse medical outcomes, higher health care costs, family strain, and needless suffering.
That’s why I created the Center for Mental Health & Aging: to make sure you—and all mental health, health care, and aging services professionals—have the tools you need to meet the mental health needs of older adults.
It’s only with your help that we will improve mental health care for older adults. So, join our movement for Mental Health + Aging. Explore our courses, deepen your expertise with older adults, and join a community that believes there’s no expiration date on healing, transformation, and love.
Welcome!
I'm Dr. Regina Koepp
Unlike other CE providers that go broad, we go deep and provide trainings exclusively on the mental health needs of older adults.
✔️ Exclusively Focused on Mental Health for Older Adults
Our faculty includes leading experts in mental health and aging with decades of experience in research, clinical care, and education.
We are a woman-owned, independent company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our training programs. Not as an after thought, but in everything we do.
What makes us different than other CEU companies?
✔️ Expert-led, clinically grounded courses
✔️ Mission-Driven & Inclusive
Dr. Regina Koepp is a Stanford-trained, board certified clinical psychologist, geropsychologist, and founder and CEO of the Center for Mental Health & Aging.
She was formerly a lead psychologist at University of Vermont Medical Center, Assistant Professor at Emory University Department of Psychiatry, and psychologist at the Atlanta VA Health Care System, where she provided direct patient care and consultation on the Geropsychiatry Outpatient Mental Health team for more than a decade. Dr. Koepp served on the VA Central Office’s Geriatric Mental Health Field Advisory Committee, as Vice Chair of the Georgia Psychological Association Ethics Committee, and served on the Atlanta VA Medical Center’s Ethics Committee, the Clinical Advisory Workgroup, and as chair of the Psychology Professional Standards Board for several years.
Regina Koepp, PsyD, ABPP
Board Certified Clinical Psychologist | Geropsychologist | Founder + CEO, Center for Mental Health + Aging
Meet the Team
Behind the Center for Mental Health + Aging is a team of clinicians and experts
Dr. Jennifer Steiner is a board certified clinical health psychologist, founder of Beyond the Body Health Psychology Services, LLC, Co-Director of Center for Mental Health & Aging's Continuing Education Program, and Adjunct Faculty at Emory School of Medicine.
She also serves as Board Member of the Georgia Psychology Association Board of Directors, Past President, Georgia Psychological Association, Co-Chair of the Continuing Education Committee for Georgia Psychological Association, and Member of the Committee on Health Psychology and Integrated Practice, and is a Panelist and Subject Matter Expert for the Arthritis Foundation.
Dr. Steiner's research and clinical practice focuses on chronic pain and interventions for chronic pain.
Jennifer Steiner, PhD, ABPP
Board Certified Clinical Health Psychologist | Co-Director of CE Training
Endsley Real is a licensed clinical social worker. She has over 10 years of administrative experience in directing programs for those with substance use disorders, mental illness, and those living with HIV. Ms. Real is currently Chair of the Nominating Committee for Association of Social Work Boards charged with selecting the slate for the ASWB Board of Directors. She served for 5 years on the State of Georgia Composite Board for Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapist including 2 years as the board chair.
Ms. Real obtained her MSW from Clark Atlanta University in 1997 and obtained an MPH from Emory University in 2014. She has worked in a variety of settings and with many populations but much of her career has been in working with those with substance use disorders and mental illness. She lives in the Emory area with her wife Joan.
Endsley Real, LCSW, MPH
Licensed Clinical Social Worker |CE Training Advisory Committee Social Work Consultant
Dr. Dotson is Chief of the Division of Neuropsychology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Research Professor at Georgia State University, Senior Project Scientist for Behavioral Health at NASA (KBR), and Founder and President of CerebroFit Integrated Brain Health. She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Florida with a specialization in neuropsychology and a certificate in gerontology. She completed her postdoctoral training at the National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program.
Dr. Dotson’s research and clinical activities focus on positive and negative modifiers of brain health, including the intersection of depression with cognitive and brain aging.
Vonetta Dotson, PhD
Clinical Gero-Neuropsychologist
CE Training Advisory Committee Member
Dr. Kandi Schmidt is the Director of Transplant Behavioral Health at Emory University School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Schmidt specializes in the assessment and care of organ transplant patients, working with patients and their caregivers across solid organ groups including heart, liver, lung, kidney, as well as with living donors. She is also co-chair of the Patient and Family Advisory Council of the Emory Transplant Center, which works to ease the journey of the patient and family navigating the transplant experience through education, communication, advocacy and collaboration.
Kandi Schmidt, PhD, ABPP
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
CE Training Advisory Committee Member
Continuing Education Approvals
Social Workers
Center for Mental Health & Aging, #1801, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Center for Mental Health & Aging maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/25/2023 – 03/25/2026.
Psychologists
Center for Mental Health & Aging is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Center for Mental Health & Aging maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Counselors
Center for Mental Health and Aging (CMHA) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7230. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Center for Mental Health and Aging (CMHA) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Care Managers
CMHA is approved by the National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM) as a continuing education provider, #21-905CMHA.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)
Center for Mental Health & Aging (CMHA), Provider #1032775, is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for California LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs. CMHA maintains responsibility for this program/course and it’s contents
CMHA is approved by APA and NBCC to sponsor continuing education. In many state licensing jurisdictions, APA and NBCC approved continuing education programs qualify for LMFT CE credits, including: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, MD, ME, MO, NE, NC, NH, NJ, NM, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY
Addiction Professionals
CMHA is an approved provider by the American Psychological Association (APA). The following state boards accept courses from APA providers for Addictions Professionals: AK, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, OK*, OR, SC, UT, WA, WI, WY
*An application is required for all ethics and/or online courses in OK.
Nurses
CMHA is an approved provider by the American Psychological Association (APA), which is recognized by the ANCC for behavioral health related activities. Please contact your licensing board to determine if our courses meet criteria for your continuing education requirements.
DISCLAIMER
Registrant is responsible for ensuring that CE credits meet the criteria for their own jurisdiction requirements.
Content and materials in courses may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.
