Nurturing Connection in Blended Homes

This workshop offers clinicians a warm, practical framework for supporting families as they navigate the transition into a blended household. Participants will learn how to strengthen connection, ease loyalty binds, and foster a sense of belonging for children and caregivers alike. Through developmentally attuned strategies and relational tools, clinicians will be equipped to help families grow together with confidence and care. 

Objectives:

•  Understand the common developmental, relational, and emotional challenges children and parents face during the blending process, and how these impact attachment and family cohesion.  
• Learn practical, strength-based interventions to support communication, connection, and role clarity among caregivers, step-parents, and children in newly formed family systems.  
• Develop strategies for helping families build a shared narrative, support children’s loyalty binds, and foster a sense of belonging while honoring each member’s history and needs. 

About Candice Primm, LCSW, IMH-E:

Candice Primm, LCSW, IMH-E® is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Director of Tulsa Counseling Group, where she specializes in court-involved treatment, family reunification, and child-centered therapeutic services. With over a decade of experience working at the intersection of mental health, the legal system, and child welfare, she brings extensive expertise in high-conflict family dynamics, forensic-informed assessment, and developmentally sensitive care. Her background includes providing expert testimony, conducting evaluations, collaborating closely with DHS and court stakeholders, and supporting children from infancy through adolescence across a range of complex family systems.  

Candice integrates trauma-informed practice, attachment theory, and practical, family-focused interventions to help clinicians navigate ethically challenging environments. She is endorsed in Infant Mental Health (IMH-E®), trained in forensic interviewing, and an active member of AFCC and the Supervised Visitation Network. As a presenter, she is known for translating complex clinical and legal concepts into clear, child-centered guidance that empowers therapists to work confidently and ethically with both blended families and court-involved families.