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Join the SFBTA Board

Help shape the future of SFBTA while growing your leadership, networking, and solution-focused practice. Learn about the benefits of serving on the board, time commitments by role, and who’s eligible to join. You’ll also find details on how board members support the association.

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Online​​Nominations Closed

Thank you for your interest in nominations to the SFBTA Board. Due to proximity to the annual member's meeting, the ONLINE nomination process for terms starting in 2026 is now closed per the following bylaw regulation: Article 4, Point 4, Section 1: “In addition to nominations made from the floor at the members meeting, nominations may be made by submitting a brief bio and/or statement of interest to the SFBTA President. The information will additionally be posted on the SFBTA website up to five business days prior to the conference.” If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else (with their consent), you are welcome to make a nomination FROM THE FLOOR at the members meeting to be held on Saturday, November 8th, 2025 at the Chelsea Hotel Ballroom, Toronto. Please see sfbtaconference.org for more details. If you have any questions about this process, you are welcome to email the president at board@sfbta.org. If you would like to consult the current SFBTA bylaws in further detail, click the button below:

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Why Join the Board of the SFBTA?

Organizational Leadership

Board members gain experience in solution focused oriented organization development and management 

Personal Growth

Board members gain personal development


Professional Networking

Board members gain networking opportunities with others in the SF field 

Meaningful Experiences

Board members gain good memories from their years on the board

In Return

Board members share their experience, knowledge, and time for the benefit of the SFBTA

Suggested average time commitments on the board 

  • President: 8 to 12 hours a month (about 2-3 hours a week)
  • Executive Board (President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary) 4-6 hours a month (1-2 hours a week) 
  • Board member at large 3-4 hours a month 

These times include meetings (One 2-hr monthly board meeting, committee meetings if applicable), answering and acting on emails received, and any other networking required to advance SFBTA's goals. 

Who is Eligible to be on the Board?

Any current member of the SFBTA nominated by self or by another current member is eligible. There are 6 vacancies for the 2026-2028 term on the SFBTA Board of Directors. Voting for these positions will be done on November 8th, at the Annual Members' Meeting. 

​​Nominations Received to date for SFBTA Board 2026

LISTED BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF FIRST NAME  (Edited for length as needed to comply with 200 word limit) 

Cecile Dietrich

Cecile Dietrich is a psychiatric nurse practitioner in private practice. She has worked in health care for sixteen years with experience in medical acute care settings, inpatient psychiatry, residential treatment programs and outpatient mental health settings. Before she transitioned into private practice, she was program director of a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner residency for a facility within the U.S. Veteran's Administration Health Care System. Her approach to health care and training is solution-focused; she has participated in training with the Solution Focused Universe, the Institute for Solution Focused Therapy and the Denver Center for Solution Focused Brief Therapy. She has been a conference proposal reviewer for the SFBTA conference for the past three years. In 2024, she administered the online SFBTA conference survey and completed the evaluation report, which was submitted to the SFBTA board. In 2025, she serves as chair of the SFBTA Conference survey subcommittee. Cecile is a professional, positive, insightful and dedicated contributor who approaches her work  with care. She would be a valuable asset to the Board.  She has served as secretary in various organizations and is comfortable in that role.

Katharine Davis

Katharine Davis, PhD, is the owner of Southlake Child and Family Therapy, where she supports clients across the lifespan, including children, young adults, adults, and families, in Southlake, TX. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas, Certified in Clinical Hypnosis, and an Approved Consultant in hypnosis supervision through the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Dr. Davis is especially passionate about solution-focused brief therapy, and her clinical approach is grounded in a deep respect for the strengths and resilience of her clients. Her therapeutic interests and experience also include Ericksonian Therapy, mindfulness, developmental trauma, and hypnosis. At her practice, Dr. Davis offers a unique opportunity for clients to participate in sessions observed by a solution-focused reflecting team, a group of fellow therapists who provide thoughtful, strength-based feedback at no additional cost. This collaborative experience reflects her commitment to both client growth and professional learning. Dedicated to service and ongoing development in the counseling field, Dr. Davis teaches as adjunct faculty in the M.Ed. Counseling Program at Texas Christian University. She also trains and supervises practitioners through the North Texas Society of Clinical Hypnosis, where she proudly serves as a Board Member.

La Toya Brown

I am a military psychologist practicing in Texas. I believe I would be a valuable asset to the SFBTA Board because I bring a distinct voice and perspective that can enrich the organization through broader representation and inclusion. Over the past three years, as a member of the Outreach Committee (EDI), I have been deeply involved in advancing SFBTA’s commitment to diversity and growth. My contributions have included developing demographic surveys to gather essential insights about our membership, collaborating on the redesign and rebranding of the committee’s website, and helping shape initiatives that foster a more inclusive and engaging community. These experiences have strengthened my understanding of SFBTA’s evolving needs and deepened my dedication to creating meaningful connections across all levels of the organization.I am passionate about continuing this work by developing strategies that expand awareness of SFBTA, increase membership enrollment, and promote active participation among students, early-career professionals, and underrepresented communities. I am also committed to fostering collaboration and highlighting the relevance of solution-focused practices in diverse contexts. Through these efforts and values, I aim to support the organization’s ongoing mission of growth, representation, and impact. 

Mo Yee Lee

Mo Yee Lee received training on SFBT from the Brief Family Therapy Center with Insoo and Steve in 1996. Mo Yee’s scholarship focuses on intervention research using a solution-focused, strengths-based, systems-based, and integrative perspective in mental health treatment and in cross-cultural settings. Her books, Solution-Oriented Social Work: A Practice Approach to Working with Client Strengths, and Solution-focused treatment with domestic violence offenders: Accountability for change, were published by The Oxford University in 2003 and 2011, respectively. Mo Yee, together with Adriana Uken and John Sebold, is also the recipient of the 2008 Insoo Kim Berg Award for Innovative Research and Application of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. In addition, she serves on the SFBTA Research Committee and has collaborated with the committee on the 2025 SFBTA Treatment Manual. Mo Yee deeply respects Insoo and Steve and embraces SFBT not just as a practice but as a way of thinking. Her best hope for serving on the SFBT board is to continue strengthening SFBTA as an organization as we are getting more global, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture within the organization, and building stronger evidence for SFBT as a respectful and collaborative way of working with people.

Tara Gretton

Tara is a Solution-Focused Practitioner with over 20 years of experience. Tara has been accredited by the International Alliance of Solution-Focused Training Institutes and is registered by Social Work England. Tara works most of her time with children and young people and has postgraduate child development qualifications. Her experience of the Solution-Focused Approach is within the social care setting, educational settings, charity sector, and organisational change. Tara currently works in schools in her local area of Bath and runs a private practice delivering solution-focused therapeutic interventions to children, young people, families and adults. Tara feels passionately about working with people to give greater opportunity for their voice to be heard and for them to notice their unique personal resources and capabilities; to enable them to become unstuck from challenges relating to mental health and everyday living. Tara works within education and with other agencies providing a variety of solution focused services, such as consultancy, training and coaching, as well as 1:1 and group work interventions. Tara is on the SFBTA Conference planning team for 2025. She also co-led a professional learning event for one of the SFBTA Town Halls in 2024. She is a team-oriented person, who values community.

There are 6 open seats on the SFBTA Board for 2026. Apart from these nominations that have been received online, there will be an opportunity for you to nominate yourself while IN-PERSON at the Annual Members' Meeting on Saturday, November 8, 2025. While you are IN-PERSON at the member's meeting, you may also nominate someone else who may not be at the meeting in person, but whose consent you have received in writing. For nominations from the floor, a brief 2 minute opportunity will be provided to share the nominee's 1. Background, 2. Experience with the SF approach 3. Experience with SFBTA and/or interest in serving on the board.