About the event…

OASIS is a premier conference designed to equip caring professionals - nurses, physicians, counselors, social workers, business leaders, and advocates - with the skills, strategies, and inspiration to prioritize emotional health and build resiliency within their organizations and personal lives. This conference is a transformative platform, encouraging collective growth and fostering long-term sustainability for Arkansas’s vital workforce.

Event Agenda

Conference Highlights

Step into an environment that allows you to disconnect from the outside world and reconnect with yourself.
Breakouts aimed at enhancing self-awareness, building emotional intelligence, and fostering a resilient mindset.
Opportunities to share professional experiences, offer support, and forge connections that extend beyond the conference.
Optional guided expressive and therapeutic art experiences, mindfulness sessions, and simple yoga practices aimed at emotional release.
Customized approach for continued growth and emotional health advocacy both personally and professionally.

Keynote Speaker

Karla Docter

Coach. Speaker. Author. CEO. Founder of EmpowerCon.

Karla will take participants on a journey, sharing her lessons learned over the last 27+ years personally and professionally, as a coach, trauma survivor, expert, and holistic service provider. Attendees will be empowered to take ownership of their own emotional health journey and enhance their self-leadership, so that they can become better at what they do and feel better while doing it! Participants will walk away energized, open and excited to create their own resilience toolkit and primed to continue on with their emotional health journey.

Event Speakers

Dr. Gregg Roberts

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Lynette Thrower, Writer

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Dr. Jackie Scarborough, PhD, LPC

Whitson Counseling
Dr. Dave Stevens

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Dr. Vaughn DeCoster, LCSW

U.S. Army Veteran
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
The Forging Place
Jessica Eiseman, MS, LPC-S, NCC

Ajana Therapy & Clinical Services
Nicole Walton, BSN, RN, SANE

Monarch 61 Project
Reverend Philip Blackburn

First Presbyterian Church of Fort Smith
Melanie Taylor, LPC-S

The Healing Tree Women’s Counseling Center
Gabrielle Delayne

Santosha Yoga & Wellness
Amber Nicole Cottrell

Sacred Heart Alternative Therapy
Ashleigh Smith, MS, RD, LD, CDCES

ACHE Research Institute Health & Wellness Center
Katelyn Nabors, MS, LPC, CSAT

River City Counseling
Dr. Jeanne Rupert, DO, PhD

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education