2025 Speakers

  • Lt. Mark Wynn

    Domestic Violence Prevention Trainer and Consultant

    Wynn Consulting

  • Deena Shelton, PhD, LPC-S, ACS

    Director of Clinical Training and Associate Professor of Counseling

    Le Tourneau University

  • Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.

    Professor of Psychology

    California State University

  • Det. Joe Scaramucci

    Director of Law Enforcement Training & Operations

    Skull Games, Inc.

  • Kendra Eggleston, M.A.

    Training & Campus Specialist

    SPARC

  • Rev. Geneece Goertzen, LMSW/MDiv

    Social Worker & Author

  • Joshua Broome

    Pastor & Author

  • Rosia Frater, PhD, LPC

    Clinical Director

    Children’s Advocacy Center for Kaufman County

2025 Session Details

  • Session 1

    10:30-11:45 AM

    Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.,
    Clinical Psychologist:
    Narcissism, Intimate Partner Violence, and Domestic Violence: Creating Clarity for Survivors and Clinicians

    Joshua Broome,
    Pastor & Author:
    From Surviving to Restored: Healing for the Trafficked, Addicted, and Abused

    Deena Shelton, PhD., LPC-S, ACS,
    Director of Clinical Training & Associate Professor of Counseling, 
    LeTourneau University
    :
    Time Does't Heal All Wounds: The Impact of Lifespan Development on Trauma

  • Session 2

    12:45-2:00 PM

    Detective Joseph Scaramucci,
    Director of Law Enforcement Training & Operations, Skull Games, Inc.:
    Using Open-Source Intelligence to Combat Online Exploitation

    Kendra Eggleston, M.A.
    Training & Campus Specialist, SPARC:
    Stalking 2.0: The Use of Technology to Stalk

    Lt. Mark Wynn
    Domestic Violence Prevention Trainer & Consultant, Wynn Consulting:
    The Realities of Violence Against Women – Assessing Lethality and Threats

  • Session 3

    2:15-3:30 PM

    Joshua Broome
    Pastor & Author:
    Behind the Fantasy: The Hidden Exploitation in the Porn Industry

    Rev. Geneece Goertzen,
    LMSW/MDiv
    Licensed Master Social Worker & Author:
    Institutional Betrayal: Faith Communities and Domestic Violence

    Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D.
    Clinical Psychologist:
    Stay, Go, or Stuck: Helping Ambivalent Clients Understand and Navigate Narcissistic Relationships

  • Session 4

    3:45-5:00 PM

    Deena Shelton, PhD., LPC-S, ACS
    Director of Clinical Training & Associate Professor of Counseling 
    LeTourneau University:

    Complex Trauma: Causes, Diagnostic Implications, and Domains of Impact

    Rosia Frater, PhD., LPC,
    Clinical Director ,
    Children's Advocacy of Kaufman County:

    Hidden in Public Sight: The Shocking Realities of Trauma, Elder Abuse, and Re-Victimization

    Det. Joe Scaramucci,
    Director of Law Enforcement Training & Operations, Skull Games, Inc.:
    Sextortion in the US

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Rotary Club of Longview

The Martin House CAC

Greater Longview United Way

Zonta Club of Longview

Rotary Club of Longview • The Martin House CAC • Greater Longview United Way • Zonta Club of Longview •

2025 Sponsors

Thank you to the East Texas community for supporting the Too Close To Home conference for a 3rd year!

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please check out our sponsors page for more information.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

ADVOCACY SPONSORS

Laurie & Mark Bogle

Cissy & John Ward

TOGETHER WE CAN SPONSORS

Cadence Bank

Rotary Club of Longview

T-Shirt, etc

STEPPING UP SPONSORS

Austin Bank

Buckner Children & Family Services

Central Title

Coco & Jason Harmon

Cynergy Technologies

DATCS

Eastman Credit Union

Guaranty Bank

HUB International

Ishihara & Parker

Judge Tim Womack

Kitty & Davis Sherman

Monsour Law Firm

Origin Bank

Patsy Machin

Paycom

Phillips Flooring

Sung Kim Law Firm

Sydney & Berry King

HELPING HAND SPONSORS

Air Cybernetics

Albert Goettle Plumbing

Beer Wells

Boon, Calk, Echols, Coleman & Goolsby

Brentwood Behavioral-Shreveport

Brookshires Foundation

Chick-fil-A

East Texas Professional Credit Union

Henry and Peters

Hollie & Kirk Bruce

Johnson & Pace

Jucy’s Taco

Judge Angela Konczak

R.Lacy/Crain Energy

Spring Hill State Bank

Terri & Dale Deike

The Martin House Child Advocacy Center

SUPPORTING SPONSOR

Coldwell Banker Lenhart Properties

Deutsch Properties, LLC

Gans & Smith

Gill Electric

Holly Fuller

Judge Vincent Dulweber

Meg & Vance Freeman

Republic Services

Rob Bassett State Farm

Suzy & David Gillespie