Psychotherapy at Psych Congress 2026
6 sessions on psychotherapy · September 15–19, 2026, New Orleans, LA. Compare psychotherapy at other meetings →
Wednesday, September 16
Symposium · Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder: Yes There is Treatment That Works!
Richard Jackson · Saundra Jain
Practical approach to early identification, risk evaluation, and DBT-informed skills for BPD in brief outpatient visits, including when adjunctive pharmacotherapy is warranted.
Thursday, September 17
Symposium · First-Line Decisions
First-Line Decisions: Lifestyle Modification or Medication? Guiding Initial Care in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Manish Jha · Saundra Jain · Vanessa Joy Walker
Helps clinicians decide between pharmacotherapy and CBT, mindfulness, sleep, and exercise strategies at the outset of GAD treatment based on severity, comorbidity, trauma history, and preference.
Symposium · Anxiety Disorders
When Anxiety Persists: Evidence-Based Strategies and Novel Pharmacologic Options Beyond First-Line Treatment
Step-by-step framework for treatment-resistant anxiety after SSRI/SNRI failure, covering sequencing, psychotherapy integration, and off-label and emerging agents from gabapentinoids to glutamatergic and GABAergic options.
Symposium · SRSF Partner Session
When Trauma Disrupts Sleep: Practical Interventions for PTSD-Related Sleep Disorders
Philip Gehrman · William Sauvé
Integrated pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic framework for assessing and treating trauma-related insomnia and nightmares. Developed with the Sleep Research Society Foundation.
Friday, September 18
Symposium · Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Seeing Beyond the Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Psychiatric Practice
Holly Peek · Moushumi Mukerji · Vanessa Joy Walker
Practical framework for recognizing BDD, overcoming poor insight and reassurance-seeking, and applying SSRIs and CBT with exposure/response prevention, including management of cosmetic treatment-seeking.
Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis · OCD & Related Disorders
Saturday, September 19
Symposium · First-Line Decisions
First-Line Decisions: Lifestyle Modification or Medication? Early Treatment Pathways for PTSD
Rakesh Jain · Desiree Matthews · Clark Sabo
Guides the choice between trauma-focused psychotherapies (CPT, Prolonged Exposure) and pharmacotherapy (SSRIs, SNRIs, prazosin) in early PTSD care, alongside sleep stabilization and grounding skills.
Other topics at this meeting
Depression 10Neuroscience & Mechanisms 10Schizophrenia & Psychosis 9Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis 8Drug Pipeline & Clinical Trials 7Sleep & Insomnia 7ADHD 6Bipolar Disorder 6Drug Interactions & Safety 6Lifestyle & Integrative Psychiatry 6Antipsychotic Prescribing 5Anxiety Disorders 5