Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA · Full program

• DebatePsychedelic Therapy After the Executive Order: Now What?

  September 15, 2026

  Opening-afternoon multidisciplinary panel pairing a patient's lived-experience story with a policy update on how the recent executive order and existing regulatory frameworks may shape near-term clinical use of psychedelic therapies.

  Practice, Policy & WorkforcePsychedelics

• SymposiumBorderline Personality Disorder: Yes There is Treatment That Works!

  September 16, 2026

  Practical approach to early identification, risk evaluation, and DBT-informed skills for BPD in brief outpatient visits, including when adjunctive pharmacotherapy is warranted.

  Personality DisordersPsychotherapy

• SymposiumFirst-Line Decisions: Lifestyle Modification or Medication? Guiding Initial Care in Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  September 17, 2026

  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.

  Anxiety DisordersLifestyle & Integrative PsychiatryPsychotherapy

• PlenaryCultivating Clinical Wisdom in Deprescribing - Practical Considerations for Psychiatry

  September 19, 2026

  Closing session on when and how to reduce psychotropic regimens: identifying candidates, shared decision-making, and safe tapering while weighing relapse and withdrawal risks.

  Deprescribing & Polypharmacy