Psychotherapy: Conference Sessions

MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference

October 16–18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• LectureBehavioral Weight Loss Therapy for Obesity

  Ashley Dunford

  Covers behavioral weight loss therapy approaches for treating obesity.

  GLP-1 & Metabolic PsychiatryLifestyle & Integrative Psychiatry

• LectureBrief Introduction: Evidence-based Therapies for Eating Disorders

  Kamryn Eddy

  Short introduction to evidence-based psychotherapies for eating disorders.

  Eating Disorders

• LectureCognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa 20 session version (CBT-20-AN)

  Jennifer Thomas

  Presents the 20-session cognitive-behavioral therapy for anorexia nervosa.

  Eating Disorders

• LectureCognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

  Evelyna Kambanis

  Cognitive-behavioral treatment for ARFID.

  Eating Disorders

• PanelPanel Discussion

  Jodi Gilman · Eden Evins · Julia Arnsten · Randi Schuster · Theodore A. Stern · Christopher M. Celano · Amy Newhouse · Kamryn Eddy · Jennifer Thomas · Evelyna Kambanis · Kendra R. Becker

  Panel discussion on the preceding talks on delirium, catatonia and bedside cognitive assessment.

  Cannabis & CannabinoidsEating DisordersMedical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

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MasterPsych Psychiatry Conference 2026

October 19–22, 2026 · Newport Beach, CA

• LectureTrauma, PTSD, & Dissociation: Treatment Update

  A three-hour update on treating trauma-related and dissociative disorders.

  PTSD & Trauma

• LectureGuided Imagery for Clinicians and Patients

  Jack Krasuski

  A brief practical session on using guided imagery techniques clinically and for self-care.

  Lifestyle & Integrative Psychiatry

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• SessionAACAP Psychodynamic Faculty Initiative Mentorship Award: Project Planning Retreat

  Rachel Z. Ritvo · Michael Adam Shapiro

  A day-long retreat for Psychodynamic Faculty Initiative awardees to develop their projects and strengthen teaching, supervision, and psychodynamic knowledge in child psychiatry fellowships.

  Child & AdolescentEducation & Training

• WorkshopA Climate Cafe for Clinicians: Understanding and Supporting Youth Climate Distress

  Tara Chandrasekhar · Mario F. Najera · Aya Aboelghar · Shaurya Kumar Singh · Harshita Naga Krishna Sai Vullaganti

  Introduces clinicians to youth climate distress and its mental health effects, and demonstrates the climate cafe model as a supportive, community-based approach.

  Anxiety DisordersChild & Adolescent

• SessionAccessing the Hidden Curriculum: A Guide to Thriving Across Career Stages

  Jeonghyun Shin · Vybhav Jagannath · Ronke L. Babalola · Sarah H. Arshad · Rameshwari V. Tumuluru

  An interactive session on cultural identity, psychological safety, DBT interpersonal effectiveness skills, mentorship and leadership development for child and adolescent psychiatry clinicians at different career stages.

  Education & TrainingDiverse & Underserved PopulationsPractice, Policy & Workforce

• SessionStand by Me : A Latency Age Lens for Trauma and Resilience

  Amy Vyas · Alice R. Mao · Patrick W. O'Malley · Michelle Duan

  A film screening of Stand by Me followed by discussion of how adolescents with differing trauma burdens, temperaments and supports cope. Presenters show how to identify resiliency factors and fold them into clinical formulation and treatment of trauma-exposed youth.

  Child & AdolescentPTSD & Trauma

• WorkshopEngaging Communities to Talk About Mental Health: Stanford Communication Health Interactive for Parents of Adolescents and Others (CHIPAO) Workshop

  Rona Hu · Richard D. Ha · Steven Sust · Heesu (Ally) Kim · Jason J. Li · Ivy Song

  Workshop teaching clinicians how to build a theater-based community program that reduces mental health stigma and improves parent-teen communication, including skit development, production logistics and research.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

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APNA 40th Annual Conference

October 28–31, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

• WorkshopSex Abuse Prevention Through the Lens of Caring Science

  Joseph Giovannoni

  Applies the Risk, Need, and Responsivity model within a caring-science framework to sexual abuse prevention work.

  Forensic & Correctional

• CourseChild & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Boot Camp – Part 2

  Jessica M. Gordon · Jamie Zelazny · Isabel Grace Buckingham · Michaela K. Hogan · Tracee Ridley-Pryor

  Second half of the youth psychiatry intensive, focused on evidence-based treatment, medication decision-making, and combined therapy approaches.

  Child & Adolescent

• WorkshopBeyond the Prescription Pad: Integrating Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Into Medication Visits

  Blaine Winters · Julianne Williams · Emma Gilbert · Kylie Phillips · Lauren Toronto

  Case-based practice weaving Solution-Focused Brief Therapy techniques into psychiatric medication appointments.

AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

November 12–15, 2026 · Memphis, TN

• WorkshopAddiction, Hope, and Recovery in Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings

  Lisa Terris · James Berry

  Uses Tolkien's fiction as a lens for discussing addiction, hope, and recovery themes with patients and trainees.

  Education & TrainingSubstance Use Disorders

• WorkshopThe Role of Self-Disclosure in the Practice of Addiction Psychiatry

  John Mariani · Charles Silberstein · Lisa Goldfarb

  Examines when and how clinician self-disclosure can be used therapeutically in addiction treatment.

  Substance Use Disorders

• Oral abstractPrize-based versus Voucher-based Contingency Management protocols for Stimulant-Opioid Co-Use: A Network Meta-Analysis

  Henrique Oliva

  Network meta-analysis comparing prize- and voucher-based contingency management for stimulant-opioid co-use.

  Opioid Use DisorderSubstance Use Disorders

• PosterLearning Outcomes and Student Satisfaction in Motivational Interviewing Training: Real Patient versus Artificial Intelligence Mock Patient Experience

  Baris Ors

  Compares motivational interviewing training with real versus AI mock patients.

  Digital Psychiatry & AIEducation & Training

• PosterAccelerated Resolution Therapy as an Adjunctive Treatment Modality for Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Scoping Review

  Jaqueline Campbell

  Scoping review of accelerated resolution therapy for co-occurring AUD and PTSD.

  Alcohol Use DisorderPTSD & Trauma

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NPA 32nd Annual Psychopharmacology Update 2027

February 10–13, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

• LectureTreatment of Prolonged Grief Disorder

  J. Michael Bostwick

  Diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder and the psychotherapies and medications with evidence for it.

  Measurement-Based Care & Diagnosis

• LectureAssessment and Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

  Katharine Phillips

  Recognition of body dysmorphic disorder and its evidence-based treatment with SSRIs and CBT.

  OCD & Related Disorders

Substance Use Disorders: A Comprehensive Review and Update 2027

February 15–17, 2027 · Lake Buena Vista, FL

• LectureMotivational Interviewing

  James McKowen

  Motivational interviewing in continuing care for substance use disorders.

  Substance Use Disorders

• LectureCBT

  James McKowen

  Cognitive behavioral therapy approaches in substance use treatment.

  Substance Use Disorders

• LectureDBT & Other Therapies

  James McKowen

  Dialectical behavior therapy and other psychotherapies in addiction care.

  Substance Use Disorders

39th ECNP Congress

October 10–13, 2026 · Munich, Germany

• SymposiumS13 – The science of emotion regulation: integrating neuroscience, microbiome, and mindfulness

  Carmen Morawetz · Ulrike Basten · Nils Kohn · Olga Klimecki

  Inflammation & ImmunopsychiatryNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• LectureE06 – The arts and mental health

  Ekin Sönmez Güngör · Christian Gold

  Arts-based strategies and the translation of music therapy into clinical mental health practice.

  Lifestyle & Integrative Psychiatry

WCP 2026 — 26th World Congress of Psychiatry

September 23–26, 2026 · Stockholm, Sweden

• LectureDistinguished Lectures: Culture, Identity, and the Inner World in Psychiatry

  Diverse & Underserved Populations

• CourseCourse 03: Psychotherapy Challenges in Clinical Practice

  Cesar Alfonso

• CourseCourse 10: Psychodynamic Approaches to Team-based Clinical Practice in Psychiatry

  Michel Botbol

• CourseCourse 11: Creative Arts Therapies for Intimacy & Sex Therapy

  Radwa S. Abdelazim

• SymposiumState of the Art Symposium 02: Supporting Families in the Perinatal Period: Bereavement Care and Parent–infant Psychotherapy

  Perinatal & Women's Mental Health

Medical Psychiatry: Comprehensive Update Conference 2026

September 17–20, 2026 · Online

• LectureApplying Psychosocial Formulation and Intervention in Complex Clinical Settings

  Michelle Jacobo

  Using psychosocial formulation to guide interventions for patients whose medical and psychological problems intersect in complicated ways.

  Medical Comorbidity & C-L Psychiatry

Psych Congress 2026

September 15–19, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

• SymposiumBorderline 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.

  Personality Disorders

• SymposiumFirst-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.

  Anxiety DisordersLifestyle & Integrative Psychiatry

• SymposiumWhen Anxiety Persists: Evidence-Based Strategies and Novel Pharmacologic Options Beyond First-Line Treatment

  Rakesh Jain · Manish Jha

  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.

  Anxiety DisordersDrug Pipeline & Clinical Trials

• SymposiumWhen 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.

  PTSD & TraumaSleep & Insomnia

• SymposiumSeeing 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 & DiagnosisOCD & Related Disorders

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