Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy: 2026 APA Convention Program
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
May 28, 2026
| Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy 2026 APA Convention Program We hope you will join us at as many of these events as possible. In particular, the Presidential hour (Friday August 7th, 2:30 – 3:30 PM, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: 209C) will feature a panel on international collaborations for psychotherapy. We will be offering 1 free CE credit for all those who attend. A flyer for that is below. We also have an exciting social hour planned with food and a recognition of our award winners (Friday August 7th, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, Level Two: Salon 14). Please spread the word! All are welcome to attend. See below or please click “Download PDF” below for a full schedule of our presentations! |
| Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy 2026 APA Convention Program |
| Thursday August 6th |
| Personalizing Psychotherapy to Therapists’ Effectiveness Differences Chair: James Boswell Speakers: Michael Constantino, Averi Gaines, Alice Coyne *CE session* | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: 204C | Symposium |
| Division 29 Poster Session I | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: Hall D, Solutions Center, Posters | Poster |
| ACT for Infertility and Reproductive Grief: Psychotherapy in Practice Chair: Clayton Brigance *CE session* | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: 204C | Skill Building |
| Division 29 Editorial Board Lunch | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Room: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, Level Four: Capitol | INVITATION ONLY |
| Routine Measurement of Cultural Comfort as a Correlate of Process & Outcome Chair: Theodore Bartholomew Speakers: Brandon Hoang; Shreeya Kulkarni *CE session* | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: 204C | Symposium |
| Working With Trainee Anxiety: Skills for Relationally Attuned Supervision Chair: Aileen Terrazas Speakers: Jason Hindman, Pamela Aguilar, Israel Arevalo, Apurva Tandon | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Street Level: 144A | Skill Building |
| Friday August 7th |
| Trauma-Informed Clinical Approaches to Borderline Personality Disorder Chair: Minzhou Sun | 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Street Level: 146B | Skill Building |
| Harnessing Technology to Advance Therapist Well-Being and Effectiveness Chair: Matteo Bugatti Speakers: Colby Schramel, Miles Evanisko Discussant: Jesse Owen | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Street Level: 146B | Symposium |
| Mutually Beneficial International Collaborations Chair and President: Joshua Swift Speakers: Dennis Kivlighan, Xiubin Lin, and Xu Li *CE session* | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: 209C | Division Presidential Address |
| Strengths and Flourishing in Psychotherapy: Emerging Directions Chair: Steven Sandage Speakers: Catherine Eubanks, Michael Constantino, Jesse Owen *CE session* | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: 202A | Symposium |
| Division 29 Social Hour | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Room: Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, Level Two: Salon 14 | Social Hour |
| Saturday, August 8th |
| Steps to stepped care: Theory, implementation, and research considerations Chair: Caroline Lucy Speakers: Zoe Lapham; Alexandros Maragakis *CE session* | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: 204C | Symposium |
| Losing a Real Relationship: Celebrating the Life and Work of Charlie Gelso Chair: Rayna Markin Speakers: Jairo Fuertes, Dennis Kivlighan, Elizabeth Nutt-Williams, Andres Perez-Rojas, Cheri Marmarosh, Jesse Owen Discussant: Clara Hill | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Street Level: 151B | Symposium |
| Division 29 Poster Session II | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Level Two: Hall D, Solutions Center, Posters | Poster |
| Division 29 Virtual Poster Session | 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM Room: Virtual Poster Hall: Virtual Posters | Virtual Poster Session |
President
Joshua Swift
Program Chair
Alice Coyne
Program Co-Chair
Heather Muir
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