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 |
| 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 Collaboration: Learning from a Decade of Partnership Chair and President: Joshua Swift Speakers: Rodney Goodyear, Guangrong Jiang | 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