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What to Expect
The 2026 Pre-Conference Workshops offer exciting VIRTUAL and IN-PERSON opportunities that will engage therapists and researchers of any skill level. Combining therapy role-plays, experiential exercises, case presentations, data graphics, focused lectures, and small group discussions, you can expect high-quality training from ACBS Pre-Conference Workshops. Continuing Education credits are available.
Virtual Workshops
Friday, 5 June and Saturday, 6 June
Format: LIVE online via Zoom.
Recordings will be available through 25 June 2026. We regret that we are unable to provide extended access to any registrant beyond 25 June.
MORNING Workshops
9:00 to 13:00 UTC/GMT +2 (Central European Summer Time)
(8 hours total over two days; 7.5 total contact hours)
- Process-Based Pathways to Self-Compassion in Neurodivergent People, Jennifer Kemp, MPsych(Clinical)
- Metaphors that Move, Matter and Make a Difference - A Creative, Experiential Workshop on Crafting Functionally Guided Metaphors That Bring Psychological Flexibility Processes to Life, Rikke Kjelgaard, M.Sc.
AFTERNOON Workshop
14:00 - 18:00 UTC/GMT +2 (Central European Summer Time)
(8 hours total over two days; 7.5 total contact hours)
- 100 Key Points and Techniques in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Practical Introductory Workshop, Joseph Oliver, PhD, PG Dip Clinical Psychology, Richard Bennett, DClinPsyc
In-Person Workshops
These workshops will be held the two days immediately preceding the ACBS World Conference 2025.
Tuesday, 14 July and Wednesday, 15 July
9:00 - 17:00 Central European Summer Time
Location: Catholic University of Lyon (UCLY)
Contact Hours: 13 total
- Wonder and Wisdom: Building Flexibility across the Developmental Lifespan, Louise Hayes, Ph.D.
- ACTing for your Health: How to Thrive in the Context of Chronic Illness or Health Conditions, Staci Martin, Ph.D., Maria Karekla, Ph.D., Rhonda Merwin, Ph.D.
- Focused ACT: Expanding the Reach of Contextual Behavioral Science in a Troubled World, Kirk Strosahl, Ph.D., Patti Robinson, Ph.D., Thomas Gustavsson, M.Sc.
- When Hope Feels Lost: Cultivating Presence, Courage, and Connection in the Treatment of Depression with Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP), Mavis Tsai, Ph.D., Sarah Sullivan-Singh, Ph.D., Barbara Kohlenberg, Ph.D., Katia Manduchi, Ph.D., Stavroula Sanida, M.Sc.
- Deep Process, Brave Work: ACT and Exposure for Trauma Recovery, Robyn Walser, Ph.D.
- ACT Beyond Protocols: Finding Beauty in the Midst of Darkness, Kelly G Wilson, Ph.D.