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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.
If you registered for a virtual pre-conference workshop, access links will be sent by 4 June. All links are sent via Zoom, so check your email for "[email protected]".
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
- Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Through an ACT Lens: Preparation, Dosing, and Integration, Brian Pilecki, Ph.D., Jason Luoma, Ph.D., Temple Morris, LCSW-C, Jenna LeJeune, Ph.D., Miranda Morris, Ph.D. (también en español)
In-Person Workshops
These workshops will be held the two days immediately preceding the ACBS World Conference 2026.
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.
- 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.