Make Plans to Join us for the 24th World Congress of Psychotherapy
June 4-6, 2026 | United Nations Headquarters & City University of New York Graduate Center
“Psychotherapy, Mental Health and Human Rights- Caring for Vulnerable Populations, Healthcare Professionals, and
Humanitarian Relief Workers”
Submissions are Now Open!
All submissions are due October 1, 2025 by 11:59 PM US-Eastern time.
To submit, go to https://wfp.societyconference.com/ and click “Submissions”. Create an account or log into an existing account, then click “Access My Dashboard” to start/edit an existing submission. For system instructions, click here. If you have system-related questions, please contact the Congress Organizers at wfp2026@parthenonmgmt.com.
For scientific-related questions, please contact César Alfonso, M.D. via email: cesaralfonso@mac.com
For poster submission related questions, please contact via email Amine Larnaout: larnaout.amin@gmail.com or Chaimaa Aroui: chaimaa.aae@gmail.com
Welcome Remarks:
The leadership of the World Federation for Psychotherapy warmly invites you to attend the 24th World Congress of Psychotherapy, taking place in New York City on June 4-6, 2026. This prestigious event will bring together mental health professionals from around the world to explore the theme Psychotherapy, Mental Health, and Human Rights: Caring for Vulnerable Populations, Humanitarian Relief Workers, and Healthcare Professionals. In their welcome letters, César Alfonso, Sohail Ali, Joshua Brumberg, and Katerina Sukhanova share their insights on the significance of this event and their excitement for the thought-provoking discussions, collaborative learning, and global connections that await.
César A. Alfonso, M.D
Dr. Muhammad Sohail Ali
Joshua C. Brumberg, Ph.D.
Ekaterina Sukhanova, Ph.D.
Amy Alexander, MD
Scientific Co-Chairs:
Asher Aladjem (USA)
Sohail Ali (USA/United Nations)
César Alfonso (USA)
Chaimaa Aroui (Morocco)
Moussa Ba (USA)
Dilip Jeste (USA)
Alma Jimenez (Philippines)
Amine Larnaout (Tunisia)
Goran Mijaljica (Sweden/Norway)
Helene Nissen-Lie (Norway)
Daniela Polese (Italy)
Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar (Malaysia)
Ekaterina Sukhanova (USA)
Congress Topics:
- Caring for Refugees, Displaced Persons and Asylum Seekers
- Stigma and Discrimination
- 2SLGBTQIA+ affirmative psychotherapies
- Caring for Survivors of Natural Disasters
- Caring for Survivors of Torture and Terrorism
- Climate Change
- Suicide Prevention
- Human Rights
- Women’s Rights
- Children’s Rights
- Bioethics
- Psychotherapy with the Medically Ill
- Psychotherapy with Persons with Disabilities
- Psychotherapy with Persons with Sensory Impairment
- Psychotherapy with persons living with HIV
- Caring for Humanitarian Relief Workers
- Prevention of Burnout and Moral Injury
- Caring for Healthcare Professionals
- Trauma-Focused Psychotherapies
- CBT
- Third-Wave Therapies
- Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic
- Psychotherapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Supportive Psychotherapy
- Mindfulness
- Humanistic Therapies
- Hypnosis
- EMDR
- Ketamine and Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
- Brief Psychotherapies
- Group Psychotherapy
- Balint Groups for Healthcare Professionals
- Family and Couple Therapy
- Psychosocial Therapies
- Computer-Assisted Therapies
- Tele-psychotherapy
- Culturally Adapted Psychotherapies
- Combined/integrated Psychotherapies
- Psychotherapy Outcomes
- Psychotherapy Research
- Psychotherapy and Neuroscience
- Parent-Infant Psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
- Psychotherapy in Late Life
- End-of-Life and Palliative Care Psychotherapies
- Psychotherapy and Primary Care
- Psychotherapy, Culture and Society
- Religion and Spirituality
- Psychotherapy and Public Health
- Liaising with NGOs to Promote Mental Health
- Psychotherapy at the Workplace and Employee Assistance Programs
- Psychotherapy and Student Mental Health
- Delivering Psychotherapy in underserved Areas of the World
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