We’re pleased to confirm the following keynote speakers at the 2026 Annual Conference. Full details of keynotes are available in the outline programme.
Simon Blackwell
Imagining what’s to come: from depression to optimism with positive future imagery
Claudi Bockting
Psychological interventions at their best: from effectiveness to relapse prevention and long-term effects
Michelle Brooks-Ucheaga
Becoming an Adaptive Clinician: Balancing fidelity and inclusivity in the delivery and supervision of CBT
Kate Cooper
Autistic strengths and identity: can
co-design improve the fit of CBT for autistic people?
Jo Daniels
Doing more that matters: influencing practice and policy through clinical insight, a lot of data and a good dose of professional outrage
Helen Kennerley
Psychology at work: putting first principles to good use
Biza Stenfert Kroese
EMDR for adults with intellectual disabilities – clinical outcomes and research issues following a multicentred Randomised Control Trial (Trauma-AID)
Willem Kuyken
From preventing depression to promoting human flourishing: Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy comes of age
Maria Loades
CBT without walls: Moving from clinical practice to implementing scalable early help for young people
Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces
Technological innovations and the promise of cognitive-behavioural therapies: The good, the bad, and the scary
Liz Marks
Practicing CBT in a
climate and ecological crisis:
From eco-distress to active hope
Richard Meiser-Stedman
PTSD in children and adolescents: Reasons to be hopeful
Heather O’Mahen
From treatment innovation to innovations in access: Lessons from perinatal mental health
Emmanuelle Peters
Can you treat PTSD in psychosis? The answer is in the STARS (Study of Trauma And Recovery)
Jennifer Wild
The science of resilience: A CBT approach to preventing PTSD
Simon Blackwell, Germany
Claudi Bockting, the Netherlands
Michelle Brooks-Ucheaga, Derby
Kate Cooper, University College London
Jo Daniels, Bath
Helen Kennerley, Oxford
Willem Kuyken, Oxford
Peter Langdon, Birmingham
Maria Loades, Bath
Liz Marks, Bath
Richard Meiser-Stedman, London
Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, USA
Heather O’Mahen, Exeter
Emmanuelle Peters, London
Jennifer Wild, Oxford & Australia
