Texas Psychological Association · Austin, TX · 2026
TPA 2026 Annual Conference
01 Overview
The Texas Psychological Association holds its 2026 Annual Conference November 12 to 14, 2026, at The Westin Austin at The Domain. TPA describes it as the gathering of the largest statewide network of doctoral-level psychologists in Texas. Tracks cover clinical, school, diversity, ethics and assessment topics, alongside a research competition and student awards.
Attendees can earn up to 16 CE credits over the three days. Online registration stays open through November 10, 2026, and after that you register onsite. The refund window closed on September 25. Members get lower rates, but the fee amounts are not shown on the public registration page.
02 Key deadlines
- Nov 10, 2026
- Registration closes — Online registration closes; onsite registration afterwards
03 Program highlights
| Session | Day | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Deep Dive 1: The BRAVE Method: Building Vicarious Resilience in Trauma-Exposed PracticeCovers: Cultural competency | Thu, Nov 12 | — |
| Deep Dive 2: Tech Check Up: Resources for Clients, Families and Children Struggling with Technology Use | Thu, Nov 12 | — |
| Deep Dive 3: Autism, ADHD, and Learning Differences: Navigating Where Diverse Paths CrossCovers: Cultural competency | Thu, Nov 12 | — |
| Deep Dive 4: Bridging Brain, Behavior, and Recovery: Cultivating Collaborative Care Across Addiction Psychiatry, Neuropsychology, and PsychologyCovers: Substance use disorders (DEA MATE Act) | Thu, Nov 12 | — |
| Breakfast with the Exhibitors, 11/13 OR 11/14 | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Opening Keynote: A Vision for the Future of APA and Psychology | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Clinical Strategies for Early Detection, Medical Risk Assessment, and Levels of Care in Eating Disorders | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Integration of Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Juvenile Justice SettingsCovers: Cultural competency | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Don't Give 100%: Choosing Effort in Training | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| AI Ethics in Clinical Practice and Training: Understanding Your Patient's "Other" Therapist and Your Supervisee's "Invisible" SupervisorCovers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| How Much ABA Is Enough? Data-Driven Dosing and Ethical PracticeCovers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Exploring Culture in the Treatment of OCD and Related Disorder for Asian American ClientsCovers: Cultural competency | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Brief but Meaningful: Psychiatry Resident Psychotherapy Training | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Current Challenges in Conducting Forensic Immigration Psychological Evaluations | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Understanding and Treating Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health: A Clinical Guide for PsychologistsCovers: Cultural competency | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| The TPA Student Senate Presents: Networking with Intention: Building Connections and Exploring Career Pathways in Psychology | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Specifying One's Emotion: An Introduction to the Feeling Grid | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Beyond Survival: The Critical Role of Behavioral Health in Disaster Recovery | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Joint Session: But What If I Mess It Up? Reframing Anxiety, Feedback, and Growth in Clinical Training | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Fourth Annual Colloquium in Honor of founder Floyd Jennings, Ph.D., J.D.Covers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Feature Research Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Poster Science Fair | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Executive Functioning: A Clinical Perspective | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Call to action: A primer on disaster response and resources | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Shaping the Person-of-the-Therapist: Training Culturally Responsive and Reflective CliniciansCovers: Cultural competency | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Mental Health In The Pews: A Review of Mental Health Programs In the Black ChurchCovers: Cultural competency | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Putting your best foot forward: strategies for applying and interviewing successfully for internships, fellowships, and early career positions. | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| "Distress Is Just Part of Life" The Role of Social Media, Societal Anxiety, and Systemic Trauma in the Over-Identification with Mental Health Symptoms and Decr | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Joint Session: Autism OCD/AnxietyCovers: Cultural competency | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Integrated by Design: Growing Rural Primary Care Behavioral Health Services Through Psychology TrainingCovers: Cultural competency | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Privileging Client Feedback: Training the Next Generation of Psychologists. | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Critical Psychology for Critical Times: Reexamining Psychology's Foundations in a Changing WorldCovers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Shifting Lenses: How Multi-Method Assessment Transforms Clinical Understanding | Fri, Nov 13 | — |
| Cultural Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health: The Role of Individual and Social Determinants of HealthCovers: Cultural competency | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Digital Apps in Clinical Practice: Opportunities, Limitations, and Ethical ConsiderationsCovers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| DBT and cPTSD in a Civilian and Veteran PopulationCovers: Cultural competency | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Featured Research Symposium: Community Centered Approaches in Underserved PopulationsCovers: Cultural competency | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| The TPA Student Senate Presents: The Parent Trap: Solutions for Supporting Student Parents and Caregivers | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Saturday Morning Keynote, Navigating the AI frontier: Ethical Guidance for Psychology PracticeCovers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| An Evidence-Based Duality Model for Supporting Cultural Self-Awareness and Debiased Clinical PracticeCovers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Cultivating a Partnership of Education with Professional Media: a Strategy for Mental Health Awareness Curriculum DevelopmentCovers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Clinical Supervision Across Behavioral Health Disciplines - Sponsored by AHECCovers: Clinical supervision | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Your Practice as an Ethical Challenge: Operating a successful practice while coloring inside the lines.Covers: Medical ethics, professionalism & law | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Dads Matter: Appreciating the unique role of fathers within the family through the application of experiential therapyCovers: Cultural competency | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Student Research Competition | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Beyond Exposure: Theoretical Foundation of ERP for OCD | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Promoting access to care for children, adolescents, and families for underserved communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.Covers: Cultural competency | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Healing Outcomes: An Integrative Systems Approach for Measuring Psychotherapy Effectiveness (with Case Examples) | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Relationship Between Vision and Mental Health | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
| Closing Keynote- Menopause Unscripted: What you need to know to treat women in midlifeCovers: Cultural competency | Sat, Nov 14 | — |
04 Speakers & faculty 93
- Arthur C. Evans Jr.PhDKeynote
- Jessica JacksonPh.D.Keynote
- Summer MeindhartKeynote
- Whitney HallPhDKeynote
- Martha BergenModerator
- Jenny HughesPh.D.Faculty
- Katherine HartmannPh.D.Faculty
- Kimberly B. HarrisonPhDFaculty
- Michelle ProsjePsy.D.Faculty
- Lantie JorandbyM.D.Faculty
- Christine WoodMD, CEDSFaculty
- Evan NortonPsy.D.Faculty
- Kathryn HallmarkPh.D.Faculty
- Ashley SmithPsy.D.Faculty
- Kasey EscamillaFaculty
- Raynie LeardFaculty
- Eleanor XuFaculty
- Katherine WeberPh.D.Faculty
- Bryan DuncanPh.D.Faculty
- Jeannie Aguilar PriddyPh.D.Faculty
- Sage HowardFaculty
- Jack TsanPh.D.Faculty
- Natalia SaavedraFaculty
- Elaheh AshtariPsy.D.Faculty
- Tessa OrellanaPhDFaculty
- Sara Chaparro RucoboFaculty
- Craig HendersonPh.D.Faculty
- Layla AvendañoFaculty
- Ashley Carroll-BrownPh.D.Faculty
- Renee FrederickFaculty
- Malvika NarayanFaculty
- Jane HensleyMRCFaculty
- Mayra Vasquez-EsparzaM.A.Faculty
- Kipp PietrantonioPh.D.Faculty
- Amanda VentaPhDFaculty
- Susan DuncanPh.D.Faculty
- Kelly SopchakPh.D.Faculty
- Natalie WheelerPsy.D.Faculty
- Michael Howard FlynnPh.D.Faculty
- Kenda DalrympleFaculty
- Thomas NielsenPsy.D.Faculty
- Frances MoralesPh.D.Faculty
- Kayla SchwalbeFaculty
- Lynn Moussa PashaFaculty
- Shannen CobbFaculty
- Shelley RiggsPh.D.Faculty
- MeKayla CookPh.D.Faculty
- Kimberly HarrisonPh.D.Faculty
- John Ruben DelatorrePsyDFaculty
- Megan MooneyPhDFaculty
- Ashley Geerts-PerryPh.D.Faculty
- Meroudjie DenisPh.D.Faculty
- Joycelyn Williams ThomasPh.D.Faculty
- David CurtisPh.D.Faculty
- Ally SequeiraPh.D.Faculty
- Madeline RacinePh.D.Faculty
- Mariana VazquezPh.D.Faculty
- Jayna YoonFaculty
- Kelly BanneyerPh.D.Faculty
- Marianna MesserliM.A., M.Ed.Faculty
- Kassandra MartinezPh.D.Faculty
- Stephanie SimmonsPsy.D.Faculty
- Cory KnightPsy.D.Faculty
- Kiley SchneiderPsy.D.Faculty
- Deborah HendrenPsy.D.Faculty
- Bernadette SolorzanoPsy.D.Faculty
- Deborah HealyPsy.D.Faculty
- Codina HaselmayerPh.D.Faculty
- Zachary ZoetM.A., LPC-SFaculty
- Pamela SchaberPh.D.Faculty
- Kate ThomasFaculty
- Kristin MontalvoPsy.D.Faculty
- James H Bray Jr.PhDFaculty
- Kelly ArnemannPh.D.Faculty
- Nelly YuenPh.D.Faculty
- Stacie Craft DeFreitasPh.D.Faculty
- Valerie JacksonPh.D.Faculty
- Adam GuckPh.D.Faculty
- Sadie ThompsonDOFaculty
- Maya HubbardFaculty
- Mireya SmithFaculty
- Dennis Michael SchollPh.D.Faculty
- Jose MorenoEd.D.Faculty
- Brian BielefeldFaculty
- Stephanie RobertsonPh.D.Faculty
- Lindsey LiyangeFaculty
- Ronny NevoPsy.D.Faculty
- Chad BrandtFaculty
- Emily WeemsFaculty
- Raymond Hawkins IIPh.D.Faculty
- Scott MeierPh.D.Faculty
- Alex ConleyFaculty
- Elle LockartPh.D., CBISFaculty
05 Sponsors & exhibitors 2
Sponsors
06 Questions
When is TPA Psychology 2026?
It takes place Nov 12–14, 2026 in Austin, TX.
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