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Advancing mental health globally by promoting evidence-based practices with individuals, governments, and nonprofits.

With deep gratitude, WCCBT shares reflections from With deep gratitude, WCCBT shares reflections from our outgoing President, Dr.Lata K. McGinn, following the WCCBT World Congress 2026 in San Francisco.

Dr. McGinn’s three-year presidency has been marked by a commitment to global partnership, culturally responsive CBT, training, access, and collaboration across regions and systems. As she reflected on the week, she returned again and again to its spirit: what becomes possible when people from all over the world come together, bringing different languages, histories, and identities to discover what they can build together.

Over the course of the Congress she gave the opening keynote, led the President’s Panel and General Assembly, joined panels with WHO and global colleagues on the Africa initiative, low-intensity CBT, and safety behaviors, offered a three-hour OCD workshop, and presided over the closing ceremony. She also had the honor of presenting Professor David M. Clark with WCCBT’s inaugural Global Impact Award.
In her words: “Global mental health work depends not only on evidence, but on relationships, trust, cultural humility, and shared commitment.”
We thank Dr. McGinn for her extraordinary service and leadership, and we thank every member of the global CBT community who made this Congress such a powerful gathering.

#WCCBT #WCCBT2026 #CBT #GlobalMentalHealth
The WCCBT is excited to announce that Professor Ro The WCCBT is excited to announce that Professor Ross G. Menzies, from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), has been appointed President of the Confederation. Dr Menzies has an international reputation in a range of areas including OCD, fears and phobias, death and existential issues, stuttering, eTherapy and the development of automated, scalable treatment programs. In addition to his large clinical load, Ross has published 12 books, and more than 230 chapters and journal papers in a long and distinguished career. He’s received continuous research funding from national competitive sources for more than three decades. He is the winner of many prestigious awards, most recently the Williams James Book Award from the American Psychological Association. His term as President of the WCCBT will run from 2026 to 2029.

Professor Menzies is a three-time President of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT). He was the Convenor of the 8th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies in Melbourne, 2016. He has also been appointed Convenor of the 13th World Congress to be held in Sydney in 2032.
As the 2026 World Congress draws to a close, we wi As the 2026 World Congress draws to a close, we will close with two gatherings. All WCCBT members are invited to the Triennial Meeting on Saturday afternoon, followed by the Closing Ceremony that evening. 

Saturday, June 27, Triennial Meeting 12:30 PM, Pacific F. Closing Ceremony 5:45 PM, Golden Gate A. #WCCBT2026
Come hear the leading voices in CBT. Swipe through Come hear the leading voices in CBT. Swipe through for a look at who will be taking the stage at World Congress 2026. Founders and pioneers: Judith Beck, David M. Clark, Steven Hayes, Christine Padesky, Lata McGinn, Michelle Craske, Ron Rapee, Ken Carswell. Voices from across the globe: Richard Bryant, Dixon Chibanda, Younghee Choi, Toshi Furukawa, Silvia Koller, Marta Rondon, Jianping Wang. And many more, from single-session interventions to the science of happiness. June 25 to 28 in San Francisco. Health for All. #WCCBTWorldCongress
The Congress will be about the people as much as t The Congress will be about the people as much as the science. Two evenings are set aside to gather, share, and celebrate with colleagues from around the world. Thursday will bring a Reception and Social in the Yerba Buena Foyer, and Friday will be our Signature Event and Dinner in Golden Gate C2. We hope you’ll join us. #WCCBTWorldCongress
Recognizing global leadership in CBT. Dr. David Recognizing global leadership in CBT. 

Dr. David M. Clark will receive the inaugural WCCBT Global Impact Award, followed by his keynote on realizing the mass public benefit of evidence-based psychological therapies. 

Friday, June 26, 9:15 to 10:30 AM, Golden Gate A, B2. #WCCBTWorldCongress
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