2026 Spirituality & Psychotherapy Conference

Join us for the 2026 Spirituality & Psychotherapy Conference at Christian Theological Seminary on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, 2026. Froma Walsh, PhD, will be speaking on “Spirituality & Resilience: Strengthening Relational Bonds through Challenging Times.”

CEUs (6.5 hours) will be available after the conference based on attendance. Please watch for additional instructions by email immediately following the event.

Early bird pricing ends on February 7.
Registration closes on February 27.

Speaker Froma Walsh, PhD is the leading international authority on family resilience in facing adversity. Her resilience-oriented, systemic practice approach integrates relational, socio-cultural, and spiritual influences to foster coping, adaptation, and the ability to flourish. Event Highlights include:

• Friday Keynote: Spiritual Resources in Strengthening Resilience through Turbulent Times (7 p.m. - 9 p.m in Shelton Auditorium)
• Saturday Theme: Strengthening Couple Resilience in Overcoming Crisis, Conflict, and Loss (9 a.m. - 3 p.m. in CTS Common Room)
• Saturday Workshop 1: Practice Principles to Build Relational Resilience: Helping Couples Grow from Stressful Life Challenges
• Saturday Workshop 2: Strengthening Bonds in Inter-Faith and Cross-Cultural Couples: Meaning-making, Transcendence, and Spirituality

Froma Walsh, PhD is Professor Emerita in the Crown School and the Dept. of Psychiatry, at the University of Chicago, and Co-Founder/Co-Director, Chicago Center for Family Health. Dr. Walsh is the leading international authority on family resilience in facing adversity. Her resilience-oriented, systemic practice approach integrates relational, socio-cultural, and spiritual influences to foster coping, adaptation and the ability to flourish.

Dr. Walsh, a Clinical Psychologist and MFT Fellow, is Past President, American Family Therapy Academy; Past Editor, Journal of Marital & Family Therapy; and recipient of many awards for her distinguished contributions to family systems, mental health, and pastoral care. With over 120 scholarly publications, her noted books for training and practice include Normal Family Processes: Diversity & Complexity; Strengthening Family Resilience; Spiritual Resources in Family Therapy; and Complex & Traumatic Loss: Fostering Healing and Resilience (2023).

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