McGovern Center cosponsors 35th Annual Psychotherapy and Faith Conference


By McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics
October 21, 2026

The 35th Annual Psychotherapy and Faith Conference (external link), co-sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine, the Institute for Spirituality and Health, and the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, will be held on Friday, November 13. The conference theme is Flourishing Across the Lifespan: Meaning, Mortality, and Belonging. Registration is available for those interested in attending in person or virtually. Continuing education credits are available for physicians, nurses, social workers, licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and psychologists.

The conference will be held in Fondren Hall at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church from 8:45 am to 4:00 pm, with networking time beginning at 8:00 am. Speakers include the McGovern Center’s Nathan Carlin, PhD; Robert Dykstra, PhD; Christina Watkins, OTR, MOT, BCPR; Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD; and Sheila LoboPrabhu, MD. An afternoon panel on Clinical Integration will feature Michael McClam, PhD, and Nathan Carlin, PhD, and moderator Jim Lomax, MD.