The FTA is excited to announce the call for presentations for our 2026 Annual Conference, which will be held June 4-6, 2026 in Austin, Texas at the Hyatt Regency. Please read on for more details pertaining to FTAC26 and how to submit a presentation proposal!

Our Conference Theme: The Future of Financial Therapy: Where Empathy Meets Innovation

This year’s theme, “The Future of Financial Therapy: Where Empathy Meets Innovation,” invites us to explore how our field continues to evolve, blending technological advancement, trauma-informed practice, and financial activism, while remaining grounded in human connection and emotional insight. In a time of rapid change, we aim to envision a future where innovation serves healing and equity.

 

Attendees can expect inclusive, application-focused programming that supports deeper learning and professional growth. Through thoughtfully curated learning pathways, participants will be able to engage with sessions that meet them where they are and stretch their thinking, skills, and creativity. Whether you're refining your clinical approach, expanding your research, or exploring interdisciplinary collaborations, the conference will offer content to challenge and inspire.

 

FTAC26 is more than a professional gathering—it’s a space to connect, co-create, and shape the future of financial therapy together.

 

Our Conference Goals: We hope to explore the evolving future of financial therapy by offering application-focused sessions that deepen learning, highlight diverse and equity-driven practices, foster meaningful connection across roles and disciplines, and elevate student contributions through engaged academic participation.

 

Who Should Submit: Persons interested in the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, relational, economic, and integrative aspects of money. Mental health and financial professionals, academics, scholars, and students in the practice, research, or in scholarly pursuit of financial therapy and financial therapy-related topics. All topics related to financial therapy are welcome.

 

FTA recognizes that economic disparity and systemic racism, prevalent in our society, are barriers to achieving mental and financial well-being. FTA is committed to minimizing these barriers through advancing diversity and equity in our practice with clients/patients, research, and within our organization. We welcome and invite all people regardless of race, religion, culture, socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability to participate, speak, or attend this year’s conference.

 

Conference Format: FTAC26 will offer flexible, thoughtfully curated learning pathways to support deeper skill development, applied learning, and professional growth. Whether you're a clinician, researcher, educator, or student, the conference will offer opportunities to engage with content that challenges your thinking, strengthens your practice, and sparks innovation. Sessions will be organized to help attendees navigate topics that align with their personal and professional interests.

Submission Information

1. Presentation Formats:
• Oral Presentations: 15-minute (lightning rounds) or 30-minute oral presentations that bridge financial therapy research, theory, and practice.
• Poster Presentations: These presentations will be featured during a poster session at the conference. Poster presentations feature elements of research, theory, practice, and/or showcase a specific approach as applied to financial therapy. 
• Experiential Workshops: 75-minute interactive sessions designed to provide practical tools, experiential learning, or applied strategies. These sessions should foster attendee participation and offer clear takeaways. Cross-disciplinary co-presenters are encouraged.
• Student Solutions Bowl: Student teams will be selected to participate in a collaborative, real-time problem-solving session during the conference. Teams will respond to a real-world financial therapy prompt and present their solutions to a panel of expert respondents. A separate application process will be available for student teams.
  
  

1. Topics of Interest:

• Seven Core Financial Therapy Competencies
1. Ethical Considerations and Practice Standards
2. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
3. Self of the Financial Therapist
4. Evidence-based Models and Interventions
5. Money and Relationships
6. Financial Knowledge and Skills
7. Therapeutic Knowledge and Skills

• Innovative financial therapy techniques
• Application of financial therapy research
• Case studies on financial therapy interventions
• Tools and resources for financial therapists
• Financial therapy education and curricula
• Financial therapy business practices or career insights
• Financial health and well-being
• Behavioral finance

Important Dates

Submission Deadline for Proposals: October 31, 2025

Notification of Acceptance: December 12, 2025

• At least ONE author will need to CONFIRM their acceptance by January 9, 2026
  • At least ONE author will need to REGISTER by January 30, 2026

Conference Dates: June 4-6th, 2026

Please direct any questions to admin@financialtherapyassociation.org.
We look forward to your contributions and continuing to advance the financial therapy profession together at FTAC26!