We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the ISPS-US 2025 Annual Conference, taking place in person in Chicago and online via Zoom.
Mental health care is at a crossroads, and so is our society. This year's ISPS-US conference, "Bridging the Divides: From Fragmentation to Connection in Psychosis and Society," invites clinicians, people with lived experience, family members, researchers, and advocates to come together in community to explore what it means to bridge the deep divides in our systems, relationships, and selves. Through dialogue, collaboration, and radical imagination, we’ll work toward humane, rights-based approaches to psychosis.
Conference Overview
November 8–9:
Full hybrid conference held at University of Illinois Chicago, Student Center West, and online via Zoom.
A preliminary schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
November 7:
In-person only pre-conference events, including:
Pre-Conference Workshop: Psychosis, Trauma, and Psychotherapy with Michael Garrett, MD
Psychoanalytic Training Track session
Conference Reception in collaboration with Chicago's Center for Mad Culture
Details on the training track and reception to be announced soon.
Keynote Speakers
We are thrilled to share our full keynote lineup for 2025:
Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD, author of The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease
Candice NunnTelfort, MTS, psychotherapist and doctoral candidate at Garrett Seminary
Together, they will explore the intersections of race, healing, and psychosis.
They join our previously announced keynote speakers:
Tanya Luhrmann, PhD, anthropologist and author of When God Talks Back
Sasha Warren, writer and community mental health worker, author of Storming Bedlam: Madness, Utopia, and Revolt
This year’s speakers promise to bring powerful insight and vision to the conversation.
Registration & Pricing
Register early for the best rates!
Super Early Bird pricing is available through August 11, 2025.
In-Person Rates: $90 – $300
Virtual Rates: $40 – $120
ISPS-US Members receive 10% off (discount code available in the member portal).
A limited number of scholarships are available. CE credits are available as an add-on for ACCME, ANCC, APA, and ASWB boards. CEs will also available for Illinois Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (pending.)
Looking to connect more deeply? Check out our Community and Connection Packages, which include exclusive pre- and post-conference networking opportunities and a year-long ISPS-US membership.
Pre-Conference Workshop
Psychosis, Trauma, and Psychotherapy
Led by Michael Garrett, MD
Friday, November 7 | In-Person Only
Dr. Garrett, author of Psychotherapy for Psychosis: Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Treatment, will lead a half-day workshop that draws on neuropsychoanalytic theory and trauma research to explore the symbolic, narrative dimensions of psychosis. Participants will gain tools to recognize trauma-related psychotic symptoms and integrate meaning-making approaches into treatment.
Workshop Registration is separate from the conference and includes a 20% discount for conference attendees. Discount code will be provided with your confirmation email.
Cost:
$150 – Non-conference attendee
$120 – Conference attendee
$50 – Limited scholarship spots available (apply here)
In a time of deep fragmentation, across systems, relationships, and even within ourselves, ISPS-US is working to foster connection: across disciplines, between lived and professional expertise, and toward humane, collaborative approaches to psychosis.
Join us this fall at the 2025 conference and be part of a growing community committed to bridging these divides through dialogue, dignity, and collaboration.
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