Virtual Programs
Bring your perspective from anywhere with the APA 2025 virtual option.
Check back here for more details and updates on specific programming.
Attending APA 2025 virtually gives you front-row access to some of the biggest conversations happening in psychology. Hear from big names and bold thinkers on the Main Stage, explore emerging trends on the Feature Stage, browse the virtual poster hall, and connect with fellow attendees from the convenience of your home or office. Learn more about the difference between the APA 2025 All Access and Virtual experiences on our
pricing page.
The Virtual Experience
- Choose from two simultaneous live stream channels airing sessions from the Main Stage and Feature Stage in Denver, including the APA 2025 keynote speakers.
- Participate in interactive chats during live stream sessions.
- Submit questions for speakers during Q&A segments.
- Explore the Virtual Poster Hall.
- Watch previously live streamed sessions on-demand starting in September until December 3, 2025.
- Earn
unlimited CE credits for live and on-demand sessions approved for CE at no extra cost.
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Virtual Pricing
APA member, fellow, associate, community college teacher affiliate, international affiliate
$180
APAGS member, APA student affiliate, APA high school teacher affiliate
$55
Full-time nonmember student
$95
Nonmember of APA
$250
THURSDAY
Main Stage
Feature Stage
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
HEADLINE EVENT
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
HEADLINE EVENT
CE CREDIT: 1.5
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE SESSION
CE CREDIT: 1.0
- Fostering Joy: Cherishing Intentional Moments of Connection in Interactions with Children with Disabilities | Amy Szarkowski, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston
- Immigrant Health is Interpersonal | Amanda Venta, PhD, University of Houston
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CEO Spotlight Session TBA
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ETHICS SESSION
Maintaining our Ethics in a Shifting Landscape
CE CREDIT: 1.0
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Impact of Anti-Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Legislation
Division 18
CE CREDIT: 1.0
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Psychedelics and Recovery from Addictive Disorders: Recent Experimental and Observational Findings
Division 28
CE CREDIT: 1.0
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
SCIENCE SUMMIT
Systems Level Approaches to Addressing Youth Mental Health Crisis
CE CREDIT: 1.0
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Kink and Flourishing Study: Impact of Kink Involvement in People’s Personal Growth and Healing
Division 44
CE CREDIT: 1.0
FRIDAY
Main Stage
Feature Stage
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Facilitating Ethical, Respectful Discourse in Difficult Conversations
ETHICS SESSION
CE CREDIT: 1.0
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Burned Bridges and Broken Trust: Psychology’s Solutions for a Troubled Time
HEADLINE EVENT
CE CREDIT: 1.5
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
KEYNOTE SESSION
CE CREDIT: 1.0
- Why Awareness Isn't Enough: Using Therapy Principles to Mobilize Anti-Racist Action |
Yara Mekawi, PhD, University of Louisville;
Natalie Watson-Singleton, PhD, Spelman College
- Churn: The Psychological and Physical Stress that Divides Us and How We Can Overcome It |
Claude Steele, PhD, Stanford University
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CEO SPOTLIGHT SESSION
CE CREDIT: 1.0
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Science of Diversity: Why it Matters
SCIENCE SUMMIT
CE CREDIT: 1.0
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Collective Trauma from Sociopolitical Crises: Impacts and Community Resilience
Division 17
CE CREDIT: 1.0
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING
Buddhist Psychotherapy: Connecting Early Buddhism to Mindfulness and Western Psychotherapy
CE CREDIT: 1.0
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
ICE and Psychology: Immigration Policies and Impact on Clinical Practice, Research, and Training
Ethnic Psychological Association
CE CREDIT: 1.0
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Evolution of Group Psychotherapy to Liberation Ecosystems
Division 49
CE CREDIT: 1.0
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Making Nice with Naughty: Supporting Overcontrolled Clients' Pursuit of Sexual Pleasure
Division 43
CE CREDIT: 1.0
SATURDAY
Main Stage
Feature Stage
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
ETHICS SESSION
Navigating the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Training
CE CREDIT 1.0
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
HEADLINE EVENT
Doing What You Can: Advocacy Doesn’t Have to be Intimidating
CE CREDIT: 1.5
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE SESSION
- How Can Psychological Science Contribute to Sustainability? | Jiaying Zhao, PhD, University of British Columbia
- Presentation Title TBA | Margaret Morris, PhD, University of Washington
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
HEADLINE EVENT
Closing Session
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
TikTok and Self-Diagnosis: The Influence of Social Media on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health
Division 46
CE CREDIT: 1.0
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Building Coalitions: Feminist, Disabled, Minority, and Genderqueer Resistance
Division 35
CE CREDIT: 1.0
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
SCIENCE SUMMIT
CE CREDIT: 1.0
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Beyond the Party Lines: Addressing Politics in Independent Practice
Division 42
CE CREDIT: 1.0
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