40th Anniversary Celebration: The Legends of Psychotherapy

December 14, 2025 | Preconference
December 15-18, 2025 | Anaheim, CA

Learn from the legends. Celebrate foundational principles. Improve your practice.

Join us in 2025 for our 40th-anniversary celebration — back in Anaheim, CA! We'll be back and better than ever before to celebrate this triumphant milestone of the most anticipated and beloved event for psychotherapy education, alongside the greatest minds in psychotherapy. Participate in a forum that brings together the living legends in the field, plus breakout thinkers and on-the-ground professionals who will challenge you to become a more advanced clinician and reinvigorate your passion for the field. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, this event is not to be missed.

Stay tuned for more information and announcements later this year — we hope you'll join us!

2025 Conference Highlights

Where the greatest minds of psychotherapy unite to educate, inspire, motivate, and reinvigorate you. As an attendees, you will get to meet, learn, engage with, and connect with field icons, interact with the field’s leading innovators in our world-class exhibit hall, peruse the exclusive onsite bookstore, get your book(s) signed during Authors' Hour, unlock local deals for Anaheim's globally sought-after attractions, and so much more!

  • 4+
    Practice-Changing Days
  • 30+
    Globally Renowned Speakers
  • 85+
    Available Credits
  • 3000+
    Inspired Professionals

Meet the Masters of Psychotherapy

Our elite speakers and presenters share cutting-edge methods, techniques, and the latest information to improve patient care. Here are some of the featured speakers from the 2023 Evolution of Psychotherapy conference.

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Who Should Attend?

The 2025 conference is open to professionals with a master’s degree or equivalent in mental health and health-related fields from accredited institutions as well as graduate students in accredited programs in mental health and health-related fields who supply a letter from their department certifying their student status as of December 2025.

Professionals welcomed include: marriage and family therapists, clinical and counseling psychologists, psychiatric social workers, pastoral counselors, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, physicians, nurse practitioners, counselors, graduate students in accredited programs in the listed fields, and more...

Why Attend the Evolution of Psychotherapy?

A ‘persistent and consistent offering of the very best of the field.’

The Evolution of Psychotherapy meeting is a golden opportunity for mental health professionals. 

Professor and therapist Gary Quan: "Evolution brings together the world’s best career psychotherapists, providing a unique opportunity to meet, learn from, and collaborate with the very best clinicians in our field. Evolution’s 2023 faculty lineup is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity we may not have again, and I am excited about the possibilities around this year’s event – for myself, my colleagues, and the students who are entering the field of psychotherapy."

  • My first experience with the Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference has exceeded my expectations. What a gift to have the opportunity to hear some of the greatest minds in psychotherapy speak and demonstrate their craft. I learned about Chloe Madanes in school but never thought I'd have the chance to meet her! Or to run into Helen LaKelly Hunt in the basement of my hotel! With topics ranging from Clinical Supervision and Infidelity in Couples, to DSM Diagnostics and AI in Psychotherapy, there is truly something for everyone. I'll be back!"

    Christina Laird, PhD, LCSW
    Denver, Colorado

  • Therapy, by its very nature, is an unusual conversation Its methods are unusual. But the unusual serves a purpose, namely, evocative impact."

    Jeff Zeig, PhD
    Founder and Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

  • My experience was amazing! This is the 7th Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference I’ve attended and I always feel inspired and exhilarated afterwards. The faculty is always impressive and highly experienced and knowledgeable. I learn so much from them. They provide quality presentations and workshops that truly astounding!"

    Lisa McGinn, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
    Oceanside, California
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Introducing Evolution Plus

Premier psychotherapy education and members-only perks at your fingertips ​

NEW to the Evolution of Psychotherapy portfolio — introducing Evolution Plus — an on-demand streaming service that offers a large selection of content from past Evolution of Psychotherapy conferences, from the legends you know and love. Members can enjoy exclusive access to premier psychotherapy sessions on-demand, opportunities to claim credit, an exclusive members-only discount to our in-person 2025 event, and other members-only perks you won't find anywhere else.

Experience world-class psychotherapy education from the comfort of your own home — purchase a one-year membership now to gain exclusive access to valuable knowledge, treatment strategies, and approaches from the greatest minds of the field. ​

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