IAPST announces research presentations at 2026 International Symposium on Sex Therapy (ISST)
TL;DR
This post shares the schedule of peer-reviewed research abstracts the International Association of Psychosexual Therapists released for the 2026 International Symposium on Sex Therapy in Budapest. It lists the presentations and presenters, covering topics such as culture, race, religion, trauma, kink, and neurodiversity. Tommy Underhill and Chris Wilhoite are among the presenters.
The International Association of Psychosexual Therapists (IAPST) has released the schedule and peer-reviewed research abstracts to be presented during the International Symposium on Sex Therapy (ISST) to be held in Budapest, Hungary from May 18 to 20, 2026. These abstracts showcase global scholarship that will advance psychosexual therapy education, research, and clinical practice.
- Caleb Jacobson (Germany): Understanding Early Sexual Feelings And Digital Sexual Development In Youth Who Experience Minor Attraction
- Sam E. Greenberg (United States) and Lyndsey Fraser (United States): Nine Types of Desire: Clinical And Empirical Perspectives On Use Of The Enneagram In Psychosexual Therapy
- Donja Hodaie (Germany): On The Evaluation Of Sex Acts In Shi’a Islamic Theology And Jurisprudence
- Bryson Kelpe (Germany): Uncertainty, Autonomy, And The Regulation Of Chemsex: A Cultural Psycholegal Perspective
- Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum (Israel): Exploring The Effects Of Chronic Wartime Stress On Sexuality And Relationships In Israel
- LaTanya E. Jones (United States): Black Women And Sexual Liberation: Breaking The ‘Strong Black Woman’ Narrative. An American Perspective
- Robert Hudson (United Kingdom): Race, Trauma, And The Erotic: A Black Therapist’s Framework For Working With Interracial Couples
- Wafaa Eltantawy (United Kingdom): Impact of Labiaplasty In Young Adults: Sexual Function, Body Image And Psychosocial Effects, Case Study
- Natalie Green (United Kingdom): Beyond Cultural Competency: Toward A Culturally Adaptive Model For Psychosexual And Relationship Therapy In Mixed-Race And Interfaith Contexts
- Michelle L. Dean (United States): Shadow, Symbol, And Sexuality: Integrating Sex Therapy And Art Therapy Through Depth Psychology
- Caleb Jacobson, Shoshana Bulow: The Cost Of Silence: Academic Freedom And Clinical Integrity In Sex Therapy
- Tommy Underhill (United States): The Necessity Of Sex Therapy For Adolescent Female ADHDers
- Ronnnie Burke: Reconstructing Intimacy When Painful Sex Occurs In A Relationship: A Male Support Group Perspective
- Karen Banks: Literature Review Of The Prevalence Of African-American Women In Psychosexual Research Data
- Mariam Aziz (Egypt): Bridging Faith, Culture, And Access: A Multidisciplinary Arabic-Language Online Intervention For Vaginismus
- Lena Fenton: Sex Therapy With Neuro-Spicy Couples
- Julie Sale: Anti-Oppressive Psychosexual Psychotherapy: Next Steps
- Michael Sytsma (United States): Oral Sex In Marriage: Dyadic Patterns, Perceptual Alignment, And Culturally Attuned Therapeutic Strategies
- Laurie Betito (Canada): ABDL: Comfort, Kink, Or Coping?
- Mariam Aziz (Egypt): Culturally Responsive Interventions For Sexual Anxiety: Lessons From Working With Muslim Clients
- Mark Yarhouse (United States): Addressing Religious Trauma With Conventionally Religious Clients
- Judi Keshet-Orr (United Kingdom): Disappointment, Confusion And Anger In Ultra Orthodox Jewish Marriages
- Chris Wilhoite (United States): From Cultural Competence To Cultural Humility: Indigenous Hawaiian Wisdom In Psychosexual Therapy
- Vanessa Snyder (USA) and Anda Mogos (Romania): When Western Sex Therapy Crosses Borders: Clinical and Cultural Lessons from Training Romanian Psychosexual Therapists
