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Therapy Reimagined: The Digital Future for Mental Health

Date & time
7 November 2025 | 10.00-17.00

Event format

Hybrid both in person and online

Event type

Workshop or training

Event topic

Health and wellbeing

Audience

Adults

Academic discipline

Psychology

Venue

Stewart House, University of London, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B, 5DN (in person) or Microsoft Teams (online)

What's on offer?

A morning of knowledge exchange with talks and discussions from professionals and patients who have experienced digital mental healthcare covering a range of topics such as the effectiveness and experience of digital interventions (online therapy, VR interventions etc.), ethical practice, and the future of AI supported practice.

The afternoon will focus on co-production and network development with a series of 2 workshops demonstrating innovative digital mental health interventions to facilitate exploration of directions for research and practice.

What's it about?

This event will bring together members the public, some of whom will have struggled with their mental health, psychological practitioners and digital industry experts to look at some innovative digital therapy approaches, games and apps and consider together how we can use digital interventions and AI ethically and safely.

Who's leading the event?

Lead:

Prof Helen Pote, Professor of Clinical Psychology at Royal Holloway University of London

Speakers:

Dr Alesia Moulton-Perkins, Course Tutor and Clinical Psychologist at the Oxford Institute of Clinical Psychology Training and Research

Dr Kristofer Vernmark, Docent at Linköping University

Prof Kate Cavanagh, Professor of Clinical Psychology at University of Sussex

Ms Eva Papadopoulou, Digital Health Business Lead

Dr Sarah Campbell, CEO at Play Well For Life

Dr Ciarán O’Driscoll, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at University College London

Mr Charlie Wells, Founder & CEO of HelloSelf

Ms Hannah Trickey, Expert by Experience

Open to

Anyone over 18.

Of particular interest to

Members of the public, particularly those with an interest in mental health, who may have experienced mental health services or supported a family member accessing mental health services.

Psychological practitioners working in mental health, with or without experience of digital interventions and AI.

Event Booking details

Please click 'book this event now' below to register for in person attendance. To attend virtually, please register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b49faa32-4906-4373-9b5a-c2a797e77468@2efd699a-1922-4e69-b601-108008d28a2e

Event booking deadline

3rd November at 17:00 - please note that registration links may close earlier if capacity is reached.

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