Workshops and Presentations
Christopher Martell has presented at national and international conferences on behavioral activation and other topics. He has addressed issues of affirmative and inclusive psychotherapy with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients at the American Psychological Association. He has also specifically addressed the application of cognitive-behavioral therapies as affirming LGBT clients and providing help for depression, anxiety and couples relationship problems for LGBT clients and others.
As well as participating in symposia, panel discussions and invited addresses at conferences, Christopher Martell has conducted half-day and full-day workshops on Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression in the United Sates, Sweden and England. Workshops include presentation of current research on Behavioral Activation, Presentation of the model and specific techniques, and video-tape examples with real and simulated clients.
He is also available to provide workshops on LGBT affirmative CBT and Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy. These workshops are usually half-day workshops.
If you are interested in sponsoring a workshop in your area contact Christopher Martell directly.
Upcoming presentations are listed on the home page.
Sample presentations
Grand Rounds: Behavioral Activation for Depression. University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA, February 16, 2006.
Master Clinician Seminar: Behavioral activation: A new approach for treating depression. Full-Day CE Workshop presented with S. Dimidjian, University of Washington, School of Social Work, October 21, 2005.
Integrative behavioral couples therapy. Presented with A. Christensen at the 38th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, November 20, 2004.
The basics of behavioural activation treatment for depression. Full day workshop presented at the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies Annual Convention, York, England, UK, July 16, 2003.
Invited Keynote Address: Empirical work: Collaboration between practitioners and researchers in development and dissemination of psychotherapies. Presented at the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies Annual Convention, York, England, UK, July 18, 2003.
Looking toward a mindful, active and thoughtful future. Clinical Roundtable, presented with Ed Watkins and Mark Williams at the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies Annual Convention, York, England, UK, July 18, 2003.
Behavioral activation as a contextual treatment for depression. Full Day workshop presented to the Behavior Therapy Society of Sweden, Uppsala Sweden, April 15, 2002.
Behavioral activation as a contextual treatment for depression. 3-hour Workshop conducted with Michael E. Addis at the 35th Annual Convention, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Philadelphia, PA, November 16, 2001 and 36th Annual Convention, AABT, Reno, NV, Nov. 17, 2002.
Behavioral activation: A functional analytic, contextual treatment for depression. Clinical Roundtable Presented at the 33rd Annual Convention, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Toronto, Ont., Canada, November 11, 1999. Chair: Keith S. Dobson. Panelists: Sona Dimidjian, Christopher R. Martell, Michael E. Addis, Ruth Herman-Dunn, Thomas Linde, and Lisa Roberts.
Integrative behavioral couples therapy: An innovative approach to treating distressed relationships. Workshop presented at the Spring Conference of the Washington State Psychological Association, April, 1999. Workshop Leaders: Peter Fehrenbach, Christopher Martell and Carol Henry.