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Kirsti Akkermann is a Professor in Clinical Psychology and Head of Clinical Psychology Training at the Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia. She leads the Psychopathology Research Group and affiliates with the Personality and Wellness Lab.<\/p>\n
She is a consulting clinical psychologist and cognitive-behaviour therapist at the Centre for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, Tartu.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Sylvie Blairy” position=”Professor of clinical psychology, University of Liege” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_Sylvie_Blairy.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n
Ph.D professor practices CBT since 2003 and takes part in training courses in Belgium and France.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Jan Callens” position=”Clinical Psychology, CBT-therapist, \u202f-supervisor and trainer. Former president of the VVGT and former delegate in the EABCT” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3_Jan_Callens.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n
Expertise in inpatient and in outpatient CBT- treatment.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Maria do C\u00e9u Salvador” position=”Professor ” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Maria_do_Ceu_Salvador.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Maria do C\u00e9u Salvador is a Professor at the University of Coimbra, teaching CBT models and interventions, conducting research and supervising CBT Training, Master and PhD thesis. She is a clinical psychologist and an accredited CBT psychotherapist and supervisor, working in private practice and teaching in several training programs, both in Portugal and abroad. She is currently the President of the Portuguese Association of Behaviour Therapy.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Dirk Hermans” position=”Professor of psychology, vice-rector humanities KU Leuven ” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_Dirk_Hermans-01.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Cognitive behaviour therapist and supervisor with an expertise in anxiety(-related) disorders; trained Prolonged Exposure therapist\/supervisor\/trainer.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Pierre Philippot” position=”Prof.” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8_Pierre-Philippot.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Pierre Philippot is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Louvain where he is particularly invested in the psychotherapist training program. He cultivates a particular research and clinical interest in emotion and he is a CBT practitioner with adults and adolescents. He is presenty EABCT Treasurer.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Mandy Rossignol” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mandy_Rossignol.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on” title_text=”Mandy_Rossignol” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Mandy Rossignol is professor of Psychology at the University of Mons, where she coordinates the postgraduate certificate program in Cognitive Emotional Behavioral Psychotherapy. She is a member of the AEMTC and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee of EABCT 2026.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Ercan Alt\u0131n\u00f6z” position=”Professor of Psychiatry, Eski\u015fehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ercan_Altinoz.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n I am a Professor of Psychiatry, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Metacognitive Therapy. My work focuses on psychotherapy, research, and supervising new therapists in the field.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Caroline Braet” position=”Prof. Dr. em.” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Caroline_Braet.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Researching developmental psychopathology and child psychotherapy with focus on eating problems and depression within a diathesis-stress perspective. Full professor at Ghent University till 2025; now only for 10% (em.) As licensed cognitive behaviour therapist, she was also supervisor of the Ghent University Child Mental Health Centre. She acquired >43 granted research projects and >200 peer reviewed publications Together with her PhD students, she wrote more than 20 books. In 2020 she received the Maslow Award for her work; in 2024 the Sarton Award.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Jo Daniels” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dr_Jo_Daniels.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology FHEA FRCEM Co-Chair of the National Conference Programme Advisory Group Clinical Psychologist <\/span>HCPC BABCP [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Carole Fantini-Hauwel ” position=”Professor on Psychopathology and clinical psychology. Head of the center for experimental, cognitive and clinical psychology (Meaning lab).” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carole_FANTINI-HAUWEL.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n My main research topic is on emotion regulation, psychophysiology adn individual difference related to emotional awareness.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Kristof Hoorelbeke” position=”Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Ghent University” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kristof_Hoorelbeke.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Kristof Hoorelbeke is a CBT therapist and tenure track Assistant Professor working at Ghent University, specializing in cognitive vulnerability processes, and the prevention and treatment of (recurrent) depression and trauma-related disorders.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Peter Phiri” position=”Prof., PhD Head of Research & Innovation Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK Visiting Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, UK BABCP Fellow” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Peter_Phiri.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Prof Phiri is the Head of Research & Innovation. He is also a Visiting Academic at the University of Southampton\u2019s School of Psychology and a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ruhuna, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University. Prof. Phiri is an RMHN and Specialist Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with over two decades of clinical experience in the NHS across various care settings.<\/p>\n A clinical trialist, and author of several books including “Clinical Trials and Tribulations” and “Cultural Adaptation of CBT for Serious Mental Illness: A Guide for Training and Practice.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_team_member name=”Dr. Simon E. Blackwell” position=”Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, University of G\u00f6ttingen, Germany” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Simon_Blackwell.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Simon Blackwell is a clinical psychologist and researcher, focussing in particular on positive mental imagery and translational research methods. He is also co-chair of the National Conference Programme Advisory Group for the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Guy Bosmans” position=”KU Leuven \u2013 Clinical Psychology Research Unit” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Guy_Bosmans.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n Guy Bosmans is a full professor in clinical child and adolescent psychology, head of the CBT children training at KU Leuven, and researcher of parent-child attachment\u00a0: attachment development, the role of attachment in the development of psychopathology, and the treatment of ruptured attachment relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”C\u00e9line Douilliez” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4_Celine-Douilliez-01.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n C\u00e9line Douilliez is a clinical psychologist, professor of clinical psychology at UCLouvain where she coordinates a master\u2019s degree programme specialising in CBT-based psychotherapy. She is Treasurer of the AEMTC and is a member of the Scientific and Organising Committee, contributing to matters related to finance and politics.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Dr. Miquel A. Fullana” position=”Hospital Cl\u00ednic\/IDIBAPS, Barcelona” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Miquel_Fullana.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n I am a clinical psychologist and researcher specializing in fear-related disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Ernst Koster” image_url=”https:\/\/eabctcongress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2_Ernst_Koster.jpg” icon_color=”#44d89e” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_font=”|500|||||||” header_text_color=”#008E90″ header_font_size=”18px” body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”|||” custom_padding=”30px|30px|30px|30px” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” border_radii=”on|6px|6px|6px|6px” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical=”10px” box_shadow_blur=”24px” box_shadow_spread=”6px” box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” icon_hover_color=”#353740″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_color__hover=”#353740″ icon_color__hover_enabled=”on”]<\/p>\n I am a professor of experimental psychopathology at Ghent University. I am a behavior therapist and supervisor in private practice.I am the head of the scientific program committee for EABCT 2026.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_team_member][et_pb_team_member name=”Niki (Nicola) Petrocchi” position=”Ph. 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<\/span>HSS Faculty Director of Partnership Engagement and Impact
Interim Director of Studies (DoS) Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
<\/span>Deptartment of Psychology | University of Bath | UK<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/i><\/span>British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>North Bristol NHS Trust | Bristol | UK<\/span><\/p>\n