2026 ATNS Conference

2026 ATNS Conference

8:15am CDT

Pre-Conference Check-In Opens King of Glory Lutheran Church

8:45am CDT

Welcome Announcement King of Glory Lutheran Church

9:00am CDT

Workshop #1: Challenging Cases Workshop for Therapists King of Glory Lutheran ChurchJeffrey Axelbank Workshop #2: The Central Role of People-Pleasing in Neuroplastic Pain | Teaching the Brain Safety Through the Body: Using Movement, Sensory Input, and Graded Motor Imagery to Reduce Threat King of Glory Lutheran ChurchBeth Winkler • Justin Barker Workshop #3: Experiencing Empathy through Movement: King of Glory Lutheran ChurchMags Clark-Smith

12:00pm CDT

Conference Check-In Opens King of Glory Lutheran Church

1:00pm CDT

Welcome Announcement King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDavid Clarke

1:15pm CDT

Session #1A: Neuroplastic Symptoms in the United States – A Deeper Dive King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDavid Clarke

1:45pm CDT

Session #1B: AI Pain Mechanism Analysis Tool King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDavid Schechter

2:15pm CDT

Session #2: Safety is a Privilege: What Neuroplastic Pain Care Must Understand About Race, Trust, and Threat King of Glory Lutheran ChurchVanessa Blackstone

3:15pm CDT

15 Minute Break King of Glory Lutheran Church

3:30pm CDT

Session #3: Communicating the Paradigm Shift – to Patients, the Public…and Skeptical Colleagues King of Glory Lutheran ChurchJoel Roberts

5:00pm CDT

Closing Remarks King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDavid Clarke

5:15pm CDT

Welcome Networking Reception King of Glory Lutheran Church

8:00am CDT

Breakfast & Interest Group Session King of Glory Lutheran Church

9:00am CDT

Session #4: Research Presentations King of Glory Lutheran ChurchEric Anderson • Chris Echterling • Matthew Goldberg • Ashok Gupta • Antje Kallweit

10:00am CDT

Session #5: Pain in the brain or pain in the body? An embodied cognition perspective on pain. King of Glory Lutheran ChurchMax Shen

11:00am CDT

15 Minute Break King of Glory Lutheran Church

11:15am CDT

Session #6: Expanding the Ecosystem: How collaborating with neuroplastic symptom recovery coaches improves access to care King of Glory Lutheran ChurchSimone Holderbach • Alec Kassin • Isabel Benatar • Karen Ash • Monica Lia Setti • Chelsea Angilella

12:15pm CDT

Lunch King of Glory Lutheran Church

1:30pm CDT

Session #7A: Neuroplastic Symptoms and Parenting: Going Upstream. King of Glory Lutheran ChurchAnne Hampson • Marcia Dewey Session #7B: Understanding the Fear-Avoidance Model with Neuroplastic Symptoms King of Glory Lutheran ChurchJim Prussack Jr Session #7C: Beyond the Negativity Bias: Pleasure, Embodied Safety, and Neuroplastic Change King of Glory Lutheran ChurchChristine Yarosh • Elizabeth Jensen Session #7D: Expanding Your Reach: The Power and Potential of Groups King of Glory Lutheran ChurchCheryl Lane • Jonathan Takahashi

2:30pm CDT

20 Minute Break King of Glory Lutheran Church

2:50pm CDT

Session #8A: Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy in Neuroplastic Pain Treatment King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDanielle Porto Session #8B: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome: A Neuroplastic and Neuroimmune Perspective King of Glory Lutheran ChurchNaila Makhani Session #8C: Letting Go Into Flow: Somatic Movement for Embodied Expression King of Glory Lutheran ChurchCampbell Miller Session #8D: Simplifying Mind-Body Symptom Recovery: A Practical Framework for Teaching the Brain Safety King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDan Buglio

3:50pm CDT

15 Minute Break King of Glory Lutheran Church

4:05pm CDT

Session #9: Pilot study of virtually-delivered pain reprocessing therapy and emotional awareness and expression therapy for young adults with chronic headache from concussion King of Glory Lutheran ChurchBethany Pester • Sara PD Chrisman

5:05pm CDT

Closing Remarks King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDavid Clarke

5:30pm CDT

Happy Hour Gathering TBD

8:00am CDT

Breakfast & Interest Group Session King of Glory Lutheran Church

9:00am CDT

Session #10:Toxic Masculinity and Neuroplastic Symptoms King of Glory Lutheran ChurchTed Howard

10:00am CDT

Session #11: Are We Too Gentle? Behavioral Boldness and Accommodation Reduction in Neuroplastic Treatment King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDaniel Lyman

11:00am CDT

15 Minute Break King of Glory Lutheran Church

11:15am CDT

Session #12: When food becomes a threat: a neuroplastic and eating-disorder-informed framework for restoring food safety. King of Glory Lutheran ChurchCallie Krajcir • Grace Secker

12:15pm CDT

Lunch King of Glory Lutheran Church

1:30pm CDT

Session #13A: Hidden in Plain Sight: Shame as the Organizing Principle in the Cause & Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms King of Glory Lutheran ChurchEllen Ronka Session #13B: The Connected Adolescent Brain: Play and Attachment Approaches for Neuroplastic Symptoms King of Glory Lutheran ChurchJessica Holzer • Jamie Shafir Session #13C: Loneliness, Joy, and Neuroplastic Symptoms: From Isolation to Safety Practical Strategies to rebuild connection and train positive affect in recovery King of Glory Lutheran ChurchJeni Quigg • Simone Holderbach Session #13D: Expanding the Umbrella: What We Can Learn from Those with Structural Conditions King of Glory Lutheran ChurchLara Birk

2:30pm CDT

15 Minute Break King of Glory Lutheran Church

2:45pm CDT

Session #14: A Unifying Theory of Neuroplastic Recovery Therapy King of Glory Lutheran ChurchJohn Gasienica

3:45pm CDT

Session #15: Why Play Matters in Neuroplastic Symptom Recovery: Don’t Just Tell Yourself You’re Safe – Experience It! King of Glory Lutheran ChurchRachel Mooers • Lauren Garchow

4:45pm CDT

Closing Remarks King of Glory Lutheran ChurchDavid Clarke

5:15pm CDT

Happy Hour Gathering TBD