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Days of Leon Lojk Conference

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:45:00 GMT

Days of Leon Lojk Conference

in Bled, Slovenia and online on 24 October 2025 organised by the European Institute for Reality Therapy.

Invitation DLL 2025 Dr Lucy Johnstone & Dr Sami Timini

https://www.dnevileonalojka.si/en/home-english/

The World Congress for Psychotherapy 16 - 19 July 2025

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:51:40 GMT

The World Congress for Psychotherapy

16 - 19 July 2025 at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna

It has been quite a few years since the World Congress took place in central Europe which makes it very accessible for EAP members and ECP holders. The presenter list very extensive and international, Mark Solms from South Africa for example, and it will be Alfred Pritz final event before his retirement. EAP will be well represented with our President Catalin Zaharia, Joseph Knobel from TAC, our former Registrar Ivana Slavkovic, External Relations Officer Nevena Nevena Calovska, and General Secretary Tom Warnecke are invited as presenters. Our former President Emmy van Deurzen is also included in this impressive line up.

Please see all the details of programme and speakers here: https://www.wcp2025.at/. The World Council for Psychotherapy is offering a special rate for EAP Members and ECP Holders, a 10% discount valid until May 31, 2025, with the code EAP10 EAP. There are also special rates for EAP in some "low income countries" (as defined by the World Bank and mostly in the Balkans). Please check with your national EAP delegate or contact the EAP office (info@europsyche.org).

Next EAP Governing Board Meetings and Events

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:19:24 GMT

Friday June 13th 2025: 8th UUP and EAP Fifth Joint Online Symposium

The title will be announced shortly-This is a free online only event. For details, please check the EAP website or the Symposium website: https://www.uasymposium.online/

16 – 18 October 2025: EAP Governing Board and Committee meetings in Prague, Czech Republic

12 – 14 March 2026:EAP Governing Board, Annual General Meeting and Committee meetings in Vienna, Austria

Video Recordings – Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance Fifth Symposium – Friday June 14th 2024 – “Relationships in the Time of War”

Mon, 19 May 2025 12:11:00 GMT

Opening Addresses and Lectures

Opening Addresses: Patricia Hunt FRSA, Alexander Filts, Patrons Oleksandr Korniyenko, and Cristian Bușoi (Fifth Symposium of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance, June 14, 2024)

"Psychodynamics in Wartime Dynamics" - Lecture by ...

A brief summary from the EAP Board, AGM and Committee meetings on 13 – 15 March 2025 in Vienna

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:10:00 GMT

A brief summary from the EAP Board, AGM and Committee meetings on 13 – 15 March 2025 in Vienna

First of all, this seemed the liveliest meetings we have had since the pandemic and I was not the only one thrilled to see so many new faces in Vienna. Not that we got tired of the familiar ones (we don't!) but because it is exciting to meet new participants and delegates and we welcome their engagement with EAP. It has also been a delightful to witness EAP awarding an Honorary Presidency to Ivana Slavkovic in recognition of her countless achievements during 14 years as EAP Registrar. The Governing Board also awarded a Honorary Membership for Alexander Rieder as a 'thank you' for his 14 years as EAP treasurer

As you will have seen from Catalin's welcome, the EAP elected Catalin Zaharia as our new President. He will be supported by our new Vice-President Jose Castilho. As it is customary, our previous President Irena Bezic will continue in supportive Vice-President role. Tatjana Prokic took on the Registrar responsibilities as Ivana's successor. In recognition of the much increased Registrar workload, the Board also accepted Ivana's recommendation of Mirjana Mitic as assistant to the Registrar. Alexander Rieder stepped down after 14 years as EAP Treasurer and is succeeded by Dieter Welbich, whom many of you know as one of EAP's auditors of many years. Following a change in EAP Statutes to allow up to five lay members to join the Board, Dieter Welbich was appointed 'Acting Treasurer' until EAP can hold an election. EAP also has a new Assistant General Secretary, Paula Maria Prior, from Portugal. And last not least, Lynne Rigaud succeeded Catalin Zaharia as SARC chair person.

In the last Newsletter, we highlighted the challenges posed by 'AI virtual therapy'. This matter was discussed on the Board and we are awaiting a proposal from the Ethical Guidelines Committee. We are also delighted that the Chamber of Individual Members and the Chamber of EAPTIs both held lively meetings in Vienna. Both Chambers will have meeting times reserved at the next Board and Committee meetings.

Tom Warnecke

EAP General Secretary

Ukrainian And European Psychotherapy Alliance Seventh Symposium

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:44:00 GMT

Ukrainian And European Psychotherapy Alliance Seventh Symposium

"Times of War and Uncertainty: Mental Exhaustion, Loss, Grief, and Positive Developments in Psychotherapy"

Dear colleagues, for our Seventh Symposium of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance we are exploring the vital theme of the mental exhaustion of war, the scale of loss and grief, and how to continue when we are exhausted, and give us some hope and something positive to take us forward and give us courage. Participation in this Symposium is free for all. Participants will receive a certificate confirming their attendance at the 6-hour professional development course..

Participants will receive a certificate confirming their attendance at the 6-hour professional development course.

Free Registration

"The Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma and Recovery from Trauma" (Friday 17 November 2023)

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

UUP, EAP and CAP Joint Online Symposium
Friday November 17th 2023 — 09.30am – 16.15pm CET

In this Third Symposium which is organized and held jointly by the Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapy, the European Association for Psychotherapy, and the Czech National Association for Psychotherapy, we are pleased and proud to have distinguished speakers Professor Mark Preiss and Professor Emmy van Deurzen giving their important presentations for Ukrainian Psychotherapists and European Psychotherapists.

We are also proud to present the outcome of a number of studies related to the mental health and resources of Ukrainian Psychotherapists as specialists at the forefront of social and mental changes. The results of this study will be presented by speakers Vladimir Pogorely (in the context of a sample of those Psychotherapists who left Ukraine), and Professor Kira Sedykh (on the sample of those who remained in Ukraine).

Finally, Olena Dobrodnyak, Head of the System and Family Therapy Section of the UUP, will summarize the overall findings of the report.

See more details in the post ...

UUP, EAP and CAP Joint Online Symposium Friday 17th November – “The Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma and Recovery from Trauma”

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:06:00 GMT

In this Third Symposium, organized and held jointly by the Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapy, the European Association for Psychotherapy, and the Czech National Association for Psychotherapy, we are pleased and proud to welcome distinguished speakers Professor Mark Preiss and Professor Emmy van Deurzen. They will share important presentations for Ukrainian Psychotherapists and European Psychotherapists.

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“New Challenges for Psychotherapists” (Friday June 16th 2023)

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

"Opening addresses" –
Patricia Hunt (Former President of the European Association for Psychotherapy),
Alexander Filts (President of the Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapy)

"The role of psychotherapy in the war lessons learned from the war in Ex-Yugoslavia 30 years ago" – Irena Bezic (President of the European Association for Psychotherapy)
"Existential maturation of a psychotherapist in wartime" – Professor Volodymyr Karikash (Ukrainian Association of Positive Psychotherapy) ...

UUP and EAP Second Joint Symposium “New Challenges for Psychotherapists.”

Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Friday June 16th 2023 09.30am – 16.00pm CET

UUP and EAP Second Joint Symposium 16th June 2023(PDF)

Abstracts and Speakers - UUP and EAP Second Joint Symposium June 16th 2023(PDF)

This is a free event and equivalent to ...

The 10th World Congress

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The 10th World Congress

will take place as already announced and planned in Vienna (Austria, Europe) in

July, 16-19, 2025 at the Sigmund Freud University (SFU).

‘Ethical Challenges for Psychotherapists in our Changing World’ – A UUP and EAP Online Symposium on 24 February 2023

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

We are delighted to offer the following recordings from the main presentations on the day. We hope you enjoy the presentation videos.

"The Ethics of Winners and the Ethics of Losers" – Eugenijus Laurinaitis
"The Ethics of Psychotherapy in the Frame of Time" – Anastasia Sklyaruk ...

EAPs 20th anniversary & farewell Serge Ginger (Registrar) and Regina Hilbert (Treasurer)

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:14:00 GMT

The EAP Board meetings in Vienna on February 18th and 19th, 2011 were not only dedicated to hard work and intensive discussions but also to celebrations and good-byes. Serge Ginger who held the post of EAP Registrar for ten years decided to resign from this office. During his term of office he carefully checked and signed more than 5.000 ECP applications from 54 different countries. The Registrar’s position involves daily correspondence with the head office and representatives and a tremendous amount of work. Serge Ginger did this job with great success and passion. For several years Serge worked closely together with Ivana Slavkovic who will assume the position this year. The EAP Treasurer Regina Hilbert who was elected at the AGM in Vilnius in 2005 also resigned. In her term of office she succeeded to improve the EAP´s financial situation remarkably. She was always keen on making financial transactions and the EAP budget transparent for the EAP Board and all EAP members. Her succes

Estimation of the professional density of qualified psychotherapists in Europe

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:16:00 GMT

Reference: Serge Ginger, speech at European Conference on the Status of Psychotherapy in Europe – “Psychotherapy – an independent profession? A European Challenge!”

Blog - Events

Days of Leon Lojk Conference

Days of Leon Lojk Conference

The World Congress for Psychotherapy 16 - 19 July 2025

The World Congress for Psychotherapy

16 - 19 July 2025 at the Sigmund Freud University in Vienna

Next EAP Governing Board Meetings and Events

Video Recordings – Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance Fifth Symposium – Friday June 14th 2024 – “Relationships in the Time of War”

Opening Addresses and Lectures

A brief summary from the EAP Board, AGM and Committee meetings on 13 – 15 March 2025 in Vienna

A brief summary from the EAP Board, AGM and Committee meetings on 13 – 15 March 2025 in Vienna

Ukrainian And European Psychotherapy Alliance Seventh Symposium

Ukrainian And European Psychotherapy Alliance Seventh Symposium

"Times of War and Uncertainty: Mental Exhaustion, Loss, Grief, and Positive Developments in Psychotherapy"

"The Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma and Recovery from Trauma" (Friday 17 November 2023)

UUP, EAP and CAP Joint Online Symposium Friday November 17th 2023 — 09.30am – 16.15pm CET

UUP, EAP and CAP Joint Online Symposium Friday 17th November – “The Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma and Recovery from Trauma”

“New Challenges for Psychotherapists” (Friday June 16th 2023)

"Opening addresses" – Patricia Hunt (Former President of the European Association for Psychotherapy), Alexander Filts (President of the Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapy)

UUP and EAP Second Joint Symposium “New Challenges for Psychotherapists.”

The 10th World Congress

‘Ethical Challenges for Psychotherapists in our Changing World’ – A UUP and EAP Online Symposium on 24 February 2023

EAPs 20th anniversary & farewell Serge Ginger (Registrar) and Regina Hilbert (Treasurer)

Estimation of the professional density of qualified psychotherapists in Europe

UUP, EAP and CAP Joint Online Symposium
Friday November 17th 2023 — 09.30am – 16.15pm CET

"Opening addresses" –
Patricia Hunt (Former President of the European Association for Psychotherapy),
Alexander Filts (President of the Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapy)