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A message from newly elected EAP President Irena Bezic, PhD
Dear EAP Members, dear Visitors, Psychotherapy is a growing profession of our time. There are crisis all around the world, people are moving from old safety to new uncertainty, old…
"Ukrainians are standing up for the highest principles of humanity." An interview with EAP President Patricia Hunt FRSA
On the eve of the joint USP and EAP Symposium on Ethics on Friday February 24th 2023, EAP President Patricia Hunt met with Ukrainian journalists for an interview. Read more
Events scheduled by EAP Member Organisations for 2023
We have received the following event announcements from EAP Member Organisations for 2023 The 3rd World Congress of Existential Therapy 3- 6 May 2023 in Athens, Greece https://www.existentialworldcongress2023.Gr “Flow of…
'Ethical Challenges for Psychotherapists in our Changing World' - A UUP and EAP Online Symposium on 24 February 2023
UUP and EAP are pleased to announce a Symposium on Ethics on Friday February 24th 2023, which is the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. The Symposium is the inspiration…
EAP Statement to Russian Government
This is an EAP Statement to the Russian Government, which was adopted by the EAP Board in March 2022 .STATEMENT FROM THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOTHERAPY February 2022
Training
Psychotherapists are required to engage in extensive personal psychotherapy during their training which is up to seven years duration. Psychotherapists usually have a first degree followed by a professional, highly specialised, theoretical and clinical training which includes research methodology and continuous professional development. The EAP promotes the recognition of common standards of training throughout Europe, and will ensure their mobility across member states.
TrainingUpcoming events
- UUP and EAP Second Joint Symposium “New Challenges for Psychotherapists.”
- The 10th World Congress will take place in Vienna (Austria, Europe) in July, 16-19, 2025 at the Sigmund Freud University (SFU)
- 1st Congress of Psychotherapists in Bosnia and Herzegovina - ‘Psychotherapy within the changing world’ in Sarajevo, 23 - 26 March 2023
- ‘Ethical Challenges for Psychotherapists in our Changing World’ – A UUP and EAP Online Symposium on 24 February 2023