The term Psychotherapy covers a range of approaches and methods. They all involve a psychological (as distinct from medical or pharmacological) treatment for a range of psychological, emotional and relationship difficulties and disorders. Each approach is based on a well-established body of theory, methodology and research, grounded in a philosophy of person and the human condition.
Events

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

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 Dmytro Zaleskyi, Ukrainian Association of Analytical Psychology (Fifth Symposium of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance, June 14, 2024)

"No War Within Ourselves - The Relation with Oneself During Crises" - Lecture by Gabriella Hum, President of the Association for Positive Psychotherapy (Fifth Symposium of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance, June 14, 2024)

"Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma and its Reactivation in Wartime: A Case Presentation" - Lecture by Khrystyna Turetska, Associate Professor, Ukrainian Catholic University (Fifth Symposium of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance, June 14, 2024)

"Love as a Guiding Light in Times of War: Refuge and Source of Strength" - Lecture by Ramona M. Covrig, Vice President of the Romanian Federation of Psychotherapy (Fifth Symposium of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance, June 14, 2024)

"The Importance of Trans-national Relationships in the Time of War" - Lecture by Vibeke Lubanski, European Room for Listening (Fifth Symposium of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance, June 14, 2024)

Round Table of all Speakers - Moderators: Professor Roman Kechur, Ukrainian Umbrella Association for Psychotherapy, and Professor Eugenijus Laurinaitis, EAP General Secretary (Fifth Symposium of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance, June 14, 2024)

About the Fifth Symposium

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

For our Fifth Symposium, the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance is delighted to be joined by the Romanian Federation of Psychotherapy. We are honored that Mr. Cristian Bușoi, European Parliamentarian from Romania, will be the Patron (tbc) for our Symposium and will give an address in the morning session. We have two excellent speakers from Romania, two excellent speakers from Ukraine with first-hand experience of relationships and war, and a speaker from the European Room for Listening, an EAP initiative.

Our first four Symposia have been moving, extraordinary, and wonderful events, with more than 1,000 psychotherapists registered for each. We warmly invite you to attend our Fifth Symposium. The theme of “Relationships in the Time of War” will be explored on various levels – internal dynamics, personal relationships, social relationships, traumatic relating, and trans-national relationships.

War undoubtedly opens up new relationships and ways of relating. This is evident in the excellent team of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance, who have created and sustained the Symposia. In the middle of destruction and uncertainty, relationships become a refuge and a reminder of our shared humanity.

We cordially invite European Psychotherapists to join Ukrainian Psychotherapists in this Fifth Symposium. It is vital for our Ukrainian colleagues to connect with and be supported by their European counterparts as they face present challenges and prepare for the future.

Patricia Hunt FRSA
Chair of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance