A conversation with GROUP author Stavros Charalambides, Director of the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy, Athens, Greece Free ZOOM event Hosted by the GROUP Journal Committee EVENT POSTPONED Focusing on his article in GROUP: Cassandra at the Gates: Institutional Literacy, Group Dynamics, and the Social Unconscious in Contemporary Psychoanalysis Article Abstract: This address explores the […]
For all EGPS Members: Please join us for a Community Group Gathering. Tuesday, March 24, from 8:15-9:30pm on Zoom This is an opportunity for all members to have a conversation about EGPS, by engaging members and leaders together. How are we doing as a membership-centered group organization? What could be improved? How could you help […]
For all EGPS Members: Please join us for our third Community Group Gathering of the current membership year. Thursday, March 26, from 10:00-11:15am on Zoom This is an opportunity for all members to have a conversation about EGPS, by engaging members and leaders together. How are we doing as a membership-centered group organization? What could […]
Location: In-person at a member's studio space in Dumbo, Brooklyn Description: Divorce is a legal and financial process but it is a powerful and poignant emotional transition as well. This dynamic workshop with Oona Metz, LICSW, CGP will include lecture, discussion and experiential learning. We will review how to understand and treat divorce related grief, […]
Call for Cover Art: Celebrating 50 Years of GROUP Journal Deadline for Submissions May 2026 As we approach the 50th Anniversary of GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society in 2027, we invite artists, clinicians, and community members to submit original artwork for our new cover design. The selected artwork will serve as a visual symbol for […]
Join us for a panel discussion and event: Friday, May 15, 2026 7:00 – 9:00 PM 33 W 60th Street New York, NY (Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy) Talking about Sex in Groups Judith White, LCSW, CGP, CST Juliane Maxwald, MA, LP, CST Ed Elder, MDiv, LMHC, LMFT Sexuality and group process are shaped by […]
Work Group for Racial Equity May Discussion Group: Unpacking Some of the Impact of Historical and Racial Trauma on Indigenous and African American Populations We’ll build on our prior discussion of Sinners by taking a deeper look at how historical trauma has shaped the lived experiences of two foundational U.S. populations—Indigenous and African American communities. […]
For all EGPS Members: Please join us for our 2026 Annual Membership Meeting. Thursday, May 28, 8:00-9:15pm on Zoom All EGPS members are welcome! We'll review our last year and look forward to the next, introducing the newly elected Board members, and also offering opportunities for conversation amongst members and leaders of EGPS. Not yet […]
A conversation with GROUP author Christina Dixon, LCSW, CGP Free ZOOM event Hosted by the GROUP Journal Committee Focusing on her article in GROUP: The Forgotten Only Child in Interpersonal Therapy Groups Article Abstract: Rates of only children are rising in many countries throughout the world, including the United States. The experience of an only […]
Groups have long been understood as circles—spaces of gathering, reflection, desire, and shared meaning-making. Yet circles are rarely calm or stable for long. At times, they hold heat: conflict, urgency, fear, and the intensity of difference. In the current moment, many groups find themselves organized around these very forces, as polarization, mistrust, and social fracture […]
Location: Virtually on Zoom Description: Roles in groups and organizations operate across multiple dimensions: the role assigned by the organization, how the individual takes up that role (person-in-role), and how the role is perceived by others. These dimensions are often misaligned, particularly in the context of social identity, where assumptions and projections shape how authority […]
Work Group for Racial Equity June Discussion Group: How do we greet the 250th anniversary of our country's Declaration of Independence? Not just within the Trumpist moment, but in the long sweep of our history that has bent occasionally toward and frequently away from justice for the generations of Black people descended from those who […]
