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SUMMARY:Deadline Extended - EGPS Training Program in Group Psychotherapy Applications due August 31
DESCRIPTION:GROUP THERAPY IS HEALING IN COMMUNITY!\nAt a time of increasing need for relationships and community\, Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society offers a Training Program in Group Psychotherapy that is designed to accommodate therapists and group leaders in clinics\, agencies\, and private practice. The program consists of three weekly components: Group Consultation\, Didactic Instruction\, and Experiential Group. The Training Program addresses racial and social justice issues in group work of all kinds. \n\n\nJust some of the areas covered: \n\n\nEarly Group Development\nPhases of Group Development\nOthering in Groups\nSystems of Power and Inequaliity\nRacial Dynamics in Groups\nRacial Affinity Groups\nNon-Verbal Communication in Group Work\nEmbodied Ethics\nLeader Interventions with Patients Experienced as Difficult\nTransference and Countertransference\n\n\nTrainees receive didactic instruction as well as guidance and consultation in how to begin and facilitate their own groups. For those who are already running groups\, participating in this program will help you understand the processes and dynamics occurring among your group members and address challenges with clarity. Trainees will also participate in an “Experiential” process group to have the in-vivo experience of being a group member.\n\nThe program meets weekly from September through June on Zoom. The Didactic and Experiential Group Components meet on Wednesdays from 7:15 – 10:00 PM ET. The dates and times for the Consultation Group component of the program will be determined.\n\nThe Training Program Faculty is composed of senior members of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society and the American Group Psychotherapy Association. \nA certificate is awarded upon completion of the program. The Training Program\, with an option for additional consultation\, is designed so that qualified applicants can use the educational and supervisory components toward inclusion in the International Board of Certification for Group Psychotherapy. \nFaculty members consult with our Dean of Curriculum as they prepare their courses; meet annually with an expert in intersectionality\, and are encouraged to engage in ongoing racial literacy and anti-oppression training. \nEach trainee will be paired with a mentor who has group experience to help you get your very own group up and running! \n\nTrainees will learn to:\n\nFacilitate intimate connections & difficult discussions\nRecognize the impact of systemic oppression on group dynamics\nExperience and study one’s own social location and how the aspects of identity\, power and privilege play out in groups\n\nExperience the Power of Group Work:\n\nIncreasing feelings of connection and decreases feelings of isolation\nFostering relationships and noticing obstacles to intimacy\nBeing part of a larger whole & recognize one’s impact\nSupporting and helping & being supported and helped.\n\n\nRolling Admissions until August 31st\, 2025: Submit your application immediately to be considered for the upcoming September\, 2025 – June\, 2026 class! \nTuition $5\,900 \nNeed based partial scholarships are available through the J. Dustin Nichols Scholarship Fund. \nA Reparations rate is available to cover partial tuition for Indigenous applicants and applicants of the African diaspora to enhance educational opportunities that have been historically denied. \n\n\n  \n\nFOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:\nCo-Deans of Admissions\nClaire Julian\, ClaireMJulian@gmail.com\nAshley Leeds\, LCSW\, ashley@leedspsychotherapy.com\,  917-900-2083\n\n\nFrom a former trainee: “The EGPS Training Program approaches group therapy from a whole range of theoretical perspectives. There’s not ‘just one way’ to run groups”\n\n\nThe EGPS Training Program in Group Psychotherapy was the recipient of an “Award for Outstanding Contributions in Education and Training in the Field of Group Psychotherapy” presented by the International Board for Certification of Group Psychotherapists.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMission: The EGPS Training Program is committed to providing training in group theory and processes that recognizes significant aspects of personal identity. The program seeks to facilitate understanding of the impact of systemic and institutional oppression on individuals and groups; and to counteract racism and white supremacy through teaching of anti-oppressive approaches to group work\, and through the process of administering the program. The program promotes racial literacy through anti-racism training\, and the incorporation of diverse racial and cultural perspectives through our faculty and curriculum. We are committed to racial justice through the provision of reparations funding for Black and Indigenous trainees.\n\nVision: Recognizing that traditional group psychotherapy has been defined by western white dominant patriarchal culture\, we envision group healing that draws on a greater variety of cultural practices and approaches to healing that seeks to not only to address the needs of individuals but of the greater society.
URL:https://egps.org/event/egps-training-program-in-group-psychotherapy-application-deadline/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Training Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T203000
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SUMMARY:WG4RE September Discussion Group: Impact of ACEs and Racial Trauma on the People We Serve and Our Practice
DESCRIPTION:Work Group for Racial Equity September Discussion Group: Impact of ACEs and Racial Trauma on the People We Serve and Our Practice\nWe will discuss the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Racial Trauma on our practice\, our clients\, and on ourselves as practitioners\, and explore ways to enhance our approaches and interventions in alignment with anti-racist principles. \nHosts: April Harvin and Chris Dolin \nResources\nVideo \n\nHow childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime | Nadine Burke Harris | TED\n\nArticles \n\nIntersection of Racism and PTSD.  Monica Williams\nRacial Trauma\nStress and the Mental Health of Populations of Color: Advancing Our Understanding of Race-related Stressors\n\n\n\n \n\nNo fee to attend. All are welcome.
URL:https://egps.org/event/wg4re-september-2025-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Work Group for Racial Equity
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20250619T043313Z
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SUMMARY:Proposals Due: Expanding the Social Justice Frame in Group Work and Group Psychotherapy GROUP Journal Special Issue
DESCRIPTION:Expanding the Social Justice Frame in Group Work and Group Psychotherapy: This special issue of GROUP invites group psychotherapists\, psychoanalysts\, group work activists\, and scholars from around the world to contribute literature that centers social justice within therapeutic groups and organizations. “Therapeutic” refers to group work that addresses interpersonal and systemic harm with the intention of fostering a healing experience. \nSee the Call for Proposals by selecting the “Click here” button. Prospective authors may submit abstracts of up to 500 words to Christine Schmidt\, Guest Editor\, by October 15\, 2025.
URL:https://egps.org/event/proposals-due-expanding-the-social-justice-frame-in-group-work-and-group-psychotherapy-group-journal-special-issue/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T214500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20250928T010552Z
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SUMMARY:WG4RE October Discussion Group: New Worlds Rising: Focusing on the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
DESCRIPTION:Work Group for Racial Equity October Discussion Group:\nNew Worlds Rising: Focusing on the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas\n\n\nHost: Virginia Seewaldt\, PhD \n\n\n\nIn honor of Indigenous People’s Day\, the Work Group for Racial Equity is celebrating the Indigenous People of the Americas. We invite you to prepare for the discussion group by watching the “New Worlds Rising” episode of the PBS documentary Series: Native America. You can watch it here\, New Worlds Rising (you may have to create an account\, but it is free to view on the website or through the PBS app). This episode documents the preservation of Native American life\, history\, and culture through acts of resistance\, small and large. An interview with Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier\, Amy Goodman Interview with Leonard Peltier.\n\n\n\nAlthough the aim of white supremacy is to engage in the erasure of Indigenous people using tactics such as referring to them in the past tense in history books and ignoring their contributions\, in the very existence in the present\, we can refuse to participate in the erasure of Indigenous people by actively staying informed and engaged with Indigenous history and what is occurring in present-day Indigenous communities.\n\n\n\nAdditional Resources \n\nThis is an article about the attempt to erase indigenous history: Erasing Indigenous History Then and Now\nWhat Native Land Am I On?\nBeyond Land Acknowledgements\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nNo fee to attend. All are welcome.
URL:https://egps.org/event/wg4re-october-2025-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Work Group for Racial Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T193000
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SUMMARY:Community Group Gathering for EGPS Members
DESCRIPTION:For all EGPS Members: \nPlease join us for our first Community Group Gathering of the current membership year. \nMonday\, October 27\, 6:15-7:30pm on Zoom \nThis is an opportunity for all members to have a conversation about EGPS\, by engaging members and leaders together. \n\nHow are we doing as a membership-centered group organization?\nWhat could be improved?\nHow could you help this happen?\n\n\nWe welcome comments\, suggestions\, and questions. Please feel free to post these to the EGPS members listserv\, because your ideas may spark others’ contributions and engagement. You may also contact EGPS President\, Joe Hovey\, directly at joehovey@gmail.com. \nWe hope these gatherings will stimulate your ideas for making EGPS a more vibrant group community. \nNot yet a member? Join us!
URL:https://egps.org/event/community-group-gathering-october-2025/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Membership Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251104
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20251029T182813Z
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Early Registration Rates for the EGPS Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the EGPS Annual Conference\, November 13-15\, online and in NYC! The final day to receive the early registration rate — a roughly 20% discount — is Monday\, November 3. \n  \n\n 
URL:https://egps.org/event/early-registration-ends-2025/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T120000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
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SUMMARY:Deadline - EGPS Annual Conference Registration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the EGPS Annual Conference\, November 13-15\, online and in NYC!\nThe registration deadline is Wednesday\, November 12 at noon Eastern.\n  \n\n  \n 
URL:https://egps.org/event/deadline-egps-annual-conference-registration/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T213000
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CREATED:20250906T210630Z
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SUMMARY:EGPS Annual Conference - Navigating Differences: Authenticity\, Self Expression and Restorative Practices in Groups (Plenary)
DESCRIPTION:Navigating Differences:\nAuthenticity\, Self Expression and Restorative Practices in Groups\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn today’s climate of cultural and social division\, differences within groups can spark disconnection\, tension\, and misunderstanding. Yet\, when approached with openness and reflection\, these challenges can become powerful gateways to healing\, connection\, and growth.\nGroup work offers a vital space to transform conflict into curiosity and division into dialogue. As group leaders\, we are called to hold complexity: encouraging authentic expression while honoring safety and boundaries. Through restorative practices and compassionate accountability\, we create containers where members can explore hard truths\, deepen relationships\, and remain grounded in integrity and care. \nJoin us for the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society 2025 Annual Conference where together we will deepen our understanding of how group process supports movement through fear\, repair of relational ruptures\, and greater tolerance for difference. We will explore how cultivating empathy\, active listening\, and emotional honesty creates space for people to feel seen\, heard\, and understood\, building a framework for both personal insight and collective transformation. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration has ended: If you’ve registered already\, check your email inbox for confirmation emails and instructions from jan@egps.org with subject lines starting “EGPS Conference IN-PERSON DAY” and/or “EGPS Conference ONLINE DAY” for relevant instructions. \n  \n\nA Decolonial Approach to Psychoanalytically Informed Developmental Theory\, Case Formulation and Treatment\nDaniel Jose Gaztambide\, PsyD\nMost approaches to relational therapy depend on some theory of development to inform how clinicians think about the patient’s difficulties\, guiding case formulation and treatment. This focus\, however\, sometimes chafes with recent thinking on the role of sociocultural and political factors in psychotherapy. This presentation will bridge this gap through a theory and research-grounded review of the decolonial psychoanalytic perspective\, offering pragmatic tools for thinking about the relational/developmental and social/political as a matter of course.
URL:https://egps.org/event/egps-annual-conference-plenary/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T184500
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SUMMARY:EGPS Annual Conference - Navigating Differences: Authenticity\, Self Expression and Restorative Practices in Groups (Live Online Day)
DESCRIPTION:Navigating Differences:\nAuthenticity\, Self Expression and Restorative Practices in Groups\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn today’s climate of cultural and social division\, differences within groups can spark disconnection\, tension\, and misunderstanding. Yet\, when approached with openness and reflection\, these challenges can become powerful gateways to healing\, connection\, and growth.\nGroup work offers a vital space to transform conflict into curiosity and division into dialogue. As group leaders\, we are called to hold complexity: encouraging authentic expression while honoring safety and boundaries. Through restorative practices and compassionate accountability\, we create containers where members can explore hard truths\, deepen relationships\, and remain grounded in integrity and care. \nJoin us for the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society 2025 Annual Conference where together we will deepen our understanding of how group process supports movement through fear\, repair of relational ruptures\, and greater tolerance for difference. We will explore how cultivating empathy\, active listening\, and emotional honesty creates space for people to feel seen\, heard\, and understood\, building a framework for both personal insight and collective transformation. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration has ended: If you’ve registered already\, check your email inbox for confirmation emails and instructions from jan@egps.org with subject lines starting “EGPS Conference IN-PERSON DAY” and/or “EGPS Conference ONLINE DAY” for relevant instructions.
URL:https://egps.org/event/egps-annual-conference-2025-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T081500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T193000
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SUMMARY:EGPS Annual Conference - Navigating Differences: Authenticity\, Self Expression and Restorative Practices in Groups (In-Person Day)
DESCRIPTION:Navigating Differences:\nAuthenticity\, Self Expression and Restorative Practices in Groups\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn today’s climate of cultural and social division\, differences within groups can spark disconnection\, tension\, and misunderstanding. Yet\, when approached with openness and reflection\, these challenges can become powerful gateways to healing\, connection\, and growth.\nGroup work offers a vital space to transform conflict into curiosity and division into dialogue. As group leaders\, we are called to hold complexity: encouraging authentic expression while honoring safety and boundaries. Through restorative practices and compassionate accountability\, we create containers where members can explore hard truths\, deepen relationships\, and remain grounded in integrity and care. \nJoin us for the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society 2025 Annual Conference where together we will deepen our understanding of how group process supports movement through fear\, repair of relational ruptures\, and greater tolerance for difference. We will explore how cultivating empathy\, active listening\, and emotional honesty creates space for people to feel seen\, heard\, and understood\, building a framework for both personal insight and collective transformation. \n\n\n\n\nRegistration has ended: If you’ve registered already\, check your email inbox for confirmation emails and instructions from jan@egps.org with subject lines starting “EGPS Conference IN-PERSON DAY” and/or “EGPS Conference ONLINE DAY” for relevant instructions.
URL:https://egps.org/event/egps-annual-conference-in-person/
LOCATION:The Riverside Church\, 91 Claremont Avenue\, New York City\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T214500
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SUMMARY:WG4RE November Discussion Group: Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates dialogue around the murder of Charlie Kirk: The Ubiquity of Whiteness
DESCRIPTION:Work Group for Racial Equity November Discussion Group:\nEzra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates dialogue around the murder of Charlie Kirk: The Ubiquity of Whiteness\n\nHost: Chris Dolin \n\n\n\n\nIn the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk\, Bernie Sanders said that Charlie Kirk was “a very smart and effective communicator and organizer and someone unafraid to get out into the world and engage the public.” Gavin Newsom on Kirk “I admired his passion and commitment to debate.” And Ezra Klein praised Charlie Kirk for “doing politics the right way” in a New York Times op-ed. If you’ve ever heard sound bytes from Charlie Kirk\, you may wonder if any of them had actually ever heard him speak. \n\nTa-Nehisi Coates responded in a Vanity Fair piece -doing something no one else did\, that is\, actually quoting Charlie Kirk\, and then Klein invited Coates to discuss their disagreement on Klein’s podcast.\n\nLet’s talk about it….\n\nWhat’s it like to read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ piece immediately following Ezra Klein’s piece? What sorts of feelings come up in your body as you read each? If you re-read each?\n\nThere are a lot of layers here\, and in the podcast episode\, they end up discussing more than just Klein’s NYT editorial piece. As you listen to each of them\, think about how their lived experiences (or lack thereof) shape the lens through which they see and analyze and feel the world. What stands out to you about what each of them are saying and trying to communicate to each other and to us?\n\nWhat aspects of whiteness/white supremacy culture do you notice?\n\nThese are listed in chronological order: \n\nEzra Klein Opinion Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way\nTa-Nehisi Coates Response in Vanity Fair – Charlie Kirk Redeemed: a Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause\nVideo: Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNo fee to attend. All are welcome.
URL:https://egps.org/event/wg4re-november-2025-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Work Group for Racial Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T130000
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Radical Paradox and the Particularities of Identity - Adam Shechter
DESCRIPTION:Location: In-person at a member’s home at 535 Dean St\, Brooklyn\, NY \nDescription: Come and talk about the complexities of identity that don’t immediately add up\, but can be sensitively explored through a socially-conscious psychoanalytic paradigm. The contemporary political climate pushes for oversimplifications\, but is that who we really are\, as therapists and people? In a sense yes\, when the polarizing eye places its projection and enactment upon its subject. Yet our patients need us to contain them in their particular\, often seemingly contradictory  range of social identities—all the while holding the analytic line of their drives\, defenses\, fantasies—and at the same time\, empathizing and supporting them with the challenges of their realities. And don’t we as therapists and humans need the same? Not an easy task\, but one that many of us have chosen to sign up for. Bring your intellect\, heart\, personal stories\, and clinical experiences/questions to a workshop that will make room to hold\, explore and process these radical paradoxes together. \n \nPresenter Bio: Adam Shechter is a psychoanalytic therapist who works with individuals\, couples and groups. Since he was a young child the multiplicity of identity has been on his mind. Before becoming a therapist Adam pursued various creativity; writing\, musicality\, and visual art forms. Poetry ultimately won out though found more nourishing soils in becoming a therapist and focusing on the verbal relation of understanding others. His writing has been published in psychoanalytic and literary journals including European Journal for Psychoanalysis\, GROUP\, Free Associations\, Psychoanalytic Perspectives\, The Minnesota Review and others. Adam has presented his work at various analytic conferences including EGPS\, IFPE\, APCS and IPHA. He also co-moderates an online study group on the work of Michael Eigen. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, contact the Seminar Series Co-Chairs\, Nardia Brooks and Jacqueline Ambrosini.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-november-2025/
LOCATION:Member’s Home\, 535 Dean St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T130000
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Besiege Your Siege with Madness: Collective Liberation and the Psychoanalysis of World-Making - Dr. Reem Abu Hweij
DESCRIPTION:Location: Virtually on Zoom \nDescription: Amid genocide and protracted colonial trauma\, what psychic processes enable a people not only to survive but to imagine anew? Drawing from her essay “Besiege Your Siege with Madness” (forthcoming in Psychoanalysis\, Culture & Society)\, Dr. Reem Abu Hweij examines the Palestinian collective psyche as a site of world-making and spiritual revolt. She introduces the concept of liberation madness—a psycho-spiritual rupture through which the oppressed transcend the colonizer’s “Dominant Reason” and reclaim meaning\, love\, and collective purpose. \nThrough a dialogue between decolonial psychoanalysis\, liberation theology\, and clinical observation\, the seminar explores how trauma\, when shared and survived\, becomes a crucible for moral clarity and communal becoming. Participants are invited to reflect on the therapeutic\, political\, and existential implications of collective transcendence in times of annihilation. \nPresenter Bio: Dr. Reem Abu Hweij is a clinical psychologist and academic based in Jerusalem. She runs a private practice and teaches at AlQuds University and Dar Al-Kalima University. Her work integrates psychoanalysis\, Islamic psychology\, and decolonial thought\, focusing on trauma\, liberation\, and collective meaning-making. Dr. Abu Hweij’s recent essays include “The Colonizer Within: Exploring Facets of Internalized Oppression in Palestine” and “Besiege Your Siege with Madness: Transcendence and Liberation.” She regularly consults with humanitarian agencies and conducts supervision programs for psychosocial teams in Palestine. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, contact the Seminar Series Co-Chairs\, Nardia Brooks and Jacqueline Ambrosini.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-december-2025/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T200000
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series Event: Oona Metz presents "Unhitched\," with Caty Borum
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for a special evening we are co-sponsoring with P&T Knitwear book store where Oona Metz will discuss her new book\, Unhitched\, and learn how to navigate the emotional side of divorce and emerge stronger\, more confident\, and ready to thrive with this essential guide for women. \nOona will be in conversation with Caty Borum. Along with a discussion and audience Q&A\, Oona will also sign copies of her book. \nClick on the link below for tickets and further information \nPURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE \nABOUT THE AUTHOR\nOona Metz\, LICSW\, is a Boston based psychotherapist and Certified Group Psychotherapist who specializes in treating women navigating divorce. She is a Fellow of The American Group Psychotherapy Association and an active member of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society and the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy. She leads three weekly Divorce Support Groups and trains mental health clinicians to lead them as well. Oona has written for outlets including Psychotherapy Networker\, Psychology Today\,Cognoscenti and the Los Angeles Review. Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women is her first book. \nABOUT THE MODERATOR\nCaty Borum is Executive Director of the Center for Media & Social Impact (CMSI) and Professor at American University’s School of Communication. She is an award-winning media producer\, engaged scholar\, podcast executive producer\, nonprofit leader\, and author or co-author of four books about entertainment culture\, human rights\, and social change.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-event-oona-metz-presents-unhitched-with-caty-borum/
LOCATION:P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts\, 180 Orchard Street New York\, NY 10002\, New York\, NY\, 10002\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T214500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
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SUMMARY:WG4RE January Discussion Group: The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in 2026
DESCRIPTION:Work Group for Racial Equity January Discussion Group: The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in 2026\n\nAs we will have just observed the holiday of Martin Luther King’s birth\, it’s a good time to reflect on his legacy through the lens of recent events that have inspired fear\, disgust\, and desperation among many of us. Please join us for the Work Group for Racial Equity’s January Discussion Group in which we hope to co-create a healing space for conversation. \nWe’re attaching MLK’s speech accepting the award to which Donald Trump professes to aspire – or\, more precisely\, seems to think is his entitlement. And a brief reflection on what Dr. King might be focusing on were he to be here with us today. \nVideo: Martin Luther King Noble Peace Prize Acceptance Speech\nArticle: What would Dr. King say? A reflection on Black America today \n  \n\n\n\n\nNo fee to attend. All are welcome.
URL:https://egps.org/event/wg4re-january-2026-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Work Group for Racial Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T201500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20250928T012545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T200825Z
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SUMMARY:Community Group Gathering for EGPS Members
DESCRIPTION:For all EGPS Members: \nPlease join us for our second Community Group Gathering of the current membership year. \nThursday\, January 29\, 7:00-8:15pm on Zoom \nThis is an opportunity for all members to have a conversation about EGPS\, by engaging members and leaders together. \n\nHow are we doing as a membership-centered group organization?\nWhat could be improved?\nHow could you help this happen?\n\n  \n\n  \nWe welcome comments\, suggestions\, and questions. Please feel free to post these to the EGPS members listserv\, because your ideas may spark others’ contributions and engagement. You may also contact EGPS President\, Joe Hovey\, directly at joehovey@gmail.com. \nWe hope these gatherings will stimulate your ideas for making EGPS a more vibrant group community. \nNot yet a member? Join us!
URL:https://egps.org/event/community-group-gathering-january-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Membership Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T130000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20251110T175916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T181818Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Intergenerational and Historical Trauma - Irit Felsen\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Location: In-person at a member’s studio space in Dumbo\, Brooklyn \nDescription: This presentation will focus on transmission of intergenerational\, collective historical trauma. \nThe professions of mental health have not readily accepted the validity of the concept of historical trauma\, which has finally been acknowledged in recent years. The main findings from empirical research and clinical literature about survivors of the Holocaust and their families will be presented. This body of clinical and empirical literature over the life span of Holocaust survivors and their children\, who are now entering their own old age\, opened the gates to studies in other trauma-exposed populations. The multigenerational transmission of historical trauma has by now been observed in descendants of survivors in multiple groups in the USA and across the globe\, including the descendants of Black slaves and indigenous peoples in the Americas\, in Australia and New Zealand\, descendants of Japanese interned in the USA during WWII\, and descendants of groups exposed to more recent wars. Historical and intergenerational trauma shape psychological vulnerabilities\, resilience\, and responses to current challenges in the life of offspring of trauma survivors This presentation will describe the mechanisms by which transmission takes place and its relevance in responses to current day reminders of the trauma. \nPotential risks for loss of empathy inherent in the confrontation of trauma therapists with stories of brutality and sadism presented by their patients will be also discussed\, as well as specific countertransference responses that might occur in the encounter between therapist and client who are embedded in diverse cultural identities. \n \nPresenter Bio: Irit Felsen\, Ph.D.\, is a clinical psychologist born in Israel and living in NY. Dr. Felsen’s practice is in NJ\, where she works with both individuals and couples. She specializes in the treatment of trauma\, traumatic loss\, intergenerational transmission of trauma\, and bi-cultural families. Her clinical work has focused on Holocaust Survivors and their descendants\, and her research on intergenerational transmission has been published in peer-reviewed journals and multiple book chapters. She was an Assistant Professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology\, Yeshiva University\, for 14 years and is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. She is Chair of the Trauma Work Group at the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations\, and she was Chair of the Vibrant Older Adults Work Group within the Covid-19 APA Interdisciplinary Task Force. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, contact the Seminar Series Co-Chairs\, Nardia Brooks and Jacqueline Ambrosini.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-february-2026/
LOCATION:A member’s studio space\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T214500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20260206T032516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T173215Z
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SUMMARY:WG4RE February Discussion Group: Most of the Monsters Survived the Rising Sun: "Sinners" and the Impact of Historical\, Cultural\, and Generational Trauma on African Americans\, Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:Work Group for Racial Equity February Discussion Group: Most of the Monsters Survived the Rising Sun: “Sinners” and the Impact of Historical\, Cultural\, and Generational Trauma on African Americans\, Then and Now\nWhile many horror films function as allegories\, Sinners operates as both a vampire narrative and a socio-cultural documentary. Most horror movies have the monsters die or appear to die before the end credits roll. Sinners deviates from this because not all of the “monsters” die or disappear with the dawn. Even without its supernatural elements\, the story remains horrific because the monsters of white supremacy\, sharecropping\, lynching\, and systemic economic oppression\, remain undefeated. Using director Ryan Coogler’s artistry and vision as a framework\, our discussion will examine themes of historical\, cultural\, and intergenerational trauma; structural racism\, cultural appropriation; survival; resistance; and resilience. We will also consider how these dynamics are alive today in contemporary clinical practice and in current events. \nResource \nSinners (2025)\, directed by Ryan Coogler. \nAvailable via subscription streaming on platforms such as Max\, Amazon Prime Video\, Hulu\, YouTube\, and Sling TV. Also available for rental or purchase through Fandango at Home\, Apple TV\, and Google Play. For the most current viewing options\, search the film title on Google’s “where to watch” results page\, or click here. \n\n\n\n\n\nNo fee to attend. All are welcome.
URL:https://egps.org/event/wg4re-february-2026-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Work Group for Racial Equity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T133000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20260120T175233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T022235Z
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SUMMARY:Group Journal Fireside Chat (Postponed)
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with GROUP author Stavros Charalambides\, Director of the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy\, Athens\, Greece \nFree ZOOM event\nHosted by the GROUP Journal Committee\nEVENT POSTPONED \nFocusing on his article in GROUP:\nCassandra at the Gates: Institutional Literacy\, Group Dynamics\, and the Social Unconscious in Contemporary Psychoanalysis \nArticle Abstract:\nThis address explores the often overlooked dimension of institutional literacy in relational psychoanalysis\, situating it within the broader context of group dynamics and the social unconscious. Beginning with mythic and historical illustrations—from the fratricidal tragedy of Eteocles and Polynices to contemporary geopolitical crises—it argues that psychoanalytic institutions\, like analytic dyads\, are subject to unconscious repetitions of trauma\, rivalry\, and disavowal. The central claim is that the inability to recognize institutional dynamics—succession anxieties\, ideological rigidity\, and legacy conflicts—renders psychoanalytic communities vulnerable to fragmentation and ethical incoherence. Drawing from the concept of the “institutional unconscious\,” the lecture critiques the prevailing intersubjective paradigm for its neglect of the analytic field’s collective and political dimensions. While relational psychoanalysis has expanded the analytic third\, it still tends to privilege the dyad and undertheorize the systemic transmissions of trauma within institutions. Instead\, the speaker calls for a theoretical and structural shift that includes large-group phenomena—sibling transferences\, group-as-a-whole dynamics\, and the psychic life of institutions—as essential to psychoanalytic training and practice. By invoking myths such as those of Pentheus and Dionysus\, the talk illustrates how institutional rigidity and disavowed affect can result in catastrophe rather than transformation. Institutional literacy\, then\, is not merely an intellectual exercise but a clinical and ethical imperative. Only by metabolizing difference and engaging with unconscious structures at the institutional level can psychoanalysis truly offer a space for healing and innovation—both for its practitioners and for the communities they serve. \nThis is a free event open to all EGPS members and non-members. The event has been postponed; new date TBD. 
URL:https://egps.org/event/group-journal-fireside-chat-february-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group Journal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T201500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20250928T013041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T192732Z
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SUMMARY:Community Group Gathering for EGPS Members
DESCRIPTION:For all EGPS Members: \nPlease join us for a Community Group Gathering. \nTuesday\, March 24\, from 8:15-9:30pm on Zoom \nThis is an opportunity for all members to have a conversation about EGPS\, by engaging members and leaders together. \n\nHow are we doing as a membership-centered group organization?\nWhat could be improved?\nHow could you help this happen?\n\nWe welcome comments\, suggestions\, and questions. Please feel free to post these to the EGPS members listserv\, because your ideas may spark others’ contributions and engagement. You may also contact EGPS President\, Joe Hovey\, directly at joehovey@gmail.com. \nWe hope these gatherings will stimulate your ideas for making EGPS a more vibrant group community. \n\nNot yet a member? Join us!
URL:https://egps.org/event/community-group-gathering-march-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Membership Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T111500
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20260219T174136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T223749Z
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SUMMARY:Community Group Gathering for EGPS Members
DESCRIPTION:For all EGPS Members: \nPlease join us for our third Community Group Gathering of the current membership year. \nThursday\, March 26\, from 10:00-11:15am on Zoom \nThis is an opportunity for all members to have a conversation about EGPS\, by engaging members and leaders together. \n\nHow are we doing as a membership-centered group organization?\nWhat could be improved?\nHow could you help this happen?\n\nWe welcome comments\, suggestions\, and questions. Please feel free to post these to the EGPS members listserv\, because your ideas may spark others’ contributions and engagement. You may also contact EGPS President\, Joe Hovey\, directly at joehovey@gmail.com. \nWe hope these gatherings will stimulate your ideas for making EGPS a more vibrant group community. \n\nNot yet a member? Join us!
URL:https://egps.org/event/community-group-gathering-march-2026-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Membership Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T133000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20260401T173445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T205126Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Special Considerations Working With Divorce Grief in Group Therapy - Oona Metz
DESCRIPTION:Location: In-person at a member’s studio space in Dumbo\, Brooklyn \nDescription: 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\, common therapist pitfalls working with divorcing clients\, and an overview of a combined support/therapy model of divorce groups. Open to all mental health providers regardless of marital or divorce status.\n \n \nPresenter Bio: Oona Metz\, LICSW\, CGP is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker\, a Certified Group Psychotherapist and a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. She has 30 years of clinical experience and specializes in treating women navigating divorce. Oona is the author of Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women. Unhitched has been featured on The CBS Morning Show\, in Time Magazine and on NPR’s Morning Edition. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Psychotherapy Networker\, Psychology Today\, Social Work Voice and the Los Angeles Review. Oona leads three weekly Divorce Support Groups for Women and is the founder of the Beacon Group Fellowship\, a program which trains mental health professionals across the country to lead divorce groups. She is passionate about reducing the shame and stigma surrounding divorce. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, contact the Seminar Series Co-Chairs\, Nardia Brooks and Jacqueline Ambrosini.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-april-2026/
LOCATION:A member’s studio space\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar Series
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20251212T051456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T051456Z
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Call for 50th Anniversary GROUP Journal  Cover Art
DESCRIPTION:Call for Cover Art: Celebrating 50 Years of GROUP Journal\nDeadline for Submissions May 2026 \nAs 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 our milestone year\, appearing on future issues of GROUP\, including the 2027 anniversary issue. \nThemes & Inspiration\nSince 1977\, GROUP has been the scholarly voice of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society (EGPS)\, dedicated to advancing group psychotherapy. We seek an image that captures the essence of group and EGPS values\, including: \n\nConnection\, Transformation\, and Hope\nMultiplicity and Diversity in voices\, identities\, and cultural contexts.\nThe interplay between Individuality and Community.\nMovement\, process\, and the bridging of past\, present\, and future scholarship.\n\nAll visual interpretations—abstract\, representational\, digital\, or mixed media—are welcome. \nSubmission Guidelines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRequirement \n\n\nDetail \n\n\n\n\nFormat \n\n\nOriginal visual artwork (painting\, illustration\, photography\, digital design). \n\n\n\n\nFile Type \n\n\nHigh-resolution digital file (minimum 300 dpi; .jpg or .png preferred). \n\n\n\n\nOrientation \n\n\nPortrait orientation\, adaptable to a standard journal cover (approx. 8.5” x 11”). \n\n\n\n\nArtist Statement \n\n\nShort statement (150–250 words) explaining how your piece reflects the spirit of GROUP and EGPS values. \n\n\n\n\nEligibility \n\n\nOpen to all EGPS members\, readers\, contributors\, and interested artists. \nThe Artist warrants that the submitted Artwork is original\, is the sole work of the Artist\, and does not contain any libelous or unlawful statements. \nThe Artist grants to EGPS and the Group Journal an exclusive\, royalty-free\, worldwide license to publish\, reproduce\, distribute\, and display the Artwork in all formats\, including print and electronic\, as part of the Group Journal and in all derivative works\, reproductions\, or subsequent editions of the Journal\, and as part of the EGPS website and promotional materials. The Artist will be credited and retains copyright of the Artwork. \n\n\n\n\nSubmit To \n\n\nNiki Keating at nkeating@colgate.edu by May 15\, 2026. \n\n\n\n\n\nSelection and Recognition\nA review panel of GROUP editors and 50th Anniversary working group members will select the winning artwork. The featured artist will receive credit for the use of their art on the issue cover and a brief artist feature in the front matter of the journal and in EGPS communications. Consistent with copyright agreements of the journal\, EGPS reserves the right to use the image in future publications and marketing materials. \nWe invite your creative expression to honor the legacy of the past fifty years and envision the next. \nWarmly\, \nGROUP 50th Anniversary Working Group \nNiki Keating\, PhD\, CGP\, Chair
URL:https://egps.org/event/50th-anniversary-cover-art/
LOCATION:NY
CATEGORIES:Group Journal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T210000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20251104T195813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T033044Z
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SUMMARY:EGPS Spring Event: Talking about Sex in Groups
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion and event with:\n\nJudith White\, LCSW\, CGP\, CST\nJuliane Maxwald\, MA\, LP\, CST\nEd Elder\, MDiv\, LMHC\, LMFT\n\nMore details and registration to come!
URL:https://egps.org/event/spring-event-2026/
LOCATION:Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy\, 33 W 60th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spring Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T153432
CREATED:20250928T020638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T022207Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:For all EGPS Members: \nPlease join us for our 2026 Annual Membership Meeting. \nThursday\, May 28\, 8:00-9:30pm on Zoom \nNot yet a member? Join us!
URL:https://egps.org/event/annual-membership-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Membership Meetings
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