Annual Conference

The Annual Conference of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society is an opportunity for mental health professionals and other human services professionals – teachers, religious and organizational leaders, and anyone who seeks an enriched understanding of group dynamics – to participate in a stimulating array of presentations and experiential workshops devoted to the art of group treatment and to the dynamics of group process.

This two-day event, held each November, provides a forum to enhance group leadership skills, deepen professional knowledge, and interact with colleagues and friends new and old. Utilizing multiple formats including a core Plenary, Large Group experience for all participants, as well as extensive options for small group workshops, the Annual Conference offers attendees from many backgrounds and levels of experience a chance to sample a wide variety of current group methods and approaches.

The Conference is organized around broad themes of Group Therapy and Group Dynamics. The Conference Plenary and workshops build on the conference theme and include techniques and theoretical approaches such as Modern Psychoanalytic, Relational, Systems-Centered, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Psychodynamic, Somatic Experiencing, Couple’s Therapy, and Creative Arts Therapies, including dance, music, art and psychodrama , and more.

The Annual EGPS Conference is a unique learning experience, not only for the richness of its offerings, but also for the warm and inviting climate created by those who attend.  This affirmative spirit enables both first-time and veteran participants to learn openly together, despite differences in age, gender, race, religion, discipline, and experience. We wholeheartedly welcome new attendees and offer scholarships to those for whom the conference fee is burdensome.