Interested in expanding your network, or learning about a therapy approach that’s new to you? Our event listing includes seminars, workshops and events. Some events are suited for therapists, while others may be of interest to members of the public as well.
Please note that CAPT does not evaluate any of the events advertised below.
Jena Ledson is hosting a weekend morning writing group. Based on a grad student model, we meet virtually Saturday and Sunday mornings 7:30-9am to work on our respective projects: theses, children's books, scripts, poetry, academic articles... all formats welcome. You can use the time to organize your laptop files if that feels right :) Group […]
Live webinar: Understanding features of trauma: The importance of in-depth trauma screening instruments with Ian Robertson, MSW, RSW. Effective treatment begins with a clear clinical understanding of a client?s unique trauma presentation. Trauma symptoms and experiences vary greatly based on ancestry, early development, culture, family systems, environment, and past exposures, all influencing the client's inner […]
Presented by WellSpace Trauma Therapy Clinic Sound & Somatic Integration Sessions – Monthly Sessions for Clients These in-person group sessions offer an integrative, trauma-informed experience that combines sound meditation and somatic awareness to support nervous system regulation, emotional calming, and embodied presence. Designed to help shift participants from a state of stress or overwhelm into […]
Facilitator: Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, RP. This introductory webinar with grief expert Andrea Warnick, explores the human experiences of grief and heartbreak, and the challenges of navigating them in a society that struggles with mortality and emotional expression. Participants will learn to understand and support the grief process—integrating it into life in the healthiest way […]
Presented by WellSpace Trauma Therapy Clinic: Sound and Somatic Restoration for Practitioners This group session offers a safe space for caregivers to resource. An integrative, trauma-informed experience that combines sound meditation and somatic awareness to support nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and embodied presence. Designed to help shift participants from a state of stress or […]
Facilitator: Natalie Zlodre Choy, MSW, RSW. This training explores core psychodynamic concepts such as transference, projection, projective identification, and countertransference. Using real case examples, participants will deepen their understanding of how unhealed trauma can be reenacted in therapy relationships. Clinicians will learn to recognize and repair these unconscious dynamics to maintain empathic attunement and reduce […]
TICP Presents: A Day With Sandra Buechler, Ph.D. “Holding a Mirror Up to Nature:” Perspectives on Human Striving This workshop is eligible for Continuing Education credits. About the Presenter Sandra Buechler, Ph.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the William Alanson White Institute. She is the author of Clinical Values: Emotions that Guide […]
Facilitator: Devra Igra, MSW, RSW. Grounded in attachment theory, this training highlights the lifelong impact of early attachment experiences on adult relationships and self-view. Participants will learn to assess adult attachment styles and understand how childhood attachment shapes personality development. Practical strategies support clients in processing losses and developing secure adult attachments. Therapists will also […]
Facilitator: Adele Lafrance, PhD, C.Psych. This comprehensive training with Dr. Adele Lafrance applies emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT) to help clinicians understand and transform problematic parenting patterns that impact child and adolescent development. Participants will learn to identify emotional markers driving caregiver behaviors, implement strategies to foster attitudinal and behavioral change, and navigate complex co-parenting dynamics […]
Cultivating Belonging: Finding Home Within: 8 Week In-Person Expressive Arts Therapy Group This group is designed to help you return to connection with yourself and reclaim your sense of belonging. Through sound, movement, poetry/writing, drawing, imagination, and somatic practices, we will explore both personal and collective themes, opening our senses to listen more deeply. With […]
Hosted by danceabilities.ca Join us for 1.15 hours of free-flowing dance to treat tension and reconnect with our bodies. We’ll have some super simple facilitation with no right or wrong ways; we can find natural paths to breath and access our joy. Dancing with others is one of the most uplifting ways to let stress […]
Not sure what comes after graduation? This presentation will highlight how CAPT can support you as you transition into professional practice. We’ll cover: The value of associations: How CAPT supports and protects psychodynamic therapy differently than other associations. Associations versus regulatory bodies: What graduates need to know about working in a regulated profession. Tangible support: […]
An in-person, experiential and tool-based workshop for therapists. All tools can be used for self and/or client-oriented therapy practice. During the workshop, we can also incorporate ACT, DBT, Couples EFT and all that you wish to share. A 5-page Word Doc will be included for each member; please feel free to bring your own note-taking […]
The CAPT Board is inviting you to the 2025 Annual General Meeting CAPT members: Join us at the AGM to reflect on 2025, and look ahead to 2026. Your voice matters in building a strong community for psychodynamic therapists. Note: At this year’s AGM we are holding elections for the Board of Directors. We urge […]
Facilitator: Natalie Zlodre Choy, MSW, RSW. This trauma counselling program integrates psychodynamic insights on developmental and complex trauma and attachment patterns, including anxious and disorganized attachment. Clinicians will learn to identify unconscious trauma-related patterns and understand their origins and effects. Combining trauma-informed and biopsychosocial frameworks with psychodynamic perspectives, the training equips participants to help clients […]
Facilitators: Annette Kussin, MSW, RSW, RMFT, and Devra Igra, MSW, RSW. This course offers a psychodynamically informed framework to understand adult clients through attachment theory. Participants will assess adult attachment styles using formal tools, explore the neurobiology of attachment, and apply attachment paradigms to mental health diagnoses such as borderline personality disorder. Emphasizing the therapeutic […]
Ann Schnurr, RP, from CPEB Therapies, is offering four sessions of relaxation and visualization from January 6-27, 2026. The holiday season is joyful - but it can also leave you feeling exhausted, overstimulated, and in need of a reset. These gentle online sessions are designed to help you unwind, release tension, ground, and reconnect with […]
Summary: Do you wonder if your session fees are too high or too low? This lecture shares the results of a 2023 rate survey analysis and development of a business case to inform health policy in Ontario. The survey was conducted to inform the insurance industry as third-party payors, and a segment of the survey […]
February 2–4, 2026 (In Person) • March 4, 2026 (Online) The Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy® (EFCT) Externship is an immersive 24-hour training designed for therapists seeking to deepen their ability to work effectively with couples to bring about long lasting change. This externship serves as the core training within the couples stream of EFT. Facilitated […]
Live webinar: Grief work through a harm reduction lens: Supporting clients who use substances with Juno Zavitz, MDiv and MPS Candidate U of T. Enhance your clinical or community practice with trauma-informed, harm reduction tools for supporting individuals affected by grief/loss and substance use. Date(s): February 17 and 18, 2026 | 10 a.m. to 1:00 […]
Live webinar: Authenticity and empathy: Exploring the use of self in eating disorders treatment with Anita Federici, PhD, CPsych, FAED., and Dhwani Joshi, MSW, RSW. Deepen your impact by learning how authenticity, identity, and empathy shape effective, culturally responsive eating disorder treatment. Date(s): February 24, 2026 | Noon to 3 p.m. ET Registration fee: $150 […]
CAPT members only: Join us for a webinar with Kyle Seabrooke, insurance broker, who will guide you through Manulife’s plan and answer your questions. Date: February 25 at 6 p.m. We also invite you to send your questions in advance to membership@psychodynamiccanada.org, so they can be addressed during the session. Register for the webinar.