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.
Transforming Expression Creativity Retreat
August 24-25, 2019, from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Invigorate the artist within in a two-day creativity retreat that brings an embodied approach to creative expression. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THIS RETREAT: An invitation into your body and voice as a vehicle towards greater self-expression Insight into creative blocks, how to get past them and how to continue the path towards creative freedom Initiation…Location
Citadel + Compagnie
304 Parliament Street
Toronto, ON M5A 3A4
Read MoreAutism Spectrum
September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Canadian Institute for Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (CICAPP) Presents: FALL 2019 EXTENSION PROGRAMS The aim of this clinical 5-session Extension Series is to encourage understanding of autistic processes in children and adolescents by examining materials the children themselves have brought into their therapies: their drawings and their videos. This understanding is from a psychoanalytic…Location
23 Toronto St., Toronto (King/Yonge)
Read MoreClinical Consultation Workshop for Mental Health Professionals Working with Infants, Children, Adolescents, Parents and their Families
Starts October 3, 2019 (25 seminars) - Registration Deadline: September 10, 2019
SPECIAL EXTENSION PROGRAM SEMINARS – Clinical Consultation Workshop for Mental Health Professionals Working with Infants, Children, Adolescents, Parents and their Families The Overall Learning Objectives of the Extension Program At the end of each course: 1. Participants should have a clearer psychoanalytic perspective in their work with clients. 2. Participants will have been guided to… Read MoreOedipus Wrecks: Infidelity as Manic Defense
September 14, 2019 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis is pleased to present Oedipus Wrecks: Infidelity as Manic Defense ABOUT THE DAY The paths leading to infidelity in a couple’s relationship are manifold and diverse; there is no singular cause, no simple, linear route. Using a contemporary Kleinian framework, Shelley Nathans, Ph.D. will present her ideas on the…Location
Innis Town Hall Theatre
University of Toronto,
2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, ON, M5S 1J5
OACCPP 2019 Conference and AGM – Trauma, Resilience and Adaptability
September 20-21, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
9.2 % of Canadians will suffer from PTSD in their lifetimes. Patients who have experienced trauma are more likely to develop an array of mental health issues. Attendees will gain a new or strengthened understanding of how various modalities play a role in maintaining, improving and helping to build resilience and adaptability to trauma. Learn…Location
Radisson Admiral Hotel, Toronto, ON
249 Queen’s Quay West,
Toronto ON M5J 2N5
Advancing Inclusion: Using Self as an Instrument of Social Change
September 26-27, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Description: Join Deborah Plummer, vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion at U Mass Medical School, Gestalt therapist, professor, and author of her newest book: Some of My Best Friends Are… in a two day workshop designed for therapists, healers and all those who identify as transformative change agents. The theme is how to use ourselves…Location
Toronto, ON
Read MorePractice Makes Perfect: Establishing a Successful Private Practice
October 21, 28, November 11, 18, 25, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
This series of five seminars will cover the nuts and bolts of establishing, building and maintaining a thriving private practice. Whether participants are about-to-be graduates of various clinical psychotherapy programs or agency practitioners about to establish themselves privately, these seminars will be invaluable to explore where, when, how to establish oneself privately. And having done…Location
23 Toronto St., Toronto
Read MoreMotivational Interviewing
November 18, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Join us for an introduction to Motivational Interviewing where we will explore how to enhance our conversation style with clients as they contemplate change. We will discuss topics such as how to explore ambivalence, roll with resistance, and elicit change-talk. Learn how to work within the Motivational Interviewing spirit where showing a genuine interest in…Location
Peterborough Lions Community Centre | Sisson Room
47 Burnham St.
Peterborough, ON K9H 1T5
EPION Conference 2019
November 19-20, 2019
The Early Psychosis Intervention Ontario Network (EPION) conference will highlight and explore innovative and promising practices in early psychosis intervention. We will also recognize and honour the clinical, research and peer initiatives of our EPI programs as well as the ongoing work of EPION itself.Location
Toronto, ON
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