INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE METASKILLS AND THERAPEUTIC STYLE
in Process-Oriented Psychotherapy
Let’s explore what brings a therapeutic method to life, exchange perspectives and learn from one another.
FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS,
PSYCHOTHERAPISTS
AND STUDENTS
A conference for people working therapeutically and those interested in Processwork and Process-Oriented Psychotherapy.
CLINICAL PRACTICE
AND EXPERIENCE
Insights and perspectives grounded in therapeutic practice and the experience of Processwork teachers, supervisors and psychotherapists.
INTERNATIONAL
EXCHANGE
An opportunity to meet Processwork practitioners from different countries and explore the diversity of perspectives and therapeutic styles within a shared approach.
CERTIFICATE
OF ATTENDANCE
Participants will receive a certificate confirming their attendance at the conference.
The conference presentations will be simultaneously interpreted into other languages using Palabra.ai in your browser. Participants will be able to choose from the available interpretation languages.
The International Processwork Conference
Metaskills and Therapeutic Style in Process-Oriented Psychotherapy is organised by the Institute for Process Oriented Psychology, in collaboration with the Polish Association of Process-Oriented Psychotherapists and Practitioners.
Let’s meet.
Let’s explore what brings a therapeutic method to life.
What makes therapists work so different, even when they share the same therapeutic approach? What shapes the way they relate to clients, influences their interventions, and gives direction to the therapeutic process?
Our conference is inspired by Amy Mindell’s concept of metaskills—the qualities and attitudes that underlie therapeutic techniques and make the same method come alive differently in the hands of different therapists.
We warmly invite you to join this international online conference dedicated to metaskills and therapeutic style in Process-Oriented Psychotherapy.
The conference will bring together Processwork teachers, supervisors and psychotherapists from across Europe. Together, we will explore both the diversity and the shared foundations of our work—across countries, professional backgrounds and individual therapeutic styles.
Our focus is not only on the method itself, but also on the person who practices it: how they understand process, relationship and change, and what enables them to follow the client’s unfolding experience.
We are honoured to welcome Amy Mindell (USA) as the conference keynote speaker.
Schedule
All times in the conference programme are given in CEST (UTC+2).
Panellists: Anna Gabryjelska-Basiuk (Poland), Kate Jobe (Switzerland), Milan Bijelic (UK), Slávka Takáčová (Slovakia), Stanya Studentova (Czech Republic)
Meet Our Guests
Amy Mindell
Processwork therapist and teacher who developed the concept of metaskills in the 1990s and has contributed to Processwork in the areas of movement, coma work, creativity and supervision. For several decades, together with her husband and colleague Arnold (“Arny”) Mindell, she taught Processwork around the world. Author of seven books, including Metaskills and Your Unique Facilitator Style.
Joanna Dulińska
Psychologist, psychotherapist, Process Oriented Psychology teacher and supervisor. She trained at the Research Society for Process Oriented Psychology in Zurich and has been working with Process Oriented Psychology since 1991. Founder of the Institute for Process Oriented Psychology and Dean of its Diploma Programme, as well as a founding member of the Polish Society for Process-Oriented Psychology.
Ivan Verny
Psychiatrist, teaching psychotherapist, supervisor and Processwork teacher with over four decades of clinical experience. His work draws on a wide range of therapeutic approaches, including Gestalt, Bioenergetics, Transactional Analysis and trauma-oriented therapies. He teaches Processwork in Bratislava, Prague and Zurich and serves as a teaching therapist and supervisor for students across Europe.
Reinhard (“Reini”) Hauser
Psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, supervisor and senior Processwork trainer. He trained with Arnold Mindell in Zurich from 1982 to 1990 and has taught Process-Oriented Psychology internationally for more than 35 years. Lead author of Process-Oriented Psychotherapy: Introduction to Theory, Methods, and Practice (2022). He maintains a private practice in Zurich and continues to teach and supervise internationally.
Lily Vassiliou
Certified Processwork practitioner, psychotherapist, facilitator, trainer and organisational consultant based in Athens. A founding member of the Processwork Hub, she has worked internationally with organisations, training centres and universities. She taught at the Process Work Institute in Portland from 2006 to 2016 and currently teaches at the Processwork Hub in Athens and La Escuela in Barcelona.
Kate Jobe
Senior Process Work trainer and core faculty member of Processwork schools in Zurich, Barcelona, Ukraine and London. Drawing on her experience as a dancer and artist, she brings creativity into her teaching and training. Founder of Lao Tse Press and former publisher of The Journal of Process Oriented Psychology. She maintains a private practice in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Anna Gabryjelska-Basiuk
Psychotherapist, supervisor, Processwork teacher and facilitator. President of the Institute for Process Oriented Psychology and co-founder of Processwork Institute Lithuania. She teaches Processwork in Poland and internationally, provides psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families, and works with teams and organisations.
Grzegorz Zieliński
Diplomate in Processwork, certified psychotherapist and Processwork supervisor. Member of the Polish Association of Process-Oriented Psychotherapists and Practitioners, Australian and New Zealand Process Oriented Psychology, and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia. He works with individuals, couples and families, provides supervision, and teaches Processwork through a two-year training programme and workshops.
Slávka Takáčová
Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor. Founding member of the Institute of Process-Oriented Psychology - POPI Slovakia and of the Initiative for Accessible Psychotherapy. She also teaches in Ukraine and in Warsaw. She runs a private practice in Bratislava.
Milan Bijelic
Processwork psychotherapist, facilitator and supervisor. He lives in Sheffield/UK and works locally and internationally. His work and interests also include tensions in the community, collective and individual trauma, and post-conflict facilitation in various contexts.
Stanya Studentova
She originally trained as psychologist at MU Brno, Czech Republic. She is one of the founders of IPOP, Czech Republic and faculty member of RSPOP UK. She also leads clinical team in Community Mental Health organization and consults in third sector organisations. Seeking beauty of dreaming in everyday life experiences is one of her passions.
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Payment is charged in PLN - EUR, USD and CHF amounts are approximate equivalents.
Basic package
- Opening keynote — Amy Mindell
- Conference presentations
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- Opening keynote — Amy Mindell
- Conference presentations
- One-year access to conference recordings
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- Opening keynote — Amy Mindell
- Conference presentations
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