Scientific Conference on Applications of Process Psychology

2–3 OCTOBER 2026 | ONLINE (ZOOM)

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.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE

The conference will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation into Polish.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

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.

Please note: Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Your place is confirmed once the conference fee has been paid.
Conference enquiries: konferencjaipp@gmail.com
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Schedule

2 October 2026 (Friday)
17:00–18:15
Moon in the Water: From Metaskills to our Unique Facilitator Styles
Amy Mindell (USA)
Metaskills are the art, feeling background, and spiritual heart of therapy and facilitation, shaping how we work with others. Amy Mindell will share how she developed the concept of metaskills and explore how they relate to our unique facilitator styles. She will reflect on why greater awareness of our styles is essential not only to our professional practice, but to our lives as a whole.
3 October 2026 (Saturday)
10:00–10:10
Conference Opening
Anna Gabryjelska-Basiuk
10:10–10:50
Title
Joanna Dulińska (Poland)
Description
10:50–11:30
How to Catch a Fish (Even if You’re a Vegetarian 😉 — Fishing Styles as a Therapeutic Metaphor
Ivan Verny (Slovakia, Czech Republic)
Different fishing styles can be seen as metaphors for different therapeutic attitudes and metaskills. This presentation invites participants to explore how broadening their repertoire of therapeutic “fishing styles” can bring greater effectiveness, creativity and aliveness to their work.
11:30–11:50
Break
11:50–12:30
How Clinical Process Evokes Metaskills and Therapeutic Style
Reinhard (“Reini”) Hauser (Switzerland)
Clinical Processwork is more than a set of methods—it is a way of cultivating the therapist’s awareness and presence. Drawing on over four decades of clinical practice, this presentation explores how following the unfolding process naturally evokes the metaskills that shape an authentic therapeutic style.
12:30–13:10
Caught in the Field: Metaskills and the Undertow of Dreaming Up in Therapy & Supervision
Lily Vassiliou (Greece)
What happens to our metaskills when we become unconsciously caught in another person’s or the shared field’s process? This presentation explores the phenomenon of dreaming up in therapy and supervision, offering reflections on how to recognise and work with these subtle relational dynamics.
13:10–14:20
Lunch Break
14:20–15:00
Title
Kate Jobe (Switzerland)
The metaskill of kinesthetic attunement: how kinesthetic resonance, dissonance, and response co-create the therapeutic space, and how we use them in the living process of the intentional field between client and therapist.
15:00–16:00
Panel Discussion
Professional Regulation, Accountability, Scientific Evidence—and the Process
16:00–16:40
Presentation — UK or Spain
Speaker to be confirmed
Description
16:40
Closing
SPEAKERS

Meet Our Guests

Amy Mindell

Amy Mindell

USA

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

Joanna Dulińska

POLAND

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. Together with Michał Duda, she founded the Poza Centrum psychotherapy and training centre.

Ivan Verny

Ivan Verny

CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA

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 Hauser

Reinhard (“Reini”) Hauser

SWITZERLAND

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

Lily Vassiliou

GREECE

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

Kate Jobe

SWITZERLAND

Biography to be added.

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  • Conference presentations and panel discussion
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