ISTDP International Biennial Conference | Manchester 1-2 October 2027
About this Event
Join an international community of clinicians in Manchester for the ISTDP International Biennial Conference 2027.
Through clinical video presentations and discussion, experienced therapists will share their work with individuals, couples and families. Together, we will explore differences in therapeutic technique and how culture and language shape emotional communication and contact with the unconscious. Presentations will include ISTDP teachers and supervisors from Italy, Poland, UK/China, Spain, Netherlands/Germany & the Middle East among others.
The conference offers an opportunity to examine clinical work in depth, ask questions and learn from the approaches of ISTDP teachers and supervisors working across different countries and clinical settings.
What to expect
- Clinical video presentations in different languages but subtitled in English.
- Audience questions and collective review of clinical material.
- Exploration of clinical style and the unconscious therapeutic alliance.
- Close consideration of technique across different levels of ego-adaptive capacity.
- Perspectives on individual, couples and family therapy.
- Discussion of the influence of culture and language on therapeutic work.
International presenters
- Dr Leone Baruh — Italy: Clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and ISTDP teacher and supervisor. Co-founder of SPID-B and director of SPAI ISTDP master’s programmes in several Italian cities.
- Elżbieta Brodowska — Poland: Psychologist, psychotherapist and IEDTA-certified ISTDP teacher and supervisor. Teaches and supervises ISTDP training and advanced groups in Poland.
- Joanna Duchniewicz, MD, MA Psych — Poland: Psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist and IEDTA-certified ISTDP teacher and supervisor. Co-founder and co-director of Centrum ISTDP in Warsaw.
- Josette ten Have-de Labije — Germany and the Netherlands: Clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, author of core ISTDP textbooks, and international ISTDP teacher and supervisor.
- Dr Javier Malda Castillo, DClinPsy — United Kingdom and Spain: NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist, international ISTDP teacher and supervisor, and Director of ISTDP-North.
- Tatiana Nassar — Lebanon and the Middle East: Clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and IEDTA-certified ISTDP teacher and supervisor, working in private practice and with national health institutions in Lebanon and Qatar.
- Dr Luca Rossi — Italy: Psychologist, ISTDP psychotherapist, teacher and supervisor, and former IEDTA Board Member. Co-founder and faculty member of SPAI’s ISTDP Core Training programme.
- Dr Mark Stein — China and the United Kingdom: British-trained Chartered Clinical Psychologist based at Chongqing Mental Health Center, China, and ISTDP teacher and supervisor.
Who should attend?
The conference is intended for ISTDP clinicians, teachers, supervisors and trainees, as well as psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals with an established interest in ISTDP.
Familiarity with ISTDP terminology is recommended.
Daily programme
- 9:00 am: Registration
- 9:30 am–5:30 pm: Clinical presentations, commentary and discussion
- Refreshment breaks and a 45-minute lunch break
Lunch, coffee, tea and snacks are included on both days.
Tickets
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Confidentiality
Clinical video material will be presented under appropriate consent and confidentiality arrangements.
Recording, photography, copying or distribution of clinical material is prohibited. Attendees must not share information that could identify anyone featured in the material.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 319.20 to GBP 425.44
