Psychotherapy
Section committee





Section mission
This Section's mission is to:
Promote international and multidisciplinary exchange of experiences, knowledge, and training in the psychotherapeutic treatment of mental disorders especially in the psychiatric setting. During the EPA congress there should be held at least one specific section Symposium and one CME training Course in which new trends in psychotherapeutic research and practice are focused.
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Section objectives
- Promote international and multidisciplinary exchange of experiences, knowledge, and training in the psychotherapeutic treatment of mental disorders especially in the psychiatric setting.
- During the EPA congress there should be held at least one specific section Symposium and one CME training Course in which new trends in psychotherapeutic research and practice are focused
- Promote to our colleagues worldwide projects that our Psychotherapy section members are involved for example publications, articles, books etc for example European Psychotherapy Guidebook https://ep
- Creation of a EPA Psychotherapy section Whatsapp group for easier communication between our members: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IvGvrYZOokK4Y3aoZibm4t
- Once monthly free Balint Group for EFPT and EPA psychotherapy section members
Annual reports
Future Activities
workshop
Will chatgpt be useful in everyday psychiatric practice?: psychotherapy perspective

05 April 2025 - 08 April 2025 / Madrid
Description :
Title: Will Artificial IntelligenceChatGPT be useful in everyday psychiatric practice?: Psychotherapy Perspective
Duration: 90 min.
Moderators: Theodoros Koutsomitros (Greece)Fabian Kraxner (Switzerland), Selin Tanyeri Kayahan (Türkiye)
Pro: Fabian Kraxner (Switzerland), Beren Özel (Türkiye)
Con: Michael Wallies (Switzerland), Ruta Karaliuniene (Germany)
Brief Description of the Session:
Technological advances, including artificial intelligence (AI), have facilitated innovative solutions in psychiatric care that have the potential to improve existing mental health services and fill treatment gaps. The use of AI in mental health is considered promising with their capabilities in different aspects such as monitoring and delivering therapeutic interventions. In particular, natural language processing tools generally referred to as AI chatbots, have been developed to perform psychoeducation and cognitive-behavioural therapy techniques for certain psychiatric conditions. However, considering the complexity of psychiatric disorders the use of AI models demonstrate challenges and require further exploration.Chat Generative Pre-training Transformer (ChatGPT) is one of the most popular tools which uses deep learning techniques and have the potential to constitute personalized mental health care including psychotherapy. In this session, we aim to discuss whether ChatGPT would be useful in everyday psychiatric practice through psychotherapy perspective.
symposium
Psychotherapy in Challenging Settings

05 April 2025 - 08 April 2025 / Madrid
Description :
Symposium : Psychotherapy in Challenging Settings : accepted
Endorsed by: EPA Emergency Psychiatry Section
Duration: 90 min.
Chair: Julian Beezhold (UK)
Co-chair: Theodoros Koutsomitros (Greece)
1- The Suicidal Patient in Emergency Settings: A Possible Role for Psychotherapy?, Carla Gramaglia (Italy)
2- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy/Motivational Interviewing in Emergency Settings in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Thomas Gargot (France)
3- Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Humanitarian Settings, Selin Tanyeri (Turkey)
4- Psychotherapeutic Interventions in Forensic Settings, Foteini Papouli (UK)
Brief Description of the Session:
Psychotherapeutic principles apply to everything a psychiatrist does in clinical work. In recent years, psychotherapy has continued to be a basic science of psychiatry, with its application in all clinical settings. Some settings, such as emergency rooms or prisons, may have certain conditions that might challenge the framework and practice of psychotherapy applications. Optimized psychotherapy settings may not be within reach during humanitarian crises such as natural disasters or conflicts. In this session, we aim to review situations that may affect therapeutic alliance in such circumstances and emphasize and discuss various perspectives on applying different psychotherapy techniques in challenging settings
symposium
EPA2025-SP-1329 Psychotherapy in psychiatry training and clinical application in europe: different models, challenges, and solutions

05 April 2025 - 08 April 2025 / Madrid
Description :
Symposium Description: In the joint symposium by the Council of NPAs and Section on Psychotherapy, we will discuss the similarities and differences in the psychotherapy training requirements during psychiatry residency and psychotherapy provision in different European countries. Psychotherapy is an essential component of the toolbox mental healthcare professionals use to assist patients. Its education requires training and supervision. Implementing high-quality psychotherapy as an accessible practice by psychiatrists necessitates international and national training, supervision, and clinical practice standards. Dr Sönmez will present the situation in Turkey, where, despite high recruitment rates, psychiatry and psychotherapy training is still not yet standardized. She will describe the efforts of the psychiatric association and provide a comparison with other European countries based on international studies conducted in previous years. Dr Chkonia will present the challenges experienced in Georgia and recent achievements through reforms in the last decade. Dr Linden will present on Germany, where the official medical specialist designation is "psychiatrist and psychotherapist," and the state chambers of physicians require that psychiatrists be trained in one of the approved psychotherapy schools under the supervision of psychiatrists, which the chamber has authorized. Dr Koutsomitros will describe the situation in Greece and the UK and present trainee and early career psychiatrist efforts on psychotherapy.