EFPP: European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

The EFPP is a european umbrella organisation that links together national networks of adult, child & adolescent, group and couple & family associations for psychoanalytic psychotherapy that share the EFPP objectives, principles and ethics.

What is Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy?

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy is rooted  in the body of psychoanalytic theories, developed by generations of psychoanalysts and psychotherapists since Freud, regarding the influence of the unconscious on relationships with others and with oneself.
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy helps alleviate emotional  suffering by deepening understanding of the individual’s internal world, including inner conflicts and relationships, emotions, fantasies, dreams, memories, ideals and thoughts.

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In Memoriam - Julia Pestalozzi

January 16, 1934 – February 18, 2026

With deep gratitude and sadness, we remember Julia Pestalozzi—psychoanalyst, pioneer and colleague —whose vision, warmth, and tireless commitment profoundly shaped the EFPP and generations of psychotherapists across Europe.

Julia played a foundational role in establishing EFPP Switzerland, contributed significantly to the development of psychoanalytic training, and served the European federation with distinction as Honorary Secretary.

We honor her memory with profound respect and gratitude.

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The 13th Syros Summer Workshop - 5-7 June 2026

The Syros Summer Workshop on Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Studies, organized by the Hellenic Association for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy under the auspices of the EFPP, has been a cherished tradition for nearly three decades. Since the first Workshop in 1998, colleagues from EFPP and IPA across Europe have gathered on the sunlit, picturesque island of Syros to share knowledge, exchange ideas, and enjoy the unique spirit of this event.

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Creativity and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Times of War, Exile, and Trauma

Edited by Rony Alfandary

Creativity and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Times of War, Exile, and Trauma draws upon decades of clinical experience to illuminate the unique challenges and profound insights that emerge when practicing psychoanalytic psychotherapy within a multifaceted social terrain. With reference to clinical case material and theoretical insight, Alfandary offers readers unprecedented access to therapeutic work conducted in Israel amid ongoing cultural tensions, military conflicts, and intergenerational trauma. 

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Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Between Identity and Change

Edited by Luigia Cresti, Isabella Lapi

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Between Identity and Change rethinks psychoanalytic psychotherapy for today’s world, offering practical and innovative tools grounded in clinical experience. Drawing on years of study and research, contributors explore its unique value across varied settings—including online work, artistic expression, and treatment of personality disorders—while considering its history and current social context. A valuable resource for psychoanalytic psychotherapists and psychoanalysts in practice and training.

https://www.routledge.com/Psychoanalytic-Psychotherapy-Between-Identity-and-Change/Cresti-Lapi/p/book/9781032673684

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Song For The Unification Of Europe

by Zbigniew Preisner

Letter President María Eugenia Cid Rodríguez

Madrid, February 2022

Dear delegates, dear psychoanalytic psychotherapists members of the EFPP community,

In the 21st century, the horror of war has returned to European soil after the failure of diplomatic dialogue and dissuasion. An unjustified and unjustifiable tragedy, which threatens the world order, with unpredictable and warring consequences for the Baltic countries and all Europeans. An invasion that only brings devastation and suffering to the civil population, causing a new and tragic human exodus.

The EFPP strongly condemns this war. Declares itself against war as a means of resolving conflicts and differences. The EFPP declares itself in favour of peaceful and democratic European principles and international law that guarantees the integrity, sovereignty, freedom and equality of all peoples.

The institutional and ethical principles of the EFPP make it a supportive space for dialogue, respect for differences and will always advocate the search for peaceful solutions to all conflicts. The EFPP in such dramatic moments offers itself once again as an open space for sharing, thinking and understanding this experience of violence and madness.

On behalf of the EFPP board and myself, I express our full and warm support, our deep solidarity with the suffering of our Ukrainian and Russian colleagues and their families, and all those who are threatened in neighbouring countries.

We hope for a prompt return to sanity and peace. Our hearts are with you all.

María Eugenia Cid Rodríguez
President EFPP
On behalf of the EFPP Board

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