Institute for Relational and Group Psychotherapy

13/12/2025

Διάλεξη για τον θεσμικό αναλφαβητισμό και τη θεσμική αντοχή στο Ινστιτούτο Σχεσιακής και Ομαδικής ΨυχοθεραπείαςΣτο Ινστιτούτο Σχεσιακής και Ομαδικής Ψυχοθερα...

10/12/2025

Call to enter for free an International, on line , leaderless group about leadership and directorship conundrums
Dear Colleagues,
After many years of successful individual and group therapy we have found parts of ourselves in need of identification and further exploration regarding anxieties about directorship and leadership in society and organizations.
Irvin Yalom found that, for himself, being in a long term group with many other directors was the most valuable input in his learning journey.
We have personally experienced those parts of our struggles as directors of psychotherapeutic institutes, agencies, and organizations, that combine clinical work and educational teaching, often becoming contradictory and antagonistic to our other roles such as Group Therapist, Psychoanalyst, Supervisor, and others. The multiplicity of roles is the basic challenge every director copes with, as well as the multiple projections and representations that influence and sometimes attack the vision for good enough ethical leadership.
We have come to painfully admit that very rarely can colleagues who are not directors offer empathic understanding in such difficult moments of directorship and leadership.
This call concerns the enlargement of a small group that has been running virtually and leaderless, free of charge, since October 2021. We have paid with our time and devotion. While the speaking language will be English, it is expected that multinational, multiethnic, and intersectional aspects will enrich our dialogue. BIPOC members are particularly welcome.
Prospective members should currently be serving as Directors or Co Directors in institutes, non governmental agencies, the public or private sectors, in organizations, and in committees related to mental health education or clinical work. Managers, retired Directors, former Directors, or people who intend to become directors are welcome to join this group.
Those interested will receive two different friendly interactions regarding the scope of their entrance with two current members of the group.
We are from fifteen countries so far. The entry period is still running for more people to join us. Please circulate the attached document within your professional communities.
The group has been running Wednesdays 15.30 to 17.00 EET since October 6th 2021. When in doubt, convert from 15.30 EET on the specific date.
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If interested, contact us at leadershipconundrum@gmail.com

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10/12/2025

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29/11/2025

Το Ινστιτούτο Σχεσιακής και Ομαδικής Ψυχοθεραπείας, Ι.Σ.Ο.Ψ με έδρα την Αθήνα, παρουσιάζει ένα διήμερο σεμινάριο στην Αθήνα με τον Ψυχίατρο , Ψυχαναλυτικό Ψυχοθεραπευτή , Ομαδικό Αναλυτή , Δρ. Cosmin Chita , σχετικά με «Πέρα από την Αντήχηση, η μετα-ατομική πρόταση του Simondon και το ζήτημα της παροδικότητας στην ψυχανάλυση και την ομαδική ανάλυση».
Η διάλεξη επεκτείνει αυτό το έργο διερωτώμενη πώς η φιλοσοφία του Simondon μπορεί να εμβαθύνει την κατανόησή μας για τη «στροφή προς την ομάδα» στη σχεσιακή ψυχανάλυση και τη σύγχρονη ομαδική ανάλυση. Πριν όμως υιοθετηθεί αυτό το πλαίσιο θεραπευτικά πρέπει να τεθεί ένα κρίσιμο ερώτημα που αντηχεί τη φροϋδική σκέψη «Περί παροδικότητας» του 1916. Μήπως η θεωρία της μόνιμης και ατελούς εξατομίκευσης του Simondon αποτελεί άμυνα απέναντι στη σκληρή αλήθεια της ύπαρξής μας, δηλαδή την έσχατη θνητότητα και περατότητά μας. Μήπως η ιδέα ότι «το άτομο δεν υπάρχει ποτέ μόνο του» ή ότι το προατομικό «επιμένει ως απόθεμα» παρέχει μια παρηγοριά απέναντι στη μοναξιά του θανάτου. Ή μήπως, αντιθέτως, εκφράζει την πιο ριζική παραδοχή ότι η αυτόνομη ατομικότητα υπήρξε πάντα μια ψευδαίσθηση, και ότι η ίδια η εξατομίκευση είναι το τραύμα που μας αποσπά από το προατομικό έδαφος.

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Email from Institute for Relational & Group Psychotherapy,Ltd,(Greece based) Ομιλητές: Dr. Cosmin Chita και Διευθυντής Ι.Σ.Ο.Ψ Σταύρος Χαραλαμπίδης.     ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟ «Πέρα από την Αντήχηση

14/11/2025

Early Bird & Preliminary Program || 3rd Symposium Relational Psychoanalysis and Group Psychotherapy View in browser ­ In Vivo Symposium View the Preliminary Program ­ Online Symposium View the Prelimi

04/11/2025

In Memoriam – Dr Earl Hopper (1938 – 2025)

With profound sorrow, the Greek Institute for Relational and Group Psychotherapy announces the passing of Dr Earl Hopper, a towering figure in psychoanalysis and group analysis, a mentor to many of us, and a dear friend.

Dr Hopper’s work has shaped generations of clinicians, theorists, and supervisors across the world. His theory of the social unconscious, his elaboration of the tripartite matrix, and his groundbreaking formulation of the fourth basic assumption – Incohesion: Aggregation/Massification (ba I:A/M) offered a new paradigm for understanding the intersection of trauma, group life, and culture . His thought illuminated how social systems and institutions hold both creative and traumatogenic forces within their unconscious life.

He embodied the very bridge he so often described—between psychoanalysis and group analysis, between the individual and the collective, between trauma and the possibility of repair . Until his very last days, Earl continued to teach, supervise, and conduct therapy, sharing his thinking with generosity and humility.

We feel a special resonance remembering that he was Keynote Speaker at the recent IARPP Conference in Athens, where his presence inspired clinicians from every corner of the relational world. For our Institute, his guidance and friendship were invaluable, as many of our members considered him both teacher and companion in the demanding yet hopeful work of group life.

To our colleagues in Israel—the community of psychoanalysts and group analysts with whom Earl worked so closely—we extend our deepest condolences. May the Israeli and international communities find strength in the continuity of his thought and in the living bridges he built among us.

Earl Hopper taught us that even within incohesion and fragmentation, communication and meaning can re-emerge. His legacy endures in the countless groups, institutions, and hearts he touched.

On behalf of the Greek Institute for Relational and Group Psychotherapy in deep pain and great gratitude without envy

Stavros Charalambides, Director

31/10/2025

Early Bird Registration !We are pleased to announce the 3rd Panhellenic Symposium of the Institute for Relational and Group Psychotherapy , which will take place online in English on February 5–6 and in person in Athens in Greek on February 7–8, 2026. This year’s Symposium is titled:

“The Social Unconscious and Fatherhood: Relational Psychoanalysis and Group Psychotherapy”

Early Bird || 3rd Symposium Relational Psychoanalysis and Group Psychotherapy View in browser ­ Discover the Panels of the Online Segment (5th-6th February) & the In Vivo Symposium (7th-8th February)

09/10/2025

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