Association of Psychotherapists Aotearoa New Zealand

29/10/2025

https://apanz.org.nz/apanz-conference-2026/

25/10/2025

08/10/2025

Thursday February 19th 2026
Wellington New Zealand

One Day Seminar: Therapy and the Unspoken
International Guest Speaker: Dr. Joyce Slochower (New York
Relational Psychoanalyst and Winnicott Scholar

A rare opportunity to spend a full day with Dr Slochower (in person), exploring the powerful undercurrents of what’s left unsaid in therapy.

9:00 – 9:15 am: Welcome

9:15 -10:45 am: Session one – HOLDING: ITS USE, OVERUSE AND MISUSE. The Winnicottian notion of “holding” has entered the common psychotherapy lexicon. Dr Slochower speaks to the uses, misuses, and misunderstandings of the concept.

10:45 – 11:15 am: Morning tea

11:15 – 12:45 pm: Session two – RESISTANCE: “There’s nothing wrong with what I am doing/saying. You’re resistant/defensive/impossible.” Dr Slochower takes us through the understandings of resistance from an interpersonal and an analysts lens.

12:45 am – 1:45 pm

2:00 – 3:30 pm Session three – SECRET MISDEMEANOURS: In this challenging topic, Dr Slochower will examine the dynamics underlying collisions between professional ethics and self-interest. The wondering: “What’s going on here?” will be explored through the lens of relational dynamics

3:30 – 4:00 pm: Afternoon tea

4:00 – 5:00 pm: Session four – DISCUSSION WITH DR SLOCHOWER. Chaired by Gabriela Mercado, Recent Past President APANZ

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27/09/2025

Come to Wellington in the middle of our Southern Hemisphere summer. APANZ presents an exciting Seminar and Conference:
https://apanz.org.nz/apanz-conference-2026

27/09/2025

https://apanz.org.nz/apanz-conference-2026

24/09/2025

Bookings going well for our conference. Early bird pricing is still active and there is now an option to pay by instalments.
February is a great month to visit New Zealand. It’s our summer!! Wellington is a vibrant capital city with a great night life, world class restaurants, great scenery and more coffee roasters per head than any other city in the world !

25/08/2025

Our 2026 conference!!

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS APANZ Conference 2026 Join us in person on the beautiful Wellington waterfront at the iconic Wharewaka Friday 20th February – Sunday 22nd February 2026 Join us at the iconic Wharewaka on the beautiful Wellington waterfront. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with na...