Aggression in Psychotherapy – Understanding and Intervention

Description

Seize a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of pathological forms of aggression and enhance your clinical interventions through the theoretical and technical principles of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy.

Knowing how to manage aggression in psychotherapy is a challenge for both patients and psychotherapists. Contemporary research shows that difficulty integrating aggressive experiences lies at the heart of the interpersonal and identity-related problems associated with personality disorders. A lack of integration of aggression into the personality leads to many consequences, such as chaotic relationships, impulsive and destructive acting out, or a profound sense of emptiness. In their relationship with the patient, psychotherapists are not immune to these manifestations, which may take the form of hostility, contempt, manipulation, or even sadism.

Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), developed by Otto F. Kernberg, is an empirically validated treatment that targets aggression through its emphasis on the therapeutic frame and the analysis of aggression in its various forms as they appear in the transference. Dr. Frank Yeomans will discuss the role of aggression in personality disorders and provide an introduction to the principles of TFP, supported by numerous examples from his clinical practice.

Comité organisateur TFP-Québec

Dre Lina Normandin, Ph.D., psychologue
Dre Sarah Blais-Lecours, Psy.D., psychologue
Dre Dominique Clément, Ph.D., psychologue
Geneviève Derome, M.Ps., psychologue
François Desruisseaux, M.Ps., psychologue
Dre Karin Ensink, Ph.D., psychologue
Dr Thomas Lapointe, Psy.D., psychologue
Mathieu Norton-Poulin, M.Ps., psychologue

Official flyer

Modalities

Date

September 20th, 2025

Language

French

Location

Hybrid (Montreal, Canada)

The conference will take place in Montreal at the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec (www.ithq.qc.ca). The in-person option includes food and beverages during the welcome reception (starting at 8:30 a.m.) and breaks, as well as a three-course lunch. The online option provides access to a Zoom link to view the conference in real time (or later, upon request). A reduced rate is available for students; valid proof of student status will be required.

Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec, 3535 Rue Saint-Denis, H2X 3P1, MontréalCanada – Google Maps

The conference will also be available online via Zoom

Accommodations

A limited number of rooms will be available at a preferential rate for registered conference participants. If you are interested, please contact the ITHQ and mention block number “988460”: [email protected] / 514-282-5120, option 1.

Fees

Early Bird – Online (Students): $193.51 CAD
Early Bird – In-Person (Students): $242.14 CAD
Early Bird – Online (Professionals): $242.14 CAD
Early Bird – In-Person (Professionals): $339.38 CAD
Regular – Online (Students): $217.82 CAD
Regular – In-Person (Students): $266.45 CAD
Regular – Online (Professionals): $266.45 CAD
Regular – In-Person (Professionals): $363.69 CAD

Faculty

Frank Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Frank Yeomans is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and Director of Training at the Personality Disorders Institute in New York. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons and President of the International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP).

Contact

Centre de Psychologie de la Cité
https://centrepsychocite.com
1040 av. Belvédère, suite 225
Québec
Capitale Nationale
Canada

Thomas Lapointe – [email protected]

Registration

Follow the registration link

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