13
Friday 13/3
13:30–14:30
Registration & Delegate Welcome
14:30–16:00
Welcome Addresses
Christos Karapiperis — President
of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Association for
Gestalt Therapy (HAGT)
Iakovos Michailidis —
Vice-Rector for International Relations, Outreach, Lifelong
Learning, and Student Welfare, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Anna-Maria Konsta — Assistant
Professor, Law School, AUTH; Gender Equality and
Anti-Discrimination Committee, AUTH
Panagiotis Bamidis — Director,
Laboratory of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, AUTH
Alexandros Triantafyllidis —
Vice Head, School of Biology, AUTH
Afroditi Mpaka — School of
Psychology, AUTH
Dimitrios Skoutas — Deputy Mayor
for Social Policy, Solidarity & Public Health
Despoina Balliou — 1st Vice
President, National Organization for Psychotherapy of Greece
(NOPG)
Sofia Verulashvili — General
Secretary, European Association for Gestalt Therapy (EAGT)
Parvy Palmou — Continuing
Professional Development Coordinator, International Association
for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy (IAAGT)
16:00–16:30
Opening Speech
Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb
16:30–18:30
Panel
1st Interactive Thematic Panel
Gender and Sexuality Within the Social Field
Dimitra Kokgidou, Panagiotis Kordoutis, Ioannis Mihos
Chair: Vasia Karamanoli
18:30–19:00
Coffee Break
19:00–20:00
Keynote Opening Speech
Billy Desmond
20:00–21:00
Reception
14
Saturday 14/3
09:00–10:00
Registration & Delegate Welcome
10:00–12:00
Parallel sessions
Auditoriums I & II (main hall)Panel
2nd Interactive Thematic Panel
“Gender and Sexuality in the Therapeutic Encounter”
Alexandra Vasiliou, Irini Koutela, Sonia Lazaridi, Antonis Poulios
Chair: Katia Chatzilakou
12:00–12:30
Coffee Break
12:30–14:00
Parallel sessions
Auditorium IPanel
3rd Interactive Thematic Panel
“Collective Pathways of Self-Regulation”
Proud parents: Kleoniki Gianakopoulou
Colourful School: Charis Dimitrakopoulos
Thessaloniki Pride: Constantinos Maragos
Chairs: Paraskevi Athanasouli, Katerina Tsireka
Auditorium II (main hall)Theoretical presentations
12:30–13:00
Sexuality in Gestalt Psychotherapy: A Review of the International Literature
Sotiria Kyriazidou
Sexuality in Gestalt Psychotherapy: A Review of the International Literature
Sotiria Kyriazidou
13:00–13:30
Intersectionality and Assemblage theory in Gestalt therapy: Can Gestalt therapy provide a ground for feminist therapeutic practice?
Anesteia Tsagkalidou
Intersectionality and Assemblage theory in Gestalt therapy: Can Gestalt therapy provide a ground for feminist therapeutic practice?
Anesteia Tsagkalidou
13:30–14:00
The Myth of Tiresias, the experience of gender and Human Sexuality: A Theoretical Approach through Gestalt Therapy
Eirini Kiletsi
The Myth of Tiresias, the experience of gender and Human Sexuality: A Theoretical Approach through Gestalt Therapy
Eirini Kiletsi
14:00–15:00
Lunch Break
15:00–17:00
Parallel sessions
Auditorium ITheoretical presentations
15:00–15:30
Self Landscapes: therapeutic pathways in gender experience
Galini Gkartzonika
Self Landscapes: therapeutic pathways in gender experience
Galini Gkartzonika
15:30–16:00
Uncovering Layers: Intersectional Dynamics of Gender in the Gestalt Therapeutic Relationship
Adamantia Kotsoglanidi
Uncovering Layers: Intersectional Dynamics of Gender in the Gestalt Therapeutic Relationship
Adamantia Kotsoglanidi
16:00–16:30
Reorienting: Queer theorising as a way into practice
Marc Mason
Reorienting: Queer theorising as a way into practice
Marc Mason
16:30–17:00
Psychosis as a Radical Questioning of Gender: From Ego Collapse to Transcending Binary Identities
Alexandros Karydakis
Psychosis as a Radical Questioning of Gender: From Ego Collapse to Transcending Binary Identities
Alexandros Karydakis
Auditorium II (main hall)Theoretical presentations
15:00–15:30
Great Expectations: When sexuality emerges in the therapy room
Nikolas Raptis
Great Expectations: When sexuality emerges in the therapy room
Nikolas Raptis
15:30–16:00
Sexuality and Eroticism in the Therapeutic Process
Elena Antoniou, Konstantina Gkioni
Sexuality and Eroticism in the Therapeutic Process
Elena Antoniou, Konstantina Gkioni
16:00–16:30
The broken toy…
Yianna Yiamarelou
The broken toy…
Yianna Yiamarelou
16:30–17:00
Working with Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity in Gestalt Integrative Couple Therapy
Vibeke Visnes
Working with Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity in Gestalt Integrative Couple Therapy
Vibeke Visnes
17:00–17:30
Coffee Break
17:30–18:30
Keynote Speech
Lisa Diamond
Delivered online in Auditorium II (main hall), with parallel live
streaming to Auditoriums I and III. Simultaneous interpretation
for in-person participants will be available only in Auditoriums I
and II.
18:30–20:30
Parallel sessions
Auditorium ITheoretical presentations
18:30–19:00
Sex, gender and sexuality in dementia care: When biology is complex inclusion with kindness and respect doesn’t have to be
Katerina Siampani
Sex, gender and sexuality in dementia care: When biology is complex inclusion with kindness and respect doesn’t have to be
Katerina Siampani
19:00–19:30
Autumn body
Konstantina Gkioni, Christos Karapiperis
Autumn body
Konstantina Gkioni, Christos Karapiperis
19:30–20:00
Pleasure heals: Sexual issues as a push for new commitment in life
Ingeborg Netzer
Pleasure heals: Sexual issues as a push for new commitment in life
Ingeborg Netzer
20:00–20:30
Reflections in the Gardens of Maturity: A voyage into the questions of desire and romantic love of later life, based on a meta-analysis of case-study
Vasiliki Chatzimpougia, Elisavet Parthenioti
Reflections in the Gardens of Maturity: A voyage into the questions of desire and romantic love of later life, based on a meta-analysis of case-study
Vasiliki Chatzimpougia, Elisavet Parthenioti
Auditorium II (main hall)Theoretical presentations
18:30–19:00
Behind the mask of neurodiversity: how Gestalt therapy can support late-diagnosed autistic women
Anna Marea Binder-Kita
Behind the mask of neurodiversity: how Gestalt therapy can support late-diagnosed autistic women
Anna Marea Binder-Kita
19:00–19:30
Body, Identity and the Therapeutic Relationship: The Experience of Femininity After Breast Cancer
Gianna Kalota, Glykeria Mitsiou-Daktyla
Body, Identity and the Therapeutic Relationship: The Experience of Femininity After Breast Cancer
Gianna Kalota, Glykeria Mitsiou-Daktyla
19:30–20:00
Menopause through the Cycle of Experience: From Awareness to Transformation
Asimina Erketziki, Ifigenia Karpeti, Valentina Sioka
Menopause through the Cycle of Experience: From Awareness to Transformation
Asimina Erketziki, Ifigenia Karpeti, Valentina Sioka
20:00–20:30
Pain and Visibility: Seeking Space for Women’s Pain in Gestalt Psychotherapy
Nafsika Rentzou
Pain and Visibility: Seeking Space for Women’s Pain in Gestalt Psychotherapy
Nafsika Rentzou
20:30–21:00
Closing Remarks
15
Sunday 15/3
09:00–09:30
Registration & Delegate Welcome
09:30–11:30
Parallel sessions
Auditoriums I & II (main hall)Panel
4th Interactive Thematic Panel
“Adolescence: When diversity becomes figural. An interdisciplinary approach of developmental experience.”
Athanasia Gkiomisi, Stavros Boufidis, Giannis Voskopoulos, Maria Farmaki, Giorgos Floudas
Chairs: Evaggelia Kyriakou, Antigoni Mertika
11:30–12:00
Coffee Break
12:00–13:00
Keynote Speech
Vikram Kolmannskog
Delivered online in Auditorium II (main hall), with parallel live
streaming to Auditoriums I and III. Simultaneous interpretation
for in-person participants will be available only in Auditoriums I
and II.
13:00–14:30
Parallel sessions
Auditorium ITheoretical presentations
13:00–13:30
Romantic relationships: the fairy-tale social representation as hidden guidance or as an outlet for secret sexual desires?
Vassia Karamanoli
Romantic relationships: the fairy-tale social representation as hidden guidance or as an outlet for secret sexual desires?
Vassia Karamanoli
13:30–14:00
Post-Gender, Artificial Intelligence and New Forms of Intimacy: Desire, Relationship and Challenges for Gestalt Therapy
Efrosini Kiatikidou, Eleftherios Siakis
Post-Gender, Artificial Intelligence and New Forms of Intimacy: Desire, Relationship and Challenges for Gestalt Therapy
Efrosini Kiatikidou, Eleftherios Siakis
14:00–14:30
Gender, Identity and Digital Culture: The Role of Social Media in Shaping Contemporary Gender Perceptions
Liana Daktyla
Gender, Identity and Digital Culture: The Role of Social Media in Shaping Contemporary Gender Perceptions
Liana Daktyla
Auditorium II (main hall)Round table
The politics of desire and decolonial queer epistemologies
How can we cultivate a new ethics of attention/care in affirmative psychotherapies?
Emmanouil Manakas, Nancy Papathanasiou, Elena-Olga Christidi
Chair: Dimitra Chantziara
14:30–15:30
Lunch Break
15:30–17:30
Parallel sessions
Auditorium ITheoretical presentations
15:30–16:00
Adolescence and Sexuality: The Issue of “Consent” in First Experiences
Lydia Kanellea
Adolescence and Sexuality: The Issue of “Consent” in First Experiences
Lydia Kanellea
16:00–16:30
A dialogue on feeling safe in togetherness
Maria Farmaki, Kleopatra Karvouni
A dialogue on feeling safe in togetherness
Maria Farmaki, Kleopatra Karvouni
16:30–17:00
Gender Identity and Sexual Education: Challenges and Needs in the Contemporary School Community
Konstantinos Daktylas, Glykeria Mitsiou-Daktyla
Gender Identity and Sexual Education: Challenges and Needs in the Contemporary School Community
Konstantinos Daktylas, Glykeria Mitsiou-Daktyla
17:00–17:30
Dissociation as a result of sexual traumatic experiences in client’s history can be a challenge for the therapist
Katerina Manolaki
Dissociation as a result of sexual traumatic experiences in client’s history can be a challenge for the therapist
Katerina Manolaki
Auditorium II (main hall)Theoretical presentations
15:30–16:00
Gestalt relational approach and ethics of care in building interdisciplinary support for LGBTQ
Ana Blazheva, Ivana Marincek Mihajlovic, Radmila Zivanovic
Gestalt relational approach and ethics of care in building interdisciplinary support for LGBTQ
Ana Blazheva, Ivana Marincek Mihajlovic, Radmila Zivanovic
16:00–16:30
The Phenomenon of Shame in Same-Sex Couples — Where the longing for connection meets the fear of exposure
Dimosthenis Gallis
The Phenomenon of Shame in Same-Sex Couples — Where the longing for connection meets the fear of exposure
Dimosthenis Gallis
16:30–17:00
Neurodivergence and sexuality. Gestalt approach to diverse human experiences.
Tanya Anpilogova
Neurodivergence and sexuality. Gestalt approach to diverse human experiences.
Tanya Anpilogova
17:30–18:00
Coffee Break
18:00–19:00