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Faculty of Psychotherapy 2025 Conference

Weaving the therapeutic fabric: Integration of psychodynamic psychotherapy with contemporary therapeutic approaches for treatment of trauma

Date

23 - 25 October 2025

Location

Doubletree by Hilton Perth Waterfront
1 Barrack Square, Perth WA 6000

Organised by

RANZCP

Delivery

In-person
Psychotherapy Trauma

The 2025 Faculty of Psychotherapy Conference will explore the theme  ‘Weaving the therapeutic fabric: integration of psychodynamic psychotherapy with contemporary therapeutic approaches for treatment of trauma. 

Recognizing the contribution of underlying trauma is often essential in our approach to treatment of psychiatric distress. Creation of safety and trust in the therapeutic relationship is central and is the core of psychodynamic psychotherapy approaches. The weaving metaphor highlights the uniqueness of the therapeutic process for each individual. In this conference, we will explore the ways contemporary therapeutic approaches for trauma can be woven in to the fabric of therapy to enhance the healing process. 

Dr Tanya Devadason 
Conference Convenor

Keynote Speaker

Associate Professor Loyola McLean

A/Prof Loyola McLean is a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist in public, private and academic practice, with interests in the relational bodymind interface, stress system disorders, attachment, trauma, psychotherapy and integrated trauma-informed care (TIC), and the care and supervision of teams. She applies mixed methods approaches to her research and integrates the Conversational Model, attachment, bodymind and systems thinking into her therapeutic and supervisory approaches. Her Adult Attachment Interview Coder and Trainer experience influences her work, as does her family's Stolen and Hidden story as Indigenous Australians and her lived experience as a carer and a child of parents with mental illness. She is part of the Westmead Psychotherapy Program for Complex Traumatic Disorders, designing and delivering the new online Masters of Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy, and part of the MMed Psychiatry/FEC team at the Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney. For joy and healing she makes music and values our Australian shared journey to reconciliation: Ngahnu wanarayimanha nurragi (Wajarri) - We are all walking home, together.
A/Prof Loyola McLean is a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist in public, private and academic practice, with interests in the relational bodymind interface, stress system disorders, attachment, trauma, psychotherapy and integrated trauma-informed care (TIC), and the care and supervision of teams. She applies mixed methods approaches to her research and integrates the Conversational Model, attachment, bodymind and systems thinking into her therapeutic and supervisory approaches. Her Adult Attachment Interview Coder and Trainer experience influences her work, as does her family's Stolen and Hidden story as Indigenous Australians and her lived experience as a carer and a child of parents with mental illness. She is part of the Westmead Psychotherapy Program for Complex Traumatic Disorders, designing and delivering the new online Masters of Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy, and part of the MMed Psychiatry/FEC team at the Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney. For joy and healing she makes music and values our Australian shared journey to reconciliation: Ngahnu wanarayimanha nurragi (Wajarri) - We are all walking home, together.

Registration 

Registration will open Friday 11 April 2025.


Abstract submission

Abstract submission key dates

Abstract submission opens: Friday 14 March 2025

Abstract submission closes: Friday 30 May 2025

Notification to authors: Friday 20 June 2025

Author acceptance due: Friday 11 July 2025


Contact

For any enquiries regarding abstract submission please contact the events@ranzcp.org


Support and exhibition

The Organising Committee is pleased to offer various support and exhibition packages that will maximise your company's visibility at the conference. To discuss support opportunities please email events@ranzcp.org. 

Delegate cancellation - change of mind

All requests for cancellation must be made in writing and sent to events@ranzcp.org. 

Cancellations received before 6 May 2025 will incur a $75.00 administration fee. No refunds will be issued after this date. However, an alternative delegate name may be submitted. All cancellations and substitutions must be made in writing to events@ranzcp.org. 

Delegate cancellation - medical

The health and safety of conference attendees is our highest priority. The RANZCP is mindful of the health risks posed by COVID-19, and the importance of following official medical advice with respect to social distancing, practicing good hygiene and staying at home when unwell. 

The RANZCP requests that any delegate who is feeling unwell or has cold or flu like symptoms, or who may have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, not attend the conference.

If, on medical grounds, you are unable to attend the conference, you must cancel your attendance in writing by email to events@ranzcp.org. A full refund will be provided; however, you may be asked to provide additional details.

Conference cancellation

If we are required to make any changes or cancellations to our conference due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to Acts of God, terrorism, war, strikes or industrial action, fire, explosion, inevitable accident, breakdown of property, changes in law, or pandemics or global health crises, delegates will be notified by email and will be provided a full refund of their registration fee.