The Institute of Group Analysis “S.H. Foulkes”(IOAF) aims to transmit the group-analytic tradition based on the work and experience of its founding members.

The Seminar’s objective is to familiarize participants with the Group-Analytic theory through lectures and discussions and with its clinical application through participation in small and medium group experiences.

According to its founder, S.H. Foulkes, Group-Analytic psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach that focuses on the relationship between individuals and groups, viewing the separation of the individual from the social as inconceivable. It uses as a framework of understanding the intersubjective interactions of members within the group’s multi-faceted network of communication (matrix). It uses the dynamics of transference and unconscious manifestations of psyches as points of interpretation (individual and group), ultimately fostering the development of group members.

Besides being a psychotherapy method, Group Analysis is also applied in other fields of human relations, e.g., hospital-therapeutic contexts, educational contexts, and organizational consultancy.

Seminar Coordinator: Kostas Konstantopoulos

October 2024 – May 2025 | Registration until 30/9/2024