PTW | International Research Day 2026: Feminist Psychotherapy Science and Studies

Join us for a day of critical reflection, bold dialogue, and visionary research at the International Research Day 2026, dedicated to Feminist Psychotherapy Science and Studies. This online symposium brings together researchers and practitioners exploring how feminist, queer, and critical perspectives are reshaping psychotherapy today.

Online via Zoom | 09:30 – 13:00 | free of charge | hosted by SFU PTW LINZ 

Register now by emailing ptw-linz@sfu.ac.at or by filling out the registration form. You will receive the Zoom link via email after registration.

Programme

09:30 | Welcome Address by Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. PhD Marion Garaus, Vice-Rector for Research at the SFU

09:45 | From Witch Hunts to Wicked: Female* Rage as Empowerment. Exploring Female* rage, Witchcraft and cultural narratives through a psychotherapeutic lens | Sonja Bruckner

10:15 | The Art of UnLearning: Critical Perspectives on Psychotherapy and Psychotherapist Training | Agnes Stephenson

10:45 | Embodied Resonance: A Psychotherapy-Based Framework for Reconnecting Women to the Authentic Voice | Dana Hammett

11:15 | Break

11:30 | Critical Approaches to Psychoanalysis: Non-Normative and Queer Perspectives | Esther Hutfless

12:00 | Violence Against Women in Patriarchal Systems. A Depth-Hermeneutical Analysis of Two Testimonies from Women in Catholic Communities | Silke Binder

12:30 | Critical Psychotherapy Science and CRIP Studies: Perspectives on Eugenic Discourses | Elisabeth Schäfer

13:00 | Final Q & A

Be part of a transformative conversation about what it means to practice psychotherapy in a world still shaped by patriarchal structures – and how we can imagine and create more just and inclusive futures.

Department of Psychotherapy Science
Sigmund Freud University Linz
Adalbert-Stifter-Platz 2, 8th floor. 4020 Linz
ptw-linz@sfu.ac.at