365d
24h
60m
60s
THE NEED FOR CONNECTION
Relationship challenges in today's world
ICCT2025
Welcome,
The International Conference Contextual Therapy (ICCT) gathers international speakers, practitioners, and scholars to exchange ideas and information on both contextual practice and theory.
This conference explores the profound effects of the era we live in on our relationships and family dynamics.
We will delve into the challenges posed by changing ideas about relationships and gender, robots, online dating, AI, (mental) illness, and other contemporary events. Contextual therapists and scholars will come together to explore how to navigate this complex world. It opens up discussion on strategies for embrace its benefits while considering its potential impact on people in their relationships. Join us for insightful discussions and practical approaches to contextual therapy in this fascinating era.
This ICCT2025 conference will take place at the AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp.
The language of communication during the conference (planary an workshops) is English.
Some presentations will also be in Dutch and French. See the program for more details.
We look forward to meet you in Antwerp.
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International Conference Contextual Therapy (ICCT2025) organiseert
op 28 oktober 2025 om 20u
In gesprek met Lize Spit
Over verhalen die blijven kleven, banden die niet breken
Wat blijft er achter als er niets meer gezegd wordt? Hoe dragen families hun verhalen – uitgesproken of verzwegen – door? In deze bijzondere avond gaat auteur Lize Spit in gesprek met een contextueel therapeut over de diepere lagen in haar werk en de zoektocht naar erkenning.
Een verdiepend gesprek voor iedereen die geraakt wil worden door woorden die raken aan de kern van het mens-zijn. Een exclusieve avond met literaire en contextuele diepgang.
Kostprijs:
- deelnemers ICCT2025 betalen 20 euro
- Ben je geen deelnemer van het ICCT2025 dan betaal je 25 euro
Locatie:
De Natie, Van de Wervestraat 18 te 2060 Antwerpen (vlakbij AP Hogeschool)
CONFERENCE PRICES
drinks - meals - conferencemap - taxes are included
REGULAR CONFERENCE PRICES 3 DAYS
- Individual ticket
- Group ticket from 5 persons
- Individual student ticket
- Student group ticket (from 5 persons)
480 euro/pp.
450 euro/pp.
425 euro/pp.
400 euro/pp.
PRICE THE SPECIAL OFFER ONE DAY
- Individual ticket 27.10.2025
- Individual ticket 28.10.2025
160 euro/pp.
160 euro/pp.
REGULAR PRICES THE MASTERCLASS SPECIAL
- Individual ticket
- Group ticket from 5 persons
- Individual student ticket
- Student group ticket (from 5 persons)
135 euro/pp.
130 euro/pp.
125 euro/pp.
120 euro/pp.
Instructions individual participant payement:
Step 1. Click 'book here'.
Step 2. Click 'continue reservation'.
Step 3. Add your personal information and choose below the right payement option.
Step 4. Click 'continue booking'.
Step 5. You see an overview of your booking - click 'continue'.
Step 6. Choose your payement.
Step 7. Finish your payement and booking.
Instructions for more than one participant or for group (min. 5 participants) payements:
You need to fill out the registration form for each participant and save it in your shopping cart (your shopping cart is at the top right of the page). Once you have entered all participants you can see the overview in your shopping cart and continue the payement.
Attention! Group reservations only in one reservation AND payement.
Step 1. Click 'book here'.
Step 2. Click 'continue reservation'.
Step 3. Add your personal information and choose below the right payement option.
Step 4. Click 'add cart'.
Step 5. Click 'add an other registration' to add an other participant.
Step 6. Repeat step 1 to 5 untill all participants you want to register have been added.
Step 7. Click 'finish payement'.
Step 8. Click 'continue'.
Step 9. Choose your payement.
Step 10. Finish your payement and booking.
Instructions for keynote an workshop speakers:
Keynote speakers do not have to register.
Workshop speakers need to register.
Registration is done by the following link – click here -When booking your ticket, choose the option "Workshop Presenter".
Family and colleagues of speakers have to register.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW - EARLY BIRD PRICES UNTILL 30.09.2025
27 - 28 - 29 october 2025
29 october 2025
For day 1 or day 2
This conference is organized by Academy Contextual Work
Conference committee
Luc Claes
Paul Heyndrickx
Yvette Desmet
Sabine Bogaert
Katrien Schoevaerts
Frederic Blancke
Scientific committee
Paul Heyndrickx (Academy for Contextual Work B)
Dr. Catherine Ducommun-Nagy (The Institute for Contextual Growth, Inc. USA)
Dr. Jaap van der Meiden (Institute Contextual Approach NL)
Dr. Stéphanie Haxhe (l'Ardoise Pivotante asbl, B)
Prof. Dr. Peter Rober (KU Leuven B)
Yvette Desmet (Academy for Contextual Work B)
Kristien Schoevaerts (Academy for Contextual Work B)
LOCATION CONFERENCE
AP University of Applied Siences and Arts Antwerp
Noorderplaats 2
2000 Antwerp (Belgium)
PREVIOUS CONFERENCES
First ICCT 1997, Philadelphia-USA
Organized by Nagy’s colleagues and students
Second ICCT 2018, Ede – Netherlands
Organized by the Dutch Institute of Contextual Approach
Third ICCT 2021, Hungary – Budapest
Organized by the Hungarian Family-System Therapy Institute
Forth ICCT 2023, California – USA
Organized by Alliant University's Couple and Family Therapy program
Fifth ICCT 2025, Antwerp - Belgium
Organized by the Belgium Academy Contextual Work
ABOUT ICCT
The contextual therapy developed by Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy and colleagues has a unique place in the family therapy field. Its relational justice-focused approach has been widely endorsed by clinicians worldwide and recently drew more professional attention across the world. The approach is integrative as it aims to capture the complexity of human life and relationships and is one of the first theories to integrate individual psychotherapeutic approaches with family systems by providing a framework for changing family relational processes while emphasizing the individual’s role and accountability in relationships.
This is especially relevant to our current social context as we seek to heal and repair relational divides manifested through mistrust, anger, and anxiety. Contextual therapy has been applied to clinical work with families, especially post-divorce, blended and foster families, couples, adult children and aging parents, medical issues, interpersonal violence, conduct disorders, and self-destructive behaviors. The philosophical underpinnings and overarching principles are useful for clinical practice from different theoretical approaches.
