External Events
Links to Other Workshop Providers [Disclaimer: The events advertised on this page are neither accredited nor endorsed in any way by the NZ Psychological Society. They are advertised on behalf of external providers for information only. All enquiries must be directed through the relevant link provided below.] If you would like to advertise on this page please contact us.
2025 Professional Development Events
Trauma Education presented by Dr Leah Giarratano
Treating PTSD and Complex Trauma (Day 1-4) with Dr Leah Giarratano. Core 30-hour online international training for all mental health professionals working with traumatised populations. The program attracts between 15 and 42 trauma-focused CPD hours.
Self-paced online over three months commencing on delivery of your printed materials, or on 1 February, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October annually. You can complete the program entirely self-paced in your own time without time off work. You can split the Day 1-4 program to complete in different periods during the year (e.g., Day 1-2 commencing in February and Day 3-4 commencing in July). A complimentary extension is available for self-paced learning if required. When you register for our self-paced online program, you have access to a scheduled livestream in the same, or the following year to help consolidate learning.
Join one our highly interactive Day 1-4 livestreams in 2025 offered in March, June, September for NZ or November. You have three months access to the self-paced online program immediately following your livestream to consolidate learning.
The Day 1-4 Fee is $1,290 AUD or $695 AUD for Day 1-2 or Day 3-4 if purchased separately for NZ residents. Please register one month prior and allow 2 weeks for delivery of printed materials. Your program fee includes access to both modes to help consolidate your learning. You can also complete the program in either or both modes (e.g., Day 1-2 in self-paced and Day 3-4 livestream or vice versa).
For all upcoming offerings, click here.
Risk Assessment and Management in Clinical Practice: ONLINE and ONSITE
This two-day course on the 15th and 16th of May 2025 focuses on using structured professional judgment to assess and manage harmful behavior risks in clinical practice. It covers violence, sexually harmful behavior, intimate partner and family violence, fire-setting, and self-harm.
For more information, click here.
2025 Suicide Prevention Summit
A free online conference Mental Health Academy is hosting May 16-18.
Participants of the event will enjoy:
• Free registration – it includes access to 15 hours of learning, CPD Certificates, handouts, discussions, and more.
• Learn directly from 16 suicide prevention experts and thought leaders from Australia, Canada, USA, and Europe.
• Topics include youth suicidality, resilience, relationship breakdown and suicide, suicide prevention in the humanitarian context, social media and suicide, ZSF/CAMHS, suicide assessment, and more.
An Introduction to ISTDP: Treating Depression with ISTDP
Auckland, 17th May 2025 - Torpedo Navy Museum, Auckland: 10am to 4pm NZT
This one-day training provides an overview of the basic theory of Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) with specific application to treating depression. Video of a therapy with a woman with treatment-resistant Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) will be shown to illustrate the use of ISTDP with a focus on the understanding of the intrapsychic conflict underlying depression, the assessment and regulation of anxiety, and the assessment and intervention with defenses.
Autism in the Therapy Room with Wonita Woolhouse
23rd June 2025 ; Christchurch 9.00am - 12.30pm
This workshop is built on over 20 years of hands-on experience in both the UK and New Zealand as an Occupational Therapist and Psychotherapist, now specializing in autistic adults who have experienced sexual harm. While the primary focus is autism, neurodivergence exists on a broad spectrum—future workshops may explore other conditions such as ADHD, depending on demand as well as content from this workshop being highly applicable to other neurodivergent conditions. For more information, click here.
The Forensic Schema Sessions with Dr Lars Madsen and Shay Addison
Thu, 26 Jun, 9am - 27 Jun, 5pm NZST ; Queenstown
Join renowned experts, Shay Addison and Dr Lars Madsen, the visionary minds behind the acclaimed podcast 'Beyond the Crime' and the transformative online course 'A Hero's Journey: The Forensic Schema Sessions', for an unparalleled live training event in advanced forensic schema therapy. This event is designed to elevate your practice and deepen your understanding of applying schema therapy in challenging forensic settings. This intensive two-day workshop offers an in-depth exploration of advanced techniques and theories that extend far beyond the foundational principles of schema therapy. For more information, click here.
Neuro-Affirming Assessment and Diagnosis Workshop for Takiwātanga (Autism) & Aroreretini (ADHD)
Thursday 26th June & Friday 27th June : Online Workshop via Zoom
Join us for a transformative 1.5-day workshop where you'll gain skills in neuro-affirming assessment and diagnosis for takiwātanga (autism) & aroreretini (ADHD) in adults and late adolescents. Led by Dr Tanya Breen and Dr Celia, this workshop will equip you with evidence-based, compassionate, and effective techniques to better support neurodivergent clients. For more information, click here.
Meditation for Training for Therapists with Claire Robbie of The School of Modern Meditation
(Online or Auckland city)
Module 1: August 2, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Module 2: August 16 & 17, 10:00 - 4:00pm both days
Module 3: September 13 & 14 - 10:00 - 4:00pm both days
Whether you want to offer meditation as a stand-alone modality or weave it into your therapeutic work, this training will deepen your practice, sharpen your teaching voice, and equip you to meet the rising need for grounded, embodied guides in this space. The program is informed by neuroscience, psychology, and somatic theory, is evidence-based in its effects on emotional regulation, interoception, and nervous system resilience and complementary to CBT, ACT, IFS, and trauma-informed frameworks. For more information, click here.
When the Family Fractures: Working Confidently with Separated Families
Monday, 25 August 2025, Auckland
This workshop is ideal for psychologists, social workers, counsellors, psychiatrists, mental health nurses, GPs, and all other mental health professionals working with adults or children affected by separation. It will help clinicians who feel uncertain when separation dynamics emerge in individual therapy, or who are struggling with managing consent issues and parent involvement. Especially if you are worried your therapeutic recommendations might complicate legal matters; you’re unsure when to take on these cases and when to refer; or your between-session workload with these clients is unsustainable. For more information, click here.
