Functional Analytic Psychotherapy European Intensive : 29th to 31st May 2025, Budapest

About the event 

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) Intensives bring together European and International FAP trainers, general psychotherapists, and psychotherapy trainees. The purpose is to deepen understanding of functional analysis and interpersonal processes in psychotherapy, develop process-based therapy research and models and to fully engage in the collaborative and supportive environment of the FAP community.

What is FAP?

FAP is a process-based behavioural approach grounded in moment-to-moment functional analysis of the client-therapist relationship. FAP builds a functional analytic formulation that incorporates the rules of prediction and influence, which offers a foundation to build any other protocol-based treatments such as CBT and ACT, and complements other humanistic psychotherapies. This approach is both technically precise and full-hearted as it uses the therapeutic relationship as the natural reinforcement for client change. FAP skills direct attention to the subtle ways the clients’ daily life problems occur in the context of therapy, and teaches therapists to augment their repertoires in responding contingently to emotional and interpersonal target behaviors. Clients are helped to resolve presenting symptoms and to delve into their purpose and passion for living.

What is NEW at this FAP Intensive?

Immersive Training - hands-on exercises to feel the process theory and improve your therapeutic skills in small pods.

• Engage in practical activities such as role plays that enhance learning.

• Participate in small group discussions for personalized feedback.

• Apply theoretical concepts to case-studies and personal scenarios.

• Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Latest Interpersonal Behavioural Processes

• Emotion Regulation Strategies – Interpersonal Behavioural Therapy processes and emotional validation are integrated into FAP to improve Formulation and intervention planning.

• Attachment Theory Applications – Understanding attachment styles helps in predicting and improving interpersonal dynamics.

Research Brainstorms – Shape the future of FAP research with peers and experts.

FAP Skills Masterclass – Elevate your therapeutic practice to the next level with demos and group discussions.