MAGPS: Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society

11/04/2025

Our MAGPS Fall 2025 Conference is this weekend, November 7th-9th. We look forward to seeing you there!

WHAT IS GROUP THERAPY?
Group psychotherapy is a special form of therapy in which a small number of people meet together under the guidance of a professionally trained therapist to help themselves and one another.

Each of us has been raised in group environments, either through our families, schools, organized activities, or work. These are the environments in which we grow and develop as human beings. Group psychotherapy is no different. It provides a place where you come together with others to share problems or concerns, to better understand your own situation, and to learn from and with each other.

Group therapy helps people learn about themselves and improve their interpersonal relationships. It addresses feelings of isolation, depression or anxiety. And it helps people make significant changes so they feel better about the quality of their lives.

10/17/2025

Our Fall 2025 Conference presenter, Dr. Paul LePhuoc, shares a preview of theory of the culture mother during his interview with MAGPS board member Christopher Bonner.

Listen to the full interview here -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y6GJ0WfoqY

Don’t forget to reserve your discounted hotel room at the Renaisssance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel by this Friday, 10/17/25 - https://book.passkey.com/gt/220863982?gtid=6812acc04416403964ae0d30f08d95e4

Deadline for conference registration extended until 10/31/25! Register here - https://magps.org/event-6295185/Registration

10/08/2025

Join us for the 2025 Fall MAGPS Conference!
The Cultural Mother in Group Psychotherapy: Deepening our Engagement with Difference

Friday, November 7, 2025 -
Sunday, November 9, 2025

The specter of difference is upon us—our bodies, our individual and collective psyches. The immense difficulty in discussing these incendiary topics, as well as the often-unrecognized complicated trauma undergirding differences, highlights the need for a nuanced, theoretically complex engagement. This workshop will present the Theory of the Cultural Mother as an engaging lens for understanding difference in our own lives, our patients’ lives and our experiences in group. We will discuss techniques that provide the group leader with effective tools to engage with “difference as hierarchy” (e.g., s*x, gender, race, gender identity, s*xual orientation, physical disability), enabling a fuller and deeper attunement to our members’ experiences.

09/27/2025

We hope you all enjoy this wonderful Interview hosted by Christopher Bonner with MAGPS Fall 2025 Conference Presenter, Paul LePhuoc, PhD, CGP

The Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society (MAGPS) Fall 2025 Conference, "The Cultural Mother in Group Psychotherapy: Deepening our Engagement with Differe...

09/27/2025

Please join us for this wonderful conference in Baltimore!
Scholarships are still available.
https://lnkd.in/eVk2e_X6

04/14/2025

Are you ready to rethink neurodiversity?

Join Jennifer Glacel at our upcoming Spring Conference (4/26-4/27 at St. Elizabeths Hospital) to challenge ableism and learn inclusive practices in psychotherapy. It's time to empower clients by recognizing their expertise and dismantling ableist ideas that permeate our field. Together, we can create a supportive environment for neurodivergent individuals. Don't miss out on this transformative experience. Registration closes on Saturday April 19.


https://conta.cc/42vuNKu

04/11/2025

Hey Everyone! REGISTRATION EXTENDED till APRIL 19th! This is going to be a great conference 😊

04/06/2025

See you all there!!! 😊

04/06/2025

Thank you all who came out to celebrate with us for our upcoming conference!!! We had a blast 🤗

REGISTER BY APRIL 12, 2025: http://www.magps.org
Cancellation Policy: Full refund less $25 if cancellation made by April 5; No refunds after that date.
For scholarship information, visit: https://lnkd.in/eeYCdNCh
For more details about this event, please visit the https://lnkd.in/evj2YsEU or contact the conference co-chairs, Sonia Kahn, PsyD, CGP and Anisley Valdez, MSW, LICSW at mailto:[email protected].

03/25/2025

Registration is open!!! Please join us at the upcoming Spring Conference. 10.5 CE/CME available!