European Psychoanalytical Federation

The psychoanalytical forum for scientific and
institutional exchange in Europe.

The European Psychoanalytical Federation (EPF) is composed of 43 European Psychoanalytical Societies that are Member Societies of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA). The EPF was inaugurated in 1966 and endorsed by the IPA in 1969. Today there are over 8,000 psychoanalysts and psychoanalysts-in-training living and working in 33 countries in which 27 languages are spoken.

Freedom - Freiheit - Liberté

The Conference Argument and the Call for New Authors are here. Registration for the conference is open now ...

Forum on Education

EPF House, Brussels, December 6 – 8, 2024
The 2024 Education Forum will focus on some features that have a significant, often hidden, impact on our work as training analysts and supervisors with...

Conference 2024 papers

New Publication Guidelines

The revised EPF Style Guide and Publication Policy are intended for authors of papers submitted for the EPF Conference and Bulletin ...

EPF Societies

The innovative website section with the direct participation of the societies, which includes...

The Red Book

A handbook about EPF – the "Red Book" contains the basic information about the EPF, its structure and its activities.

Interactive map

Explore the EPF Member Societies

Click on a country on the map
to learn more about its psychoanalytical societies.


Upcoming Events

Royal Society of Medicine, London

Nov. 15 – 17, 2024

Society Event

Conférence Martina Burdet

Comment les corps de l’analyste et du patient se voient touchés à distance

Bruxelles ou par visioconférence

Nov. 22, 2024

Society Event

Cultiver le monde intérieur ?

Colloque de la SPP 2024

Paris, Sorbonne, en présence et en visioconférence

Nov. 23, 2024

Society Event

The EPF Bulletin

Number 77 / 2023

35 Articles

EPF House

Since late 2015 the EPF has its own house, situated in the Rue Gérard in Brussels. The House is open to all members and candidates of EPF societies. You can visit it during smaller EPF conferences, some of the EPF working groups meet here. House Gérard can also host other meetings aiming at European/international collaboration.