Author
Pragya Sharma, PhD
3 articles
Global Perspectives in Training Future Mental Health Practitioners: Challenges and Innovations from Four Continents
Abstract Amid a rapid sociocultural transformation and a growing global demand for mental health care, the effective training of future psychotherapists has become a pressing concern. This article synthesizes insights from a structured discussion held at the 56th International Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, where four international professionals from the diverse regions […]
Agostino Brugnera, PhD + 5 more
February 12, 2026
What to Expect When Therapying – Understanding Change Process Expectations
When patients walk into the first therapeutic session, meet their therapist for the first time, and sit (perhaps comfortably, perhaps uncomfortably) on the sofa, we would say therapy has begun. But did the therapy actually begin even before this moment? With their thoughts about their therapy, their fears about how it will be, their expectations […]
Dana Elberg, MA + 3 more
September 25, 2024
Conferencing to Connect Near and Far
Since its establishment in 2015, the International Domain of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP) has consistently pursued the enhancement of SAP’s internationalization through an engagement-and-involvement approach. It has built an active Committee of International Affairs, which consists of 11 members from 6 different countries. The committee has led several systematic endeavors to […]
Maria del Pilar Grazioso, Ph.D. + 2 more
October 30, 2019