Diana Fosha, PhD
Diana Fosha, PhD, is the developer of AEDP™, a healing-based, radically relational, transformation-oriented experiential psychotherapy. She is the Founder and Director of the AEDP Institute.
For more than two decades, Diana has championed a scientific foundation for AEDP, a therapeutic approach that focuses on healing trauma, repairing attachment wounds, and rekindling vitality. Her work integrates positive neuroplasticity, recognition science, and dyadic developmental research into experiential and transformative clinical practice. Her most recent work focuses on promoting flourishing as a seamless part of the AEDP therapeutic process of transforming emotional suffering. Drawing on affective neuroscience, attachment theory, mother-infant developmental research, and research documenting the undreamed-of-plasticity in the adult brain, AEDP exemplifies the integration of scientific research and clinical practice in psychotherapy.
Based in New York City, where she lives and practices, Fosha has been on the faculties of the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology of NYU and St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Medical Centers (now Mount Sinai) in NYC, and of the doctoral programs in Clinical Psychology at the Derner Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University and at The City University of New York.
Upcoming Events
AEDP’s Magnificent ‘9+1’ Affective Change Mechanisms: The Theory and Practice of AEDP Described and Presented Through the Lens of Its Affective Change Mechanisms, One at a Time
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Course Designed For: Level 2 and above (please see web page for details)
Presented by AEDP Faculty: Diana Fosha, PhD
Thirteen 3.5-hour sessions | Tuesdays, January 17 – June 27, 2023 | 6:00 – 9:00 pm EST
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Archive of Past Events
ONE DAY Conference on Attachment & Trauma
Diana Fosha Presents: The Transformation of Suffering into Flourishing by Undoing the unwanted aloneness in AEDP
Sponsored by: The Colegio Oficial de Psicología de Madrid
ISC Rome Congress: Attachment & Trauma: Effective Clinical Interventions & Research
Diana Fosha Presents: Stay with It and stay with me: Undoing aloneness and the experiential processing of deep relational experience to transform trauma-first day, Saturday October 1st, from 2:00-3:30pm (formerly Friday September30 from 2pm to 3:30pm, Italian time.)
Sponsored by: ISC Rome
In-person Congress (also live-streamed online) | September 30-October 2nd | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
2022 IEDTA International Conference
October 13th 2022 | 11:00 AM (Venice Italy Time)
Keynote speaker: Diana Fosha
Undoing Aloneness and The Transformation of Suffering into Flourishing
October 15th 2022 | 9:00 AM (Venice Italy Time)
Room 1 Room 2 Room 3
Shedding the Badge of Shame & Feeling and ‘Loved On’: Underserved Patients: regard for the patient Metatherapeutic & the Emergent Phenomenology of Transformational Experience in AEDP
Sponsored by: EDTA Venice
In Person Venice, Italy, October 13-15, 2022
Live online: Immersion July 2022
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD and Guest Presenters
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Designed for: All Levels
CE’s / AEDP Certification Credit: 34 CE | Required for AEDP Certification
LIVE ONLINE, Five day: Thursday – Monday | July 28 – August 1, 2022
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Belfast Trauma Summit
Diana Fosha Presents: Undoing Aloneness & the Transformation of Suffering into Flourishing: An AEDP Workshop with Clinical Videotapes
Sponsored by: Belfast Trauma Summit
In-person (also live-streamed online) | Diana’s Presentation June 13, 2022 | 2:40 pm – 3:55 PM Belfast Time
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Live Online: Immersion May 2022
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD and Guest Presenters, Peter Muhwati, CSW, Yuko Parris, LMHC
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Designed for: All Levels
CE’s / AEDP Certification Credit: 30.5 CE | Required for AEDP Certification
LIVE ONLINE, Five day: Thursday – Monday | May 19 – 23, 2022
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ASM: Advanced Skills Modular: AEDP’s Magnificent ‘9+1’ Affective Change Processes – NEW!
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute | Course Designed For: Intermediate/Advanced AEDPers (Level 2 and up) | Counts toward certification
LIVE ONLINE, Thursday – Sunday, April 28 – May 1, 2022 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Eastern Time
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Undoing Aloneness & The Transformation of Suffering Into Flourishing, A Virtual Talk
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
Sponsored by: Ethos Training Institute
LIVE ONLINE, Friday, April 15, 2022- 12:00-1:00 pm: Presentation, 1:00-1:30 am Q&A
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AEDP’s Magnificent ‘9+1’ Affective Change Mechanisms: The Theory and Practice of AEDP Described and Presented Through the Lens of Its Affective Change Mechanisms, One at a Time
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute | Course Designed For: Advanced AEDPers (Level 3 and Up)
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD, Developer of AEDP & Director of the AEDP Institute
ONLINE, Live Series from New York, USA: Thirteen 3-hour Friday Sessions Starting Oct 5, 2021
Sold out with a waitlist
AEDP Immersion, October 2021
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha PhD and Guest Presenters
Live Online | Oct 22 – 25 & Oct 29 — Nov 1, 2021
Sold out
AEDP Immersion, International 2021
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute, AEDP Israel and AEDP Sweden
Presented by: Diana Fosha PhD
Live Online | June 6 – 10, 2021
Sold out
AEDP Immersion, August 2020, New York City
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Co-Presented by: Diana Fosha PhD
New York, NY, USA Or Online | August 6 – 10, 2020
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AEDP’s Magnificent ‘9+1’ Affective Change Mechanisms: The Theory and Practice of AEDP Described and Presented Through the Lens of it’s Affective Change Mechanisms, One at a Time.
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute | Course Designed For: Advanced AEDPers
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD, Developer of AEDP & Director of the AEDP Institute
ONLINE, Live Series from New York, USA: Thirteen 2-hour Friday Sessions Starting July 10, 2020
Learn more Sold out
AEDP’s Magnificent ‘9+1’ Affective Change Mechanisms: The Theory and Practice of AEDP Described and Presented Through the Lens of it’s Affective Change Mechanisms, One at a Time.
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute | Course Designed For: Advanced AEDPers
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD, Developer of AEDP & Director of the AEDP Institute
ONLINE, Live Series from New York, USA: Thirteen 2-hour Tuesday Sessions Starting July 14, 2020
Learn more Sold out
AEDP Immersion
Sponsored by: Psychotherapy Excellence
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
London, UK | February 20 – February 23, 2020
AEDP Immersion
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
Los Angeles, CA, USA | January 23 – January 27, 2020
The Neuroscience of Trauma and Its Healing: The Road Back to the Neurobiological Core Self (Sold Out)
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute/AEDP NYC
Presented by: Diana Fosha, Phd, Ruth Lanius, PhD
New York City, NY, USA | November 2, 2019
AEDP Immersion
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
Denver, CO, USA | October 25 – October 29, 2019
AEDP: Neuroplasticity in Action / AEDP: La Neuroplasticidad en Acción |Presented in English with Spanish Translation
Sponsored by: Event organized in cooperation with Instituto Cuatro Ciclos
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
Language: Presented in English with simultaneous Spanish translation
Barcelona, Spain | October 5 – 6, 2019
Healing Relational Trauma: The Science and Practice of Facilitating Deep Transformational Change with AEDP
Sponsored by: Psychotherapy Excellence
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
London, UK | September 28, 2019
AEDP Immersion
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
New York City, NY | August 8 – August 12, 2019
SEPI Conference Presentations by Diana Fosha
Sponsored by: SEPI
Lisbon, Portugal | June 6 – 8, 2019 | Learn more
- How to be a transformational therapist and integrate transformational work into your clinical practice
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD and Nuno Conceição - Learning from the client: Discussion on a successful case in AEDP with the client, the therapist, and the researcher
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD, Shigeru Iwakabe, PhD and Bahat & Rose - Using qualitative clinical analysis to document the consistency of the phenomenology of transformational healing in AEDP therapy across different cultures
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD, Jacquie Ye-Perman, PhD and Fishman, Miqdadi, & Welling
AEDP Advanced Skills (ES2) Weekend Presenter
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD (course helm Benjamin Medley, LCSW)
New York City, NY, USA | May 18-19, 2019
AEDP Essential Skills (ES1) Guest Presenter
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD (as guest for course week helm Benjamin Lipton, LCSW)
Los Angeles, CA, USA | May 4, 2019
AEDP Advanced Skills (ES2) Guest Presenter
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD (as guest for course week helm Benjamin Lipton, LCSW)
New York City, NY, USA | April 6, 2019
AEDP Immersion Course, February 2019
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
Clearwater Beach, FL | January 31 – February 4, 2019
The Science and Practice of Facilitating Deep Transformational Change Across Therapeutic Techniques
Sponsored by: AEDP Institute
Presented by: Bruce Ecker, LMFT, Diana Fosha, PhD, and Joseph Loizzo, PhD
New York, NY | January 27, 2019
The Neurobiology of Healing
Sponsored by: Ackerman Institute
Presented by: Diana Fosha, PhD
New York, NY | November 9, 2018
AEDP Immersion Course, October 2018: Boston, MA, USA
October 9 – 13, 2018
The Transformation of Helplessness, Hopelessness and Despair: Attachment, Emotion and Sensorimotor/Somatic Interventions in Moment-to-Moment Clinical Action
Sponsored by: Lifespan Learning Institute
Presented by: Bonnie Goldstein, PhD & Diana Fosha, PhD
Beverly Hills, CA | Saturday, September 29, 2018