Transformance Talks Webinars

Transformance Talks are live, interactive webinars* presented by and for members of the AEDP community. The Talks are about articles that have been published in Transformance: The AEDP Journal and are given by the author of the article. Transformance, both the Journal and the Talks, presents cutting-edge AEDP theory, research and clinical practice, and offers ongoing exposure to actual and emergent therapeutic technique.

Transformance Talks are generally one hour and include an opportunity for Q&A. To get the most out of the Talk it is recommended but not necessary that you read the related article before joining the webinar.

  • Transformance Talks are recorded and made available to view “on demand” within 1 week of the live presentation. We highly recommend joining the live webinar if you can!

Cost / Registration:

FREE for AEDP Paid Members must be logged in!


Upcoming Live Transformance Talks Webinars:

Coming Soon!


Recorded Webinars: 

Transformance Talk 18: “Insights from 16 Session AEDP”

Gail Woods, LCSW, LMFT: “Time & Slowing, Attachment & Loss in 16-Session AEDP Therapy” and  Richard Harrison, Ph.D: “Together We Say Goodbye: Termination in 16-Session AEDP” from July 2023 Volume 11

Presented by Gail Woods, LCSW, LMFT, and Richard Harrison, Ph.D


Transformance Talk 17:

Agency, Will, and Desire as Core Affective Experience: Undoing Disempowerment to Foster the Emergence of the Agentic Self Transformance

Presented by: Eileen M. Russell, PhD , interviewed by Carrie Ruggieri, LMHC 


Transformance Talk 16:

Therapeutic Presence

Presented by: Benjamin Lipton, LCSW, Danny Yeung,MD in conversation with Carrie Ruggieri,LMHC, BCETS, Associate Editor of Transformance Journal


Transformance Talk 15:

Historical Context: AEDP’s Place in the World of Psychotherapy

Gil Tunnell, PhD and Jenna Osiason, PhD in conversation with Carrie Ruggieri, LMHC, BCETS, Associate Editor of Transformance Journal


Transformance Talk 14:

AEDP 2.0 Chapter: Finding Healing in the Broken Places: Intra-Relational AEDP Work With Traumatic Aloneness

Jerry Lamagna, LCSW in conversation with AEDP Sr. Faculty Member, Gil Tunnell, PhD


Transformance Talk 13:

The Journey From AEDP 1.0 to AEDP 2.0

AEDP Director and Founder Diana Fosha, PhD in conversation with AEDP Sr. Faculty Member, Gil Tunnel, PhD 


Transformance Talk 12:

AEDP Author as True Other: A Successful Application of AEDP Ethos in a Self-Help Book: Review of Ron Frederick’s “Loving Like you Mean it”

Presented as an interview of AEDP Sr. Faculty Member and Author, Ronald Frederick, PhD, by Transformance Journal Associate Editor, Carrie Ruggieri, LHMC BCETS


Transformance Talk 11:

Working With Eating Disorders Using AEDP

Presented by Transformance Journal author Jessica K. Slatus, LCSW


Transformance Talk 10:

AEDP-Informed Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

Presented by Transformance Journal author Carrie Ruggieri, LMHC, BCETS


Transformance Talk 9:

Using Experiential Dynamic Therapy with Addicted People

Presented by Transformance Journal author Mark Green, MD


Transformance Talk 8:

Transformance and the Phenomenology of Transformation

Presented by AEDP Sr. Faculty member Danny Yeung, MD, CCFP, CGPP, FCFP


Transformance Talk 7:

The Judicious Use of Touch in an AEDP Treatment: Responding to Developmental Need and Transformance Drive

Presented by author and AEDP Certified Supervisor Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW with interviewer / AEDP Sr. Faculty member Benjamin Lipton, LCSW


Transformance Talk 6:

Seeing the Invisible: The Role of Recognition in Healing from Neglect and Deprivation

Presented by AEDP Sr. Faculty member Kari Gleiser, PhD


Transformance Talk 5:

Expanding the Ordinary to Extraordinary: A Review of Eileen Russell’s book, Restoring Resilience

Presented by Sr. Faculty member Eileen Russell, PhD with reviewer and fellow AEDP Sr. Faculty member Gil Tunnel, PhD


Transformance Talk 4:

Rigor Without Shame: How AEDP Maps, Schemas and Interventions Protect Supervisor and Supervisee from Shame

Presented by Sr. Faculty member Natasha Prenn, LCSW with interviewer and fellow AEDP Sr. Faculty member Gil Tunnell, PhD


Transformance Talk 3 – no longer available


Transformance Talk 2:

Making Good Use of Suffering: Intra-relational Work with Pathogenic Affects

Presented by Sr. Faculty member Jerry Lamagna, LCSW


Transformance Talk 1:

Tailoring AEDP Interventions to Attachment Style

Presented by Sr. Faculty member Karen Pando-Mars, MFT