On April 27-28, 2024, the International Gestalt Conference "Family and Modern Challenges of Society" is taking place in Mamaia, Romania. The conference is being held for the second time. The main goal of the conference is to unite specialists of practical psychologists, Gestalt therapists working with family issues, to provide an opportunity to discuss current topics and difficulties of work. The conference is organized by representatives of the National Association of Gestalt Therapists of Ukraine (NAGTU).

Master classes, round tables, and lectures on various topics will be presented: parenting, couple relationships, rehabilitation of military personnel, children, and women from the consequences of war, adaptation and immigration in different countries, long-distance relationships, and others. Gestalt therapy is a humanistic direction in psychotherapy based on experimental-phenomenological and existential approaches. The Gestalt therapist helps the client to develop self-awareness and plays the role of an active participant, opening up, interacting with the client, person to person, as the humanistic approach suggests.

Romania is the closest neighbor of Ukraine. It is a safe place to bring together specialists from Ukraine and other European countries. To discuss important topics related to family psychology. The conference will feature speakers and case studies:

Oksana Sidin and Oleksandr Osadchyi roundtable on "Home as a Psychological Phenomenon". Many Ukrainians are currently experiencing the loss of their homes, their own safety, and the search for resources to rebuild their homes. The roundtable will discuss how a Gestalt therapist can work with the topic of loss and finding a resource for recovery.

Alla Poverenova "Difficult issues when working with a couple". I invite Gestalt therapists working with couples to talk about the difficulties that accompany this format. We can consider a specific working case, if someone is ready to provide their case, and analyze your and my experience of working with couples in general.

Oksana Kravets "Women for women" is the paradigm of the world I am guided by. I have experience supporting women in the family through public organizations and foundations. I am a co-founder of the NGO "Unbreakable Women of Ukraine" and the international projects "Unbreakable Ukrainian Women". Support and empathy between women can be a powerful source of strength and support in any field and activity in life. We will talk and share our experience through practical cases of maintaining a balance between women's identity and social boundary reality. What do I allow myself now? What is my support? We will analyze the processes of displacement mechanisms for women and resources in the present. We will talk about supporting women in the family system. I will share my practical experience of psychological support for women through public organizations and foundations. We will analyze specific situations and cases of clients.

Kateryna Kuznetsova "Aggression and Sexuality in Wartime". Today, people are faced with the fact that our pillars, which we have been building for years, have begun to crumble. This has not escaped sexual life, where most people were not prepared for their sexual reactions. Some people were forced to divorce, some lost their partners, some fell in love, and some simply do not receive support in a couple and are looking for balance in sexual intimacy. How does our sexuality react to war and crisis? We will try to explore this question by creating a safe space where we can share important moments, get support, and start taking care of ourselves. After all, war is a part of our lives, and we must continue to live and discover ourselves and our sexuality, moving towards the Victory and the restoration of a strong nation.