Southern Region

The Southern Region of the American Academy of Psychotherapists is a very active part of AAP. We’re dedicated to keeping the art of psychotherapy alive and dynamic. AAP believes in the value of experiential, expressive, depth and humanistically-oriented psychotherapies. AAP also believes in the importance of the development of the therapist on all levels. Our members believe in the essential value of these therapies and the emphasis on personal development of the therapist. Toward this end, AAP’s activities have process groups and experiential groups throughout.

The Southern Region provides additional local opportunities for new and seasoned psychotherapists to meet and network. We also provide an opportunity for graduate students and new therapists to get a taste of the American Academy of Psychotherapists. Our mission is to help grow the Academy by introducing new therapists, graduate students and practicing therapists to our regional events. Those events include one informal Salon each year in the fall.

Southern Region Salons are informal gatherings. We normally hold one Salon in Fall, prior to the national AAP Institute and Conference..

At our Salons, some of our most seasoned psychotherapists offer an experience of the Academy that is always entertaining, often educational, sometimes provocative, and frequently uplifting and healing.

One of the goals of the Southern Region is to attract and welcome students. At salons and through experiential workshops at our conferences, you get an “unplugged” experience with seasoned therapists who practice depth psychotherapy. Conference workshops are primarily experiential instead of didactic, emphasizing the emotional/psychological process of the participants over content. We are the beacon for long-term therapy in a time when graduate programs focus on short-term, empirical interventions.

We look forward to sharing the Academy with you.

Southern Region Committee

Sharman Colosetti, Chair

Michelle Leyden

Emily McDonald

Jess McMillan

Kelsey Smith

Amy Stern

Julia Strong

We look forward to sharing the Academy with you. Come to a Southern Region event and share in an experience you won’t soon forget.
Contact person: Sharman Colosetti, Chair, Southern Region Committee