A dialogue between Founder President Dr. Eng-Kong Tan and internationally acclaimed Buddhist Psychotherapist and author, Dr. Mark Epstein from New York.
The focus will be on how Dr. Epstein has integrated his Buddhist teachings and practices in his early adult life with his subsequent medical, psychiatric and current psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapist distinguished career.
References will be made to his first book “Thoughts without a Thinker” and his subsequent seven, in particular his just published “Zen of Therapy” which has clinical cases presented.
There is plenty of time for participants to join in the dialogue with Dr. Epstein, with questions and comments arising from the way we have integrated Buddhism and psychotherapy in our clinical work.
Mark Epstein MD is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychoanalysis including Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, The Trauma of Everyday Life, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself, and, most recently, The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life. He received his medical training at Harvard Medical School.
Dr Eng-Kong-Tan is Founder President of AABCAP and its first Director of Training of AABCAP’s two year Professional Training Course in Buddhist Psychotherapy. He is a medical doctor, consultant psychiatrist and analytic psychotherapist. He is a former Chairman of Training of the PPAA, member of the Faculty of Training of ANZAP, Training Advisory Board of NSWIPP and Chair of the Section of Psychotherapy of the RANZCP.
He is a Lecturer, Academic Board Member and Adjunct Professor at Nan Tien Institute, Wollongong, which is Australia’s first Buddhist tertiary education institute. Dr. Tan works with individuals, couples and groups in his practice, Metta Clinic in Pymble, Sydney. He runs Meditation and Analytic Groups. He supervises helping professionals in mindfulness practices and in dynamic/analytic psychotherapies. In the last forty-five years he has presented keynote addresses, workshops and seminars on Mindfulness, Meditation, Spirituality, Buddhism and Psychotherapy in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region.
