A warm welcome to Cologne and online to PCE 2026.

The pre-conference will take place from July 6 to 8, 2026, at TH Cologne. The PCE Conference is the biennial event of the World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling (PCE World).

Great to hear that you’re planning to join the conference! The call for papers is now open. Information about pricing and registration options is expected to be available on November 1st. Please visit the website regularly for updates.

Discover the speakers and visionaries of the 2026 World Congress

Meet our keynote speakers from across the global PCE community, as well as experts from key specialized fields around the world. They will share established knowledge and offer innovative insights.

Pre-conference workshop facilitators (July 6–8)

Workshop 1: Motivational Interviewing in a Changing World: An Experiential Workshop – Guillermo R. Miller.

Guillermo R. (Bill) Miller first described motivational interviewing in a 1983 journal article, and together with Dr. Steve Rollnick, he has co-authored four editions of the primary textbook on the subject. He is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico, where he served as Director of Clinical Training. Fundamentally interested in the psychology of change, he founded a private practice group, led a major public treatment program, co-founded an addictions research center, and served as principal investigator for numerous clinical research grants. His books have been translated into 28 languages, and the Institute for Scientific Information has ranked him among the most cited scientists in the world.

Workshop 2: Emotion-Focused Therapy in a Changing World: A Person-Centered Introduction

Robert Elliott (preferred pronouns: they/them) is Professor Emeritus of Counselling at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland) and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Toledo (Ohio). Their main interests include the practice, supervision, training, and research on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) and related therapies. Their books include Learning Emotion-Focused Psychotherapy (2004/2025) and Emotion-Focused Counseling in Action (2021), as well as 200 journal articles and book chapters. Robert has served as president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and was previously co-editor of the journals Psychotherapy Research and Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapies. They have received the Distinguished Research Career Award from the Society for Psychotherapy Research and the Carl Rogers Award from the Division of Humanistic Psychology of the American Psychological Association. They now live in Northern California, where they continue to enjoy developing, writing, and leading EFT training, as well as walking, running, science fiction, poetry, and all kinds of music.

El lema de este Foro es Buscando la paz en e Mundo.