2,500+ participants attended a seminar on trauma therapy
On October 28–29, 2026, Maks Kolgin held a two-day online seminar on current scientific understanding of psychological trauma and methods for processing it.
The seminar was one of the largest educational events on psychological trauma in the Russian-speaking world. More than 5,000 people registered, and the combined online audience across the two days exceeded 2,500 participants.
The seminar brought together practising psychologists, psychotherapists, specialists in other helping professions, and people interested in contemporary approaches to understanding psychological trauma.
Over the two days, participants were introduced to current research on psychological trauma and its effects on the nervous system, emotional responses, and human behaviour.
Particular attention was given to:
• The neurobiology of trauma: the roles of the hippocampus and amygdala in processing traumatic experiences and shaping responses to potential threats.
• The mechanisms of traumatic memory: how past experiences continue to influence perceptions of the world and relationships with others.
• The relationship between psychological and physiological processes: the effects of traumatic experiences on the functioning of the nervous and immune systems.
• Contemporary methods of trauma therapy: an introduction to protocols for processing traumatic events and approaches aligned with European standards.
• Practical tools: including the “Safe Place” protocol, which was discussed during the seminar.
Maks Kolgin’s seminar served as a platform for introducing a broad audience to scientific perspectives on trauma and contemporary tools for working with traumatic experiences.
The seminar was one of the largest educational events on psychological trauma in the Russian-speaking world. More than 5,000 people registered, and the combined online audience across the two days exceeded 2,500 participants.
The seminar brought together practising psychologists, psychotherapists, specialists in other helping professions, and people interested in contemporary approaches to understanding psychological trauma.
Over the two days, participants were introduced to current research on psychological trauma and its effects on the nervous system, emotional responses, and human behaviour.
Particular attention was given to:
• The neurobiology of trauma: the roles of the hippocampus and amygdala in processing traumatic experiences and shaping responses to potential threats.
• The mechanisms of traumatic memory: how past experiences continue to influence perceptions of the world and relationships with others.
• The relationship between psychological and physiological processes: the effects of traumatic experiences on the functioning of the nervous and immune systems.
• Contemporary methods of trauma therapy: an introduction to protocols for processing traumatic events and approaches aligned with European standards.
• Practical tools: including the “Safe Place” protocol, which was discussed during the seminar.
Maks Kolgin’s seminar served as a platform for introducing a broad audience to scientific perspectives on trauma and contemporary tools for working with traumatic experiences.