Life beyond Canvey – Stephen Brown
This forum is a reflection on my transition from filmmaker to counsellor, while making a film about the meeting of two contrasting cultures: the Charedi…
Moral dissonance and the persistence of racism – Dr. Gabriella Beckles-Raymond
“I’m not a racist!” In a context where racism is purported to be morally objectionable why is it so difficult to talk about racism in the…
A Book Club Event -The Sea – John Banville
Maisie will introduce a discussion about this novel which was published in 2005. She is particularly interested in the way the word uncanny is frequently…
Fears of Death and Dying in the Counter-Transference – Revisited in the time of the Coronavirus – Paul Terry
Fears of Death and Dying in the Counter-Transference – Revisited in the time of the Coronavirus’ by Paul Terry. Paul Terry published his paper on…
Walking the Tightrope: Mind and Body in Adolescence – Nina Tebartz
Working with adolescents as a therapist is hugely rewarding and challenging in equal measure – always walking the fine line between being ‘allowed in’ as…
A layperson’s incomplete guide to neuroscience : how can we apply what is known about the brain to psychotherapeutic work? – Sarah McMichael
There have been many important developments in the understanding of the brain particularly over the last 10-15 years : medical technology has allowed for closer…
Desert Island Footprints – Nick Barwick
The way we develop as counsellors and therapists can have many influences, sometimes a book, lecture, poem or conversation can have a particular impact. Following…
A Book Club Event – God Help the Child – Toni Morrison
Book club Event: God Help the Child by Toni Morrison – Caroline Rose Caroline has for a long time been interested in issues of difference,…
Care homes: institutionalisation, dehumanisation and the corruption of identity – Maggie Sumner and Lee Smith
Maggie will speak from her experience of living in a care home for a year having been diagnosed with cancer. Drawing on concepts such as…
Offering a ‘therapeutic presence’ in a school for social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH) – Hicham Jabrane and Ruth Wismayer
Hicham Jabrane and Ruth Wismayer, will be sharing their psychoanalytically informed approach in delivering school-based interventions in the challenging context of a special school (SEMH)…