It will be the beginning of the Autumn season, a lovely opportunity for us to come together as a group and try to open this huge subject named ‘’Cultural Exchange’’, where we can share our thoughts, experiences, learn from each other and expand our boundaries. If, for example, we focus on what might emerge in […]

Philippa Smethurst has been a psychotherapist for 30 years and has a special interest in trauma.  She has worked in General Practice and has been a clinical supervisor for a number of charities. She trained at the Metanoia Institute in Integrative Psychotherapy and has also trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. She has also published several articles, particularly on working with […]

How does a supervision group help the therapist to a better understanding of their client or group? Is there something in the relational dynamic in the supervision group when the therapist talks about their client that gives clues to what the therapist needs to know? The speaker will draw attention to these dynamics, giving fictional examples of how the group may be able to help when the work seems to have reached an impasse /or 'seems stuck'. A creative exercise will be offered to help people discuss more about their experience of supervision groups. Margaret Gallop is […]

We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. The next OPS talk is scheduled for 18th February 2025.   This event will be a discussion of Atlas’ book Emotional Inheritance. It will focus on intergenerational trauma and emotional material that is passed down from generation to generation. It will illustrate how patient and analyst enter each other’s inner […]

Jo Augustus is a qualified Arts Psychotherapist who has practised working within Therapeutic Communities for the past 26 years. She is currently the Lead DTC Core Creative Psychotherapist at HMP Grendon and has worked there for the past 21 years. Previously she has worked within an Adolescent therapeutic community. Jo is currently responsible for the […]

Julian will introduce and explore a topic that is arguably a keystone in analytical psychology: namely the Self and its relation to the ego. If Jung’s psychology can be said to be essentially a psychology of Self – as distinct from an ego psychology – then what is this Self? What can we say about […]

Dr Jessica Heron is the Chief Executive of Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP), the charity for women and families affected by severe postnatal mental illness. Jess studied Experimental Psychology at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University before moving to Birmingham University to work on studies of postpartum psychosis (PP). Jess has a PhD in Psychiatry and […]

Until recently, the law in the UK prohibited counsellors from working with clients where their presenting issue was adoption (whether their own or someone in their family). Now that the law has changed to allow counsellors to work with adults who want to discuss adoption, what does this mean for practitioners? Is what we already […]