This workshop is an opportunity to think about how as therapists we relate to our client’s bodies and the feelings that are evoked about our own. I will share the results and discussion of a research project which was part of my master’s dissertation looking into the lived experience of therapists working with clients with […]

Tom Tomaszewski is a UKCP-accredited psychoanalytic psychotherapist and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Consultant working in private practice in Oxford and London, England. He specialises in supporting individuals struggling with addiction, dependency, and the effects of oppression. He recently spoke ‘On No’ at the 2025 Neuropsychoanalysis Association congress in New York. His paper, ‘Be somebody […]

“When is it appropriate for a therapist to think about family work?” Systemic family thinking as a perspective, rather than a modality. Is it all about family? The importance of the broader social landscape: social graces, intersectionality and the importance of self-biography when working with families and clients. The importance of understanding the therapist’s positioning […]

Gillie Ruscombe-King, group analyst and psychodrama psychotherapist will present some psychoanalytic and group analytic perspectives on play and creativity, and promote a discussion as to how these very important features of everyday life can enhance our clinical practice. Gillie has worked in the NHS and in private practice for nearly fifty years. She worked for […]

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 […]

Jenny Pillar will speak on "Loss, Loyalty and Love: Navigating the Hidden Complexities of Working with Adoption." 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]