Psychotherapy CPD Events
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Complex Trauma The Tavistock Model
An Online Event with Jo Stubley, Adam Flintoff, Ines Mota & Zack Eleftheriadou (Chair). The diagnosis of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) raises important clinical and theoretical questions for psychotherapists. As our understanding of trauma broadens, so too must our thinking about how to approach it in the consulting room, especially when working psychoanalytically. This upcoming online conference on Complex Trauma, led by Jo Stubley, Adam Flintoff, and Ines Mota, brings together diverse perspectives on how trauma shapes experience over time, and how therapists can respond with both rigour and flexibility. Drawing on the work of the Tavistock Trauma Service, our speakers will explore how an applied psychoanalytic approach can support clients living with the effects of complex, cumulative, or relational trauma. Topics will include the impact of trauma on the body as well as the mind, the role of attachment, the unconscious and neurobiological processes, and the centrality of the therapeutic relationship. While some presentations will touch on specialist areas, the emphasis throughout will be on how this thinking can inform everyday clinical practice, including when and how to adapt the therapeutic frame. This conference is particularly suited to clinicians across modalities who may not specialise in trauma but are increasingly encountering its presence in varied forms and who are seeking an integrative approach rooted in psychoanalytic thinking to make sense of their pressing clinical work. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-09-12
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Online via Zoom, -
An Introduction to Therapy with Couples
An Introduction to Therapy with Couples: Explore central theoretical concepts of psychodynamic couple therapy. With Ellen Burridge & Shannon Ashton. Dates: Monday, September 22, 2025 - Monday, December 8, 2025. Mondays 7pm-8.30pm. In this 11-week online seminar series, participants will explore what it is like to work with couples in therapy. This comprehensive series offers both the opportunity to read theory by key figures in the field and to think, through group discussion, about its application in the work with couples. Film clips and relevant case material are also used to help you gain deeper insight and understanding into this fascinating and burgeoning area in the field of psychotherapy. Topics covered include what brings couples together, shared unconscious relationships and couple fit, holding the ‘couple in mind’ in therapy, unconscious phantasy and beliefs, projective processes in couples, sex and sexualities, aggression and violence in couples, couples and parenting, ageing and relationships, depression and psychological issues, attachment styles within couples, and intergenerational aspects in relationships. Time is spent as a group discussing and reflecting on these topics, this type of work and the dynamic of couple relationships in therapy. With three in the room the work becomes quite different. Our seminar leaders are both experienced couple therapists themselves, trained at Tavistock Relationships and immersed in the TR model of understanding and working with couples. This course offers CPD credits for psychotherapists and is a fantastic grounding to pursue any of our clinical trainings, whether you are a beginner looking for a career change or trained to work with individuals and interested to learn more about being with a couple in the room. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-09-22
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Online via Zoom, -
An In Person Writing Workshop - with Josh Cohen, Kate Thompson & Lorna Robinson
Time: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm (UK). Clinical writing is an important way of processing and refining our thinking as therapists, of opening our work up for development and dialogue with peers and of communicating the important thinking that goes on inside the consulting room to the widest possible audience. This full-day event is aimed at encouraging therapists to put pen to paper, and to overcoming the obstacles that can get in the way of writing for publication. The morning session will see Josh Cohen identify and explore some of the key issues at work in psychoanalytic writing. Using examples from published papers and books, he will look at the different options for writerly voice in clinical work: should we strive for a tone of distanced neutrality, or on the contrary, insist on writing out of the subjective experience of our patients? He will also ask how the problem of patient confidentiality affects what and how we write, and to what extent we should follow the well-established generic blueprint for the structure of papers that we find in most psychoanalytic journals. In the afternoon, Kate Thompson and Lorna Robinson, editors-in-chief of the Journal of Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, will workshop these ideas. They will provide an insight into the writing and editing processes of the journal, and will take participants behind the scenes in how to put together a paper for publication. Vignettes from Freud’s Rat Man, along with contemporary examples and film clips will be considered, with the emphasis on the practical business of writing. Participants will discuss ideas for a short piece of writing in the group, consider how to write clearly, concisely and, above all, vividly and will consider how to go about refining and developing their ideas. The aim is to leave the day with some notes jotted down, some ideas germinated, and the imagination freed up to take the creative process forwards. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com . This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-10-04
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Tavistock Relationships, 10 New Street, London, EC2M 4TP
Polyvagal Theory, Oxytocin, and the Couple Relationship: The Neurobiology of Love and Safety
With Stephen Porges & Sue Carter. In this webinar science meets therapy, Professors Stephen Porges and Sue Carter will present the core principles of Polyvagal Theory and the Oxytocin Hypothesis, focusing on their relevance to intimate couple relationships. Drawing from decades of groundbreaking research, they will illuminate how neurobiological systems that govern safety, bonding, and threat shape emotional availability, connection, and conflict between partners. The sessions will explore how these autonomic and hormonal systems, particularly the role of oxytocin and the vagus nerve, influence behaviors such as emotional withdrawal, shutdown, compulsive protest, and repair. Rather than viewing such responses as purely psychological, Porges and Carter offer a model that understands them as adaptive physiological reactions rooted in our evolutionary biology. Clinicians will be introduced to a neurobiological framework that clarifies how subtle relational cues like tone of voice, facial expression, and presence can regulate nervous system states and foster felt safety. This model offers practical insights into how therapists can support couples and individuals in distress by attending to co-regulation, emotional safety, and the embodied nature of intimacy. The dialogue between Porges and Carter will also explore how disruptions in these systems due to trauma, betrayal, or chronic stress can impair the capacity for connection and intimacy. The webinar concludes with an invitation to view love and relational repair not only as psychological processes, but as biological imperatives grounded in a regulated nervous system. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-10-10
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Online via Zoom, -
In Person Clinical Work Discussion Groups with Amita Sehgal
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Time: 9:30 am - 11:30 am (UK). Suitable for Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapists. This six-month series offers monthly clinical discussion groups specifically designed to support Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapists and will be run by Amita Sehgal, PhD. Amita is a couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist and Visiting Lecturer at Tavistock Relationships. Amita lectures and supervises nationally and internationally and is widely published in the field of couple psychoanalysis. Each two-hour session provides a structured, collaborative setting where each participant will have the opportunity to present clinical case material or specific themes from their work for focused group discussion. A core emphasis is placed on the role of countertransference and how therapists are emotionally impacted by clients' unconscious dynamics. Groups will focus on developing ways to process and reflect on these reactions without slipping into collusion. The clinical discussion group approach goes beyond conventional case management by encouraging therapists to explore their emotional responses and the influence these have on their practice, promoting both personal and professional growth. These clinical discussion groups compliment traditional supervision, offering therapists essential guidance, skill-building opportunities, and a reflective space to explore the complex emotional dynamics of their work with a group of colleagues and an experienced facilitator. or full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com . If you prefer an online clinical discussion group please see the TR Together website for alternatives. This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-10-15
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Tavistock Relationships, 10 New Street, London, EC2M 4TP
Online Clinical Work Discussion Group with Stanley Ruszczynski
Friday, October 17, 2025 - Friday, March 20, 2026. Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (UK). Suitable for Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapists. This six-month series offers monthly clinical discussion groups specifically designed to support Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapists and will be run by Stanley Ruszczynski. Stanley is a psychoanalyst and couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist he has held leadership roles at both the Portman Clinic and Tavistock Relationships. These clinical discussion groups serve as a vital complement to traditional supervision, offering therapists essential guidance, skill-building opportunities, and a reflective space to explore the complex emotional dynamics of their work. Facilitated by senior clinicians from Tavistock Relationships, each session supports therapists in examining the personal and professional impacts of their therapeutic practice. Each two-hour session provides a structured, collaborative setting where each participant will present clinical case material or specific themes from their work for focused group discussion. A core emphasis is placed on the role of countertransference—how therapists are emotionally impacted by clients' dynamics—and on developing ways to process and reflect on these reactions without slipping into collusion. This approach goes beyond conventional case management by encouraging therapists to explore their emotional responses and the influence these have on their practice, promoting both personal and professional growth. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com . If you prefer an in-person clinical discussion group, please view the TR Together website to see our discussion group series with Amita Sehgal. This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-10-17
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Online via Zoom, -
Online Clinical Work Discussion Group with Liz Hamlin
Friday, October 17, 2025 - Friday, March 20, 2026. Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (UK). Suitable for Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapists. This six-month series offers monthly clinical discussion groups specifically designed to support Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapists and will be run by Liz Hamlin. Liz is a Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Joint Head of Clinical Services at Tavistock Relationships. Liz brings a specialised interest in working with couples and individuals navigating divorce and separation, enriching discussions with her expertise. These clinical discussion groups serve as a vital complement to traditional supervision, offering therapists essential guidance, skill-building opportunities, and a reflective space to explore the complex emotional dynamics of their work. Facilitated by senior clinicians from Tavistock Relationships, each session supports therapists in examining the personal and professional impacts of their therapeutic practice. Each two-hour session provides a structured, collaborative setting where each participant will present clinical case material or specific themes from their work for focused group discussion. A core emphasis is placed on the role of countertransference—how therapists are emotionally impacted by clients' dynamics—and on developing ways to process and reflect on these reactions without slipping into collusion. This approach goes beyond conventional case management by encouraging therapists to explore their emotional responses and the influence these have on their practice, promoting both personal and professional growth. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com . If you prefer an in-person clinical discussion group, please view our discussion group series with Amita Sehgal on the TR Together website. This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-10-17
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Online via Zoom, -
The Silent Damage of Boarding School: Taking Forward the Legacy of Joy Schaverien (Online Event)
An Online Recorded Event. Time: 10:00 am - 1:30 pm (UK). With Piers Cross, Helen Odell Miller, Graham Music, Alex Renton & Alice Jacobs Waterfall (Facilitator). This event honours the pioneering legacy of Dr. Joy Schaverien, the leading British Jungian psychoanalyst and art psychotherapist who brought vital attention to the hidden trauma experienced by those sent away to boarding school. Schaverien’s influential theory, the ABCD of Boarding School Syndrome: Abandonment, Bereavement, Captivity, and Dissociation, continues to shape how therapists understand and support former boarders in therapy. This conference was in planning prior to Schaverien’s passing and is now being carried forward to honour her vision and ensure her important work continues to reach and inspire practitioners. At the same time, there is an urgent need to talk openly about the lasting effects of boarding school experiences not only on individuals but on society as a whole. This event provides a vital space to explore these complex issues and the hidden psychological costs of a boarding education. Through thoughtful talks, film, discussion, and reflection, we will take Schaverien’s groundbreaking ideas forwards, deepen understanding, and strengthen therapeutic approaches to support survivors. Highlights include Graham Music’s insights on early trauma and boarding school; a moving film interview capturing Schaverien’s ideas; Alex Renton’s perspectives on abuse survivors; and Helen Odell Miller will consider the intersection of the therapist’s boarding school experience, mental health, and relational difficulties. This day is dedicated both to honouring Schaverien’s extraordinary contribution and to advancing the urgent conversation around boarding school trauma. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com . This event is also being offered in person at the Freud Museum, London. Places for the in-person event are limited. To see more information, please view the TR Together website. This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-10-28
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Online via Zoom, -
Ageing, Illness, and Death: Exploring Unwelcome Realities through a Psychoanalytic Lens
With Salman Akhtar, Maxine Anderson & Andrew Balfour. 2pm-5pm (UK). Every one of us is ageing. In the psychoanalytic profession, where experience is deeply valued and retirement often delayed or optional, we tend to occupy a unique position in relation to ageing. Yet despite our long training and professional longevity, we have invested surprisingly little in the developmental questions of later life. We have been reluctant to face the psychic realities of ageing, loss, physical decline, dementia, and ultimately, death. This conference invites us to look directly at these issues, both in ourselves and our patients, and to deepen our psychoanalytic understanding of the ageing process. Through a series of talks and discussions, we will examine the evolving nature of psychic life across midlife, early old age, and later years. Salman Akhtar will open with a developmental framework, offering insight into the shifting psychic tasks of later life, from depletion to the potential for transcendence. Andrew Balfour will explore how we meet the challenges of ageing and dementia, and how we might remain alive to ourselves and our relationships. Maxine Anderson offers a moving clinical perspective on working psychoanalytically with patients facing cognitive decline. The conference concludes with a reflective conversation among the speakers and participants, addressing the profound complexities of growing old. Bringing together distinguished psychoanalysts from both sides of the Atlantic, this event offers a rare opportunity to reflect on the psychic tasks of ageing not just theoretically, but also clinically and personally. Each speaker brings a distinct lens — developmental, relational, and experiential — to illuminate how we might better accompany our patients and ourselves through the final stages of life. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-11-07
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Online via Zoom, -
Avoidant Attachment (In Person Event): Working with emotional neglect, rejection, and criticism
With Linda Cundy. 2pm-5.30pm. Led by psychotherapist and attachment expert Linda Cundy, this in-person workshop will explore how avoidant strategies develop, how they show up in therapy, and how we as therapists can work with the ambivalence, defences, and relational ruptures that often arise. Linda Cundy is an Attachment-Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and authort. She has twenty-five years’ experience of teaching, providing training and presentations, and is the Attachment Consultant to the Bowlby Centre. Avoidant attachment is a pattern of relating shaped by early relational experiences such as emotional neglect, rejection, or criticism. While individuals with an avoidant style may deeply long for intimacy, they often experience closeness as overwhelming or unsafe, leading to patterns of emotional withdrawal and self-protection. This workshop will include an exploration of the therapist’s own emotional responses, such as frustration or disconnection, and how these can offer insight into the client’s inner world. We’ll identify early signs of avoidance, reflect on its developmental origins, and consider ways to build trust without overwhelming the client. Through discussion and reflection, participants will deepen their understanding of how to remain emotionally present and engaged even when the work feels stuck. An online version of this event is also available for those who cannot attend in person. See TR Together website for details. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com. This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-11-21
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Freud Museum London, 20 Maresfield Gardens, London, NW3 5SX
Avoidant Attachment (Online Event): Working with emotional neglect, rejection, and criticism
With Linda Cundy. 2pm-5.30pm. Led by psychotherapist and attachment expert Linda Cundy, this in-person workshop will explore how avoidant strategies develop, how they show up in therapy, and how we as therapists can work with the ambivalence, defences, and relational ruptures that often arise. Linda Cundy is an Attachment-Based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and authort. She has twenty-five years’ experience of teaching, providing training and presentations, and is the Attachment Consultant to the Bowlby Centre. Avoidant attachment is a pattern of relating shaped by early relational experiences such as emotional neglect, rejection, or criticism. While individuals with an avoidant style may deeply long for intimacy, they often experience closeness as overwhelming or unsafe, leading to patterns of emotional withdrawal and self-protection. This workshop will include an exploration of the therapist’s own emotional responses, such as frustration or disconnection, and how these can offer insight into the client’s inner world. We’ll identify early signs of avoidance, reflect on its developmental origins, and consider ways to build trust without overwhelming the client. Through discussion and reflection, participants will deepen their understanding of how to remain emotionally present and engaged even when the work feels stuck. An in-person version of this event is also available at Freud Museum London for those who would like to attend in person. See TR Together website for details. For full event, pricing and CPD credit details see https://trtogether.com. This event is offered by TR Together, Tavistock Relationships' learning and development community. For more information about Tavistock Relationships see tavistockrelationships.orgDate: 2025-11-21
Organiser: TR Together (Tavistock Relationships)
Location: Online via Zoom, -
How to lift depression – the practical skills you need
Discover how key new insights into the causes and symptoms of depression, when combined with a range of powerful psychological techniques, can make treatment easier and more consistently effective … https://www.humangivens.com/college/lift-depression-workshop/ Accredited CPD: 6 hours Length: 1 day (9.30am - 4.00pm) Tutor: Jo Baker Price includes course notes, refreshments and lunch. Counts towards Part 1 of the Human Givens DiplomaDate: 2027-03-04
Organiser: Human Givens College
Location: Engineers' House in Bristol , BS8 3NB