Society Of Psychotherapy

Come join us for our next lecture on the 21st May. Luke Manzapour will be speaking about Wilhelm Reich and Utopia: The traditional psychoanalytic interpretation of left anti-capitalism holds it to be harbouring an infantile fantasy of union with the maternal object in a post-revolutionary utopia devoid of the anxiety of separateness and need. While recognising a validity to such perspectives, I suggest that something is lost in the absolute rejection of utopian thought. The Freudo-Marxist work of the young Wilhelm Reich will be presented as a valuable but flawed source of utopianism that offers insight in to the sources of contemporary conformism and possibilities for resistance. See our Meet-up page to get tickets!

“We need to talk about ageing!”
SoP lecture 16th April @ Existential Academy Fortune Green Road
Ticket on the door or.......https://www.meetup.com/Society-o f-Psychothera…/…/260240588/…

Come join us for our next lecture!
“We Need To Talk About Ageing: an exploration of working therapeutically with older and profoundly old people” with Helen Kewell
Older people rarely feature in counselling literature, and the very old barely at all, although this is changing as our society has begun to age rapidly. Helen Kewell seeks to address this often-overlooked topic by using resonant case studies describing her encounters with some of the old and very old clients with... whom she has worked as a counsellor. Woven into these accounts are her personal reflections on how working with these clients has changed her and contributed to her own growth as a counsellor and as a human being. She also explores the theoretical and philosophical works that have influenced her practice, looking to humanistic, existentialist and experiential approaches to guide her in this largely uncharted territory.
Helen Kewell is a humanistic counsellor with a private counselling practice in Sussex, and volunteers as a counsellor and supervisor for Cruse Bereavement Care. She is the author of ‘Living Well and Dying Well: Tales of Counselling older people’ which is out now via PCCS Books: https://www.pccs-books.co.uk/pro…/livin g-well-and-dying-well
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Come and join us to hear Marcus Price talking about his experience of working in forensic settings...7 - 8:30pm and you get CPD points for it!! 👍🏻 All for £6 on meet-up. 😊

Come join us for our next lecture...”Asleep on the Volcano” Marcus Price will use literature, poetry and metaphor to discuss his work in secure hospitals. See meet-up for tickets https://www.meetup.com/Society-of-Psychot hera…/…/258755374/…

Dr Claire Arnold-Baker speaking today about The Existential Crisis of Motherhood at the SoP

19th March SOP Lecture: Marcus will use literature, poetry and metaphor to reveal life behind the fence of a secure hospital, a place of distorted time, fragmentation and exaggerated friendliness, a culture that seals away unbearable feelings and histories that can sometimes erupt into violent enactment. He will describe his role as a psychotherapist, his countertransference reactions, the need to interpret them and how he actively helps patients find narratives that will in...clude them as both victim and perpetrator. With themes of punishment and revenge, seduction and lure, and the constant danger of unconscious enactments with patients and staff alike, Marcus will refer to his work with staff teams, reflective practice groups as well as inpatient psychotherapy.
For over a decade Marcus has worked as a psychotherapist in a secure hospital. Having worked in the healthcare professions for over thirty-five years, he trained as a Mental Health nurse and then as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist at the University of Kent achieving two master’s degrees. He has also completed a Diploma in Group Analysis at the IGA and a Diploma in Supervision at the SAP. He is the founder of The Experiential Psychotherapy Initiative, which is a group of psychotherapists working as a cooperative, training health-care workers in psychodynamic ways of thinking. Marcus is a full member of the Group Analytic Society International and is poetry editor of the GASI newsletter Contexts
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Dr Claire Arnold Baker will be discuss her soon to be released book on Motherhood. Come join us to listen and discuss together. Please visit our Meetup Site to book your place https://www.meetup.com/Society-of-Psychot herapy/

This is a free event.
We are delighted to invite you to the book launch of Case studies in Existential Therapy. The book is edited by Simon Du Plock with chapters in the book by a number of leading authors on Existential Therapy. We will have about 10 of the authors attending some of whom will be giving a short talk about the book. Later you will able to meet the authors, share a glass of wine and some “nibbles”, network with other professionals & like minded folk as well as ...have the opportunity to purchase a book. Please confirm your attendance to help give us an idea of numbers attending.
Here is a link to the book:
https://www.pccs-books.co.uk/…/case-stu dies-in-existential-…
Below is a list of the authors attending the launch.
Simon Du Plock Chloe Paidoussis-Mitchell Sasha van Deurzen-Smith Martin Adams Prunella Gee Zack Eleftheriadou Julie Schneider Helen Acton Ryan Kemp Christina Richards Emmy Van Deurzen
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The next SoP event is: A book launch for "Case studies in Existential Therapy" on 22nd January 6-9pm. More details to follow!The next SoP event is: A book launch for "Case studies in Existential Therapy" on 22nd January 6-9pm. More details to follow!

Ah! It’s nearly Christmas! 😱 But don’t panic, give yourself a night off the frantic shopping and present wrapping by attending our last lecture of 2018.
“Captivity and how to help clients who’ve been through it”. With Olivia Djouadi
Tuesday the 18th of December 7pm
... Please note this is a fee paying event. £6 if booked via our Meetup site following the link below of £8 on the door on the evening.
https://www.meetup.com/Society-of-Psychot herapy/…/256864784/
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Details on our next speaker:
Olivia Djouadi is a UKCP psychotherapist and ACTO supervisor who also tutors online counselling and supervision. She focuses on assisting those that have been through trauma,cults and those who live with chronic illnesses. She is presently writing a book on a captivity situation that occurred in London.

Details on the next SoP lecture:
18th December, 7pm - 8:30pm
The Existential Academy, 61-63 Fortune Green Road, London NW6 1DR
... “Captivity and how to help clients who’ve been through it.”
An introduction of the forms of captivity that occur within the UK and those that come to the UK. The experiences they may go through even when the person holding them captive is away. What we can do as practitioners to support those who have been through this experience keeping in mind the trauma may not end after people have been released.
For tickets go to https://www.meetup.com/Society-of-Psychot herapy/ or you can buy them on the door!
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Our next SoP lecture is being given by Olivia Djouadi on “Captivity and how to help clients who’ve been through it.” - further details to follow!Our next SoP lecture is being given by Olivia Djouadi on “Captivity and how to help clients who’ve been through it.” - further details to follow!

A massive thank you to Joel and everyone who came to the last SoP lecture!A massive thank you to Joel and everyone who came to the last SoP lecture!

FYI........
“Personality’s in Disorder”
Saturday the 2nd of February 2019
... Working with clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder & Anti Social Personality Disorder.
During the day I will cover the DSM criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) as well as the ICD classification for Emotionally unstable personality disorder as they are the same diagnosis though with different names from these two diagnostic manuals. I will also cover Anti Social Personality Disorder (ASPD). I will explore some of the different treatment options for people who present with such diagnosis. My main focus on the treatment options will Be Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT). Later I would also like to focus on the client and clinician experience, with some case examples from the group or some of my own. I would also like to explore how these clients might present in private practice as well as primary care NHS settings.
I will draw upon my work in specialist NHS personality disorder services as well as other treatment services i have worked in as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor.
Fees for the this one day CPD course are £60 or two places for £100. The will run from 10am until 4pm.
It will take place at the Awareness Centre, 41 Abbeville Road, London SW4 9JX
There will be no refunds for places cancelled with less then 7 days notice.
To book a place and make payment please email me via malcolm.peterson1@btinternet.com
Malcolm Peterson is a UKCP registered psychotherapist with a background in working in specialist NHS personality disorder services where the main treatment model was Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT). He is also an experienced clinical supervisor.
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.....and fear not those technophobes amongst you! You can also get tickets for the lecture on the door! The economics of meaning of life: the rise and fall of the Capitalist Life Syndrome Dr Joel Vos, PhD. 20th November 7-8:30pm at Existential Academy 61-63 Fortune Green Road 😊

Hello knowledge seekers! I am pleased to inform you that you can get tickets for the next SoP lecture on the 20th November online at Meetup just follow the link https://www.meetup.com/Society-of-Psychot hera…/…/255994081/…