This page is a précis of my thinking about vital subjects within society and psychoanalysis. From most recent events:
Freud Study Group (September 2021): BCAT
Sigmund Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis that formed the basis for all subsequent talking therapies up to the present day. His writing is original, and his ideas helped to shape the modern world to such an extent that we now take such concepts as the unconscious for granted as it has become adopted by western culture in art, movies and advertising. Yet many of us, even as trained therapists, haven’t really read Freud’s own writing. This study group will provide a space to explore four important papers which still have plenty to say about current issues and concerns.
The papers will be sent out in advance and each week in September we will be talking about a paper, introduced and facilitated by Smita Kamble who is a BPC registered psychoanalytic psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer.
Attending the study group you can expect:
- To feel more anchored within the psychodynamic framework
- To feel Freud is more accessible and to talk about his ideas in simple language
- To interest anyone who wants to understand Freud and his impact on the history of ideas and human psychopathology
The group will be on zoom on Monday evenings at 7pm in September for 90 minutes a session. You can join for all four sessions or choose individual sessions.
WEEK 1: 6th September – The Interpretation of Dreams
WEEK 2: 13th September – Beyond the Pleasure Principle
WEEK 3: 20th September – Narcissism
WEEK 4: 27th September – Mourning and Melancholia (Depression)
COST:The cost will be £25 per session, or a discounted £90 for all four sessions. Each session will count as 1.5 hours certificated CPD or 6 hours CPD for all four.
PAYMENT:
Pay by direct bank transfer to Coop Bank, Bedford Counselling Centre,sort code 089299,account number 65682890 putting FREUD SD as a reference.
Book now and receive the papers in advance to allow time to read, they are a mixture of short and long papers.
Anxiety Conference (November 2021): Brighton Therapy Partnerships
Past workshops and events :
https://www.bcat-team.org.uk/training
March 20, 2021. How nice to have a full house and wonderful audience.
Venue: BCAT, Bedford. Online via zoom.
Great experience!
Anxiety and Fear
September 16, 2017.
Freud Study Group
June 5-July 24, 2017. Time : Monday evenings 6.30 pm-8.00pm.
Venue : WPF Therapy, 23 Magdalen Street, SE1 2EN
Love in Psychotherapy
February 11, 2017. London.
Jung and Shiva: Phallic and Feminine
February 18, 2017. London.
Empowering the Feminine : The Phallic Woman
November 5, 2016. London.
Jung and Shiva: Encounters with a Subterranean God?
30th January, 2016, WPF Therapy. London.
Connecting Conversations: In Conversation with poet Daljit Nagra.
7 June 2014, London.
Nagra writes poetry which portrays the underlying conflict of an immigrant Punjabi family in Britain.
Film and the Psycho-Cultural : Objects, Relatedness, Process.
31 May 2014. Freud Museum, London.
The film, ‘My Name is Khan (but I am not a terrorist)’ portrayed the struggle of a Muslim man suffering with partial autism who challenged the mass autistic social feelings against Muslims after 9/11.
‘Psychoanalysis and the Moving Image’ Conference
17 January, 2014. Birkbeck University, Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies, London.
‘Shyam Benegal : Transformational Object’. Benegal, Indian film director, portrayed strong willed women pitted against a male-centric society.
Therapeutic Alliance : A Psychodynamic Approach
23 June, 2013. Milton Keynes.