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SUMMARY:The Meaning of Money
DESCRIPTION:4-hour CPD workshop with Alistair Park \nSaturday 11th April 2026\, 13:00 – 17:00 \nLocation: Carshalton Beeches Baptist Free Church\, Banstead Road\, Carshalton Beeches\, Surrey\, SM5 3NL \nFee: £50 \nEarly Bird Fee: £40 if booked before 23/03/2026 \nBook your place by emailing suttonccp@gmail.com \nLimited spaces available \nMoney is difficult for all of us in all sorts of ways: \nWhether worrying about where it is going to come from\, feeling envious of others who have more\, collecting as much as you can and keeping it safe for a rainy day\, perhaps struggling to buy presents for your loved ones at Christmas or feeling concerned or disappointed at what they spent on you. \nWe are all subject to concerns about: \nSecurity\, Dependency\, Love\, Status and Self-respect \nAnd these\, and more\, are echoed in our relationships with money. It can be hard to bring up problems around money in the consulting room\, not only because of the real-world shame it might evoke in the client\, but also because we are implicated through the fee they pay for their therapy. But what complexities are exposed or go unspoken\, if we do or if we don’t explore the subject of money in our work with clients? \nIn this workshop\, we will begin by reflecting on our own relationships with money\, including the complexities surrounding our desire to be paid. We will examine the symbolic meanings behind conflicts over money in the consulting room and review clinical material. Finally\, we will consider practical ways to discuss money with clients. The aim is to gain a clearer understanding of our relationship with money and our sense of value\, and to become more confident and comfortable when seIng and collecting fees. \nAlistair Park is a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and supervisor practising mainly in private practice in Central London. He ini7ally qualified as a counsellor nearly 30 years ago\, and he is an experienced teacher\, having taught on mental health issues in higher education for many years while also working clinically in the NHS. He provides supervision to a number of counselling and psychotherapy services across London.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-meaning-of-money/
LOCATION:Carshalton Beeches Baptist Free Church\, Banstead Road\, Carshalton Beeches\, Surrey\, SM5 3NL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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SUMMARY:Reading the Red Book
DESCRIPTION:Step into the imaginal world of Carl Jung’s ‘Red Book’\, a cornerstone of modern psychological and spiritual thought. \nThis unique reading group invites you to engage deeply with Jung’s visionary experiences in Liber Primus\, the first part of his extraordinary journey into the unconscious. Guided by two experienced psychotherapists\, Stuart Lee1 and Rebecca Neale2\, you’ll explore Jung’s powerful imagery\, its psychological and spiritual implications\, and how it resonates with your own unfolding path. \nA short introduction to Jung’s Red Book can be found here. \nWhy join this group?\n\nExperience the text\, not just study it. Enter Jung’s world of symbols and inner transformation.\nConnect his visions to your own life journey\, insights\, and challenges.\nExplore links between the Red Book\, Jungian psychology\, creative and imaginative processes\, and ancient esoteric traditions of initiation.\nEngage in rich\, reflective dialogue in a safe\, open\, and well-held space.\nGrow through shared inquiry with others on similar paths.\n\nWhether you consider yourself a seasoned Jungian or are new to Jung’s work\, this group offers an accessible\, meaningful\, and thought-provoking way to engage with one of the most significant texts in depth psychology. \nIdeal for:\n\nIndividuals seeking personal or spiritual growth\nPsychotherapists\, counsellors\, and spiritual guides or directors\nStudents of mythology\, depth psychology\, or Jungian thought\nAnyone curious about visionary experience\, the creative process\, symbolic meaning\, and inner transformation\n\nWhat Participants Are Saying:\n\n\n\n“Inspiring\, interesting and thought provoking. A well-held\, safe group to explore diverse ways of thinking and being.” \n“Very informative for me as I’m quite new to Jung…a good balance between the learning material and discussion.” \n“I looked forward to our discussion every week\, took my reflections of the discussions with me through the following week and feel that I now understand Jung’s contribution to psychological\, philosophical and even religious/spiritual thinking with much greater depth. I found the course riveting.” \n“We discussed not only the text but the implications for the text in this day and age and also\, in some cases\, our personal lives.” \n“I’ve had difficult experiences with online training but this felt collaborative and enjoyable.” \n\nAll participants in our previous groups rated the course as “Excellent” and said it exceeded expectations. \n\n\nNext Group Begins: Spring 2026 on Zoom\nWe will be reading Liber Primus\, the first part of The Red Book\, this term. With enough interest\, the group will continue into the remainder of the book in late 2026 and beyond. \n\nApril 14th\, 21st\, 28th\nMay 5th\, 12th\, 19th\nJune 2nd\, 9th\, 16th\, 23rd\, 30th\n\nOur sessions begin promptly at 6.30pm and end at 8.30pm (UK time) each week. \nThe cost for this course of sessions is £700\, payable in advance of the start of the course. \nThe course contributes 22 hours towards your Continuing Professional Development for certain professions and a certificate of attendance can be supplied.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/reading-the-red-book/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260423T213000
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SUMMARY:Hierarchies and Fragmentations in Psychoanalysis
DESCRIPTION:The British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf)\, UK Council for Psychotherapy and the Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis (CPJA) are collaborating on an innovative project designed to promote open\, ongoing discussions about psychoanalysis and Jungian psychotherapy in the 21st century. This project focuses on addressing professional and institutional challenges that have previously contributed to hierarchy\, rivalry and division within the field. \nThe project features three online workshops followed by an in-person conference. The online workshops\, held prior to the conference\, will highlight key debates and set the stage for deeper conversation. Ideas and themes from these workshops will be examined further during the conference. \nEach online workshop\, led by a distinguished academic or expert\, will be 2 hours long. The structure of each online workshop will be as follows: \n\n19:30 – 19.40: Dr Frances Gillies (bpf CEO) and Gwion Jones (Chair of CPJA) welcome attendees\, provide background on project and its aims\, and welcome the speaker.\n19:40 – 20:30: Speaker outlines workshop themes.\n20:30 – 21:00: Breakout groups.\n21:00 – 21:30: Group discussion.\n\nRecordings of the workshops will be analysed to identify central themes\, which will be used to shape the conference’s programme and ensure the continuation of in-depth discussions about how we might resolve divisions and rifts within the profession. Workshop attendees will also be given the opportunity to lead talks at the conference. \nThe project aims to unite analytic scholars\, clinicians\, researchers\, and organisations. By creating a space where differences are valued and explored\, the project seeks to foster curiosity and appreciation for varied professional perspectives. \nWho should attend online workshops and conference:\n  \nQualified analytic practitioners (psychodynamic\, psychoanalytic\, Jungian\, Lacanian etc.)\, trainees and educators on analytic trainings. \nFind out more here.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/hierarchies-and-fragmentations-in-psychoanalysis/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T123000
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SUMMARY:Guild Training Open Day
DESCRIPTION:The Guild’s Open Days are a good opportunity to find out about our organisation\, its members\, its tutors and the training we offer. Come along for a coffee and chat to members\, course tutors and current trainees. \nContact the office on +44 (0)20 7401 3260 (and select Option 2) or email training@guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk to book a place.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/guild-training-open-day-2026-04-11/
LOCATION:The Guild of Psychotherapists\, 47 Nelson Square\, London\, England\, SE1 0QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Member Events,Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T201500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T214500
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SUMMARY:The Diamond Heart: Interiority\, Symbols\, Soul and Presence
DESCRIPTION:This talk is a synopsis of some key papers\, and themes\, from Julienne’s recent book\, ‘The Diamond Heart – Jungian Psychology and the Christian Mystical Tradition’ (2023). She introduces the ancient\, Christian notion of interiority\, from the writings of the 5thC theologian and philosopher\, St Augustine of Hippo\, and discuss Jung’s map of the soul as a continuation of this ancient tradition\, as modern path of interiority towards self-knowledge and transformation. \nIn this paper\, key Jungian themes relating to transformation of our shadow\, the structure and function of symbols of transformation and the path of individuation are explored. Five major symbols of transformation from the 16th C Christian mystical text\, ‘The Interior Castle’ by St Teresa of Avila – castle\, garden\, water\, fountains and butterfly – are discussed\, from psychological and spiritual perspectives\, and concludes with reflections from Thomas Merton\, the 20thC American theologian and writer\, on the mystery of Presence in the centre of our soul. \n Julienne McLean practices as a psychologist\, Jungian analyst and training supervisor in north London\, and has been in private practice for nearly 30 years. She has had a lifelong involvement in Christian spirituality\, with a particular interest in the interface between Jungian psychology and the Christian mystical tradition. She has taught on AJA’s Jungian Analytic Training for Qualified Psychotherapists\, at St Mary’s University\, Strawberry Hill\, London and Sarum College\, Salisbury\, where she is a Visiting Scholar in Christian Spirituality.  \n Since 2018\, she has been involved with the Centre for Applied Carmelite Spirituality\, Oxford\, on the Carmelite Spiritual Direction Formation Programme. She is the author of ‘Towards Mystical Union’ (2003\, 2013\, 2017\, St Pauls) a commentary on ‘The Interior Castle’ and ‘The Diamond Heart – Jungian Psychology and the Christian Mystical Tradition’ (2023\, Chiron)\, a collection of her papers and talks over 25 years.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/the-diamond-heart-interiority-symbols-soul-and-presence/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260516T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260516T160000
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SUMMARY:BPA | Setting Up in Private Practice Workshop With Brett Morris
DESCRIPTION:This will be an interactive workshop aimed at those completing a clinical training or moving from working in the public setting and wanting to set up in private practice in the UK. \nSaturday\, 16th May 2026\n10am – 4pm\nOnline via Zoom\n\nTicket costs:£100 / £80 concessions (please contact lukeperry@psychoanalysis-bpa.org)\n‘Early Bird’ ticket price £80 / £65 until 31st March\n\nMaking the transition from training or the public sector into private practice can seem daunting. This one-day workshop aims to de-mystify the process and to provide participants with some tools to make this transition. \nThe workshop will be delivered in four parts covering a range of topics related to the establishment and development of a successful private practice. \nTopics will include: \n\nPersonal readiness to set up in private practice\nFinding a suitable location\nObtaining referrals\nClinical contracting\nFees\nMarketing\nManaging risk & ethical considerations\nSupervision\nInsurance\, legal\, tax and GDPR matters\nBuilding and developing a practice once it is established\n\nBreak-out groups will be used to facilitate interactive discussion and there will be time for questions and exploration of all the above topics. Written handouts and reading suggestions will be provided. \nN.B. As legal\, insurance and tax matters will be covered\, this workshop is primarily suitable for those intending to work in the UK. \nBrett Morris brings much experience to this topic having lead many such workshops for different organisations across the UK. Brett initially trained as a psychodynamic counsellor\, before qualifying as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and then as a psychoanalyst. He is a training therapist for several psychodynamic and psychoanalytic trainings and is also in demand as a clinical supervisor and seminar leader. Brett has maintained a full time private practice in Central London for many years. \nThe opinions and views expressed are entirely those of the speaker in a personal capacity and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the BPA.
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/bpa-setting-up-in-private-practice-workshop-with-brett-morris/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260605T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260606T160000
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SUMMARY:Learning from the Experience of Reading Bion’s Autobiographies | The Debbie Bellman Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY 8-10 PM (ONLINE ONLY) \nMeg Harris Williams | Introduction\nFilm showing The Becoming Room \nSATURDAY 12 – 4PM (Hybrid) \n12 – 1.30pm Meg Harris Williams: \nLearning from the Experience of Reading Bion’s Autobiographies\nIn her talk Meg will describe some key elements that emerge from Bion’s presentation of his ‘self’ in his autobiographical works\, and how\, as with creative fiction\, identification with these becomes a passionate learning experience for the reader\, by encouraging or even demanding that further symbolic transformations are made. \n1.30 – 2.15pm Break. Light lunch provided\, followed by a film by Mércia Fagundes and Thais and Miguel Marques and the song ‘Chega de saudade’ (‘No more longing’) by João Gilberto \n2.15 – 4 pm Panel Discussion: Vera Montagna\, Vivienne Pasieka\, Annelise Scappaticci\, Alison Vaspe \nThe Work Group: Bion’s autobiographies as inspiration for introspective associations in clinical work.\nThe panel will explore individual experiences in the light of Bion’s autobiographical thinking. \nTickets:\nLecture\, film & panel discussion – £45\nOnline only – £40\nCandidate/student ticket – £35\n(contact lukeperry@psychoanalysis-bpa.org)\n*A recording will be made available for 30 days after the event* \nMeg Harris Williams offers a particular perspective not only on the genesis of Bion’s ideas as reflected in his autobiographical writings\, but on the way in which we may read and identify with them to enrich our own personal experience. Proof of the life of an idea is that it can enter into other people and their ‘becoming’. The theme of this lecture and conference is to illustrate how ‘meeting oneself’ can be\, as Bion says\, a passionate learning experience. \nA film based on Bion’s autobiographies\, The Becoming Room\, written and directed by Meg Harris Williams\, will be shown online on Friday evening. This will form the starting point for her lecture on Saturday\, followed by a panel discussion with Vera Regina Fonseca Montagna\, Vivienne Pasieka\, Anne Lise Scappaticci and Alison Vaspe\, who will each present their own review of specific clinical situations as filtered through both the film and Bion’s ideas\, in a way which clarifies their autobiographical significance. A book is forthcoming using these ideas and experiences\, entitled Our Eternal Home: Bion’s Idea of the Self\, published by Routledge. \nBiographies: \nMeg Harris Williams is a writer on literature and psychoanalysis and a visual artist. Her books include The Aesthetic Development: The Poetic Spirit of Psychoanalysis\, Bion’s Dream: A Reading of the Autobiographies\, and The Becoming Room: Filming Bion’s Memoir of the Future. \nVera Regina Fonseca Montagna is a Clinical Psychologist with pre-clinical training at the Tavistock Clinic (1975-1976) and experience as a Child Psychotherapist at the Epson Child Guidance Clinic\, Surrey. A Full Member of the Brazilian Psychoanalytic Society of São Paulo (IPA)\, she teaches at the Institute of Psychoanalysis and maintains a private practice. Additionally\, she is a visual artist and has published essays on psychoanalysis\, aesthetic experience\, and creativity. \nVivienne Pasieka is a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist in private child and adult practice. Trained in Ireland and Canada\, she is a member of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society (IPA)\, faculty member of the Toronto Psychoanalytic Institute and Chair of Between Hours: Inter-disciplinary Dialogues\, Toronto Psychoanalytic Society\, and Freud Café Canada. \nAnne Lise Scappaticci is a clinical psychologist trained at La Sapienza University of Rome\, a Full Member and Training Analyst of the Brazilian Psychoanalytic Society (IPA)\, and former Editor of IDE(2021–2024). She holds a PhD in Mental Health from EPM-Unifesp and completed postdoctoral studies in Clinical Psychology at IP-USP. Her publications include Bion and Child Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalysis: An Emotional Experience (Blucher\, Brazil; Alpes\, Italy). \nAlison Vaspe is a fellow of the BPA and chair of its Scientific Meetings Committee. She is a psychoanalyst in private practice\, contributing editor of Psychoanalysis\, the NHS and Mental Health Work Today (2018) and author of a children’s book\, Edie-Puss and Me (2026). \nPlease leave a donation to the BPA if you are able to. \nThe opinions and views expressed are entirely those of the speaker in a personal capacity and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the BPA. \n\n\n\nLOCATION\n89 Prince of Wales Road\, NW5 3NT
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/learning-from-the-experience-of-reading-bions-autobiographies-the-debbie-bellman-memorial-lecture/
LOCATION:89 Prince of Wales Road\, NW5 3NT\, 89 Prince of Wales Road\, London\, NW5 3NT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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SUMMARY:Ben Hooson: Lacan and Wittgenstein
DESCRIPTION:Workshop With Ben Hooson – In Person Only\n\n\n  \nLacan and Wittgenstein \n  \nBen Hooson will lead a workshop on Jacques Lacan and Ludwig Wittgenstein\, focusing on what Lacan said about the philosopher at a Seminar session in 1970 (a surviving audio recording gives us his exact words). Based on a close analysis of Wittgenstein’s best-known work\, the Tractatus\, Lacan took the philosopher to be “fiercely psychotic”. Remembering Freud’s comment (in his study of Judge Schreber’s memoirs)\, that psychotic writing offers an “endopsychic perception” of psychoanalytic theory\, and remembering that Lacan’s understanding of psychoanalysis sprang from his early work with psychotic patients\, the brief discussion of Wittgenstein in the Seminar gives precious insight into Lacan’s own thinking. \n  \nAbstract: \n  \nIn the Seminar session of 21st January 1970\, Lacan makes a sweeping statement. He says that what philosophers in the western tradition\, from Plato and Aristotle to Descartes\, Kant and Heidegger\, want to do is to save truth: “Ils veulent sauver la vérité.” \n  \nHe then says: \n  \n“This drew one of them\, Wittgenstein\, very far in order to refuse to end up at this: that by making it the rule and the foundation of knowledge\, there is nothing left to say\, nothing\, at least\, that concerns it as such\, so as to avoid this rock – this rock\, where\, for sure\, the author has one affinity with the position of the analyst\, namely\, that he eliminates himself completely from his discourse.” \n  \nThe French text of the Seminar\, published in 1991\, is not faithful to what Lacan said in the passage above (and in several other places). Translated into English\, the text says: \n  \n“This drew one of them\, Wittgenstein\, very far; as far as to end up at this: that by making it the rule and the foundation…” \n  \nConsequently\, we lose Lacan’s point that Wittgenstein went very far in order to refuse (not just to ascertain or maybe even to accept) a situation where\, by making truth into “the rule and the foundation of knowledge”\, we end up with “nothing left to say”. \n  \nWhen we re-instate what Lacan actually said\, Wittgenstein’s far travelling (Lacan means his whole philosophy\, from the Tractatus to the Philosophical Investigations) would be an attempt to accommodate the possibility of saying things that “concern truth as such” – a refusal to accept that it is impossible to do so. \n  \nWhy\, though\, might it ever be impossible to do so? Because of the threat posed by “this rock”? What rock? Lacan does not explain. \n  \nWe naturally think of a rock in the sea\, on which a boat can be wrecked\, and that may be a connotation that Lacan intended. But his principal meaning is different. The semantic field of “roc” in French also covers what in English we call “bedrock” and Lacan had used the French word many times in earlier years when citing a Freudian metaphor: near the end of Analysis Terminable and Interminable Freud refers to the fear of castration as “bedrock”\, meaning that this fear is something that psychoanalysis\, in its work with neurotic subjects\, is unable to break through and go beyond. \n  \nLacan was in no doubt that Wittgenstein’s structure\, judged by his philosophical writings\, was not that of neurosis\, but of fierce psychosis (“une férocité psychotique”). The attitude to castration is\, for Lacan\, the key difference between neurosis and psychosis. The neurotic represses castration; the psychotic forecloses it. Foreclosure is a more radical rejection than repression. But psychotic illness and – Lacan contends – the philosophy of Wittgenstein show that (the fear of) castration is never absent from the psychotic mind. \n  \nWhy foreclosure entails a difficulty with truth; why truth\, understood in the relevant way\, has to do with signifiers; and why the psychotic’s attitude to castration has an affinity with the position of the analyst (Lacan’s claim in the quote above): these issues can be clarified by looking in detail at some key moments in Wittgenstein’s writings and what Lacan has to say about them. \n  \n********************* \n  \nTHERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS. \n 
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/ben-hooson-lacan-and-wittgenstein/
LOCATION:The David Wynter Room\, Swedenborg House\, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way\, London\, England\, WC1A 2TH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T160000
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SUMMARY:Become a Foundation for Infant Loss Training – Accredited Practitioner
DESCRIPTION: Join us on our last remaining Practitioner training dates for 2026 \nDate: Tuesday 23 June 2026 OR Friday 25 September (Both 9am – 4pm via Zoom ) \n“I have just completed the Infant and pregnancy loss practitioner\, Rainbow Baby specialist and Infertility Specialist training.  Hands down one of the best training’s I have ever completed”Aisling Piercy –  Counselling Psychotherapist \nHave use of all 3 of our Specialist Logos (Pregnancy and Infant Loss\, Infertility and Rainbow Baby Specialists)\, receive 3 certificates and be listed on our Website ongoing with no renewal fees \nFor full course content and to book a place click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/practitioner-training/ \n For Testimonials click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/testimonials-2/ \nYou will be trained by Dr Chantal Fowler Lockey who was appointed Medalist of The Order of The British Empire by HRH King Charles III for Services to Bereavement Care in The New Years Honors List 2025. Chantal shares her own experience of losing her daughter Marnie to SIDS aged just six weeks. See more about Chantal here: https://www.uel.ac.uk/about-uel/news/2026/january/bereavement-care-pioneer-honoured \n\nOur fee is just £100 inclusive which includes Certification for CPD\, a listing on our website (no renewals) and use of our specialist logos.  You will also be sent a FIL therapist Toolkit post session which will provide you with over 70 downloads which include worksheets for clients\, audio relaxation tracks\, templates and also many business resources such as Social Media “Awareness” Graphics\, introductory templates to advertise yourself as a FIL Practitioner and The “Wave of Light” Digital Invite. Click here to see everything that is included: \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/pregnancy-and-infant-loss-practitioner-toolkit/ \nPlaces are now limited for both sessions\, For full course content and to book a place click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/practitioner-training/ \nWe hope you will join us!
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/become-a-foundation-for-infant-loss-training-accredited-practitioner/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260627T100000
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SUMMARY:Archetypes in the Machine? Jungian Analysis & AI
DESCRIPTION:Join us if you are a Jungian analyst\, analytical psychologist\, or allied practitioner who wants to explore how the resources of analytical psychology can help us respond — personally\, clinically\, societally\, and ethically — to the emergence of artificial intelligence. No prior knowledge of AI is required. This event is open to all who are curious about one of the defining challenges of our time. \nOver the course of this online event\, you will hear four short presentations followed by open discussion exploring AI through the lens of analytical psychology: \nStephen Garratt\, “What is emerging with AI” – an accessible account of what AI is and how rapidly it is developing; \nPatrycja Jackson\, “AI and the Portents of the Age” — An Astrological and Mythological Reading of this Epochal Turn; \nOrsolya Lukács\, “Myths of the ‘other’” – the first of two explorations of archetypal and imaginal resources\, drawing on the myths of the ‘other’ \nRichard Jenkins\, “Spirit conversations” – drawing comparisons and lessons from Jung’s encounters in the Red and Black Books and the angelic conversations of John Dee. \nThe event concludes with a conversation about next steps and the formation of a community of continuing interest. \nTickets available for £45 via the AJA website here: \n\nARCHETYPES IN THE MACHINE?
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/archetypes-in-the-machine-jungian-analysis-ai/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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SUMMARY:Become a Foundation for Infant Loss Training – Accredited Practitioner
DESCRIPTION: Join us on our last remaining Practitioner training dates for 2026 \nDate: Tuesday 23 June 2026 OR Friday 25 September (Both 9am – 4pm via Zoom ) \n“I have just completed the Infant and pregnancy loss practitioner\, Rainbow Baby specialist and Infertility Specialist training.  Hands down one of the best training’s I have ever completed”Aisling Piercy –  Counselling Psychotherapist \nHave use of all 3 of our Specialist Logos (Pregnancy and Infant Loss\, Infertility and Rainbow Baby Specialists)\, receive 3 certificates and be listed on our Website ongoing with no renewal fees \nFor full course content and to book a place click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/practitioner-training/ \n For Testimonials click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/testimonials-2/ \nYou will be trained by Dr Chantal Fowler Lockey who was appointed Medalist of The Order of The British Empire by HRH King Charles III for Services to Bereavement Care in The New Years Honors List 2025. Chantal shares her own experience of losing her daughter Marnie to SIDS aged just six weeks. See more about Chantal here: https://www.uel.ac.uk/about-uel/news/2026/january/bereavement-care-pioneer-honoured \nOur fee is just £100 inclusive which includes Certification for CPD\, a listing on our website (no renewals) and use of our specialist logos.  You will also be sent a FIL therapist Toolkit post session which will provide you with over 70 downloads which include worksheets for clients\, audio relaxation tracks\, templates and also many business resources such as Social Media “Awareness” Graphics\, introductory templates to advertise yourself as a FIL Practitioner and The “Wave of Light” Digital Invite. Click here to see everything that is included: \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/pregnancy-and-infant-loss-practitioner-toolkit/ \nPlaces are now limited for both sessions\, For full course content and to book a place click here \nhttps://www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk/practitioner-training/ \nWe hope you will join us!
URL:https://guildofpsychotherapists.org.uk/event/become-a-foundation-for-infant-loss-training-accredited-practitioner-2/
CATEGORIES:Member Events
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