Exploring the Sibling Matrix: How Siblings Shape our Lives with Val Parker (March 2022)
Bramham Therapy was excited to welcome Val Parker, a psychodynamic psychotherapist, group analyst and supervisor, who’s recently published book, A Group Analytic Exploration of the Sibling Matrix: How Siblings Shape our Lives, has been received with widespread critical acclaim. Not…
Therapeutic Errors and Psychotherapeutic Presence with Dr Ruth Birkebaek (February 2022)
Bramham Therapy invited the wonderful integrative psychotherapist, Dr Ruth Birkbaek, back to speak to us about Therapeutic Errors and Psychotherapeutic Presence at a hybrid online/in-person event. The ‘errors’ she was referring to are not ethical issues, but rather the subtle,…
Working Therapeutically with Clients with High Functioning Autism – with Helen Franklin and Louise Ordish (Nov. 2021)
We were treated to a full day’s seminar on this very important and topical subject, both speakers generously shared with the participants their experiences both personal and professional which added much depth to the seminar experience. The seminar was well…
Working with LGBTQI+ clients, with Amanda Middleton (Oct. 2021)
This CPD addressing a broad range of transgender issues (LGBTQI+) was a really interesting, stimulating and challenging few hours with an absolute expert in her field. Amanda encouraged delegates from the outset to challenge any preconceived ideas and provided a…
Relational Healing for the Borderline Personality – with Dr Ruth Birkebaek (September 2021)
For the third time, we were afforded another excellent live seminar by Dr Ruth Birkebaek and learned how she works with “borderline” clients using her clinical experience as well as a training with Richard Erskine’s theoretical model of integrative, relational psychotherapy. …
Managing Power, Control, Boundary and Attachment Dynamics when working with Survivors of Abuse with Christiane Sanderson (May 2021)
Christiane is an impressive presenter, author, and lecturer, and the session today was unique in that it was delivered alongside attendees, rather than from an ‘expert’ position, modelling how to manage power. The session was experiential and began with a…
Accessing the Unconscious; A Jungian Exploration of Dream and Fantasy with Stephen Bushell (Feb. 2021)
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR DELEGATE FEEDBACK SCORES AND COMMENTS Stephen Bushell, a Jungian Analyst, skilfully led our delegate group to learn how to begin working with dream material using a Jungian approach. Not-Knowing Stephen encouraged us to cultivate an attitude…
Psychotherapy of Obsession, Habitual Worrying and Repetitive Fantasizing – with Dr Ruth Birkebaek (Feb. 2021)
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR DELEGATE FEEDBACK SCORES AND COMMENTS We were pleased to welcome back Dr Ruth Birkebaek, a very well-respected Relational Integrative Psychotherapist to Bramham Therapy via Zoom, for a stimulating workshop on the psychotherapy of obsession, habitual worrying…
Individuation, the Shadow and the Journey of Becoming – with Stephen Bushell (Nov. 2020)
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR DELEGATE FEEDBACK SCORES AND COMMENTS I anticipated attending this CPD event with great eagerness, looking forward to exploring these concepts- the sense that “life is a journey of becoming whole” within a Jungian paradigm: how this…
The Role of Coercive Control in Sexual Relationships: from flirting and banter to sexual harassment and rape – with Christiane Sanderson (Oct. 2020)
Christiane Sanderson set out the objectives of the day, which were to explore the spectrum of sexual violence and rape and to contextualise it by looking at power, control and privilege as the drivers. Alongside this, she focussed on the…
Privileged Abandonment, Normalised Neglect and Trauma: Understanding Boarding School Syndrome – with Nick Duffell (Apr. 2020)
Nick Duffell provided us with a second opportunity to listen and learn from his personal experience, clinical work, writing and research in working with boarding school clients. He delivered a stimulating and enjoyable seminar and connected well with his audience –…
The Narcissistic Dilemma Seminar with Dr Ruth Birkebaek (Jan. 2020)
Dr Ruth Birkebaek’s seminar on the Narcissistic Dilemma offered us some fascinating insights into working with this group of clients from the perspective of relational integrative psychology. She began her career as a plastic surgeon in Brazil and after becoming…