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…
Fragmented Minds: Understanding and Working with Dissociation and Complex Trauma with Christiane Sanderson (Nov. 2019)
Once again, Bramham Therapy was delighted to welcome Christiane Sanderson who presented a most informative and engaging seminar entitled Fragmented Minds: Understanding and Working with Dissociation and Complex Trauma. Christiane is a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of…
Privileged Abandonment, Normalised Neglect & Trauma; Understanding Boarding School Syndrome with Nick Duffell (Oct. 2019)
Nick Duffell, himself an ex-boarder, has pioneered therapeutic work into understanding and treating the psychological impact of a boarding school education. He spoke with passion and clarity about Boarding School Syndrome, sharing some of his own history as well as…
Regulation Updates with Briony Martin (Sept. 2019)
You would be forgiven for thinking the subject matter of this workshop would be less than exciting! To make matters worse, there is an overwhelming amount of information published by our professional bodies on the topics of therapist regulation and…
How to Work when Therapy isn’t Working: Perceiving and Understanding ‘Enactment’ in the Therapeutic Relationship – with Michael Soth (June 2019)
The Inter-subjective 'Soup'Michael Soth is one of the foremost body therapists working in the UK today. In this invigorating and challenging workshop, delegates were able to explore the complex co-tranferential processes at play at those times where the therapy gets…
Working With Anxiety: A Compassionate Approach – with Briony Martin
The seminar was focused on a compassionate approach to anxiety and I felt that the speaker, Briony Martin clearly provided this quality for the group, as she paced the content well and included enough space to reflect and assimilate our…
Soul and Spirit in Therapy with Stephen Bushell (Jan. 2019)
This was a stimulating and inspiring event that surpassed my expectations. The workshop revealed that there is a real appetite to include a discussion and experience of spirituality into our work as therapists. Stephen Bushell, Jungian Analyst, introduced the morning…
A Day with Michael Jacobs – Being a Therapist (November 2018)
The esteemed psychodynamic therapist Michael Jacobs, author of so many seminal texts, came to speak to us about being a therapist, based on the book he co-wrote with John Rowan, ‘The Therapist’s Use of Self’. Michael spoke about the three-part…
Relational Trauma, Attachment & Therapist Self-Care, with Christiane Sanderson (Oct. 2018)
The charismatic and energetic Christiane Sanderson returned to Bramham Therapy to present an immensely informative and well received seminar entitled Attachment, Relational Trauma and Therapist Self-Care. Highly acclaimed in her field, Christiane is also heavily involved in the charity One…
Stories of Healing with Nature’s Finest Teacher; an embodied approach to Psychotherapy. With Pam Billinge (Sept. 2018)
Pam Billinge proved to be an excellent, inspirational speaker and writer, engaging us with her passion for the horse's ability to tune into human emotion and the healing impact this has had on her and her clients. Pam has recently…
Endings in Life and in Therapy; confronting mortality, separation, dying and death as part of living. With Josefine Speyer (June 2018)
"Death is first and foremost a sacred process, not a medical event" was one of Josefine's clear messages in this powerful, intimate seminar. The essence of this workshop was to encourage delegates to embrace death as part of life; to…
The Relational Challenges of Love and Sexuality in the Consulting Room – with Paul Renn (May 2018)
I had been looking forward to this seminar for some time. I am an integrative counsellor who has a special interest in an object relations approach. For me, the nuances of relationship in the consulting room and keeping a systemic…