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 and Nov. 2022)
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…
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…