The Setting
The “ideal” setting for our work is one which contains, supports and facilitates; however, the setting can also impinge on and disrupt therapy. Whatever the context for the work or the role of the practitioner, psychoanalytic thinking, focussing on unconscious processes, can help us pay attention to the detail of the encounter with the patient/client.
For example, what are the arrangements for the meetings? What is the room like? Does it matter? How can the practitioner best situate themselves to take care of the work? What factors (in ourselves, in our patients/clients and in the institutions in which we may work) may make it difficult to maintain a consistent setting that is helpful to the work?
This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of psychoanalytic ideas with reference to the setting, and to apply this understanding to their own work.
Workshop leaders: Clare Harris and Ruth Pooley
7th February 2026 - 10am to 4pm
11 Orchard Street in central Bristol
£90 - Full / £60 - Students and trainees
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