Contemporary Winnicott – Online Seminars 2025

Join us on a series of 15 seminars throughout 2025 in a reading group of 8 people to discuss contemporary writers on the concepts developed by Donald Woods Winnicott.

With Simon Good, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist UKCP, BPC

We will read papers by Jan Abram, Thomas Ogden, Christopher Bollas and others covering topics such as the surviving object, the father, and other fascinating concepts. Some knowledge of Winnicott’s work is useful but not essential.

Start Date: Thursday, 16th January 2025

Meetings: Once every fortnight – 90 minute session

Times: Group A: Thursday 5:30pm to 7:00pm OR Group B: Thursday 7.05pm to 8.35pm

Capacity: Maximum 8 people per group

Location: Online via Zoom

Format: Each meeting will focus on a short paper or article by Winnicott. Participants will be responsible for reading the assigned text and giving a brief presentation of 5 to no more than 20 minutes. There will be no essays required.

Cost: £600 for the year – 15 fortnightly groups.

Deposit: £200 deposit required to secure a place.

To Join: Please Contact Alice by calling 020 8367 2333 or Email info@enfieldcounselling.co.uk by January 10th, 2025

Winnicott – Online Reading Group 2025

An Online Reading Group To Explore Winnicott Theories Of Child Development, Creativity And The Therapeutic Relationship.

With Simon Good, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist UKCP, BPC

This is the third year this group will be held. Once again, facilitated by Simon Good Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (BPC) who studied Winnicott in the nineties for four years at the Squiggle Foundation under the guidance of Winnicott Scholars, Professor Jan Abrams and Nina Farhi.

Here are some of the texts that we will be reading:

“The Capacity to be Alone” (1958)
“Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena” (1951)
“The Maturational Processes and the Facilitating Environment” (1965)
“Communicating and Not Communicating, Leading to a Study of Certain Opposites” (1963)
“Ego Distortion in Terms of True and False Self” (1960)

Format: Each meeting will focus on a short paper or article by Winnicott. Participants will be responsible for reading the assigned text and giving a brief presentation of 5 to no more than 20 minutes. There will be no essays required.

Goals: The goal of this reading group is to explore Winnicott’s theories of child development, creativity, and the therapeutic relationship. We will discuss how his work can be applied to our own lives and work with children, families, and adults.

Who Should Attend: This reading group is open to anyone interested in Winnicott’s work. No prior knowledge of psychoanalysis is required.

DETAILS

Starts: 23rd January 2025

Meetings: Once a fortnight – 90 minute session

Groups: Group A: Thursday 5:30pm to 7:00pm OR Group B: Thursday 7:05pm to 8:35pm

Capacity: Maximum 8 people per group

Location: Online Session via Zoom

Fees: £600 for the year 15 fortnightly groups. £200 deposit required to secure a place.

To Join: Please RSVP to Tel: 020 8367 2333 or Email info@enfieldcounselling.co.uk by January 10th, 2025.

An Introduction To The Work Of W.R. Bion – Online Seminars 2025

An Introduction To The Work Of W.R. Bion – Online Seminar

with Simon Good, psychoanalytic psychotherapist

Psychoanalysis seen through the Bion’s eyes is a radical departure from all conceptualisations which preceded him. We have not the slightest hesitation in saying that he is the deepest thinker within psychoanalysis, and this statement does not exclude Freud. (Symington & Symington, 1996,p. xii)

Several of the primary ideas covered in Bion’s writings will be the subject of this seminar series. The theory and practice of classical analysis were profoundly illuminated by Bion. For Bion, truth is more important than theory when it comes to being a therapist. He thought that the therapist’s journey towards authenticity never ends. Meeting the Bion, who has been characterised as mystic, visionary, and genius, is the goal of the seminars. These days, Bion has a significant impact on contemporary analytical thought throughout the psychotherapy world.

The goal of these lectures is to get you “in touch” with Bion’s ideas. We will examine all of his main concepts, including Theory of Thinking, The Grid, Language of Achievement, Reverie, Truth, O, Container-Contained, Dreaming, and Being.

DETAILS

Starts: 22nd January 2025

Meetings: Once every fortnight – 90 minute session – Total 15 Sessions

Groups: Wednesdays, 5.30pm to 7.00pm and 7.05pm to 8.35pm.

Capacity: Group size maximum of 8

Location: Online via Zoom

All reading material provided by email

Fees: £600 for the year 15 fortnightly groups. £200 deposit required to secure a place.

To Join: Please Contact Alice on 020 8367 2333 or Email info@enfieldcounselling.co.uk by January 10th, 2025