Reading Lists 2025-2026
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- Syllabus & seminar timetable 2025-26 for years 1-4 (pdf)
- Public lectures
- Reading lists previous years / terms
The reading lists will be updated throughout the year.
TERM 1
THEORETICAL CONCEPTS OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF PSYCHE
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Date
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10:15 – 11:30 | 11:45 – 13:00 | 14:00 – 15:15 |
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27th September 2025
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Meeting with Committee John Peek Room / Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Meeting with Committee John Peek Room / Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Beginnings Myra Connell Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
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4th October Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Jung’s Approach to Psychotherapy; Historical Perspective Max Noak |
Jung’s Approach to Psychotherapy: The Teleological Perspective Max Noak |
Clinical Seminar Max Noak and trainee |
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11th October Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Freud’s Perspective Kate Surgeoner |
Freud’s Perspective Kate Surgeoner |
Clinical Seminar Kate Surgeoner and trainee |
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18th October Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Klein’s Perspective William Meredith-Owen |
Klein’s Perspective William Meredith-Owen |
Clinical Seminar William Meredith-Owen and trainee |
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25th October
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HALF TERM – NO SEMINARS
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1st November (In-Person only at St Paul’s Convent) |
PUBLIC LECTURE – Helen Morgan
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8th November Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Bion’s Perspective Shane Sneyd |
Bion’s Perspective Shane Sneyd |
Clinical Seminar Shane Sneyd and trainee |
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15th November Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Winnicott’s Perspective Sarah Cooke |
Winnicott’s Perspective Sarah Cooke |
Clinical Seminar Sarah Cooke and trainee |
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22nd November Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Fordham’s Perspective Leigh Money |
Fordham’s Perspective Leigh Money |
Clinical Seminar Leigh Money and trainee |
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29th November Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Matte Blanco’s Perspective William Meredith-Owen |
Matte Blanco’s Perspective William Meredith-Owen |
Clinical Seminar William Meredith-Owen and trainee |
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6th December Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Jungian Approach to Window of Tolerance Jay Barlow |
Jungian Approach to Window of Tolerance Jay Barlow |
Clinical Seminar Jay Barlow and trainee |
TERM 2
CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS AND TECHNIQUE
| Date | 10:15 – 11:30 | 11:45 – 13:00 | 14:00 – 15:15 |
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10th January 2026 Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Transference/CounterTransference – Positive Laura Chaisty |
Transference/CounterTransference – Negative Laura Chaisty |
Clinical Seminar Laura Chaisty and trainee |
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17th January (Zoom only. 1.30pm – 4pm GMT) |
PUBLIC LECTURE – Adina Davidson |
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24th January Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Transference / Counter Transference including Erotic Transference Mark Saban |
Transference / Counter Transference including Erotic Transference Mark Saban |
Clinical Seminar Mark Saban and trainee |
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31st January Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Contrasexuality Richard Jenkins |
Contrasexuality Richard Jenkins |
Clinical Seminar Richard Jenkins and trainee |
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7th February Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Complexes Joanna de Waal |
Complexes Joanna de Waal |
Clinical Seminar Joanna de Waal and trainee |
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14th February
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HALF TERM – NO SEMINARS
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21st February Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Ego Defences Julian Masters |
Defences of the Self Julian Masters |
Self-Care System Defence – Kalsched Julian Masters |
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28th February Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Attachment Rachel Dunkley-Jones |
Attachment Rachel Dunkley-Jones |
Clinical Seminar Rachel Dunkley-Jones and trainee |
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7th March (Zoom only. 10.15am – 12.45pm GMT) |
PUBLIC LECTURE – Richard Jenkins | ||
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14th March Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Obsessive- Compulsive States Hessel Willemsen |
Obsessive- Compulsive States Hessel Willemsen |
Clinical Seminar Hessel Willemsen and trainee |
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21st March Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Psychosomatic Defences Alison Rolfe |
Psychosomatic Defences Alison Rolfe |
Clinical Seminar Alison Rolfe and trainee |
TERM 3
CULTURE, SOCIETY AND THE CONSULTING ROOM
| Date | 10:15 – 11:30 | 11:45 – 13:00 |
14:00 – 15:15
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| 2nd May |
BANK HOLIDAY – NO SEMINARS
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9th May (In-Person only at St Paul’s Convent) |
PUBLIC LECTURE – Elizabeth Anscombe |
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16th May Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Racism Part I: Whiteness and its Impact on Therapeutic Work Helen Morgan |
Racism Part I: Whiteness and its Impact on Therapeutic Work Helen Morgan |
Clinical Seminar Helen Morgan and trainee |
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23rd May
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HALF TERM – NO SEMINARS
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30th May Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Digital Culture – Does the Body Matter Kathrine Quiller |
Digital Culture – Does the Body Matter Kathrine Quiller |
Clinical Assessment Sheila Bonas |
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6th June (In-Person only at St Paul’s Convent) |
PUBLIC LECTURE – Catherine Cox
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13th June Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Gender and Sexuality in Our Times Alison Rolfe |
Sexual Identity Alison Rolfe |
Clinical Seminar Alison Rolfe and trainee |
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20th June Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Racism Part II Ali Zarbafi |
Racism Part II Ali Zarbafi |
Clinical Seminar Ali Zarbafi and trainee |
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27th June Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Ethics Sheila Bonas |
Ethics Sheila Bonas |
Clinical Seminar Sheila Bonas and trainee |
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4th July Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Does Social Class Matter? Shane Sneyd |
Social Class in the Consulting Room Shane Sneyd |
Clinical Seminar Shane Sneyd and trainee |
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11th July Dame Rachel Waterhouse Room |
Endings in Analytic Practice Shane Sneyd |
Endings in Analytic Practice Shane Sneyd |
End of Year Training Committee |