This year’s Conference topic has been brewing for me for some time. I have been moved by my own experiences of clients feeling it is simply not possible for “you to understand what I’ve been through!” And I have also felt encouraged and challenged by the feedback from our very first Census, that now is […]
The Tortured Tribe Within: Existential Explorations of The Aftermath of Trauma. What is the biggest pain you’ve been through, and why does it still hurt today? In this talk Natalie shares the discoveries from her latest research, providing new insights into how and why the aftermath of trauma can be more painful than the […]
The Language Continuum: language, dialects, status and stigma. Language changes through time, space and context. It is an indicator of belonging and exclusion, advantage or disadvantage. More than simply a means of information transfer, language is a complex signifier of identity. We care about our language, we have opinions about correct and incorrect language, polite […]
DIALOGUES on MADNESS and WISDOM. In Conversation with R.D. Laing. R.D. Laing & Vincenzo Caretti. Edited by Miles Groth and Danilo Serra. NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON You are invited to meet the authors of the forthcoming SEA Dialogue no. 4. After more than forty years, Vincenzo Caretti’s account of conversations with […]
Reading Kierkegaard Beyond Scholarliness and Scienticism Presented by Devang Vaidya The Present Age of Sickness unto Death ‘The present age is the age of despair’, wrote Kierkegaard in 1836 at the age of twenty-two. The theme of despair at collective and individual levels never strayed far from his thought, as is evident from his illustrious […]
Your Career in Existential Psychotherapy Options and Next Steps for Students and Newly Qualified Therapists Presented by Leanne Prosvic Guests speakers: Serena Fianco: Teaching Existential Therapy Marya Goga: Working as a Therapist in the NHS Thoraya Alkasab: Setting up a Private Practice Are you in your final stages of training or have you graduated in the last two years? If you […]
Reading Kierkegaard Beyond Scholarliness and Scienticism April 8th 4pm-6pm UK Time on Zoom Seminar II - Kierkegaard and Indirect Communication Presented by Devang Vaidya Making Kierkegaard relevant to existential therapy entails a firm understanding of the concept of indirect communication and its place in his authorship. In this seminar, I will address three fundamental […]
Existential Group Psychotherapy and Counselling A two-day seminar presented by Karen Weixel-Dixon 23rd - 24th April 2022 10am-6pm UK Time Zoom. Event Description The fundamentals of Existential Groupwork: theory and practice. Karen believes group psychotherapy (and counselling) is an invaluable project and warrants more appreciation than it currently garners. The topic will deepen the […]
WAYWARD ANGEL A talk/performance by Manu Bazzano THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN-PERSON What does it mean to redeem the (individual and collective) past? Do catastrophe and redemption go hand in hand? What does it mean to say yes to the future? In seeking happiness, we often want repetition, grasping the evanescent moment of the […]
Reading Kierkegaard Beyond Scholarliness and Scienticism June 17, 4 pm - 6 pm UK Time on Zoom Seminar III - Therapeutic Love as a Socratic Task Presented by Devang Vaidya Following the stimulating discussions and questions raised at the previous two events, this will be the third and final seminar to encourage and support people […]