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Programme

We have indicated below the administrative arrangements for our seminars. We hold our Tuesday Seminars online and our two Saturday workshops in person.

2025
Half-day Workshop Saturday
1 March

Supervision – in search of connection
Joan Bristow
(In person)

11 March What Existential psychotherapists do
Mick Cooper
(Online)
29 April AGM, 7.30-9.30pm
(All members welcome)
13 May Slay your dragons with compassion
Malcolm Stern
(Online)
10 June Working with cultures - A Psychodynamic Lens
Dr Charanjot Kaur Jheeta
(Online)
14 October Suicide in Asian communities
Sandy Kaur
(Online)
11 November The tyranny of idealised adulthood
Matthew Elton
(Online)
Saturday
November Half-day Workshop
TBC

(In person)
9 December TBC
(Online)

Past Presentations

Summaries of RTG's past presentations can be found by following this link.

NEXT TUESDAY MEETING

What Existential psychotherapists do

Presented by Mick Cooper
Tuesday, 11th March 2025 at 8.0 pm

Synopsis: Existential therapy is a diverse, vibrant, and wonderfully rich tapestry of understandings and methods that has the potential to make a valuable contribution to the work of any counsellor, psychotherapist or psychologist. It is one of the oldest forms of therapy, yet still one of the most innovative and radical. Existential therapy is orientated around the development of a deep relational bond with the client, which allows the client to explore the most fundamental aspects of their existence. This includes questions like: ‘What is the meaning of my life?’ ‘What choices can I make?’ and ‘How do I face the limits of my circumstances?’ This talk introduces participants to the basic principles of existential philosophy and therapy, and looks at how practitioners of all orientations can integrate these ideas and practices into their own work.

Biography:  Mick Cooper is an internationally recognised author, trainer, and consultant in the field of humanistic, existential, and pluralistic therapies.  He is a Chartered Psychologist, and Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton.  Mick has facilitated workshops and lectures around the world, including New Zealand, Lithuania, and Florida. Mick's books include Existential Therapies (2nd ed., Sage, 2017), Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2nd ed., Sage, 2018), and Integrating Counselling and Psychotherapy: Directionality, Synergy, and Social Change (Sage, 2019). Mick’s principal areas of research have been in shared decision-making/personalising therapy, and counselling for young people in schools.  In 2014, Mick received the Carmi Harari Mid-Career Award from Division 32 of the American Psychological Association. He is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Academy of Social Sciences. Mick’s latest book explores the contribution that counselling and psychotherapy theory and practice can make to wider social progress and justice: Psychology at the Heart of Social Change: Towards a Progressive Vision for Society (Bristol University, 2023).

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Both members and non-members who wish to attend will need to register with  Katrina Likhtman  in advance. Non-members will need to pay £10 by bank transfer. The Zoom link will then be sent to those attending prior to the event.

RTG talks are approved for Royal College of Psychiatrists CPD: 1.5 external units per session. Sessions may also be used as proof of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) as part of re-accreditations. Certificates and records of attendance are available at each meeting.

Disclaimer: All details are subject to change without notice and RTG cannot be held responsible for any financial losses incurred as a result.

RTG respectfully ask that all mobile phones are turned off during meetings