The psychodynamic treatment of people with intellectual disabilities and sexual perversions is still in its infancy. Using case-based material this presentation will explore some of the ways in which the pioneering work of Alan Corbett, Valerie Sinason and Estela Welldon and others provides a richer understanding of the intersection of psychodynamic theory and ‘forensic disability psychotherapy.’ Material from the treatment of a number of patients with intellectual disabilities will explore the impact of early losses on the development of sado-masochistic preoccupations.…

This October, we're delighted to welcome psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Hallam Institute member and retired gastroenterologist, Dr Nick Read, for a talk about his changing impressions of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Despite years of research, there is still no consensus regarding the cause or treatment of IBS; it is one of many medically unexplained illnesses. Since training to be a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, Dr Read has radically changed the way he thinks about IBS and illness in general. In this talk, we will…

A workshop with Dr. Valerie Sinason From the early days of psychoanalysis, psychotherapists,with their unique and privileged access to the inner world of their clients were the first to react with astonishment at the stories of trauma and abuse recounted in their consulting rooms. When they and their clients eventually started to publish accounts, they were, and are, frequently met with incredulity, then ridicule, then hostility. There is no better or braver person to speak on this topic than Dr Valerie Sinason, a…