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The Bowlby Centre is a nonprofit organisation that provides educational courses in psychotherapy.

15/06/2026

Thinking about becoming a UKCP supervisor?

Good supervision supports both therapists and their clients. Our Supervision Course is designed to help experienced practitioners develop the knowledge, skills and reflective practice needed for the role.

Find out more and book your place here: https://thebowlbycentre.org.uk/training/one-year-attachment-based-psychoanalytic-psychotherapy-supervision-training-abppsonline/

12/06/2026

Exploring the inner world of ageing with curiosity, compassion, and clinical insight.
In Volume 19, Issue 2 of Attachment – New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis, Brett Kahr’s “Geriatric Psychoanalysis” reflects on the opportunities, challenges, and enduring creativity that can accompany later life—for patients and practitioners alike.

A special issue dedicated to Ageing and Eldership is now available here: https://firingthemind.com/product/att-19-2/

11/06/2026

Calling all Counsellors and Psychotherapists, if you are looking to upgrade your therapeutic practice, our two-year training to become a UKCP-registered attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist is open for applicants.

For more details, please visit: https://thebowlbycentre.org.uk/training/two-year-accrediting-prior-learning-apl/

14/05/2026

CALL FOR PAPERS
ATTACHMENT AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
For a special edition of Attachment: New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis
Possible themes to write about include:
• the impact of digital technology on our attachment patterns
• social implications of digital technology, such as the spread of misinformation, misogyny, and polarisation
• concerns about privacy and security and the implications for psychotherapists
• AI psychosis
• examples of how digital technology has impacted clinical work and supervision
• the ethical and moral implications of using digital technology
• attachment hacking and digital boundaries on- and offline.

This is not an exhaustive list, so if you have an idea for an article, please email the editor-in-chief, Kate Brown, at [email protected] for an informal discussion about writing for the journal on this theme.

The deadline to receive articles for consideration of publication for this special issue is 31 July 2026.

Please email your finished article to the editor-in-chief, Kate Brown, at [email protected] for consideration for publication in our special issue of Attachment, New Directions in Psychotherapy and Relational Psychoanalysis.

15/12/2025

Since 2007, the Bowlby Centre has been committed to creating a journal for anyone interested in exploring attachment-based psychotherapy in a thoughtful, grounded way. It brings together leading clinicians and theorists from around the world, providing a forum for outstanding papers and ideas that promote modern attachment theory in clinical practice.

Published by
Editor-in-chief - Kate Brown
Deputy Editor - Sally Rose

More details - https://bit.ly/4iI5BIc

29/08/2025

Don’t forget to book your tickets to the 28th Annual John Bowlby Memorial Conference: SUPPORTING CONNECTION: ATTACHMENT AND AUTISM. On Saturday 11th October 2025, from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM, we'll open up a vital conversation about the complex, under-researched, and often misunderstood relationship between autism and attachment.
Speakers: Dr Salma Siddique, Dr Ben Grey, Ann Hardy, Finn Gratton, Dr Gilbert Foley And Tal Baz
Chaired by Dr Lisa Greenspan
Save the Date: Saturday 11th October 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM (UK TIME)
Cost: £150 non-Bowlby Centre members | £125 early bird tickets for bookings made before 31st August 2025 | £100 Bowlby Members and Supervision and Certificate Students | Free for Bowlby ABPP & APL Student
Location: Online via Zoom
Book Here: https://thebowlbycentre.org.uk/conference-booking/
More information:https://thebowlbycentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Supporting-Connection-Attachment-and-Autism-Conference-Brochure.pdf
This conference is set to be a remarkable occasion for anyone interested in the relationship between autism and attachment. Check out the attached leaflet for more details and secure your spot today.

04/06/2025

Get ready to mark your calendars. We’re pleased to announce that the 28th Annual John Bowlby Memorial Conference now has a confirmed date.

This year, we will be focusing on the link between Autism and Attachment. Full details, including our speaker line-up and programme, will be shared soon.

If you already know this conference is for you, be among the first to secure your place here: https://thebowlbycentre.org.uk/conference-booking/

Date: Saturday 11th October 2025
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Early Bird Tickets £125* | Bowlby Members £100 | Bowlby Students Free
Early bird discount for Full Ticket bookings made before 31st August 2025 – Full Price £150

12/05/2025

This session aims to deepen our understanding of avoidant attachment strategies and how they impact all relationships including the therapeutic one. The goal is to increase our effectiveness in working with clients who have this attachment pattern.

*This will help therapists*:
i. Establish safety with clients who are skilled at hiding their need for it.
ii. Be alert to the inner story of avoidance and deepen their curiosity.
iii. Be alert to how they themselves are likely to respond to the client’s strategies.
iv. Be equipped to offer empathy to clients who may initially feel allergic to this.
v. Develop skill in finding the optimal blend of validation and challenge for each client.

*Topics will include*: Assessing new clients; regulating and containing feelings; managing the frame; formulating different sorts of interventions; recognising and tolerating our countertransference; responding to ruptures.

In addition, we will consider:
- How some people with narcissistic traits might have an avoidant attachment style
- How some neuro-diverse people may be seen as ‘very avoidant’ – what is the crossover here?

Date: 29th May 2025
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm UK TIME
Cost: £90 non-Bowlby Centre members | £70 Bowlby Centre members
CPD: 3 hours (CPD certificate provided)
Book Here: https://thebowlbycentre.org.uk/workshop-booking-page/

17/04/2025

You’re invited to Trauma Industrial Complex: Pre-Order Launch, an online event with Darren McGarvey and Suzanne Zeedyk.

Join us on Wednesday 14th May 2025 for a powerful conversation marking the launch of Darren’s forthcoming book.

For more details and to book, click here: https://thebowlbycentre.org.uk/cpd/

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http://www.thebowlbycentre.org.uk/

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