Tavistock Trauma Service: external lectures on trauma November 2026 (CPD45A)
From Harm to Healing
This lecture is also available as part of a series.
This innovative series of lectures is organised by the Tavistock Trauma Service and is designed to reflect the clinical approach of the work whilst emphasising an adapted psychoanalytic approach with multi-modality and trauma-informed care.
We also use neurobiological and attachment theory to understand the impact of trauma. Our series will present a range of external speakers, each experts in the field, who will bring their own understanding of trauma via a presentation, followed by an audience question and answer session.
Who is this lecture for?
It is for you if you are a professional working within the mental health field who have an interest in trauma. You may be a psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, mental health nurse, support worker, counsellor or therapist.
Our talks will cover neurobiology, attachment theory and different psychoanalytic perspectives on trauma, including historical child sexual abuse.
Lecture details
This is the second lecture in the autumn 2026 series.
Lecture 2: From Harm to Healing
5 November 2026, 7 – 8.30pm
This lecture will be recorded.
Lecturer: Joanna Rosenthall
This talk will address possibilities of addressing trauma therapeutically through the agency of word (narrativity, the talking cure) and touch (tactility and symbiotic empathy). It will explore philosophies of touch as healing from the Greek traditions of Aescllepius and Aristotle to contemporary phenomenologies of embodied trauma.
It will also look at the ways in which the great wisdom traditions have sought to address the crisis of suffering and trauma through both tactility and word. By word, I mean the broad spectrum of language, both artistic and therapeutic, as an additional medium of healing. This includes the role of narrative emplotment and exchange as a reconfiguring of wounds, and will from the work of Freud, Ricoeur and James Joyce.
This lecture will take place on:
| Date | Start time | End time | Will lecture be recorded* and available after the live event? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 5 November 2026 | 7pm | 8.30pm | Yes |
*To enable access to the widest possible audience these lectures are planned to be delivered live, but remotely, as webinars. Where we are able, a recording will be made available to all booked delegates although we encourage live attendance wherever possible. Please see the details above to see if this lecture will be recorded and available after the live event.
These lectures will be delivered remotely using Zoom. You will need a device with a suitably fast internet connection. Although mobile devices and tablets can be used, we recommend the use of laptop or desktop PC for the best experience. Some devices provided by employers may have restrictions in place. Please use this test link (https://zoom.us/test) to check your set up before booking.
You will be sent the necessary login link about a week before the course start date. Should you have any concerns about the accessibility of remote delivery please contact us at CPDEvents@tavi-port.ac.uk to discuss how we can best help you.
Testimonials
Speaker
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Joanne Stubley
Consultant Medical Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst
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Joanna Rosenthall
Psychoanalyst and psychoanalytic couple psychotherapist
Book your place today
You can book a place at any time. You’ll receive confirmation by email, and we will be in touch approximately one week before the course starts with detailed joining instructions.
Save £15 with a bundle
This lecture is also available as part of a convenient, cost-saving bundle for £75 – giving you access to our complete autumn 2026 lecture series.
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