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Tavistock Trauma Service External Lectures on Trauma (CPD45)

Looking for new ways to refresh your knowledge and practice? Hear from a range of external speakers based in the UK and beyond in our external lectures on trauma.

Hosted by the Tavistock Trauma Service, this lecture series invites a range of speakers, with a variety of backgrounds and expertise, to bring their own understanding of trauma, and share new ideas, perspectives and research. Each lecture is delivered via Zoom, followed by a Q&A, where you’ll have the chance to raise your questions live.

Emphasising an adapted psychoanalytic approach with multi-modality and trauma-informed care, these lectures use neurobiological and attachment theory to understand the impact of trauma. To learn more, hear from our course lead Dr Jo Stubley:

Who are these lectures for?

These lectures are for you if you’re a professional working within the mental health field who has an interest in trauma. You may be a psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker, mental health nurse, support worker, counsellor or therapist.

Why should I attend?

We are the UK’s leading NHS mental health trust providing high-quality training and education that changes lives. Our talks are given by specialists and clinicians who are psychoanalytically trained and trauma-informed in their practice.

With an international reach, these lectures offer the chance to hear global perspectives on trauma from our speakers and feedback from fellow participants.

If you’re a professional working with vulnerable people, or responsible for service delivery in health or social support sector, these lectures consider how to implement a whole service approach for any organisation.

Lecture Details

Autumn 2026 Series

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Testimonials

“This is the second lecture I have attended, and once again I am leaving feeling nourished, inspired, motivated, and filled with thoughts, curiosities, passion, and dedication to continue contributing to the field of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Thank you for consistently providing phenomenally thought-provoking material and advancing the field. ”
Personality Disorder & Complex Needs Lead Social Worker
“I am a psychodynamic trainee and recommend these series to all my colleagues. The speakers are expert, the discussion is thoughtful and in depth, yet concern and focus always remains on the experience of the patient. It’s a very humane and rewarding experience. ”
Honorary psychodynamic psychotherapist
“The external lectures on trauma are extremely valuable. They are clearly relevant to contemporary clinical work, delivered with sensitivity to the complexity and emotional weight of the material, and thoughtfully attuned to the realities of working with highly vulnerable people. I particularly appreciated how difficult and potentially unsettling topics were approached with care, depth, and containment, while remaining firmly grounded in the latest psychoanalytic developments. The teachings struck an excellent balance between theory, clinical thinking, and ethical awareness, and significantly enriched my understanding of trauma-informed psychoanalytic practice.”
Lead Perinatal Clinical Psychologist

Course facilitators

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