BAPPS ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024 (In person & Online)
No Body Is an Island. Attending to Body Narratives in Clinical Practice.
Sarah Benamer
Influenced and influencing; no body is an island, including in the therapy room. Thetexture of our early attachment history, of how we are handled, or comforted, and seen in the minds-eye of the world is inscribed into our bodies. However, within our profession it can seem as if bodies are optional, and the inclusion of embodiment as an ordinary part of how we understand ourselves as human beings has beenrelegated. The body-to-body relationship between the therapist and client, or therapist and supervisor as individuals sharing intimate space over time is interesting terrain. As practitioners confident in the verbal, we may feel less equipped in this ‘messy’ territory. I will draw upon work with an individual client and supervisory vignettes to illuminate what being curious about body narratives in the room maycontribute to the crucible of analytic work.
Biography: Sarah Benamer (UKCP, MBACP, SEP) is a relational attachment based psychoanalytic psychotherapist and supervisor who works with individuals and couples. She originally qualified as a psychotherapist at The Bowlby Centre and has subsequently trained as a psychosexual and couples’ therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist Sarah was a community worker, advocating for those in crisis within the NHS psychiatric system, and supporting individuals living with chronic pain, long-term illness and severe physical disabilities. In addition to therapeutic trainings, she has an MA in Applied Anthropology, a grounding that informs her ‘participant observer’ approach to clinical practice. Sarah has a particular interest in the many roles of the body in our emotional and relational worlds. In her clinical and written work, she seeks to integrate psychoanalytic and attachment understandings with an appreciation of individual body narrative. Sarah is deeply committed to anti discriminatory practice, the accessibility of therapy, and theory that is relevant in the clients’ world.
All BAPPS members are invited to attend the AGM between 10.00 to 11.00, in person or via Zoom
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
11.00 - 11.30 Registration
11.30 Conference opens
1.00 - 1.30 Lunch
1..30 Conference
15.00 Conference close
Ticket Information
In person, to include lunch: Members: £55 Non-Members: £65 Retired Members £35
Online: Members: £40 Non-Members: £45. Retired Members £25
The conference will be recorded and available to view online via the BAPPS shop
Booking closes Wednesday 16th October
Book directly via the button below, or email admin@supervision.org.uk, to register.
Our Conferences are open to Supervisors and experienced Therapists - BACP, UKCP, BPS or BPC qualified, or anyone interested in Psychoanalytic Supervision. BAPPS is an organisational member of UKCP and aims to promote education, training and the highest ethical standards of practice in supervising psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy.