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Introduction to Groups and Organisations:  A Psychodynamic Perspective

This is a 12 Week webinar with Maria Williamson, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. 

Thursdays 8:00–9:30am | Starting 7th May 2026

Cost:  £320 for twelve weeks

This twelve-week theory course offers a psychodynamic exploration of group and organisational life, designed to support participants in developing a robust theoretical foundation, including supporting those taking their early steps towards full APPCIOS membership.

Drawing on the foundational contributions of Freud, Bion and later psychoanalytic thinkers, the course examines the dynamic interplaybetween the individual and the collective: the individual in the group and the group in the individual. We will explore how unconscious processes shape organisational life, how primitive anxieties emerge within groups, and how these give rise to defensive structures that can both protect and obstruct thinking.

Through exploration of theory, the course aims to illuminate experiences that feel familiar in day-to-day professional life: tensions around authority and leadership; the predominance of splitting, scapegoating and difficulties coming together.

Each session integrates classical theory with contemporary applied writing, linking foundational ideas directly to professional practice.

If you are interested, please contact Maria:  mariaelizabethwilliamson@gmail.com