Delighted to share my new paper, “At the Meniscus of Self-Understanding: Rethinking the Examined Life in Times of AI”. I explore how some adolescents use conversational AI as an external “skin”, offering surface coherence while flattening psychic depth. 📄 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Great conference coming up on epistemic trust in psychotherapy at UCL Psychoanalysis Unit 22 March - 23 March 2025 ucl.ac.uk/psychoanalysis/eve…

I want to thank all my colleagues and students past and present for their ongoing support of my textbook: An Introduction to Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy that I first wrote over twenty years ago. The Third Edition, containing several new chapters, came out this week.

I am honoured to be giving the first Irma Brenman Pick Memorial Lecture. All proceeds go towards the Johannesburg Psychoanalytic Clinic, which offers low-fee and pro bono psychoanalysis to the community. Please join us online. quicket.co.za/events/278240-…

We are thrilled that the second edition of the DIT book is finally out with updates and several new chapters. We are thrilled to be joined by Deborah Abrahams and Patrick Luyten as co-authors @AFNCCF

A sobering conclusion from this new review of psychotherapy outcomes: “Although most psychotherapies lead to better outcomes compared to control conditions, response rates are modest” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Griefbots are AI-powered bots designed to help individuals cope with the loss of a loved one. There are concerns about the potential risks of relying on technology to support the process of mourning.  I outline my thoughts on this here #Griefbots tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The Online Safety Act is now law in the UK. The government is currently undertaking an important review of the effects of pornography. In this paper I outline why as clinicians we should routinely ask patients about their consumption of online pornography tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

The Revised Standard Edition of Freud’s works edited by @Mark_Solms is shortly to be published. Here are the details of the launch conference celebrating this historic event and exploring the ongoing relevance of Freud’s ideas in the 21st-century.

It’s always a pleasure to work with @AnnalisaB. Thank you for inviting me to join you again! theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…

I highly recommend this thoughtful and clear paper by Roberto D’Angelo arguing the case that exploratory therapy with transgender youth is NOT conversion therapy jme.bmj.com/content/medethic…

Excellent new paper on the application of MBT to working with dissociative symptoms in trauma. Especially helpful focus on working with the body. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Excellent new, informative and clear report on psychosis just produced by the BPS and edited by Anne Cooke. There is also a very user friendly version for children and young people. Highly recommended. understandingpsychosis.net

Excellent systematic review paper by some of the leading researchers in our field concluding that psychodynamic therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

I am really looking forward to joining the inspiring Dr Jo Stubley on Thursday as part of her trauma lecture series to discuss ethics tavistockandportman.ac.uk/st…

Here is the link to an important review study of psychological treatments of depression:: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

After some delay, I am pleased that my new book on ethics- ‘First Principles’ - will be published next week. For anyone interested, I attach a discount code.

Very pleased to have been involved in this new meta-analysis providing further support for STPP for depression doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2023.1…