Speakers

Professor of Social Engagement and the Humanities

‘Narrative and its limits’

Consultant Clinical & Forensic Psychologist, Synergi Leeds Partnership

‘Reformulating self-harm relationally: clinical practice and research evidence’

'Power (entitlement), polarisation and leadership in organisations'

Biography

Philip is a Psychoanalyst in private practice working with adults and couples, and an Organisational Consultant, providing consultation to a wide range of organisations. 

He worked in the Adult Department of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust between 1994 and 2012, he was the Clinical Director from 2007. 

He is a member of the European Psychoanalytic Federation Forum on Institutional Matters since 13/9/2015, which studies the nature of psychoanalytic institutions.

His book, The Curiosity Drive: Our Need for Inquisitive Thinking, was published by Phoenix Publishing House in November 2020 and short-listed for the Gradiva® Award for Best Psychoanalytic Book in 2021.