Confer Speakers
Dr Aida Alayarian
Past and present Confer events
Cultural Narratives and Psychological Therapies
Friday 4 & Saturday 5 April 2008
Dr Aida Alayarian
Dr Aida Alayarian is a Chartered Psychologist, a member of the Clinical Psychology Forum, Professional Member of Nafsiyat, and the Forum for Independent Psychotherapists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, an Elected Council member of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims and an associate of Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility.
She is the co-founder and current Clinical Director of the Refugee Therapy Centre. She edited a book, Resilience, Creativity and Psychoanalysis (Karnac, 2007). |
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Past and present Confer events

Friday 4 & Saturday 5 April 2008
Book of the Month |
Tea with Winnicott Author: Professor Brett Kahr Donald Winnicott is currently the most popular author in contemporary psychoanalysis. His writings are cited in bibliographies even more frequently than those by Sigmund Freud. And yet how many mental health professionals have actually managed to read and digest the nearly twenty published volumes of Winnicott’s books, chapters, essays, reviews, and letters?... read more... |
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Professor Peter Fonagy Professor Peter Fonagy considers the research to show what treatments are most effective when working with children and adolescents suffering from anxiety, ADHD, depression, relationship and conduct problems... view... |
Did you know? |
The Latest Neuroimaging Findings in Borderline Personality Disorder Altered function in neurotransmitter systems including the serotonin, glutamate, and GABA systems was observed in patients with BPD... read more... |