Adolescence: A Contemporary Psychoanalytic Approach
Brent Centre for Young People International Online Seminars

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The Brent Centre for Young People presents an insightful series of seminars by our diverse range of adolescent psychoanalytic experts.

The Brent Centre for Young People's Adolescence: Contemporary Psychoanalytic Approach seminar series will explore a wide range of topics in adolescent psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Throughout the series, our expert presenters, each with specialised knowledge in adolescent therapeutic work, will deliver insightful seminars on key issues and approaches for effectively supporting young people in therapeutic settings.

We have a great discount for students and trainees. We want this seminar to be accessible and inclusive, so please reach out if the price point is unaffordable for you.

All seminars will be recorded and sent to ticket holders the following Monday to accommodate different schedules and time zones.

Where: Online via Zoom
When: 15:00 to 16:30 (UK Time) on the 3^rd Saturday of the month.
Who: We would welcome anyone who has an interest in working with adolescents and are trained in, or interested in, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic models of therapy.

2026 Schedule

Saturday 17 January
Nick Midgley
What can therapists learn from a randomised controlled trial? The case of the IMPACT study – with a focus on adolescents who drop out of therapy.

Saturday 21 February
Gianna Williams
Dialogue on work with adolescents presenting eating difficulties

Saturday 21 March
Peter Wilson
The Adolescent and the Psychotherapist; Why ‘I don’t know’ matters.

Saturday 18 April
Maria Rhode
Understanding autistic features in adolescence

Saturday 16 May
Jana Duchonova
Safeguarding in schools: core responsibility or a hiding place for greater social ills

Saturday 20 June
Donald Campbell
Working with pre-suicide states of mind

Saturday 18 July
Joelle Alfille-Cook
From Girl to Woman: Struggles in the path to a female identity

Saturday 19 September
Nina Wessels
Working with adolescent distress and self-destructive states of mind

Saturday 17 October
Gil Son I
The Adolescent Exploratory Therapy as a model of psychotherapy at the Brent Centre for Yount People

Saturday 21 November
Rachel Acheson
Psychoanalytic crisis work with adolescents: an independent approach

About the seminars

Building on our successful 2025 seminars, this year's series aims to share our organisation's unique knowledge and experiences relating to adolescence with psychoanalytic and psychotherapy professionals. These seminars will provide a space for discussion and reflection on some of the challanges and complexities relating to the profession.

Organised and chaired by Dr Gil Son I, BCYP Psychoanalyst and Clinical Researcher, Member of the British Psychoanalytical Society.

“I just want to say thank you. The difficult and exhausting therapy case discussed, sometimes without a glimmer of hope, turned into significant behavioural change. It’s very helpful and supportive to know that colleagues abroad are also working with complex cases.” - BCYP Seminar Series Attendee

Prices (GBP)

Early Bird tickets - available until 10th January 2026

10 Seminars (full series) - General Admission (early bird)
£434.07 (incl. £34.07 Fee)

10 Seminars (full series) - Trainee (early bird)
£271.56 (incl. £21.56 Fee)

Regular prices

10 Seminars - General Admission
£488.24 (incl. £38.24 Fee)

10 Seminars – Trainee
£298.64 (incl. £23.64 Fee)

Individual Seminar - Trainee
£38.62 (incl. £3.62 Fee)

Individual Seminar - General Admission
£54.88 (incl. £4.88 Fee)

About the Brent Centre

Founded in 1967, by Psychoanalysts Moses (Moe) Laufer, Egle Laufer, Mervin Glasser, Myer Wohl and Psychiatrist Maurice Friedman, the Brent Centre for Young People is one of the UK’s first mental health services specifically for young people aged 11-24, reaching those who may otherwise not receive help.

Over the past 50 years, the Brent Centre for Young People has developed unique talking therapies, most notably Adolescent Exploratory Therapy (AET), a form of psychodynamic talking therapy that recognises the unique developmental phase of adolescence and the psychological challenges associated with this stage in a young person’s life. Additionally, the Brent Centre has developed specialised Group Therapy for Young Offenders, and Sport & Thought, which uses football as a setting for group talking therapy. The Centre also delivers widely-used therapies such as psychotherapy and family therapy.

We provide a vital space for young people to reflect on and explore their worries in a safe environment. The Centre works with young people struggling with suicidality, depression, anxiety, self-harm, and other mental health challenges.

As the primary adolescent psychotherapy service in North London, the Centre has enhanced the accessibility of mental health services to young people. Led by some of the sector’s leading clinicians, we reach young people through eight schools, the Youth Offending Service (YOS), in-house at our sites in the London boroughs of Brent and Westminster, and other projects.

Each year, the Brent Centre for Young People reaches over 800 young people through a diverse range of mental health services and projects. By offering support to young people, we empower them to overcome barriers and challenges, enabling them to live enriching and rewarding lives, as all young people deserve.

Explore the comprehensive calendar featuring events at the Brent Centre for Young People here