Unlock the hidden power of transference and countertransference and discover how these fascinating unconscious dynamics can transform your clinical work, with Victoria Settle.
Friday 6th November 2026.
Online CPD Training for Therapists via Zoom. Can’t make the date? Watch the recording on CATCH-UP for 28 days.Event Times: 10.00am – 4.00pm GMT (London)/ 11.00am – 5.00pm CET (Paris)/ 5.00am – 11.00am EST (New York).
Tickets: £119 or £99 (full ticketing information at the end of this listing).
*Transference and Countertransference*
Event Description:
In this one-day workshop with Victoria Settle we will take a nuts-and-bolts look at two key concepts from the world of psychoanalysis.
Transference and countertransference are psychoanalytic terms that are used frequently in psychotherapy but can still be shrouded in mystery and can sometimes be overused to the point of becoming a general description of everything that our client is feeling (transference) or everything that we are feeling (countertransference.)
Many of us talk about transference and countertransference in slightly different ways and in this workshop we will explore all the different ways in which these important unconscious processes take place. We will look at the different facets of both and explore how to make use of the concepts in ways that support our clinical work.
Transference can be particularly hard to work with as it works outside of conscious awareness, both for our clients and for us. A client may find themselves feeling inexplicably irritated, dependent, or idealising towards us, without any clear sense of why, and part of our skill as practitioners is in noticing these dynamics without immediately interpreting them or dismissing them. We will spend time looking at how transference can show up not just in what clients say, but in the texture of the relationship itself.
Countertransference, meanwhile, is often where some of the richest clinical information lives. Whether we understand it as the feelings our clients evoke in us, or as the totality of our emotional response to the therapeutic encounter, learning to use it thoughtfully rather than simply managing or suppressing it is one of the more demanding and rewarding aspects of therapy work. We will explore how to distinguish between what belongs to us and what is being communicated through us, and how to let that distinction inform the way we work.
This workshop is for you if you are looking to deeply understanding how transference and countertransference can show up in your work and can enrich your understand of what happens between therapist and client. This workshop is for counsellors and psychotherapists of any modality, whether seasoned practitioners or newly-qualified.
Trainer:
Victoria Settle (Tori) is the current Chair of Education, and former CEO, of The Bowlby Centre in London. She is an attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapist and supervisor and is registered as a psychoanalyst with the UKCP.
She is a regular and very popular presenter of workshops on attachment issues for Brighton Therapy Partnership.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
Online CPD Workshop for Counsellors & Psychotherapists: This workshop will be delivered via Zoom. Bookings close 24 hours before the start of the workshop, and joining details will be sent to all delegates on the Thursday before the workshop (between 2pm and 6pm, after bookings have closed). Please note that by booking a ticket for this workshop, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions for Zoom events, so please read through them carefully before making your purchase.
Catch-up: This workshop will be recorded. All delegates will receive instructions about accessing the recording on the Thursday AFTER the event. The recording is available to view in your own time for 28 days. Full details are included in emails sent to delegates. After this time the recording will no longer be available, so if you are planning to use the catch-up function, please ensure that you have adequate time to view the recording within this time frame.
Discounted Ticket Price – £99
Available until Sunday 11th October 2026, subject to limited availability. Pick this ticket if you are on a reduced income or a student counsellor/psychotherapist.
Standard Ticket Price – £119
Available until 11am on Thursday 5th November 2026 when bookings close. Pick this ticket if you can afford to pay this, or if all the discounted tickets have been sold.
*Please be aware there are a limited number of tickets at each price point, including where a Super Early Bird ticket price is offered*
Please note that the use of the new subscriber code is limited for each workshop and when the maximum number is reached the code will no longer work.
Ticket Payment:
Bookings must be paid for either via Paypal, Credit/debit card (via Paypal, no Paypal account required), or bank transfer. All payments via bank transfer must be made by 11am on Thursday 5th November to secure your place!
CPD Certificates:
All delegates will be supplied with a CPD Certificate. This will be available after completing a short feedback survey, the link for which will be sent out on the Thursday AFTER the workshop takes place.