BAPPS Autumn Conference 2026

Writing on Supervision Symposium

Saturday 24 October 2026 | 9.30am–3.30pm (BAPPS AGM follows 3.30 to 4.30)
The Guild of Psychotherapists, 47 Nelson Square, London SE1 0QA
Online attendance also available

The conference offers an opportunity to engage with a range of perspectives on supervision, through presentations, discussion, small-group work and opportunities to connect with colleagues.

Programme

• 9.30am–11.00am | Session 1: Howard Edmunds,Training Group Analyst & Supervisor

  Finding Buried Trauma in Supervision

  Howard Edmunds will link his presentation to his chapter, Perturbations, Glitches and Glimpses in Group Supervision, in the recent publication Group Supervision and the Influence of Culture.

• 11.00am–12.00pm | Session 2: Presentations and discussion of papers by Sumeet Grover -

  Disturbances in the Supervisory Encounter

  & Alex Dalziel -
  ‘A Journey in Supervision’

• 12.00pm–1.30pm | Session 3 – Lunch

  Helen Humphreys Memorial Event 2026

  The launch of the BAPPS Living Library, with members of Helen's family. This will provide a special opportunity to remember Helen, meet with long-time colleagues and friends, make new connections and network.

• 1.30pm–3.30pm | Session 4: Margaret Gallop, Group Analyst, Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Writer

  Supervision in Troubled Waters: finding words of containment in the context of rapid change

Every BAPPS conference has at its heart the opportunity to think with rigour about topics that are important to psychoanalytic and psychodynamic supervision, and to consider how this learning can be applied to our own practice.

There will be small-group breakout sessions for online participants, as well as a median group experience.

Conference fees

In person

• BAPPS Members: £69

• Non-members: £89

• Trainees & Retired: £30

Online

• BAPPS Members: £39

• Non-members: £59

Individual sessions (online or in person): £25
Sessions 1, 2, 3 or 4 can be booked individually.

CPD

Certificates for up to 6 hours of CPD will be issued to attendees.

Register via Eventbrite, or by emailing the BAPPS events team