First Person Plural: On Multiple Selves

Online via zoom

Presenter: Linda Finlay, PhD

Linda has always been fascinated by the multiplicities of our (inter-)subjective relationships. In this conversation, Linda will address the question of how we can existentially understand – and effectively work with – what seems to be the ubiquitous appearance of different ‘selves’ (of both client and therapist) in the therapy room. She will argue that the metaphorical use of ‘selves’ can be a useful way of containing a felt sense of fragmentation but that clients’ dissociation is best seen as on a continuum rather than fixing them with a diagnostic label. She will ask: should our aim in existential psychotherapy be unification? Or should we set aside ontological assumptions and simply work with what/who presents itself/themselves?  

About the presenter

Linda Finlay, PhD is an existentially-oriented Integrative Psychotherapist in private practice in the United Kingdom (UK). She also teaches psychology and counselling at the Open University, UK. She has published numerous books and articles including:  Phenomenology for therapists: Researching the lived world, Relational integrative psychotherapy, and Practical ethics in counselling and psychotherapy. Her latest book, Therapeutic use of self, is due to be published by Sage this year. Her particular research interests include applying existential and hermeneutic phenomenological approaches to investigate the lived experience of disability and trauma. She is currently Editor of the European Journal for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy 

Date: 09/09/21 19:00-20:30
Location: online via zoom (registrants will receive an invitation to participate and all the details they require in advance of the date)

These webinars are part of the Global Conversations 2nd series. All are 1.5 hours and all are featured on the page linked below. 

Cost: $100 for each or $320 for all 5.

CPD Hours: This event counts as 1.5 hours of category A CPD for PACFA’s membership renewal requirements

For full details regarding the event please go to the website.