by Karen Stewart

For those living outside Australia, here’s a context for our Self Psychology Community: Canberra is the National Capital of Australia. The surrounding regional areas are expansive, and our group includes regional New South Wales (NSW) as well as the State of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

CRSPC Conference – February 2023

Nurturing the Tendrils of Health: Working with the Forward Edge in Clients, Self and Community
It is drawing nearer to the time for the CRSPC 2023 conference – to be held on 25 – 26 February 2023 in Deakin, ACT, Australia. The conference will feature clinical case studies, guest speakers, and panel discussions as well as many opportunities to network with colleagues interested in or currently working in the Intersubjective Self Psychology framework. There is now the option to Stream this conference live. No recording will be available.

Contact Sandra Lauffenburger on info@selfnmotion.com.au for questions or more information. See www.selfnmotion.com.au for the conference brochure and live streaming registration form.

Lifelong learning

Interested in learning and doing Somatic Self Psychology? Exploring Affect Theory and how it fits with … everything? Narcissism and it’s theoretical place in Self Psychology and the Body? See Sandra Lauffenburger’s Events page at http://selfnmotion.com.au, for further information.

Some groups are continuing on and there may be a wait to see what new offerings will be available in the future. It is a good idea to let Sandra know if you are interested so plans can be made.

Monthly Meetings will begin again on the last weekend in January. We have had a small group of between 2 and 5 catch up, talk shop (clinical work) and get to know each other and how we practice a bit better for a few months now. It has been lovely, lively and has made this community feel a little more connected and cohesive. If you haven’t come along yet, make a plan to do so soon.

The CRSPC group is small, but passionate about how they work and continue to learn and grow. We now have an email list that you can subscribe to for communications with the community. To join this list, please send a blank email to: crspc-join@canberraregionselfpsychology.org.

For further information, email kkstewart42@gmail.com who may either respond directly or forward your query onto the right person to respond.

Karen Stewart, psychodynamic psychotherapist
M.A. Counselling, PACFA Clinical reg 24364, CEDC.

Karen is a middle aged white woman living and working on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. Karen was raised by a military father and a nursing mother, living in many different places during her upbringing. Karen has a private practice and works primarily in a psychodynamic psychotherapeutic way. Karen’s professional background includes working with people of all abilities who have experienced trauma and mental ill health, with offenders in the justice system, people in crisis due to family violence, and as an individual and couples therapist. Her work is infused with a somatic orientation and informed by self psychology and affect theory.