Editorial

Couple and Family Psychoanalysis was launched in 2011 under the sponsorship of the British Society of Couple Psychotherapists and Counsellors (BSCPC). BSCPC wanted to ensure the continuance of a means of publishing authoritative articles describing the work of its members and fellow practitioners, an endeavour that had been so ably begun in its Bulletin and the four issues in 2005-2008 of Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Couple Work. Couple and Family Psychoanalysis, as the successor publication, extended its scope, firstly by formally expressing in its title the importance of the family in the relational world of the couple, and secondly by collaborating with an external publisher, Karnac. In this crucial early period, BSCPC has proved to be a very nurturing and containing sponsor to the Journal, providing unwavering support and encouragement, as well as the freedom to develop. I should like to express appreciation, on behalf of the Editorial Board and myself, as Editor, to the BSCPC Executive Committee members and to its respective Chairs, Pauline Hodson, Brett Kahr, Liz Hamlin, and Lottie Hansjee, for their commitment to the work of the Journal and their belief in its potential.

Readers may be aware that in the summer of 2015, BSCPC members decided to wind up the organisation, and to work with the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (TCCR) towards establishment of a new body that will represent TCCR alumni and that will adopt and carry forward the major assets and activities of BSCPC. As I write this, 2015 is morphing into 2016. It is a time of transition. Couple and Family Psychoanalysis has been adopted—nay claimed! We now know we have a new “parent”, although at the time of writing, it has yet to declare its name. We are sure, however, that the commitment to the Journal's future is as firm as ever, thanks greatly to the support and enthusiasm of Susanna Abse, Chief Executive Officer of TCCR, for its promotion and continuing development. As it enters its six