Eroticisation as a Defence against Separation

Fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society with over forty-five years of experience in mental health. He served as a consultant psychotherapist and mental health nurse, and held the position of head of the nursing discipline at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust from 1998 to 2018. Additionally, he played a pivotal role as one of the founding members of the Fitzjohn's Service, aimed at treating patients with severe and enduring mental health conditions and/or personality disorders. Throughout his career, Evans has extensively contributed to both writing and teaching. He is the author of three books: Making Room for Madness in Mental Health: The Psychoanalytic Understanding of Psychotic Communication, published by Karnac in 2016; Psychoanalytic Thinking in Mental Health Settings, which introduces frontline mental health professionals to psychoanalytic thinking and was published by Routledge in 2020; and his third book, co-written with his wife Susan Evans, Gender Dysphoria: A Therapeutic Model for Working with Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults, published by Phoenix in 2021