‘Held in Mind’ or ‘Hell in Mind’: Group Therapy in Poland

Psychiatrist and Jungian analyst and a member of the Association of Jungian Analysts (AJA). He researched cannabis psychosis for the Mental Health Foundation and worked as director of the Student Counselling Service at the London School of Economics. He teaches in the UK and Poland. Recent publications include: ‘Karma and individuation: the boy with no face’ (BAP Journal, 1998); An introduction to Meaning and Purpose in Analytical Psychology (Routledge, 2001); and a chapter in Awakening and Insight: Zen Buddhism and Psychotherapy, eds. P. Young Eisendrath & S. Muramoto (Routledge, 2002). Address: 4 Ferndene Rd, Herne Hill, London SE24 OAQ. Email: dalemathers@yahoo.co.uk

Member of AJA and a training analyst and supervisor. She has been teaching on psychotherapy training courses for many years and has been involved with the Poland project from its inception and since 2004 as the liaison person with the IAAP. Recent publications include Complaints and Grievances in Psychotherapy (Routledge, 1998); and a chapter entitled ‘Ethics in practice’ in The Ethical Attitude in Analytic Practice, eds. H. Solomon & M. Twyman (Free Association Books, 2004). Address: Rock Cottage, Newton St Margaret's, HR2 0QW, UK. Email: Fiona@quayhouse.com

Member of AJA and the Institute of Group Analysis, where she currently holds the post of convener of the London Qualifying Course. She is in private practice and has for many years been involved in training psychotherapists, teaching and supervising in the UK and abroad. Her recent publications include ‘Working with trainees in experiential groups’, a chapter in Creative Advance in Group Work, eds. H. Hahn & A. Chesner (Jessica Kingsley, 2002); and in 2004 with L. Baraitser ‘Groupwork with mothers who have been sexually abused in childhood’ (The British Journal of Psychotherapy, 20, 3). Address: 70 Graham Road, London N15 3NJ. Email: