The Band has Left the Building: Exploring the Fan–Idol Relationship

Chartered clinical psychologist, freelance organisational consultant, and executive coach. She has published extensively on clinical and organisational issues, has edited several books for Karnac including Executive Coaching: Systems-Psychodynamic Perspective (2006). She conceived the idea of a trilogy of books which examined the contemporary world through a psychoanalytic lens: Psychoanalytic Perspectives on a Turbulent World (2010), Psychoanalytic Reflections on a Changing World (2012), and Psychoanalytic Essays on Power and Vulnerability (2014). This approach continued in her latest books co-written with Olya Khaleelee: Danse Macabre and Other Stories: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Global Dynamics published by Phoenix (2021) and The Covid Trail: Psychodynamic Explorations (2023). The latest book Sitting on a Suitcase published by Karnac (2025) was co-written with Olya Khaleelee and eighteen contributors. Halina is currently co-editing a book Psychoanalytic Reflections on a Dangerous World. Halina is a member of OPUS and ISPSO.