WE’VE BEEN SCoPEd! – David Murphy, Andrew Samuels, & Clare Slaney

Andrew Samuels describes himself as a relational Jungian analyst. He was the chair of the UK Council for Psychotherapy and co-founder of Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility in 1994. He has worked as a political consultant with leading politicians, parties and activist groups in several countries.

His books include The Plural Psyche (1989), The Political Psyche (1993), Politics on the Couch (2001), A New Therapy for Politics? (20160, and Persons, Passions, Psychotherapy, Politics (2018).

Clare Slaney is a psychotherapist, supervisor, and writer based in West London, with more than 20 years’ experience working with individuals and groups. Rooted in Person-Centred and Existential traditions, her practice is grounded in authenticity, paradox, and the continual negotiation between self and society. Alongside her clinical practice, she speaks and writes on the structural challenges facing the counselling profession, particularly the exploitation of unpaid labour and the impact of poverty on both clients and therapists. Exploring themes of marginalisation, power, and ethics in the counselling professions, she advocates for more honest and equitable practice. She is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

David Murphy, PhD., is a Chartered Psychologist, Full Member of the Division of Counselling Psychology, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Registered member of General Psychotherapy Council. He is Professor of Psychology and Education and Director for the Centre for Research in Human Flourishing at The University of Nottingham, England. He is a person-centred psychotherapist, supervisor and researcher.