APPCIOS Group Relations Conference 2026

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What is an APPCIOS Group Relations Conference?

APPCIOS is a Charity that focuses on the interaction between the unconscious dynamics of organisations and the unconscious internal world dynamics of the individuals within them. We see a Group Relations Conference as a temporary organisations in which such interactions can be closely studied.

In the October conference we will explore the temporary community that we are creating together as a microcosm through which to achieve a better understanding of larger and more powerful organisations and of their impact.

We will be attending to our felt responses both as individuals and as members of a group in order to learn more about the unconscious dynamics of the group, and about the unconscious dynamics that develop between groups.

This in turn makes a space for more powerful learning about identity and role and how we may find (or give away) authority and power in more complex settings.

With what we learn through this process we hope to think and work together on how we can use our psychoanalytic understanding to bring about change for the better in the external organisations and systems to which we belong.

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This is a rare opportunity to bring together a wide range of sophisticated psychoanalytic thinkers who may not usually engage together: those who work one-to-one in consulting rooms – with adults or children – and those who work with client groups who, for reasons of class, ethnicity or geography, wouldn’t normally get to be seen in a consulting room. This conference is for anyone involved in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic practice. It will be of particular interest to psychotherapists therapeutic community practitioners, psychodynamic counsellors and others who use a psychoanalytic or psychodynamic framework in their work with clients.

The Staff Team

Chris Tanner is a coach and organisational consultant with wide experience of working with teams in the health, social care and education sector. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Essex Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies; and Associate Professor with the UK NHS Leadership Academy . He has directed Group Relations workshops and conferences in Finland, Lithuania, Poland and the UK. He is a Board member of OPUS and an APPCIOS senior affiliate member.

Sarah Wynick is a child and adolescent psychiatrist trained by and working at the Tavistock Clinic and a psychoanalytic couple psychotherapist. She has staffed and directed Group Relations Conferences since the 1990s including the Leicester Conference. She is the course lead for M14: BPC-accredited Psychotherapy training for Child Psychiatrists, and an organisational consultant and Cassell alumnus.

Aly Thompson is a psychodynamic psychotherapist, organisational consultant and Clinical Lead within a therapeutic fostering agency. She is a Senior Full Member of APPCIOS, a registered member of the British Psychoanalytic Council, and a member of OPUS and The Consortium for Therapeutic Communities (TCTC). She works across a range of organisations providing consultation, supervision, training and reflective practice, and has been involved in staffing and participating in Group Relations Conferences for many years. Her interests include organisational dynamics, leadership, trauma and attachment.

Christine Mckenzie is a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, Organisational Consultant and Coach. Highly respected for her transformative work. As a strong advocate for diversity, inclusion, and equity she seamlessly integrates these values into her practice. She is a visiting lecturer for the D10, MA programme organisational consulting and leadership (systemic & psychodynamic approaches). Christine is a Trainee Group Analyst at the IGA in London.

Conference fees

FULL RATE: £175 ( Early Bird: £125)

APPCIOS MEMBERS: £125 ( Early Bird: £100)

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT applies for registration and payment received by September 1st

Closing Date for Registration and Payment: Friday October 9th

Cancellation terms

Cancellations received by October 2nd 5.00pm UK are 100% refundable.

Cancellations received by October 9th 9.00am UK are 50% refundable.

No refund can be given on cancellations received after October 9th 9.00am UK

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