Women in the Independent Tradition

We are very pleased to welcome Emily Alster and Ken Robinson, two psychoanalysts from the British Psychoanalytical Society, to share their knowledge and appreciation of the work of these three women who worked within the Independent tradition in the UK. All three made important contributions to the development of psychoanalysis in general and Independent psychoanalysis in particular.

Our speakers will introduce the women and discuss some key ideas to spark interest about their thinking and the implications for technique within contemporary practice. Emily Alster and Ken Robinson have both contributed to a recently published book, Independent Women in British Psychoanalysis edited by Elizabeth Wolf and Barbie Antonis (Routledge 2024).

The webinar will be chaired by Marion Lindsay.

Emily Alster is a psychoanalyst with the British Psychoanalytical Society, and a member of the Association of Independent Psychoanalysts. She is in full time Private Practice in London.  She teaches on Winnicott and also on The Independent Tradition at the Tavistock Clinic, and on ‘Independent Women Analysts’ at the Institute of Psychoanalysis.  

Ken Robinson is a psychoanalyst with the British Psychoanalytical Society and an Honorary Member of the Polish Society for Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy.  He works in private practice in Newcastle upon Tyne and supervises nationally and internationally.  His most recent publications focus particularly on the nature of therapeutic change.

Marion Lindsay is a psychoanalyst with the British Psychoanalytical Society and a Member of the British Psychotherapy Foundation. She works in private practice in Manchester and is Chair of Manchester Psychoanalytic Development Trust.