We are pleased to release the UKCP’s annual research conference where cutting-edge research meets practical and effective clinical applications.  

On Saturday 7 June 2025, UKCP held a one-day research conference on the theme of “Connecting with self, others and the environment in a complex world” led by Ellen Dunn, UKCP Policy and Research Manager.  

This event showcased emerging research on this topic and was a great opportunity to engage in a rich exploration of how psychotherapy and connection intersect.  

Interested in exploring how psychotherapists can connect with themselves, both as practitioners and people, with others in our local and global communities, and with the environment during this complicated time in human history? Do you want to explore the role that psychotherapy can play in strengthening community and building resilience? 

You can now with exclusive access to the conference recording!  

You’ll join a growing community of practitioners, researchers, and change-makers who are reimagining what therapy can be in today’s world. You’ll discover:  

• How psychotherapists can stay grounded and self-connected in a fast-changing world  
• The role psychotherapy plays in fostering community healing and resilience  
• How you can expand the therapeutic lens to include your relationship with the environment  
• How UKCP members and researchers are using evidence-based practice to drive meaningful change  

This recording includes a featured talk from Dr Linda Finlay on Refugees' Experience of Loneliness: Implications for healing and therapy and paper sessions from the below research presenters: 

• Wide open container: A qualitative study into how child and adolescent psychotherapists offer boundaries, confidentiality and a therapeutic container when working outdoors - Ms Vanessa Bear      
• Nature allied psychotherapy: Exploring relationships with self, others and nature - Beth Collier      
• Building connection through Creative Therapies - Matthew McCloskey, Miriam Sakwa, Nicola Brophy and Saz Domville      
• Forming form: Researching practical and bodily knowledge - Dr Helena Kallner    
• Double binds: An autoethnographic study of gay minority stress - Dr Paul C. Mollitt      
• Dyslexic or human being, a transpersonal perspective on labelling - Claudia Smith  

Your purchase also includes full access to all speaker presentations and research insights. 

You can earn up to 3.5 CPD hours. 

About UKCP:  

UKCP is the leading organisation for psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors in the UK. Alongside offering professional support for our members we are the leading research, innovation and educational body working to advance psychotherapies for the benefit of all. We regulate the profession and speak up for the importance of psychotherapy.