Contemporary Applications of Cathexis TA
- Feb 13
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We are delighted that Hanna Konoplianyk, PTSTA(P), is offering a new series of workshops for May 2026 - on Contemporary Applications of Cathexis TA. The series of 4 workshops gives a space to explore relational and developmental processes that often sit at the heart of clinical work, but can be difficult to name or work with explicitly.
Rooted in the Cathexis approach to Transactional Analysis, these seminars focus on how early relational experiences shape adult patterns of relating, coping, and organising the self. Themes such as passivity, symbiosis, and defensive relational patterns are explored not as problems to be fixed, but as meaningful adaptations that continue to influence therapeutic relationships and clinical process.
This series is designed for practitioners who want to deepen their conceptual understanding while staying closely connected to the lived realities of therapeutic work. Alongside conceptual clarity, the series includes thoughtful discussion about how to apply these ideas ethically in practice — including how to account for difference, diversity, and context when working with developmental theory. The emphasis is on thoughtful, relational practice — supporting practitioners to make sense of what they encounter in the room, and to work with greater confidence and nuance.
The Cathexis TA seminars take place online on Thursday evenings, 6–8pm (UK), during May 2026. Tickets cost £25 per seminar. Click on the links or images below for full details of each workshop.
7 May 2026 6 - 8pm (register by 6 May)
Explore how passivity and symbiotic dynamics shape your clients’ relationships and therapeutic process. Deepen your understanding of their developmental roots and strengthen your confidence in working with them in the room.
14 May 2026 6 - 8pm (register by 13 May)
Identify the protective strategies your clients use to manage intimacy, vulnerability, and conflict. Explore how these patterns develop and learn to work with them in ways that deepen relational safety and therapeutic movement.
21 May 2026 6 - 8pm (register by 20 May)
Understand how developmental stages unfold and repeat. Learn to recognise where a client may be developmentally “held” and how to support movement with clarity and attunement. Strengthen your ability to work with growth as an ongoing relational process.
28 May 2026 6 - 8pm.
We will examine how Self-Reparenting and Spot Reparenting approaches can nurture growth, repair developmental gaps, and support clients to build new structuring and nurturing introjects.
Find out about our other courses and CPD events via our website.
