“To Be or Not to Be”

Please note: This talk is part of a fascinating series of talks on Adolescence by distinguished clinicians in this field, and a unique opportunity to attend three in-person events in Cambridge between January and May 2026. Tickets for these events can be booked separately at full price or as a discounted bundle package. Simply add the 'Bundle Ticket for Adolescence Series (3 events)' to your basket if purchasing by 23rd January 2026 to get 25% off the total cost.

In her talk, “To Be or Not to Be,” Dr Pugh will explore the psychoanalytic work with adolescents caught in the struggle between life and death — illuminating the inner conflicts, defences, and fragile hopes that shape the adolescent search for being.

Kathryn Pugh is a Training and Supervising Analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society and Chair of the Fellowship Committee at the Institute of Psychoanalysis. Formerly Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at CNWL NHS Trust, she now works in private psychoanalytic practice in London and teaches and supervises widely at the Institute of Psychoanalysis and at 10 Windsor Walk – South London Psychoanalytic Centre.

Alongside her British training, she also trained at the French School of Psychoanalysis (Paris Psychosomatic Institute), which deeply informs her interest in the dialogue between mind and body. Her current work bridges psychoanalysis, psychosomatics, and the understanding of developmental processes from infancy through adolescence.

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