Farhad Dalal
Farhad Dalal, PhD, is a psychotherapist and Group Analyst in private practice in Devon, UK, with extensive experience in both clinical work and organizational consulting. He is currently convening a group psychotherapy training in India and has published widely, including four books on group analysis, racialization, discrimination, and critiques of CBT.
Amanda Carpenter
Amanda is a Psychotherapist, Group Analyst, and Senior Social Worker with over 30 years of experience in Social Services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. She currently works with the Therapeutic Fostering Team in Kent and runs a private practice in Canterbury. Her work focuses on attachment, developmental trauma, and support for children in care. Amanda lectures on attachment and trauma at the IGA London and has completed Mentalization-Based Treatment and reflective fostering training.
Sue Einhorn
Sue Einhorn is a Training Group Analyst with a background in youth work, social work education, and clinical roles at organizations like Freedom from Torture and ICAP. She has a private practice and trains and supervises group analysts internationally. A former Scientific Chair of GASI, she delivered the 2021 Foulkes Lecture and is a member of GANLondon and GA4Palestine.
Sally Bild
Sally Bild is a group analyst, individual therapist, and supervisor with over 20 years’ experience conducting groups and working with individuals in various settings, including 10 years in NHS Secondary Care psychotherapy services. Originally trained as a social worker, she is an accredited Mentalisation-Based Treatment practitioner and a qualified supervisor, providing supervision to therapists and trainees both privately and at the Institute of Group Analysis. Sally currently works with individuals and groups in her private practice.
Dr Rachel O’Beney
Dr Rachel O’Beney is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Group Analyst with over 30 years in the NHS. She manages a team of psychologists in South Westminster and is Deputy Lead Psychologist for Westminster in the CNWL Mental Health Trust. She leads “Pressing Pause,” a reflective practice training for mental health clinicians to become group leaders. Rachel integrates analytic ideas into her NHS work, including facilitating groups, reflective practice, supervision groups, and individual therapy. Her research on group analysis in NHS settings includes the paper: O’Beney, R., Salm, A., & Lavender, T. (2018). An exploration of members’ experiences of group therapy: an interpretive phenomenological analysis, Group Analysis, 52(1), 82-99. She has contributed to Why It’s OK to Talk About Trauma (Webster, C., 2024) and The Prevention and Management of Violence (Khwaja & Tyrer, Eds., 2023, 2nd Ed.).