Professor Susan Kegerreis

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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873263
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Location
5A.209, Colchester Campus
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic Counselling with Children and Adolescents
Applications of Psychodynamic Thinking in non -clinical work
Organisational Dynamics
Eating Disorders
Training issues with Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Ethical approval for qualitative and clinical research
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Counselling Contexts (PA215)
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Psychodynamic Observation for Counsellors (PA216)
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The counselling relationship and counselling techniques (PA256)
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Therapeutic Practice (PA408)
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Research Methodologies and Research Design (PA805)
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Research Processes (PA808)
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Research Skills and Methods in Depth Psychology (PA915)
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Psychodynamic Theory and Practice 1 (PA961)
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Psychodynamic Theory and Practice 2 (PA963)
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Advanced Counselling Theory and Practice (PA964)
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Applications of Research to Psychodynamic Practice (PA965)
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Professional Development 2 (PA969)
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Dissertation (Child) (PA984)
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Dissertation (Adult) (PA985)
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Counselling Skills for Therapeutic Work (PA210)
Previous supervision

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Studies
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 16/3/2022

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Studies
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 4/3/2021

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 27/11/2019

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 27/11/2019

Degree subject: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Degree type: Doctorate
Awarded date: 12/6/2019

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 7/12/2018

Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 6/11/2018

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 16/5/2018

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 4/1/2018

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Studies
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 23/3/2017

Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 20/3/2017

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Studies
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 1/2/2017

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Degree type: Professional Doctorate
Awarded date: 4/11/2015

Degree subject: Psychoanalytic Studies
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 27/11/2014
Publications
Journal articles (18)
Kegerreis, S., (2022). Life lessons from The Truman Show: parenting, adolescence and the therapeutic process. Journal of Child Psychotherapy. 48 (1), 110-122
Kegerreis, S., (2022). The role of our own history in our therapeutic work. Psychodynamic Practice, 1-11
Kegerreis, S., (2021). Editorial. Psychodynamic Practice. 27 (3), 223-227
Kegerreis, S., (2020). Immigration panics, borders and eating disorders. Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society. 25 (2), 155-173
Kegerreis, S., (2020). Training for counselling young people – What is added by a child and adolescent specialism?. European Journal of Psychotherapy & Counselling. 22 (3-4), 173-191
Kegerreis, S., (2020). Some thoughts on working psychoanalytically through the pandemic – The state of the good object. Psychodynamic Practice. 26 (4), 364-368
Kegerreis, S., (2019). Managing our time and ourselves in the way we now work. Psychodynamic Practice. 25 (1), 67-73
Willemsen, J., Della Rosa, E. and Kegerreis, S., (2017). Clinical Case Studies in Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Treatment. Frontiers in Psychology. 8 (FEB), 108-
Micklewright, D., Kegerreis, S., Raglin, J. and Hettinga, F., (2017). Will the Conscious–Subconscious Pacing Quagmire Help Elucidate the Mechanisms of Self-Paced Exercise? New Opportunities in Dual Process Theory and Process Tracing Methods. Sports Medicine. 47 (7), 1231-1239
Kegerreis, S., (2016). Further thoughts on research: a response to Michael Rustin. Journal of Child Psychotherapy. 42 (2), 198-207
Kegerreis, S., (2013). Freud and Klein in the Lion King. Journal of Child Psychotherapy. 39 (3), 334-345
Kegerreis, S., (2013). Knowing all this just makes it harder?: Psychodynamic Ideas on the Frontline. Psychodynamic Practice. 19 (1), 4-21
Kegerreis, S., (2013). ?When I Can Come on Time I'll be Ready to Finish?: Meanings of Lateness in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. British Journal of Psychotherapy. 29 (4), 449-465
Kegerreis, S., (2011). Taking psychodynamic thinking 'home' to the workplace ? How can courses manage better the impact on student and employing agency?. Psychodynamic Practice. 17 (1), 23-39
Kegerreis, S., (2006). Working with children and adolescents – Is specialist training necessary?. Psychodynamic Practice. 12 (4), 403-418
Kegerreis, S., (2001). Does ‘individual’ have to mean ‘all on your own’? Integrating group and institutional thinking in individual training. Psychodynamic Counselling. 7 (3), 261-278
Kegerreis, S., (1993). From a gang of two back to the family. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. 7 (1), 69-83
Kegerreis, S., (1991). Using the positive : Is the truth always the awful truth?. Journal of Child Psychotherapy. 17 (1), 41-59
Books (1)
Kegerreis, S., (2009). Psychodynamic Counselling with Children and Young People: An Introduction. Palgrave Macmillan. 9780230551961
Book chapters (2)
Kegerreis, S. and Midgley, N., (2014). The Psychodynamic Approach. In: The Handbook of Counselling Children & Young People. SAGE. 1473909139. 9781473909137
Kegerreis, S., (2011). The Theoretical Background to Psychodynamic School Counselling. In: Therapeutic Practice in Schools Working with the Child Within: A Clinical Workbook for Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Arts Therapists. Editors: French, L. and Klein, R., . Routledge. 9780415597906
Grants and funding
2021
Cataloguing and classifying an archive of past doctoral theses for ACP
Association of Child Psychotherapists
2010
PhD STUDENTSHIP GRANT
The Glass-House Trust