Podcast

In our first episode of 2026, we speak to Dr. Laura Winter (Counselling Psychologist and researcher with a special interest in P/politics and social justice) and Dr. Richard Bennett (Clinical Psychologist, CBT / ACT therapist and Clinical Lead on the HICBT course at the University of Birmingham) about P/politics!

Key topics include:

– What we mean by P/politics, and the difference between Politics and politics

– How P/politics shows up in therapeutic environments

– Navigating P/political material as part of therapeutic journeys.

Lots of food for reflection in this episode, and we hope you found it as fascinating as we did!

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ABOUT DR. LAURA WINTER:

Laura Winter (she/her) is an HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist and Reader in Education and Counselling Psychology in the Manchester Institute of Education.

Laura has published widely in the fields of counselling psychology and education, focusing largely on the interplay between social and political issues, education and wellbeing.

You can find out more about Laura's work at https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/laura.winter/

ABOUT DR. RICHARD BENNETT:

Dr Richard Bennett works as an Associate Professor on the CBT programmes at the University of Birmingham, where he co-leads the Postgraduate Diploma in HICBT, training therapists NHS Talking Therapies. He is qualified as a Clinical Psychologist and Occupational Therapist and regularly contributes to a range of professional training courses across the University.

More information on Dr. Bennett can be found at:

www.thinkpsychology.co⁠ – for therapy, supervision, and other enquiries

https://www.thinkpsychology.co/about.php?page=research-and-publications⁠ – for a list of Rich's publications

www.ACTivatingyourpractice.com⁠ – for training in ACT

https://2oldpsych.alitu.com/⁠ – for Dr. Rich and Dr. Ray Owen's ACT Training Podcast: Two Old Psychologists Talking About Stuff

Rich can also be found at @ThinkPsychol on Insta, Threads, and Bluesky.

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