https://www.academyofta.com/cpd-catalogue/this-evocative-phrase-comes-from-the-american-psychoanalyst-and-author%2C-stephen-grosz.-in-his-bestselling-(2013)-book%2C-the-examined-life%3A-how-we-lose-and-find-ourselves.grosz-writes-about-the-profound%2C-intimate-nature-of-the-therapeutic-relationship%2C-noting-that-as-therapists-we-are-essentially-working-at-love's-door.-grosz-captures-the-idea-that-much-of-therapy-revolves-around-the-human-struggle-to-love%2C-the-fear-of-losing-love%2C-and-the-complex-ways-we-try-to-let-others-in-while-simultaneously-trying-to-protect-ourselves.-working-relationally-is-often-alluded-to-in-the-profession-as-a-way-of-speaking-to-the-complex-nature-of-the-therapeutic-relationship.-this-is-a-well-intentioned-statement-which-says-something-about-a-willingness-for-involvement-and-a-capacity-for-allowing-the-working-alliance-to-become-more-than-just-facilitation.-this-workshop-is-about-working-at-love's-door%2C-its-impact-on-you-as-the-therapist-and-we-can-best-work-with-love-in-the-therapy-room-in-service-of-the-therapy. 2026-06-12 https://www.academyofta.com/cpd-catalogue/hands%3A-what-we-do-with-them-and-why%2C-by-the-british-psychoanalyst-darian-leader%2C-offers-fascinating-meditation-on-why-human-beings-are-inherently-a-%22species-of-fidgets%22-who-feel-a-constant%2C-sub-conscious-compulsion-to-keep-our-hands-occupied.-drawing-from-lacanian-psychoanalysis%2C-art-history%2C-and-pop-culture-anecdotes-ranging-from-leonardo-da-vinci-to-die-hard.-leader-argues-that-our-hands-are-not-just-passive-tools%2C-they-are-vital-regulators-of-bodily-tension-and-individual-identity.-he-explores-how-historical-hand-technologies-like-prayer-beads%2C-fans%2C-and-pocket-watches-have-simply-evolved-into-modern-smartphones-and-tablets%2C-suggesting-that-our-obsession-with-scrolling-and-swiping-is-less-about-modern-alienation-and-more-about-an-ancient%2C-deeply-rooted-human-need-to-use-manual-activity-to-manage-anxiety%2C-seek-autonomy%2C-and-physically-negotiate-our-relationship-with-the-world-around-us.-on-this-workshop-we-explore-our-own-hand-gestures%2C-our-relationship-with-the-external-world-mediated-through-our-hands-and-crucially-what-we-might-be-unconsciously-communicating-with-them.-this-workshop-comes-at-a-time-when-working-online-has%2C-to-some-extent%2C-made-our-hands-redundant-because-they-are-not-visible.-our-hands-are-changing-due-to-effortless-control-afforded-by-technology-and-we-will-examine-what-this-might-mean-for-us-as-more-advanced-technologies-such-as-artificial-intelligence-evolve. 2026-05-30