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Raushan Kamdar
 

Psychotherapist & Academic Tutor
MBACP | COSCA 
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Hi, I am Raushan!

I'm an academic tutor and registered psychotherapist of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (MBACP), and Counselling & Psychotherapy Scotland (COSCA), based in Edinburgh, UK.

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Alongside running my clinical practice, I also teach at the postgraduate level in Scotland (University of Edinburgh and First Psychology Institute).

I'm a Clinical Fellow at the Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (ICP&P), and a Psychoanalytic Fellow at the Washington-Baltimore Centre for Psychoanalysis (WBCP; Adults and Children/Adolescents track).

 

My research interests lie in intergenerational histories and the ways in which these saturate individual and collective unconsciouses. My latest research is based on language, culture and migration in the clinical encounter.

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I work within the psychodynamic approach to therapy. You can find the details of my education and training below.

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Education

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  • Masters in Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue: Psychodynamic and Person-Centred Therapy) University of Edinburgh, UK (Awarded Distinction)

  • ​​Master of Arts, University of Delhi, India (Awarded First)

  • Bachelor of Arts, St. Xavier's College, India (Awarded Distinction)

Professional Affiliations 

  • British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP, Eligible for Accreditation)​ 

  • Counselling and Psychotherapy Scotland (COSCA Qualified Therapist)​

  • American Psychological Association (APA, International Affiliate Member)​

  • International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP, Psychological Therapist Member)​

  • International Attachment Network (UK)​

  • Association of Psychosocial Studies (UK)​

  • Association for Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society (UK)​

  • The Black, African, Asian Therapy Network, UK (BAATN, Psychological Therapist Member)

Clinical Practice

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  • Senior Psychotherapist, First Psychology, Edinburgh​ 

  • Psychotherapist, The Whole Works, Edinburgh​

Teaching/Academic Roles

  • Academic Tutor for Professional Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychological Therapy, First Psychology Institute, Edinburgh, UK 

  • Co-Teaching Faculty at Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy+Psychoanalysis Fellowship Program, DC, USA.

  • Guest Lecturer (Visiting Faculty) for Masters in Counselling, University of Edinburgh, UK

Previous Experience

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  • Trainee Therapist, Hope Park Counselling Centre, UK

  • Trainee Therapist, Saheliya - Edinburgh, UK

  • Projects Administrator, Hope Park Counselling Centre, UK

  • Social Support Worker, The Urja Trust (NGO), Mumbai

  • Social Support Worker, The Udisha Project (NGO), Mumbai

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Continued Education 

Tavistock Clinic London

  • A Psychoanalytic Understanding of the Couple Relationship (Mary Morgan) 

  • Reflective Function and Mentalization (Dr. Arietta Slade, Alice Jacobs Waterfall & Alison Bruce) 

  • Intergenerational Transmissions (Jill Salberg)

  • On Love: Mature, Clinical and Pathological (Salman Akhtar)

  • Working with Narcissistic Dynamics (Nancy McWilliams)

  • Diagnosis and its Clinical Implications (Nancy McWilliams)

  • ADHD & ADD in Adult Psychotherapy (Phil Mollon)

  • The Dialogues of Unconsciouses in Clinical Impasse (Anthony Bass & Zack Eleftheriadou)

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Psychoanalytic Inquiry: Infant Research & Couples Therapy

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  • Developmental Systems Perspective (David Shaddock, PhD, MFT)

  • From Dyad to Triad: What Infant Research Can Tell Us About Couples Therapy (David Shaddock, PhD, MFT)

  • Clinical Case Studies (David Shaddock, PhD, MFT)

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Relational Psychoanalysis (IARPP)​

  • Overview of Relational psychoanalysis, analyst’s subjectivity, intersubjectivity (Steve Kuchuck)

  • Dissociation, unconscious to unconscious communication, multiple self-states, trauma (Tony Bass)

  • Sociocultural and political aspects of relational work, otherness and intersectionality (Hilary Offman)

  • Enactment and impasse and clinical case seminar (Hazel Ipp)

  • Self-disclosure (Steve Kuchuck)

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Anna Freud Centre, London

  • Mentalization-Based Therapy for Adults (Peter Fonagy, Anthony Bateman, Eia Asen)

NScience, UK

  • Disordered Eating and the Trauma Re-Enactment Syndrome (Lisa Ferentz)

  • Unprocessed Anger (Dr Jan McGregor Hepburn)

  • Navigating Personality Dynamics in the Treatment of Complex Trauma (Kathy Steele)

  • The Difficult Mother: Insufferable or Misunderstood (Dr Gwen Adshead & Dr Chrissy Jayarajah)

  • Vulnerable Narcissism (Dr Michael Beattie & Dr Gwen Adshead)

  • Psychological Defenses as Relational Strategies (Kathy Steele)​

Association for Psychosocial Studies, UK

  • The Abject Body of the Psychiatric Sufferer: On the Medicalization of Suffering by Mila Kirstie Kulsa and Elan Cohen

  • Meaning Making in Carceral Spaces

  • Hidden Migrations: Does Experience have a Body Memory? Nigel Williams

  • Embodiments of Maternal Absence', Marilyn Charles and María Mirón

  • Dissecting and Transcending Enduring Fallacies, Prof Elelwani Ramugondo

  • Embodiments of Maternal Absence', Marilyn Charles and María Mirón

Additional Training

  • The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice by Dr Isha Mckenzie-Mavinga at BAATN, UK

  • Queer Affirmative Therapy by Mariwala Health Initiative, India

  • Counselling for Traumatised NHS Staff: A Short-Term Psychodynamic and Relational Approach, Centre for Creative- Relational Inquiry, UK

  • Working with Suicidal Clients by John S. Flanagan, BACP

  • Building Alliance with Defensive, Angry Clients, Molyn Leszcz, BACP

  • Culture as the Bad Object by Dr Nini Fang (Institute of Group Analysis, India)

  • Psychotherapy: A Kind of Clinical Philosophy by Dr Farhad Dalal (Hank Nunn Institute, Inida)

  • Talking Women and Bodies by Susie Orbach and Sarah Benamer (Institute of Group Analysis, UK)

  • Understanding Personality Disorders (Hank Nunn Institute, India)

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