Patrick Gannon

BA (Hons), PGDip, MSc. Family Therapy, Group Analyst, Clinical Supervisor

Patrick has over 25 years’ experience working as a Psychotherapist in both the NHS and private sector. He is fully registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. He is a full member of the Institute of Group Analysis, London, registered as a Training Group Analyst, meaning that he is qualified to provide group therapy to Group Analysts in training. He is also a member of the Group Analytic Society International.

In working with individuals and groups, Patrick works from both a psychoanalytic and group analytic perspective. He aims to help each of his patients to identify the source of their difficulties, enabling them to integrate and accept the various problematic aspects of their personality.

Patrick is passionate about group analytic and psychoanalytic thinking. He conducts a once weekly analytic group for patients who present with anxiety, depression, work related stress, relationship difficulties and personality issues. In addition to his clinical work, he holds various roles at the Institute of Group Analysis. He supervises on the Diploma Course in Group Work Practice and is a seminar leader on the Diploma Course in Group Analytic Supervision. He also supervises trainees on the Diploma Course in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at Manor House Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling.

In his role as Clinical Lead, Patrick convenes a comprehensive clinical Continuing Professional Development programme, enabling the clinicians at Change to think together around the theory and practice of contemporary psychological advancements. He engages proactively in his own CPD. He is currently a trainee on the Adult Analytic Training (4 times weekly analysis) at the Society of Analytical Psychology, an intensive and rigorous training in the study of Jungian analysis and psychoanalysis. In recent years, Patrick is an active member of the Leicester Conference Alumni, having attended the 2024 Group Relations Leicester Conference, a 14-day residential experiential learning in the study of the unconscious processes in groups, organisations and systems.