Morris Nitsun is a clinical psychologist , psychotherapist and group analyst who joined the Practice in 2000. He undertakes individual and group psychotherapy, as well as clinical supervision , and works at the Practice on Tuesday afternoons/evenings and Friday afternoons/evenings.
Throughout his career, Morris has straddled NHS commitments and working in private practice. From this combination, have emerged strong and varied interests in the range of psychotherapies, in understanding and consulting to organizations, and in linking group analytic and psychoanalytic thinking. These interests are reflected in a significant body of publications, which are described more fully below. They have also led to numerous invitations to lecture and run workshops abroad, with the result that he has become a world traveller in the last decade or so! This active professional life is combined with being an avid and productive artist, with several successful exhibitions of his paintings in London and one scheduled for September 2004.He is South African by birth, having emigrated to the UK in 1968, and lives in North London with his partner and two cats.
WORK OUTSIDE THE PRACTICE.
Morris has had a distinguished career in the NHS, having been Head of Psychology and Psychotherapy Services in a Mental Health Trust for 28 years and very involved with professional development and training in clinical psychology over 3 decades.
He retired from this post in 2000 and continues to work part-time as Consultant Clinical Psychologist in both the Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust and the North-East London Mental Health NHS Trust.
He is extensively involved with the Institute of Group Analysis in London, where he is the chair of the Development Committee, which is responsible for a programme of events for the public. He is also one of the initiators of a post-graduate training in individual psychotherapy based on group analytic principles at the Institute.
Both in his NHS work and private practice, he undertakes a large amount of clinical supervision, in individual and group psychotherapy and organizational roles, and enjoys this opportunity to distil his own experience, share this with others and continue to learn himself from the experience of others.
PUBLICATIONS.
Morris is best-known for his book "The Anti-group: Destructive forces in the group and their creative potential " (Routledge 1996), which has been described as "a classic in the field". Additionally, he has published a large number of papers on group psychotherapy, individual psychotherapy, organizational process and professional issues in clinical psychology. He has also conducted more formal research, particularly in the group field, and this is reflected in several publications. He is currently writing a new book on the theme of desire and sexuality in groups. A full publications list is available on request.
Morris lectures extensively at universities in the UK on group psychotherapy. This is particularly at University College London, partly through his NHS work in Camden and Islington. He also teaches on psychotherapy courses and has given numerous public lectures in the UK and abroad. He has strong links with group psychotherapy institutes in the USA and most recently (November 2003) ran workshops for the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society in New York and the Northern California Group Psychotherapy Society in San Francisco.
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