When the Scapegoat Recovers | Lesley Maroni

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British Psychoanalytical Society (incorporating the Institute of Psychoanalysis)

18 September 2026

Time: 16:00 - 17:30

Price: £30

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Reclamation of an Adolescent with Anorexia

This seminar explores the role of the “problem child” as a family scapegoat through the treatment of a severely anorexic adolescent, examining how psychoanalytic work can help reconnect a withdrawn child with emotional life and relationships.

With speaker, Lesley Maroni who trained at the Tavistock Clinic and has worked across adolescent inpatient, CAMHS, and psychoanalytic settings, now practising privately in London with a specialism in eating disorders.

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