Dr. Libby Nugent: Clinical Psychologist

30/04/2026

30/04/2026

I’ve just uploaded a talk I’ve been developing on fairy tales and group life.

In the talk, I look at how stories (particularly fairy tales) can function as shared symbolic spaces that help groups think together when things feel difficult, charged, or uncertain. Working as a way of opening meaning rather than closing it.

If you work with groups, teams, or in complex systems, it may resonate.

Fairy Tales and the Unconscious Life of Groups

29/04/2026

27/04/2026

Wherever you are, whatever you’re going through… there is always a reason to stay 💙

For the incredible running in honour of his younger brother today. With a mission to help those struggling to see the light, find their reason to stay. If you are reading this please know how loved you are, how needed you are.

20/04/2026

Thinking in Groups an Introduction

I’m offering a 90‑minute online introduction to using fairy tales and myths to think about group life.

Stories allow us to stay with complexity, especially when something in the room feels stuck, pressured, or difficult to articulate.

The session includes teaching, a guided story exploration, and time for reflection.

Details and booking link below.

Understanding the unconscious life of groups through story and reflection

16/04/2026

The Difficulty of Protecting Space

One of the most persistent difficulties I see in NHS settings is not a lack of skill or commitment, but the difficulty of protecting space itself.
Room bookings disappear. Time gets sliced into. And even when both are secured, something else happens.
The group starts to dance.
I’ve written a short piece using The Twelve Dancing Princesses to think about this, and what it means for reflective practice.

In The Twelve Dancing Princesses, a king is troubled by a mystery. Each morning, his twelve daughters appear, their shoes worn through, as though they had danced all night. He locks their doors, posts guards, and sets watchmen to observe them. Yet every attempt fails. No one can explain where they g...

15/04/2026

13/04/2026

For April’s Friday Fairytale session, we’ll be working with Red Riding Hood. It’s a tale that opens questions about risk, female intergenerational care, predation, wild encounters, and the forms of wisdom we develop as we move through danger and return.

We’ll meet on Friday 24th April, 2–3:30 pm, in a facilitated space for collective reflection and analytic inquiry.

Booking link:

A space to explore stories within a group setting, uncovering the depth of psychological insights they offer at the 'Friday Fairytale'.