Dr. Libby Nugent: Clinical Psychologist

09/10/2025

My latest blog: Cinderella Services and the Glass Fit

In clinical life, containment often operates in the background: shaped by policy, maintained through administration, and carried out in the quiet discernment of teams. This reflection begins with lentils and ashes and ends with a question: what kind of vessel holds people without harm?
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In the old versions of Cinderella, before the glass slipper and the pumpkin coach were polished into Disney sheen, there is grief. The loss of a mother and the intrusion of an unchosen life. The fairytale begins with Cinderella. A girl desperately alone, unhappy, and dreaming of escape. She has been...

04/10/2025

03/10/2025

In my latest blog post, I explore what happens when care systems withdraw not with cruelty, but with absence. Drawing on Winnicott, Hillman, and the Inuit tale of the Skeleton Woman, I reflect on the psychic toll of institutional neglect and the quiet power of imaginative recognition.

For those working in NHS and social care, the archetype of the Death Mother may feel painfully familiar. Yet within skeletal systems, life persists. Rage surfaces. Groups begin to reanimate.
This piece is a defence of the bones and an invitation to reclaim presence, dignity, and relational imagination in the face of organisational collapse.

https://www.libbynugent.com/post/where-only-bones-remain-recovering-from-the-death-mother-in-nhs-social-care

02/10/2025

I am deeply saddened by the horrific attack in Manchester. This tragedy strikes at the heart of community and belonging, and most painfully at the Jewish community on such a sacred day.

My heartfelt condolences go out to Jewish colleagues, friends, and communities everywhere. Moments like this evoke deep grief, fear, and outrage. No one should have to endure such violence. May those affected feel held in compassion and solidarity, and may we continue to work together to foster safety, dignity, and hope.

02/10/2025

AI chatbots create the fantasy of the always available, understanding Other. Such pseudotherapy inhibits subjective growth by undermining our abilities to tolerate frustration and promotes regressive, infantile ways of relating to others.

28/09/2025

Just a few spaces left for this series.
All welcome.

Exploring depth psychology through Greek mythology and fairy tales in a Group Reflective Space.

28/09/2025

28/09/2025

Spaces still available -

Psychologists in Leadership:
A small, closed group (minimum 4 and maximum 8 participants) meeting online once per quarter. This space offers sustained depth, symbolic exploration, and collective meaning-making for psychologists in supervisory, managerial, or training roles.

Starts Tuesday 30 September 2025
Details & registration folllow link:

A supportive space for clinicians to reflect on their personal and professional journeys and share challenges.

27/09/2025

27/09/2025