Drawing on experience as author, book reviewer and former incarnation as a clinical psychologist,  Anne Goodwin is available for talks to -- and discussions with -- readers and writers

Underneath

For readers: themes of mental health, masculinity,  parenting, attachment and family conflict 

For writers:  child narrators, writing about  the mentally disordered offender and being published with a small independent press

Sugar and Snails

For readers:  themes of adolescence, hidden vulnerabilities and the fluidity of gender 

For writers: writing about secrets, the "awkward" character and being published with a small independent press

Therapy-lit

For readers: an exploration of the portrayal of psychologists and psychotherapists in contemporary literary fiction

For writers: how to create a convincing fictional therapist

Transfiction

For readers: on representations of gender crossing and transgender people in contemporary literary fiction 

For writers: on writing minority characters from the outside in