TCTC Adult Mental Health Sector Group
Following the established success of the TCTC Childrens sector Group, the TCTC Adult Mental Health Group was convened in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. It offers a place for people who work in adult mental health TCs or relational services with similar principles, or who are developing TCs or relational services. It offers a space where people can meet and discuss topics of interest, and also seek advice and support. The group is open to TCTC members and non-members, and free of charge.

The adult mental health TC group is a meeting of people who work, attend or live in therapeutic communities or mental health services with a social and relational therapeutic approach. Though hosted by TCTC the meeting is open to all, TCTC members and non-members alike.
The meeting has two parts: The first part is a one-hour workshop in the form of a presentation followed by a group discussion of the topic raised; the second part is a one-hour reflective group in which the participants can raise any observations or issues that affect them and their services, or TC’s or relational practice in general, whether positively or negatively, for group reflection, support and feedback
In essence, this is a community meeting for people involved in adult mental health TCs or in services with a relational approach. In an earlier group one of the attendees said that what is special and exciting about TCs is that they are a group of people coming together to help each other deal with the real situations that they are facing at the time. Please do join us in creating a group that works for us all..
The Adult Mental Health Network will meet on the following dates during 2025
TCTC Adult Mental Health Group
Wednesday 29th January 2025 13.00- 15.00
Online Via Zoom
TCTC Adult Mental Health Group
Wednesday 30th April 2025 13.00- 15.00
Online Via Zoom
TCTC Adult Mental Health Group
Wednesday 30th July 2025 13.00- 15.00
Online Via Zoom
TCTC Adult Mental Health Group
Wednesday 29th October 2025 13.00- 15.00
Online Via Zoom
Facilitators
Julie Dilallo
Julie Dilallo has worked in mental health services for almost 40yrs moving from CAMHS 10yrs ago. She is a Consultant Psychotherapist and Clinical lead for Specialist personality disorder services in Kent where there are 2 Therapeutic communities, Ash Eton In Folkestone and The Brenchley Unit in Maidstone.
She worked on the transformation of mental health services in Kent bringing the ethos of relational practice to the pathway, she continues to support the local SUN project and is a keen advocate for engaging experts by experience into such projects.

Gill Attwood
Gill is an RMN and Psychodrama Psychotherapist working in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust as a Service Manager. She has over 30 years’ experience in the NHS and for the past 24years has been working in a Specialist Personality Disorder Service which covers Oxfordshire useing a biopsychosocial model. It has three Therapeutic Communities alongside other treatment offers that all use TC principles.
In addition to the clinical services she also managers a training team and is a registered Psychodrama Trainer. She co-facilitates a number of trainings across the Themes Valley region which focus on reducing stigma and developing the workforce to enable them to deliver services that are psychologically informed.

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