Fathers' support group

Support group for fathers in the rejected position
An online group for fathers facilitated by Nick Woodall

The group will be convened on Zoom, in 4 x two-hour sessions, on the following dates:

• Monday 29 June 2026
• Monday 6 July 2026
• Monday 13 July 2026
• Monday 20 July 2026

Sessions will begin at 17:00 UK time.

To check your local start time, please click the link below, ensure ‘Date’ is selected, and enter 17:00 - 2026-MM-DD - London in the right-hand boxes, here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

A Zoom link for this event will be included in your order confirmation. This link should be used for all sessions.

Cost £160.00

Limited to 15 places.

N.B.We will require your camera to be on during these sessions.

About this online group:

Fathers who are rejected by their children experience a particular range of difficulties in relation to both the external systems they encounter and their internal sense of self as a father. This group, open to all fathers regardless of where your child is on the journey of alienation, is designed to support you in understanding and responding to your child's rejection of you following family separation. Together, we will explore subjects such as the dynamics of alienation and its impact on you and your child, maintaining resilience, and strategies for change, within a supportive community of fathers facing similar challenges.

This is a closed group, which means that it will run for four weeks without allowing any new members It is structured in this way to create the greatest sense of cohesion and community. The purpose is to provide a strong and secure container in which you can explore the issues you face - both emotional and practical - and develop the skills to help children who are still trapped in coercive entanglements.

This group is suitable for fathers who may have already worked with the Clinic, as well as those who are new to our work. 

Please note:

A Zoom link for this event will be included in your order confirmation. This link should be used for all sessions. Please contact parenting@familyseparationclinic.co.uk with any questions you may have.

You can find our terms and conditions here

About Nick Woodall
Nick Woodall is a psychotherapist and holds a Masters degree in psychodynamic psychotherapy from the University of London. He is also a therapeutic mediator, accredited by the School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology, Regents University, London. Nick has worked with families experiencing divorce or separation since 1999 and specialises in childhood relational trauma and the onset of disorganised attachment behaviours that can occur in the context of family separation and divorce. Nick has worked on family separation policy and service design for the UK Government and has been a guest lecturer at the Judicial College of England and Wales. He has authored and co-authored a number of commercially published books on the subject of children’s responses and changing needs in the context of divorce or family separation.