Dr. Hugh Palmer
Systemic Therapy and Practice

I am now working at the University of Hull for two days a week, and will no longer be taking on new private clients.
I will continue to undertake some limited contract therapeutic work for local authorities.
If you require couples or family therapy, please check on the UKCP website or the Relate website for couples therapy.

Rookhow Keynote (October 2025)

Qualifications
PhD by Published Works 2024
Post Grad Certificate Clinical Supervision for CYP-IAPT 2014
MSc Systemic Family Therapy 2007
Intermediate Course in Family Therapy 2005
Foundation Course in Family Therapy 2000
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (1st) 1997
K260 Death & Dying 1995
Certificate in Education (FE) 1994
Certified Practitioner of NLP 1990
Registered Mental Nurse 1988
Registered General Nurse 1983
Publications
Heitkøtter, Norman, Breden, Andreas & Palmer, Hugh. (2025). A Small Incident in the Mountains. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 46(4). https://doi.org/10.1002/anzf.70041
Palmer, H. (2022). “Think different” to prevent extinction. Connecting Gregory Bateson’s Cybernetic Epistemology with Posthumanism. Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice, 5(2), 14-27. https://doi.org/10.28963/5.2.3
Palmer, H. (2022). Working Systemically with Adoptive Families. Context 181 Warrington: AFT
Palmer, H. (2021). Where did the Eco go in Systemic Practice? Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice, 4(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.28963/4.1.2
Palmer, H and Palmer S. L. (2020) Through a glass, darkly: Reflections on a pandemic. Systemic Flux
Palmer, H. (2016) Fourfold vision and cybernetic unity: Therapist as scientist, theorist, humanist and artist. In McCarthy, Imelda & Simon, Gail (Eds.) (2016). Systemic Therapy as Transformative Practice. Farnhill: Everything is Connected Press.
Palmer, H. (2014). Steps towards fourfold vision: From the myth of power to a cybernetic unity of healing. Context, Warrington: AFT
White, J., Welbourn,T., Howe, M., Burton, N., Palmer, H., Flanagan, T. Slee, C., Glenster, D. & Barkley, I. (2011). Mental Health Nursing. In Birchenall, P. & Adams, N. (Eds) The Nursing Companion. London: Palgrave Macmillan
Palmer, H. & Palmer, S. (2010) Comfortable, not numb. Context, Warrington: AFT.
Palmer, H. (2009) Between the material and supernatural: Therapeutic implications of bereaved individuals’ experience of contact with the deceased person. Context , Warrington: AFT.
Palmer, H. & Samociuk, S. (2000) Support and Supervision. In Wilson, H. & McAndrew, S. (eds) Sexual Health: Foundations for Practice. London: Balliere Tindall.
Palmer, H. (1998) Exploring sexuality and sexual health in nursing. Professional Nurse 14(1) 15-17
Palmer, H. (1996) Nursing care of gay men with HIV related malignancy Journal of Cancer Care 5 163-167
Palmer, H. (1995) Clinical Supervision for Nurses Working with People with HIV/AIDS Professional Nurse 11(1) 20-22
Palmer, H. (1995) A minor matter? Nursing Times, 91 (31) 40-41.








