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Abstract
This paper considers the need for developing a theoretical framework for therapeutic practice in family centre work. Drawing on theories of parent‐infant relationships it examines the contribution of concepts of emotional containment’ and ‘holding’ to the related tasks of management and therapeutic work. It explores ways in which the anxieties of workers can be managed so that reflective practice and therapeutic relationships are supported. It considers the particular suitability for family centres of a model of work based in parent‐infant psychotherapy.