Dr Andrea Davies and Dr John Doran (both clinical psychologists and systemic psychotherapists) have a conversation about ‘risk’, assessing it in the context of clinical and practice environments where the psychological and relational factors are most important. Their conversation is an accompaniment to a special edition of the magazine 'Context' (produced by the Association of Family Therapy, December 2012). The conversation took place in the context of a workshop presented by The Family Institute in the University of Glamorgan Faculty of Health Sport and Science in July 2012.