My passion is making complex theoretical concepts accessible to counsellors and psychotherapists from all levels and theoretical orientations. Our personal process often shows itself in moments of uncomfortable ambivalence which then inevitably influence(S) our therapeutic work. In this workshop, I aim to offer you a way of enhancing your availability to your clients by attuning your therapeutic approach to their relational needs and provide a way to work with the discomfort of the ambivalence.
Course Content
Presenter
Elvin Aydin Keles, PhD, LPC, NCC, MA, M Ed, PTSTA-P
Elvin has a theory-oriented background in Psychoanalytic Studies (MA and PhD, University of Essex, Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies) alongside of her process-oriented psychotherapy training in Transactional Analysis (Metanoia Institute). Upon moving to America, Elvin also became a Licensed Professional Counselor (M Ed in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, University of Houston-Victoria) which expanded her understanding of the profession and theoretical applications greatly. She is an international trainer and supervisor in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (PTSTA-P) and currently holds a fully online globally oriented private practice as a therapist and supervisor alongside of her role as a trainer in her own online psychotherapy training program delivered fully in Turkish. She is particularly interested in the role of mentalization when working with somatizing clients (hint: it is a big one!). Elvin spent more than 20 years in researching psychology of breast cancer patients and ran dozens of conferences, workshops, trainings, retreats, groups and individual sessions with patients and survivors on the subject. She also served on board of several international breast cancer organizations as a mental health expert and patient advocate.
Her first book on psychotherapy – “My Heart is Cross with My Tongue” (Aydin Keles, 2021) was published in Turkish which is aimed at a cultural attunement of relational psychotherapeutic concepts.
Elvin currently lives with her family in Boston and is being trained by her two adolescent children and her dog in developing better coping skills in ambivalence while her husband fully supports her in her efforts!
This workshop in a collaboration between the Link Centre and Onlinevents
At the Link Centre we pride ourselves in delivering high quality options tailored to needs of clients and delivered in a relaxed, comfortable yet stimulating environment in which people feel safe to learn and develop. We work with individuals, groups, organisations, and educational establishments using the depth of our psychological knowledge, to facilitate growth and development.
Our training centre is located in the heart of the countryside, in Plumpton, East Sussex. It provides a variety of training rooms, extensive parking, and disabled access, to help meet the needs of individuals attending our courses. As well as this the centre has extensive grounds that can be enjoyed during lunch and tea breaks.
We also offer in-house coaching, training and consultancy that is tailored to the needs of our customers.
Our trainers and consultants are all fully qualified, experienced, skilled and accredited to both national and international level.
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