I first thought of calling this course "The Body In the Consulting Room." But, for one thing, many of us are not in the consulting room these days, and for another, the body I want to speak about is a far from dead one. The bodies present in our work, our own and our clients', are alive, pulsating, filled with intent, emotion (expansive or tormented) and their own kind of wisdom and intelligence. I know from personal experience that they will inform and sustain us in our quest for healing and growth if we give them their due attention and value.
TA recognises the Three P's of Therapy: Permission, Protection, Potency. I believe there is a fourth, Presence, which encapsulates the other three. If you want to develop this quality, adding physical presence to mental and emotional presence, I believe you'll find this workshop helpful.
We will explore the foundational concepts of Grounding, Centring, Connecting, Engaging, Boundary Formation, and Containment, emphasising the How, without neglecting the Why. Body awareness is a key to good self-care, client safety, and therapeutic effectiveness. In this introductory session the focus will be more on the therapist’s own self awareness, with body focused interventions with clients saved for another time.
Course Content
Presenter
Michael Gavin retired as a Radix Body Psychotherapist, and Somatic Trauma Therapist in 2016 after 30 years in practice. He was External Clinical Supervisor at London Underground’s Counselling and Trauma Service (2007- 16). He now offers individual mentoring sessions, and trainings integrating contemporary psychotherapy with eastern energy approaches (Qigong and Advaita Vedanta).
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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