This workshop focuses on providing practitioners with creative strategies to support anxious clients facing uncertainty. Using the themes of art, poetry, and seasonal reflection, participants will learn practical techniques to help clients reframe their anxious thoughts and find stability amid unpredictability. Through guided art exploration, reflective poetry exercises, and dynamic group discussions, practitioners will gain tools to foster resilience, encourage adaptability, and reduce anxiety in clients dealing with uncertainty. This session will help practitioners empower clients to confront uncertainty with a sense of calm and creativity.
In this monthly series of workshops, participants will learn creative approaches to help clients navigate anxiety that stems from uncertainty. Leveraging art, poetry, and seasonal themes, practitioners will gain fresh perspectives to support clients in embracing uncertainty and finding calm amid uncertainty. Each session draws inspiration from the changing seasons to provide tools for addressing anxiety and fostering growth in client practice. The perfect space for reflective practice, case exploration and peer support.
Session Outline:
1. Opening Reflection: Defining the supervision case and question through individual, guided reflection.
2. Art Exploration: Participants explore a selected piece of art in pairs or small groups, discussing what emerges with their supervision question in mind. Emphasis on noticing other participants’ perspectives.
3. Poetic Resonance: Reading the accompanying poem, followed by brief inquiries into words, phrases, and salient points that resonate.
4. Second Reflection: Re-reading the poem, focusing on the individual supervision question.
5. Creative Pairings: Breakout rooms for paired discussions on new, creative perspectives for the participant’s question.
6. Group Debrief: Collective reflection on insights gained.
Materials Provided:
Art and poetry pieces will reflect the month and season, selected from Gillian’s ‘Choir of Brave Voices’ publications. Participants will receive these materials in PDF form, along with reflective practice prompts and background information to support both
personal and client reflection.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Apply creative and reflective approaches to help clients manage anxiety related to uncertainty.
- Use artistic and poetic prompts to explore clients’ responses to unpredictable situations.
- Develop new strategies to foster resilience and adaptability in clients facing the unknown.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Therapists, counsellors, coaches, supervisors, and other professionals interested in enhancing their reflective practice through creative approaches.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Integrating creative reflection techniques into client work helps professionals address anxiety related to uncertainty, providing fresh approaches to help clients find stability in unpredictable times. This workshop will empower participants to use creativity as a tool to enhance their clients’ resilience and adaptability, fostering more
dynamic and effective professional relationships.
Course Content
Presenter
Gillian is a coach, supervisor, mentor, and author accredited at master practitioner level by the ICF and EMCC. She is accredited as a supervisor by the EMCC, EASC, and CSA. She founded Inside-Out Coaching and Brave Voice Books. Her expertise lies in combining creative and transformational tools with reflective practice to encourage personal and professional growth. Gillian’s work integrates her belief in the power of metaphor and storytelling, especially in supervision. Her first book, ‘Choir of Brave Voices’, encourages readers to develop their reflective practice and explore different perspectives to deepen their emotional, mental, and physical resourcefulness. these spaces for peer creative reflection bring an infinite mirror hall to each individual case reflection.
Shirley has extensive cross-cultural experience as a coach, mentor, and supervisor. Her background in global human resources gives her a unique perspective on leadership development. Shirley has developed expertise in using creative tools and art-based approaches to explore difficult dynamics when language falls short. Her work with imagery and embodied approaches, honed over 30 years, provides clients with a new way of thinking and processing their experiences, applicable both in-person and virtually.
