During this one-hour session, creative therapist Stephen McCabe will speak about the therapeutic power of stories, movies, and – in particular – the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. He will guide you through a beautiful visualisation-meditation to Oz, where you will find something enchanting to help guide you through life. There will also be another gentle therapeutic activity, inspired by the movie.
This session is offered as a taster for the full 7-week series ‘Journey to Oz: A Therapeutic Course’ which runs from 30th October – 18th December 2025. Visit Stephen's website (nearer down the page) to book a limited place on this unique course. This event is, however, open to everyone with no obligation to do the full programme. You can pay anything you like to attend this taster workshop, making it deliberately accessible for all.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- To experience a creative visualisation technique that can be taken and applied to many different settings.
- To explore the power of archetypal stories for healing.
- To explore the power of film and imagination as therapy.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Anyone who would like to explore their deep connection with the Oz movies. People who work in therapeutic fields or simply fans of the Wizard of Oz!
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- The workshop will offer some techniques for working with stories and culture as therapy.
Course Content
Presenter
Stephen McCabe is an ecotherapist, tarot reader, counsellor and ordained Zen Buddhist. His work includes tutoring for the Ten Directions ecotherapy training programme, facilitating nature groups in Scotland, Tarot Therapy work and running wellbeing groups based on myth and folklore. He is currently working on his first (nature-infused) novel.
