Many years ago I attended and inspirational conference keynote speech where the speaker showed us a video of a new neural network being created. She told us that research had found that 7 seconds of empathy changed the structure of our brains. This was mind-blowing, challenging and left me with lots of questions!
Empathy is generally seen as an important aspect of effective therapy and yet we often have very little knowledge of why that is so. What is this thing we call Empathy? How come some people are better at it then others, is it about what the therapist feels or what the client experiences? How do we communicate empathy and what happens when its not received?
When we begin to examine empathy, we can find this is a capacity that may not be as easy as it first appears.
In this workshop we shall explore empathy from a psychological, neuroscientific as well as a therapy perspective. We will explore together what gets in the way of empathy and how we can develop this capacity further within ourselves. We will consider the impact on our clients and how we may be able to work more effectively in each 7 seconds on client contact
Course Content
Presenter
Mark Head MSc (TA Psychotherapy), CTA(P), UKCP Reg. Psychotherapist, TSTA(P)
Mark is an experienced and qualified UKCP registered psychotherapist and has a private practice based in East Sussex. An accomplished teacher, he has previously taught in a variety of settings including Counselling Skills and Diploma courses. He is now a Co-director and core trainer at the Link Centre, a training centre for Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
A qualified TA supervisor, he runs a supervision practice for other counsellors and therapists. As a committed mindfulness practitioner, Mark has subsequently completed a training to run mindfulness courses.
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.
For more information about The Link Centre Visit thelinkcentre.co.uk
