The Six-Part Story Method (6PSM) is a welcome addition to any creative toolkit.
It is a structured therapeutic exercise which helps an individual access his or her personal stories, which may otherwise be difficult to express or convey.
It was developed by Mooli Lahad as a tool for identifying coping strategies and mechanisms from stress and anxiety.
In this workshop:
- We will review the history of the 6PSM.
- We will create a story
- We will step into the imagery of our story to see how it resonates with us.
- We will embody our story, in order to own it and tell it in a confident way
- We will examine the roles and characters portrayed in the 6PSM and focus on how the main character is able to overcome obstacles on his or her path.
- We will discuss how this can be used in a therapeutic way with clients of all ages, online or face to face.
This workshop is experiential, and participants will be invited to explore the story in depth and engage actively in the activities. The story and accompanying exercises could then be used safely with young people and adult clients, face to face or online.
Stories have been with us since the very beginning of humanity when we gathered around the fire to listen to myths of creation to connect us with our inner selves, our clan and the universe. Stories have accompanied us through dark times, of war and plague and they are here to accompany us now, with their medicine, in this time of uncertainty.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- Learn about the Six-Part Story Method (6PSM)
- We will explore how to use the 6PSM with clients
- We will see how the 6PSM can be used as a coping mecahanism from stress and anxiety
Who This Workshop Is Appropriate For?
- This workshop is appropriate for all publics but will be focused on providing a tool for therapists and counsellors
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- It will give the participants a powerful tool that can be used with clients of different ages and backgrounds
Course Content
Presenter
Jennifer Ramsay is a professional storyteller. She has told stories in more than 2,000 events and trained hundreds of people in the ancestral art of storytelling. She works with story medicine in private practice and as a group facilitator in unique workshops, weaving stories into Nature Based Art Therapy, Gestalt therapy, Symbolic Psychodrama and Embodiment work.
She has a degree in Biological Sciences and is part of the global network of Earth Storytellers. The rhythms of nature are very present as she incorporates the Celtic wheel of the year and the lunar cycles into her work.
She is the founder of Story Arte, a centre for Art Therapy and Storytelling in the village where she lives, in the foothills near Madrid.
