About this event
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.
RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.
ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
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All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
Stephen McCabe
About Stephen McCabe (a friend of Dorothy’s!)
Stephen McCabe is an eco-therapist, counsellor and tarot therapist with training in storytelling therapy who has created and facilitated many story-based therapeutic groups.
As a child, Stephen would snuggle up with his mum on the sofa every Christmas to watch The Wizard of Oz. Like millions of others, the magic of Dorothy’s story left a lifelong impact on him. In 2024, as he was approaching the anniversary of his mum’s death, Oz came into his thoughts and heart, providing comfort as the winter nights drew in. The idea of creating a therapeutic course appeared soon after, and there was no stopping it from developing! Find out more about his work, and the full Oz course, at Green Temple Therapy.
Website | www.naturetherapyonline.net
