A Kaleidoscope of the Mind: Working with Dreams in Psychotherapy

with Helen Kennedy

This two-day workshop will enable counsellors/therapists from all modalities to work with dreams with individuals and groups. It will teach different approaches to working with dreams using creative and experiential methods involving the participants’ own dream material. It is intended to support the counsellor/therapist to become familiar with dream work so that s/he can hear the client’s communication through dreams and integrate this with ongoing counselling/therapy work.

RESCHEDULED! NEW DATES: 10-11 April 2010

with Michael Clemmens PhD

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a well-known international trainer. The nine-day postgraduate course is designed for Gestalt psychotherapists who have completed their initial training and would like to develop and deepen their work with body process within the dialogic relationship. Dates: 22-24 January 2010; 23-25 July 2010; 12-14 November 2010 Cost: £950.00, including a non-refundable deposit of £200.00 Venue: The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB

Training in Supervision of Counselling & Psychotherapy

with Graham Colbourne

This is a 10-day course for experienced counsellors and psychotherapists from all modalities, run over five weekends. It will teach a creative and practical Gestalt-integrative-based model, covering theory, themes and issues relating to supervision. It will include skills practice, support for finding practice placements and preparation for accreditation as a supervisor. Dates: 30-31 January; 13-14 March; 29-30 May; 11-12 September; 6-7 November (all in 2010) Cost: £1250.00, including a non-refundable deposit of £200.00

Working with Depression

with Lannie Peyton

This workshop is intended for counsellors and therapists from any modality who would like to increase their understanding and clinical skills in working with clients who suffer from depression. Depression can be understood, from a Gestalt theoretical perspective, as a fixed organisation of the relational field. The focus of this two-day workshop will therefore be on the client-therapist relationship and its relevance in the diagnosis and treatment of depression. Close attention will then be given to the ongoing therapeutic relationship and its impact on the work, as well as the process and organising principles of depression. Dates: 27-28 February 2010 Times: 10.00am – 5.30pm Cost: £175.00, including a non-refundable deposit of £75.00 Please send a £75.00 deposit to reserve your place. This is refundable only if the event is cancelled. Cheques should be made payable to Edinburgh Gestalt Institute.

Working Effectively with Post-Traumatic Stress

with Todd Burley PhD

This will be a practical, hands-on workshop with opportunities for Gestalt psychotherapists to undertake supervised practice within the group and to discuss theoretical issues with specific reference to neuroscientific research. Todd is particularly skilful at close supervision and at linking theory to practice. Dates: 27-28 March 2010 Cost: £190.00, including a non-refundable deposit of £90.00

Residential Workshop for Male Practitioners

with Graham Colbourne and Lannie Peyton

This three-day workshop welcomes male therapists/counsellors of any modality who wish to extend their awareness, understanding and range of self and therapeutic competence. We will offer a space to explore issues around gender, sexuality, relationship and power in the context of our work as therapists through personal reflection, dialogue, creative/body process and group exploration. We will draw on a range of clinical, anthropological, existential and spiritual conceptual frameworks. Dates: 20-22 September 2010 Cost: £320.00, including a non-refundable deposit of £100.00 Venue: Fawcett Mill Fields, Lake District