NAVIGATING VIRTUAL COUNSELLING IN 2024 Four years on from the start of the pandemic, new research and new learnings provide us with direction for doing video counselling better. Discoveries in fields as diverse as neuroscience and social psychology give us clues about how we process information and (re)act in online environments. Lawrence Murphy, founder of the first […]
FOT is a remarkably effective somatic approach, particularly valuable for working with trauma and clients who are ‘stuck’, and for preventing therapist burn-out. Focusing was developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a colleague and key contributor to the work of Carl Rogers. Gendlin’s research sought to answer the question – Why are some clients successful in counselling, […]
This online workshop offers a nuanced perspective for working with the difficult and often therapeutically evasive presentations of chronic shame. It offers a blend of theory and clinical insight on the etiology and impact of chronic shame, illuminates ways to identify its clinical presentations, and presents a framework for working with it from an embodied, […]
Sexual difficulties in adulthood can often be traced back to past childhood sexual trauma including shame that often accompanies intimate trauma. This workshop will provide a theoretical understanding as well as clinical techniques in working with sexuality concerns of survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Case material will be discussed.
Early attachment injuries forge a neurophysiological template of self and impact affect regulation and relational functioning and distort one’s internal working model(s). The heart of this training addresses the reparation of insecure attachment. The curriculum weaves a framework that draws upon diverse theoretical and conceptual understandings from attachment theory, somatic psychotherapy, trauma studies, affect regulation […]
FOT is a remarkably effective somatic approach, particularly valuable for working with trauma and clients who are ‘stuck’, and for preventing therapist burn-out. Focusing was developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a colleague and key contributor to the work of Carl Rogers. Gendlin’s research sought to answer the question – Why are some clients successful in counselling, […]
FOT is a remarkably effective somatic approach, particularly valuable for working with trauma and clients who are ‘stuck’, and for preventing therapist burn-out. Focusing was developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a colleague and key contributor to the work of Carl Rogers. Gendlin’s research sought to answer the question – Why are some clients successful in counselling, […]
Working with children involves several risk factors. As a counsellor, how prepared and equipped are you to handle these situations?
When children or their parents seek counselling for on their behalf, things are rarely black and white. Counsellors are often hesitant or sensitive to the complexities of these situations due to existing regulations, reputational risks, or a potential lawsuit. It doesn’t have to be that way.
FOT is a remarkably effective somatic approach, particularly valuable for working with trauma and clients who are ‘stuck’, and for preventing therapist burn-out. Focusing was developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a colleague and key contributor to the work of Carl Rogers. Gendlin’s research sought to answer the question – Why are some clients successful in counselling, […]
FOT is a remarkably effective somatic approach, particularly valuable for working with trauma and clients who are ‘stuck’, and for preventing therapist burn-out. Focusing was developed by Dr. Eugene Gendlin, a colleague and key contributor to the work of Carl Rogers. Gendlin’s research sought to answer the question – Why are some clients successful in counselling, […]
Inspiring Hope Together Hosted by the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP), this conference provides a forum for diverse perspectives including researchers, front-line clinicians, individuals with lived experience, First People’s teachings, and sector professionals from across the country. The theme, “Inspiring Hope Together,” emphasizes the power of unity in creating positive change. When […]
