2019 Sand Play Therapy Art Therapy September 7th

2019 Sand Play Therapy Art Therapy September 7th

It is not just sand... Sand play offers you a deep therapeutic work. SAND PLAY THERAPY – Art Therapy- A GESTALT APPROACH

In this weekend you will:

• Use creative methods to enhance your therapy practice with Sand Play tools.
• Learn how to facilitate and promote positive results with symbolic imagery
• Uncover the reasons why your clients may resist verbal counseling.
• Improve your skills working with traumas and early child painful history.
• Discover ways to clear negative memories and blocks to your own growth
• Find the way of facilitating sand play figures and understand their unconscious meanings.
• Enable clients to discover their self-supports and deal with their life crises.

Day/s: September 7th, 2019

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost

Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Club: $178.50

Non- Members: $210.00

More Information: gestaltarttherapy@gmail.com

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

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2019 Working with Children Art Therapy September 14

2019 Working with Children Art Therapy September 14

Giving Children support in therapy sessions will contribute to having happy adults in the future.

Kids are the future and they need to have support from the family, school and society.

The way to work with children in a therapy session could be a little different than working with adults. Professional therapists need to adjust their therapeutic tools to the level of children by craeting an appropriate environment.

• This workshop is 2019 AASW endorsed CPD hours
• This course has 2019 ACA OPD points

What you will learn:

The basic principles and practices will be covered through experiential exercises, discussion and some personal exploration.

This will include:

 • The paradoxical theory of change

 • The magic of role playing with children

 • Being open to the unexpected – magic happens

 • Experiencing the Now: savouring and chewing

 • The importance of being specific and concrete

 • The creative void and change in the Here and Now

Day/s: September 14th, 2019

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost

Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Club: $178.50

Non- Members: $210.00

More Information: gestaltarttherapy@gmail.com

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Ask us for Bank details, please

Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied, see the link.

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Full membership 2019: $30

2019 Children & Art Therapy February 23rd at our Centre

2019 Children & Art Therapy February 23rd at our Centre

Explore how to use Painting, Drawing, Drama, Music, Sand Play Therapy, etc.  with kids in a therapeutic context.

• This workshop is 2019 AASW endorsed CPD hours

Any professional in the helping services who wants to work with children, must consider the child as a total system: the family, social, cultural and developmental factors influencing the child.

In addition, we must pay attention to the small or subtle details that the adults may not notice or may not understand about the child’s symptoms that are clearly obvious to a professional. For example, the manner we communicate with a child is to notice the pace, rhythm and assimilation of the content, as well as the meaning attribution to the play experiments during the session. This is a way of developing trust and safety during the session by clarifying anything that is happening between the child and the adult therapist.

In this workshop you will learn:

• Discover how deep traumatic experiences in childhood affect the adult client.
• Uncover the truth why most traditional work with child trauma do not work.
• Learn how you can enable children to achieve positive feelings about their contacts with parents and society at large.
• Practice art therapy methods and tools to encourage creativity in self and children.
• How to be aware of the several ways you may be able to work with emotional wounds. 
• The way to work with children in a therapy session could be a little different than working with adults. Professional therapists need to adjust their therapeutic tools to the level of children.

What You Will Learn:

The basic principles and practices will be covered through experiential exercises, discussion and some personal exploration.

This will include:

 • The paradoxical theory of change

 • The magic of role playing with children

 • Being open to the unexpected – magic happens

 • Experiencing the Now: savouring and chewing

 • The importance of being specific and concrete

 • The creative void and change in the Here and Now

Also, we will explore an introduction to Gestalt work with children:

• Use of drawing and colours
• Family sculpturing and more
• Puppets as a magical transition object
• Sand Play Therapy

Day/s: February 23rd, 2019

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost

Members of the Gestalt Art Therapy Club: $178.50

Non- Members: $210.00

More Information: gestaltarttherapy@gmail.com

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Ask us for Bank details, please

Credit card payments have 4% of commission is applied, see the link.

See Cancellation Policy in the registration form, please.

Be a member today just for $30/Year and access to discounts!

Full membership 2019: $30

2018, June 9 &10, Group Work Skills

2018, June 9 &10, Group Work Skills

Each group, working in the "here and now"  has its own rules, do you know how to manage them??

Group work skills

Each Group is a different World...Group leadership is not just about techniques. Using gestalt therapy approach to groups will enable you to learn how to:

-              Keep the focus of the group in the present NOW.

-              Direct attention to the “how” not “why” questions.

-              Developing clear self-awareness ability.

-              Learn how to work with a creative experiment to enhance group activity.

-              Facilitate group enactment to develop solutions to problems emerging in a group.

-              Refine yours and participants' abilities to work with group dynamics as they emerge in the training group.

-              Learn the secret of leadership from within.

-              Become at ease in a safe place in which you can develop skills as a group facilitator.

-              Can practice various skills, creative methods in working with groups and become confident in being present as a leader.

-              Refine yours and participants' abilities to work with group dynamics as they emerge in the training group.

-              Discover the key principles of group process work: Group energy, clients’ patterns, and leadership models.

-              Practice working on simulated issues that deal with group problems and members will learn how to lead and solve group problems.

-              Learn how to resolve group conflicts, emotional blocks, 'shadow work' and more creative methods in group work.

Day/s: June, 9 & 10,

Time

Saturday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost:

Members: $169.00

 

Non- Members: $199.00

 

Credit card payments have 4% of a commission is applied. see the link.

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2018, June 2nd Incorporating RORSCHACH Test in Therapy Sessions

2018, June 2nd Incorporating RORSCHACH Test in Therapy Sessions

They are not just spots ...

The Rorschach test is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation.

Some psychologists use this test to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning.

It has been employed to detect underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are reluctant to describe their thinking processes openly.

There is substantial research indicating the utility of the measure for a few scores. Several scores correlate well with general intelligence

The test is named after its creator, Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach.

This one-day event will enable you to learn how to create a "Rorschach style figure" and use the test creatively in a Gestalt approach, that means that the way of work with this kind of Test will be different from the traditional psychoanalysis.

Also, we will create an extensive range of abstracts Figures, using interesting materials.

You will learn how to present in your professional practice this amazing tool, working with clients in therapy sessions.

Families, kids, couples and even Corporations, will benefit from this therapeutic method.

Day/s: June 2nd, 2018

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost

Members: $105.00

 

Non- Members: $120.00

 

Credit card payments have 4% of a commission is applied. see the link.

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2018, May 26, DREAM WORK

2018, May 26, DREAM WORK

Process of individuation: Dreams are doing the work of integrating our conscious and unconscious lives. Jc. Jung

Discover the knowledge and power hidden in your dreams.

Also, discover how to use dreams with clients in therapy and/or Supervision Sessions.

Dreams are the ultimate personal storehouse of insight and information about you. Using drawings, images and gestalt work, we will learn how dreams help us to solve problems, bring insights into our relationships and learn how to remember our dreams with a dream journal method.

During this workshop, you will be able to understand:

• The power of the symbols and how to be integrated into the personal process of the client and/or our personal process.
• Using free associations to uncover hidden information in the client’s dreams and or your dreams.
• Turns nightmares into sources of power.
• Support the clients to confront their worst fears and overcome them.
• Resolve inner conflicts and bring knowledge and light to them.

Day/s: May 26th

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost

Members: $105.00

 

Non- Members: $120.00

 

Credit card payments have 4% of a commission is applied. see the link.

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2018, May 19, Incorporating Mandalas in Art Therapy Sessions

2018, May 19, Incorporating Mandalas in Art Therapy Sessions

Learn how to create a big range of Mandalas using awesome techniques to engage clients in their therapeutic process

Life is a circular process. Our unresolved conflicts are also circular...like the universe, we are constantly circling around our being and growing.

In this one-day event, you will learn how to change the repetitive patterns that emerge in your life using/creating/ modifying mandalas in a symbolic way.

Learn how to practice this skill to be used with your clients and/or for your own personal growth.

Note: According to art therapist and mental health counselor Susanne F. Fincher, we owe the re-introduction of mandalas into modern Western thought to Carl Jung, the Swiss psychoanalyst. In his pioneering exploration of the unconscious through his own art-making, Jung observed the motif of the circle spontaneously appearing in therapy. At that moment the circle drawings reflected his inner state of being.

What you will learn:

• The meaning of Mandalas in our lives.
• How to enhance therapeutic results using the Mandala symbol
• Enable the client to recognize the symbol as their guide
• Discover the unconscious messages using the Mandala

Day/s: May 19th

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost

Members: $105.00

 

Non- Members: $120.00

 

Credit card payments have 4% of a commission is applied. see the link.

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2018, March, 24, Incorporating Tarot in Therapy sessions

2018, March, 24, Incorporating Tarot in Therapy sessions

Why not?
Gestalt Art Therapy Centre is using creative ways to offer professional support to Psychologists, Counsellors, Therapists, Social workers and social service providers who are working with clients in therapy sessions.

 USING TAROT

 IN A THERAPY SESSION

GESTALT APPROACH

We tend to project everything onto images before us. Our thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and make decisions based on our selection of a specific card. In this workshop, the participants will learn how to use Tarot cards as a technique to deepen their work with clients and find unconscious material in therapy.

This one-day seminar is an introduction to TAROT as a unique resource that helps bridge the worlds between Tarot and psychotherapy with clients and groups. You can make your sessions with clients more engaging and creative as well as insightful.

Discover how to lay cards in “emotional stacks “to find out what is behind the self or the surface of our consciousness.

 Practice the use of imagery and symbols to develop a clear strategy for resolving issues.

This is a unique opportunity to experience yourself and your work with art and imagery as a source for creative renewal. Just like in any situation in life, artists, professional therapists, and health workers can put themselves under strain either from trying too hard, or reversely, not starting a personal process to motivate themselves. 

You will learn:

How to use TAROT cards and art materials to enhance your therapeutic practice.

Learn the Art of imagery as manifested by the TAROT and the Houses of Astrology.  C.G. Jung’s ideas will be a foreground for this creativity.

Learn how gestalt and process dynamics will influence your insights and become a more innovative practitioner.

Enable to offer your clients deeper insights on their life’s journey.

Integrate your art, your therapeutic modality and your practice skills to be more alive and passionate about your work and life.

No previous formal art experience required.

Time:

 Saturday: 9:30am - 4:00pm

 Members: $105 

 

 

Non- Members: $120

  

Credit card payments have 4% of a commission is applied. see the link.

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2018, March 17, Art Journals in Therapy Sessions

2018, March 17, Art Journals in Therapy Sessions

Discover this amazing tool to be used in Art Therapy sessions

Incorporating ART JOURNALS in Therapy sessions ART THERAPY

This Amazing and interesting Tool is the "star" of the Art therapy techniques

During this workshop you will learn:

• How to create Art Journals
• How to develop Mixed media techniques building Art Journals
• Starting the process of using the Art Journal with clients
• Selecting some creations at the Art journal to work in the therapy sessions
• How to close the therapy session after an Art Journal work

Offer options to the client to continue working with the Art Journal at home until the next session

This will be an interesting and creative workshop

* All materials included!

 Day: March 17th, 2018

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Members: $105

 

Non- Members: $120

 

Credit card payments have 4% of a commission is applied. see the link.

See Cancellation Policy in the registration form, please.

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2018, March 10 & 11, Working with Children in Therapy Sessions

2018, March 10 & 11, Working with Children in Therapy Sessions

Working with Children in Therapy Sessions. Explore how to use Sand Play, Drama, Music, etc in a therapeutic context.

• Workshop AASW endorsed CPD hours

Any professional in the helping services who want to work with children must consider the child as a total system: the family, social, cultural and developmental factors influencing the child.

In addition, we must pay attention to the small or subtle details that the adults may not notice or may not understand about the child’s symptoms that are clearly obvious to a professional. For example, the manner we communicate with a child is to notice the pace, rhythm, and assimilation of the content, as well as the meaning attribution to the play experiments during the session. This is a way of developing trust and safety during the session by clarifying anything that is happening between the child and the adult therapist.

In this weekend, you will learn:

• Discover how deep traumatic experiences in childhood affect the adult client.
• Uncover the truth why most traditional work with child trauma does not work.
• Learn how you can enable children to achieve positive feelings about their contacts with parents and society at large.
• Practice art therapy methods and tools to encourage creativity in self and children.
• How to be aware of the several ways you may be able to work with emotional wounds. 
• The way to work with children in a therapy session could be a little different than working with adults. Professional therapists need to adjust their therapeutic tools to the level of children.

What You Will Learn:

The basic principles and practices will be covered through experiential exercises, discussion, and some personal exploration.

This will include:

 • The paradoxical theory of change

 • The magic of role-playing with children

 • Being open to the unexpected – magic happens

 • Experiencing the Now: savouring and chewing

 • The importance of being specific and concrete

 • The creative void and change in the Here and Now

Also, we will explore an introduction to Gestalt work with children:

 •          Use of drawing and colours

 •          Sand play with children

 •          Music therapy

 •          Family sculpturing and more.

Day/s: March 10 & 11, 2018

Time:

Saturday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost:

Members: $169.00

 

 Non- Members: $199.00

 

Credit card payments have 4% of a commission is applied, see the link.

See Cancellation Policy in the registration form, please.

Download the Registration form here

Where:

Gestalt Art Therapy Centre

Ashgrove- Brisbane

Contact Phone: 04 2151 4907

 Become a member today just for $30/Year and access to discounts!

2018, February 10 Mandalas Art Therapy

Incorporating MANDALAS in Therapy Sessions- ART THERAPY

Life is a circular process. Our unresolved conflicts are also circular...like the universe, we are constantly circling around our being and growing.

In this one-day event, you will learn how to change the repetitive patterns that emerge in your life using/creating/ modifying mandalas in a symbolic way.

Learn how to practice this skill to be used with your clients and/or for your own personal growth.

Note: According to art therapist and mental health counselor Susanne F. Fincher, we owe the re-introduction of mandalas into modern Western thought to Carl Jung, the Swiss psychoanalyst. In his pioneering exploration of the unconscious through his own art-making, Jung observed the motif of the circle spontaneously appearing in therapy. At that moment the circle drawings reflected his inner state of being.

What you will learn:

• The meaning of Mandalas in our lives.
• How to enhance therapeutic results using the Mandala symbol
• Enable the client to recognize the symbol as their guide
• Discover the unconscious messages using the Mandala

Day/s: February 10th

Place: Gestalt Art Therapy centre- Ashgrove- Brisbane- Qld

Time: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Cost

Members: $105.00

Non- Members: $120.00

Credit card payments have 4% of the commission is applied. see the link.

See Cancellation Policy on the registration form, please.

Be a member today just for $30/year and access to discounts!