CONSULTATION GROUP FOR PSYCHOTHERAPISTS:
Sensation
Focused Experiential Psychotherapy
I am offering an ongoing consultation group for
psychotherapists that focuses on integrating the body into the therapy process,
Sensation Focused Experiential Psychotherapy.
Traditional psychotherapy relies on verbal expression almost
exclusively. This consultation group incorporates movement, body awareness, and
verbal communication in a group format.
Group members meet for 90 minutes. The focus of the first segment of the
meeting will be sensory based awareness and movement. The group will transition into presentation of case material
and self-study so that members can
develop their own ways of integrating the body into their psychotherapy practices.
The goal is for participants to develop
embodied attunement. There will be
readings and homework assignments to supplement our work together.
By participating in this group, you will learn to assist
yourself and your clients in individual, couples and group psychotherapy:
- to approach life and
relationship issues in new ways,
when traditional talking-only psychotherapy has been of limited
value for desired changes
- to explore relationship difficulties with
the added information from the body
- to access emotions and
facilitate emotional expression
- to enhance body attunement
and awareness of sensations
- to relieve symptoms of
anxiety and depression at a physiological and emotional level and
develop somatic resources
The group will meet every other Wednesday, from 3:30-5 pm in
my Wellesley office. There is a limit of
6 members.
- Winter/Spring 2012 dates: Feb 15, 29; March 14, 28; April 11, 25; May 9, 23; June 6, 20.
Membership requirements: all master’s and doctoral level
professionals: nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, alcoholism counselors, school
counselors and school psychologists, marriage and family therapists, expressive
arts therapists, and psychologists; students in advanced training
programs. An individual session is required before
joining at no additional charge.
About the group leader:
I am a psychologist and have been
in private practice for over 30 years, working with individuals, couples and
groups. I am a Certified Group
Psychotherapist and a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy
Association. I have supervised and
consulted for the Northeastern Society
for Group Psychotherapy Training Program, Massachusetts Mental Health Center
and Harvard Medical School Residency Program; and faculty of both AGPA and NSGP
institutes and conferences, leading workshops on somatic psychotherapy. I authored a paper entitled “Coming to our Senses: the application of somatic psychology to
group psychotherapy” which was published in the International Journal of Group
Psychotherapy, July, 2011.
For the past twelve years I have taught classes and led
workshops in The Nia Technique. I have
led therapy groups that integrate body awareness and expressive movement with
dynamic psychotherapy.
For fees and more information, please feel free to contact
me by phone or e-mail.
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