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Let’s talk about self disclosure
2024-08-08 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
This interactive presentation is intended to:

• Explore and refine the concept of “self-disclosure” in the clinical setting, including a review of the many different ways therapist self-disclosure can occur and the distinction between “immediacy” and “intentional therapist self-disclosure”;

• Discuss how both intentional therapist self-disclosure and non-disclosure may be helpful and counter-productive in any situation;

• Review self-disclosure from the perspective of interpersonal neurobiology; and

• Consider evidenced-based research on how to practice intentional self-disclosure effectively and ethically.

About your Presenter:

Susanna (Zan) has been practicing as a Gestalt Therapist for 20 years. Zan has a long history as an educator and trainer, teaching at Sydney Gestalt Institute, The Relational Institute, Gestalt Therapy Brisbane, Australian College of Applied Professions and The University of New England in their undergraduate, post-graduate and advanced training programmes. Zan’s clinical work is influenced by Gary Yontef and Lynne Jacobs’ relational approach, interpersonal neurobiology and more recently, Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing approach. Zan now works in private practice in Crows Nest, Sydney as a clinician and supervisor.

Cost:

GANZ Members: $45. Non-GANZ Members: $95.

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Introduction to Depth Enquiry™ - EMDR with a Gestalt twist
2024-07-17 17:30 - 20:30
This three hour interactive workshop will give a brief overview of the Depth Enquiry process. It will include some theory, demonstrations, case studies and plenty of time for questions. Bring an open mind, lots of questions and you will leave with some new thoughts about how to use bilateral stimulation in your work and when to think about plunging in deeper. Depth Enquiry is a powerful therapeutic approach to resolving trauma and underlying shame. Amanda has developed Depth Enquiry during the course of her work with clients suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and a wide range of trauma-related symptoms. Depth Enquiry unblocks resistant traumas and negative beliefs using a gentle and supportive process. Depth Enquiry builds on EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) principles and is further informed by the theories and approaches of Bessel van der Kolk, Pat Ogden and Peter Levine. Since 2011 Amanda has worked to meld these perspectives into a deep and safe method of therapeutic inquiry; one that retains as its underpinning the holistic tenets of Gestalt psychotherapy.

About your Presenter:

Amanda’s early start in the human growth and wellbeing communities holds her in good stead for quickly and deeply understanding complex presenting issues in therapy and counselling. Her passion for the process means she is continually questioning the current modalities and developing these further if necessary to meet the needs of her clients. An example is her development of Depth Enquiry, from its basis in EMDR. She was a trainer of Gestalt therapists for five years and is a clinical supervisor for therapists.Amanda holds a BVA (Hons) degree and an Advanced Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy. She’s a Clinical Member of PACFA, Reg. 21766, and is a PACFA Accredited Supervisor.

Amanda’s next three day Depth Enquiry training is 11th-13th October 2024 in Melbourne.

Cost:

GANZ Members: $45. Non-GANZ Members: $95.

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Webinar: The Grieving Self - In and of the Field
2024-05-01 17:30 - 20:30
Grief cascades across and through every life, human and non-human. Its waters flow over, between and around the rocks of being, down the river of inevitable loss, change and death. Sometimes the waters rage, sometimes howl, other times trickle, almost imperceptibly. Always here, always there.

Grief and grieving emerge from the relational and phenomenal field, influenced by the cultural, ecological, and situational. Grief surfaces within a context of a particular seen or unseen loss, transition or death, and longs to be tended by a coexisting dialogical soul. In a culture in which suffering is avoided and rituals are few, this can be hard to find, even in therapy.

In this webinar, grief and loss will be foregrounded as a core human experience which holds fundamental significance. This webinar will be a mix of presentation, breakout sharing and discussion in order for participants to learn and engage with grief and grieving to support therapeutic practice.

Cost:

GANZ Members: $45. Non-GANZ Members: $95.

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About your Presenter:

Tracy Santos MGestTherapy, BSW, AMHSW, DipST, EMDRAA

Tracy Santos is a psychotherapist, mental health social worker, supervisor and educator who has been in private practice for 22 years. She is on faculty at Gestalt Therapy Brisbane and lectured for many years at Southern Cross University on grief and trauma informed practice in the human services.

Tracy has specialised in the field of death and dying, grief and bereavement for the last 18 years, working with individuals, couples and groups. She has been closely affiliated with the Amitayus Home Hospice Service in the Byron Shire since 2003 and is on their training committee and team.

Tracy brings her knowledge, lived experience, and soul-driven devotion, to raise awareness and cultivate capacity to compassionately care for the dying. She is committed to create and support dialogical and emergent spaces to explore and practice how to be, and work with mortality, grief, and bereavement.

Webinar: A Breach of Trust - Working with Infidelity and Betrayal
2024-03-27 17:30 - 20:00
Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Infidelity and betrayal affects many families and relationships, and presents in a myriad of ways, from broken promises to full-blown affairs. The damage to relationships and individuals can be profound, traumatic and lifelong. For therapist, working with infidelity and betrayal in clinical settings can be complicated. Often adding a degree of confusion in knowing where to start and how to best to support clients. This presentation, with a focus on Couples Therapy, will provide a snapshot and overview that will add insight to your work with clients from a Gestalt psychotherapeutic approach. It will be of benefit to practitioners working with individuals, couples or families. The presentation will offer opportunities for group discussions. Sharing techniques and interventions that attendees use, in their work towards supporting relationship repair and healing.

This presentation will benefit you in:

• Understanding the contemporary therapeutic thinking around Infidelity & Betrayal

• Providing an overview of recovery from relationship ‘crisis to renewal’ through a therapeutic process

• The importance of working with trust and forgiveness.

• Considering what meaningful & effective intervention will be of best support for your clients

• Opportunities to reflect on and avoid common issues that hinder a therapeutic process.

About your Presenter:

Sean Tonnet (MGest) has been working with people for over 30 years and as a full time clinical psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and international facilitator for the past 17 years. His reputed and respected practice reflects his comprehensive training and clinical excellence in therapy and facilitation. Specialising in relationships, Sean has over 16,000 case hours working with couples and exceptional experience in workshop development and delivery. He melds creative, relational Gestalt methods and contemporary psychotherapy, neurobiology and mindfulness practices within a safe and learning environment. His work has been reviewed in radio, television and in print. Recently, Sean’s work with international band Parkway Drive, was a feature of the ABC Australia Story “Getting Heavy”. Sean is a highly sought after therapist and facilitator across Australia.

Cost:

GANZ Members: $45. Non-GANZ Members: $95

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