Myth in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A Workshop in Stockport

Myth in counselling and psychotherapy: 16th May 2014 – 09:30 to 16:00

STOP PRESS – Donna will be returning to Stockport on Friday 21st October to run another session on the use of creativity in therapy.  For further information click here.  Myths are deeply embedded in our culture, and perhaps even our genes. Freud and Jung, used them extensively and many practitioners use myth and metaphor in their work. Yet the use of myth in counselling and psychotherapy is not widely covered in training or the literature. In this workshop Donna Savery will present her approach to myth in counselling and psychotherapy and describe recent research that she has conducted.

About the event

The day will comprise the following elements:

  • A discussion of myth and its meanings
  • Exercises and approaches to the use of myth in counselling and psychotherapy
  • Myth in an existential framework
  • Specific focus and explorations of the Myth of Sisyphus and the Myth of Echo and Narcissus including therapists own personality traits and how they change in different relationship scenarios and impact the client in therapeutic settings.
  • Techniques for effecting change
  • Triads
  • Role play

The workshop will be particularly suitable for counsellors and psychotherapists who want to work more creatively; for those that wish to draw upon rich sources of material that enable more reflective therapy and increase self-awareness for therapist and client; and for those working with clients who present with the following issues:

  • Meaninglessness
  • Death anxiety
  • Co-dependency in relationships
  • Narcissistic entitlement
  • Self-loathing
  • Loss of voice
  • Feelings of non-existence
  • Post traumic stress
  • Victimhood
  • Existential anxiety

The day will be highly interactive and offer opportunities for self development and professional enhancement.  It is suitable for therapists trained in any modality and no former knowledge of myth is required.  Handouts and all required reading material will be provided on the day

About the workshop leader

Myth in counselling and psychotherapyDonna Christina Savery is an Existential and Creative therapist. Her recent research on working with myth in existential relationship therapy was published in Emmy van Deurzen’s new book ‘Existential perspectives on relationship therapy’ (van Deurzen, 2013).  Donna trained in existential and psychodynamic therapies and began her career working in a mental health setting. She formerly worked as a theatre director and academic and brings these elements to her work as part of her drive for authentic co-creative therapeutic relationships.  She has a private practice in Windsor as well as a busy practice at the Charterhouse Clinic, Marylebone.  Donna is also a group therapist, researcher and mother.  She is currently writing a book on ‘ Echo and Narcissus – Relationship Dynamics in Existential Therapy.’

The cost is £80 per delegate (£70 for students). For registrations made before 22nd March 2014  (subject to limited availability), there will be an ‘early bird’ rate of £70.

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The event, which includes lunch, will be held in the comfortable, relaxed environment of Cheshire Conferences and Events at Edgeley Park Stadium, Stockport.  It will start at 09:30 and finish promptly at 16:00.

6 hours CPD. An individually signed certificate of attendance will be provided to all registered delegates.  Those who pay on the door, or who wish to obtain a duplicate, can order one from the website.

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Eventbrite - Myth in Counselling and Psychotherapy: A workshop with Donna Savery

References

Savery, D. C. (2013). The challenges of meaninglessness and absurdity addressed through myth and role play. In: van Deurzen, E. & Iacovou, S. (eds.) Existential perspectives on relationship therapy. Basingstoke: Palgrave.