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Existential Touchstones: meeting our clients through our humanity
Workshop with Elke Lambers
An Experiential one day workshop for 15-30 participants
North Wales Border – Glyndwr University, Wrexham
24th September 2011
In this workshop we will explore the idea of existential touchstones, described by Dave Mearns as:
‘Life events and self-experiences that have given us glimpses of different dimensions of our self and which we can enter to put us into a feeling state that is closer to our client’s present experiencing and thus act as a ‘bridge’ for us into a fuller meeting with our client’ (Mearns & Thorne, 2007).
I hope to explore with the group how we can derive strength from our own sense of existence and how this can contribute to the development of the counsellor’s capacity to meet clients more fully in their existential process.
This workshop day will consist of some theoretical input, experiential work and shared exploration and discussion in the group. It may be of interest to both students and experienced counsellors.
(Reference: Mearns, D. & Thorne, B. (2007). Person-Centred Counselling in Action. Third edition, p.147, London: Sage.)
Elke Lambers is a Person-Centred Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer, with a private practice in Glasgow, Scotland. She is Dutch, and after training and working as a clinical psychologist in Holland, she has lived and worked in Scotland since 1975. She has extensive experience as a supervisor with individuals and groups and as a trainer of counsellors and supervisors.
Elke has a particular interest in the concept or supervision as a relationship that supports counsellors in the development of their capacity to be fully present and open with themselves in the therapeutic relationship so that they are open to all aspects of the client. She has written about Supervision in ‘Person-Centred Therapy Today’, (Sage, 2000), in Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapies (PCEP, 2006) and in the ‘Handbook of Person-Centred Therapy’.
She has recently worked in Argentina where she has helped to develop a person-centred training programme.
Cost £85.00/ concessions including students and volunteers £70.00
Please bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
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