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Embodied-Relational Therapy
The Work
Embodied-Relational Therapy is an approach which acknowledges and works with people as integrated whole beings. We are interested in how our thoughts, emotions, sensations and stories interact.
Sessions often start with, and may be largely, talking and listening, or we may follow the process into body sensations, sounds, movements, writing, drawing, sandtray work, as is appropriate and comfortable for yourself.
The work is process based – with an attitude of gentle nurturing curiosity, leading to an unfolding of our stories, and the possibility of positive change.
Getting Started
Usually, we start with a chat on the ‘phone – a chance for you to find out a little more about the work, and ask any questions you have. We could then arrange a free initial session – this gives you an opportunity to have an experience of the work, to dip your toe in the water, and to get a sense of whether it is right for you.
It is worth considering whether you might want to set up initial meetings with one or two other practitioners, in order to really get a good sense of what is right for yourself.
Practicalities
Sessions are usually weekly, lasting an hour. This gives a chance for you to visit the different parts of your lifestyle with the experience of the therapy, whilst maintaining a thread between sessions.
The cost is £35 per session, though I am open to negotiating lower or higher rates.
A Little about Me
I work professionally as an Embodied-Relational Therapist.
This is a dynamic synthesis of body psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy and process approaches.
It is a core model which easily incoorporates my other therapeutic skills and training, for example; solution focused therapy, family therapy, sand tray work, process oriented psychology, voice, movement, massage, intensive interaction...
I have worked in private practice with adults, both individuals and couples, for over ten years, and I have also been employed for some years as a therapist within the state education system, working with troubled children.
This is complemented by my considerable experience of working therapeutically and educationally with children and teenagers with severe learning and behavioural difficulties.
My focus is on the creation of a safe, nurturing environment for the bodymind to undertake the therapeutic work of healing and growth.
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Workshops
WORKING WITH CHARACTER STYLES
- A 3 day Training Course
Contact, Nurture and Power
Allison Priestman, Stephen Tame
Sat 24th March, Sat 28th April, Sat 19th May 2012
Fulcrum house, Bristol, £210
Character is a body centred model. It provides a map to understand different embodied responses to the challenges of being in the world. It can provide a way to see and understand the wholeness of mind, body and spirit interaction.
It is a rigorous systematic approach to therapy, first developed by Wilhelm Reich from Freud’s thinking, and evolving through practice since that time.
Character, in the Embodied-Relational Therapy tradition, is seen as an intelligent response to early life challenges. We aim to celebrate and appreciate our body mind patterning, while finding ways to soften and let go of unhelpful habitual ways of being.
This is an opportunity to learn about working with character – how it can help us facilitate safer and more effective work; make deeper, more effective contact with our clients; support us to work with difference; to work more flexibly with a broader range of clients; and learn about ourselves and our own embodiment patterns.
On this training we will explore the theory and practice of using character with clients. We will introduce three of the six ERT character styles; exploring the developmental thresholds of existence/contact, feeding/nurturing and validating/power. This will offer ways of understanding and working with particular character strategies, for example; working with clients when contact is difficult or absent, or when there’s never enough, or when sessions feel like a power struggle trying to happen.
We will also look at how these themes get expressed and echoed in how we relate to others, in our core beliefs, and in our body structuring.
For more information on Allison’s work:
www.allisonpriestman.co.uk
Booking: to book or for further information contact:
Stephen Tame,
46 West Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7DU
Tel: 01364 653 069 or 0845 458 1141 (local rate)
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Working with Body Process
FULLY BOOKED
28th & 29th January 2012
Bristol
Allison Priestman, Stephen Tame
£125
Would you like to feel more resourced in supporting your clients to explore their embodiment?
This workshop is intended
As an introduction to counsellors/ psychotherapists who are looking for ways to support their client’s process as it expresses through their bodies,
As a refresher for practitioners trained or experienced in body psychotherapy,
For complementary body practitioners who want to bring more relational and process work into their client work.
It is also for anyone interested in discovering more about themselves through body-oriented sessions.
The workshop will combine experiential exercises with theoretical input and supervision on client material. The paradigm used will be Embodied-Relational Therapy, an exciting and creative psychotherapy modality which integrates ideas from Reichian therapy, psychodynamic therapy and process-centred approaches.
Our aim is to build confidence and demystify working with body process, expanding your skills and knowledge to support clients who want to explore their body experiences. A core skill we will work on is being able to track your own body process as it responds to your client. We will work with movement, breath, internal sensation, gesture, posture and bodily symptoms – working both with and without touch. You will have a chance to explore your own embodiment and to experiment in a supportive group. No one will be expected to do anything they don’t want to do, and emotional release will be held in a safe setting.
Service Categories
Counselling, Psychotherapy
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