Working with erotic transference and counter-transference
This in-person workshop aims to widen your knowledge of erotic transference and counter transference in the therapy room.
Programme
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| Timings | Session |
| 09.30am - 10.00am |
Welcome and introductions 鈥� swimming pool of awareness |
| 10.00am 鈥� 11.00am |
Module 1- Noticing and facing up. 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Themes to help you notice 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 How to recognise an erotic pleasure and horror 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Risk assessment for both self and client 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Facing up to the reality of attraction in therapy |
| 11.00am 鈥� 11.15am | Break |
| 11.15am - 12.15pm |
Module 2- Reflecting, processing and formulating meaning. 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Becoming more aware of the impact 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Recognising the value of self-supervision or shared supervision 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Distinguish the types of erotic responses 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Use of a developmental frame of reference 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Formulate what may be happening between you and them |
| 12.15pm 鈥� 12.45pm |
Shared small group reflections on individual client experiences. Q&A session |
| 12.45pm - 1.45pm | Lunch |
| 1.45pm - 3:15pm |
Module 3- Disclosure and working for client benefit. 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Decision-making around disclosing 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Awareness of unhelpful avoidant behaviours 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Decision-making around benefit of disclosure to each client 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Skills to raise this between you and your client 路聽聽聽聽聽聽 Fantasy 鈥� what is the role of this? |
| 3:15pm - 4:30pm |
Personal reflections using return to pool image What next? Impact on my own practice Further reading |
| 4:30pm | Event close |
This programme is subject to change.
About the presenter
Sally Openshaw is a COSRT accredited psychosexual psychotherapist and supervisor.聽 She has developed a specialist interest in erotic transference and countertransference and has now provided webinars across the UK, Ireland Scotland and Wales.聽 She will shortly become the Chair of the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association and has added in concepts from this relational and developmental approach into her teachings.聽 She has spoken internationally at numerous conferences and seminars on this subject and is combining this learning to produce a book on the topic.聽 She will share her own experiences openly, with a realness that brings a supportive understanding to this topic, and will listen and encourage you to question your own experiences to enhance the overall learning each of you will gain that attend this webinar.聽