CPD
Talking About Sex in Individual & Couples Therapy
‘Many of the men and women who consulted me over the years came with sexual concerns, which eventually were revealed as containers of the central mysteries of the person’s life.’
Thomas Moore
This workshop is aimed at helping in this often difficult but crucial task
Through experiential exercises, case examples and theory we will consider together:
What sex is, what function/meaning it can have, dynamics of power (control and surrender), sexual fantasies and most importantly how to talk about all this!
Venue: West Wing (Nr Stroud)
Date : 16th March 2012
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £75 (incl lunch and refreshments provided by David Frost)
This workshop is for counsellors and therapists who want to develop their ability to ‘be’ with couples when talking about their sexual life. If you wish to discuss the workshop and if it is right for you, you can contact me here.
To book a place send a cheque for £75 (made out to ‘D Slattery’) to CRCT CPD, Blackbird Cottage, Windsoredge Lane, Nailsworth, Glos. GL6 0NP
Biography
I have been working as a therapist for over 20 years and supervising/training counsellors and psychotherapists for much of this time. Over this time I have changed my method from one where I was taking a lot of responsibility for outcomes, to one where I see the work as coming out of a collaborative relationship. I find the success of this movement both surprising and delightful!
In 2006 I was awarded a ‘post qualifying’ MA from Middlesex University my thesis was ‘Turning Relationship Ghosts into Ancestors: The use of intersubjective systems theory in navigating relational trauma states in couples therapy.’ This research paper helped me see that individual counselling and therapy could learn a lot from the stuckness that couples often experience. By seeing parallels with the ‘therapeutic couple’ (counsellor and client), an impasse can more easily be seen as a relational creation.
I am currently a senior tutor on the BCPC psychotherapy training and run a thriving private practice offering individual and couple therapy as well as supervision and consultation for counsellors, therapists and organisations.
