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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Facilitated by Tobyn Bell
‘Chair-work’ refers to a group of experiential psychotherapeutic techniques that incorporate chairs, the positioning of chairs and the client’s movement between them. Chair-work has a rich history in psychotherapy and has a key role in Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT). Research has found chair-work to be an effective, experiential intervention that increases emotional processing and activation; facilitates differentiation, dialogue and integration between internal ‘parts’ or ‘selves’; allows clients to gain a metacognitive stance; and is memorably ‘enactive’ in nature.
The workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to practice key CFT chair-work interventions such as working with self-criticism and processing multiple threat-emotions (known as ‘multiple selves’). Alternate and novel applications of CFT chair-work will be introduced and practiced, including how to work with blocks to compassion using chair-work and how to address an internalized abusive ‘other’ using chairs. Each CFT chair-work intervention will be modelled by the facilitators and broken down into specific steps to aid practical application.
The workshop is predominantly skills-based and experiential and will include live observations, practical exercises, theoretical discussion and group reflection. Whilst the workshop is open to people new to CFT, participants will benefit from some prior knowledge of the therapy.
In this workshop participants will:
Understand the underpinning principles and theoretical rationale for chair-work in CFT
Practice core CFT chair-work interventions including self-critic and ‘multiple-selves’ interventions
Undertake ‘two-chair’ interventions to introduce and cultivate the flows of compassion
Work with blocks, fears and resistances to compassion using chair-work
Practice novel applications of chair-work in CFT
Integrate client feedback from recent research into their CFT chair-work and reflect on the role of the therapeutic relationship
Learn how to adapt CFT chair-work for specific client populations and to address client reservations and blocks to chair-work
Experience chair-work from the ‘inside-out’ by working with their own difficulties
Price:
$595 Early bird (by May 31); $645 after May 31
5 Day Lighthouse Week Special (Aug 10-14): $1175* Early Bird; $1415 after May 31st
Workshop prices are inclusive of morning and afternoon tea. We have found workshop participants like to have lunch in Byron cafes, so lunch not included.
* If you can, we particularly suggest you consider the 5-day Lighthouse Week:
– It provides deeper immersion and learning of the practices
– We develop a strong sense of community
– And you get to enjoy Byron at a delightful time of year
About the Presenter:
Tobyn Bell is a psychotherapist specialising in Compassion-Focused Therapy in the UK. He is part of the training executive for the Compassionate Mind Foundation and is the co-author of the book: Experiencing Compassion Focused Therapy from the Inside Out: A Self-practice/Self-reflection Workbook for Therapists (Kolts, Bell, Bennett-Levy & Irons, 2018). Tobyn has published research on imagery, compassion and supervision, and delivers national and international training on compassion focused therapy, CBT, imagery and supervision. He is trainer, supervisor and program-lead at the Greater Manchester West CBT Training Centre (NHS, UK), and also a trained mindfulness teacher and registered nurse.