Presentations and Workshops for Mental Health Professionals
From Conflict to Connection, A Creative Process for Working with Couples.
Presented at Expressive Therapies Summit on November 5th, 2021 , November 5th 2022 and will present this seminar as a Master Class on April 23rd, 2023. expressivetherapiessummit.com
In Imago Relationship Therapy, we say that underlying every frustration is a hidden need. Couples build resentments towards each other and easily fall into conflict when these needs are not addressed. Penetrating below the surface frustrations gives people the ability to connect to their deepest feelings and needs. Then they can be empowered to advocate for themselves to get and give the support they need. Participants will be led through a creative arts therapy exercise called “ House of Transformation. “ This process can be used with clients in order to restructure stuck patterns into new forms of connection, after which they can turn their frustrations into a powerful tool for growth.
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When Words Are Not Enough:Art Therapy with Individuals and Couples
Presented on September 10th and September 17th, 2021 for Imago Relationships of North America. In this two-day intensive webinar, learn how art therapy can be used by a therapist to deepen individuals’ and couples’ ability for self-awareness and self-expression. Creative Arts therapy can bypass the boundaries of linear thinking and establish a deeper empathic connection to one’s partner and oneself. |
Integrating Multiple Arts Modalities in Your Client's Best Interest: How, When, Why?
Expressive Therapies Summit
November 13th, 2016, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
How and why do we choose among creative modalities to use at any given time? What is the key to combining different therapeutic arts, so that when we do so, it is in the best interest of our clients? IN this three hour workshop, we will fine tune the artistry in making these choices in using and integrating multiple therapeutic modalities in various treatment situations and settings. This multimodal workshop integrates concepts and tools from a number of expressive arts therapies disciplines. Participants will be guided through the process of combining different creative arts and therapeutic approaches as they learn to integrate them for use in individual and group therapy. Creative movement, psychodrama, art making, and musical improvisation will be utilized.
Expressive Therapies Summit
November 13th, 2016, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
How and why do we choose among creative modalities to use at any given time? What is the key to combining different therapeutic arts, so that when we do so, it is in the best interest of our clients? IN this three hour workshop, we will fine tune the artistry in making these choices in using and integrating multiple therapeutic modalities in various treatment situations and settings. This multimodal workshop integrates concepts and tools from a number of expressive arts therapies disciplines. Participants will be guided through the process of combining different creative arts and therapeutic approaches as they learn to integrate them for use in individual and group therapy. Creative movement, psychodrama, art making, and musical improvisation will be utilized.
THE CREATIVE MIRROR, Imago Relationship Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy and Psychoanalysis
The Imago dialogue is a mirroring process that enables each partner to feel heard, empathized with, and validated. Imago work is a powerful tool for communicating safely, exploring emotional issues, and restoring lost connection. It can be used with couples and families, as well as with individuals who want help with their personal and professional relationships. In this workshop, we will learn how to use the Imago dialogue to help couples empathically listen and connect to each other. We will also explore how expressive psychoanalysis and expressive therapies approaches, such as art therapy and psychodrama, can help to deepen this process. By directly accessing one’s feelings through the creative process, each partner becomes more available for empathic connection. As we discover a mirror in the other’s eyes, we not only feel accepted and acknowledged, we take a step toward building our own inner mirror, where we can see our true selves.
Sunday, November 9th, 2014, Expressive Therapies Summit in Manhattan. Click here for Expressive Therapies Summit Info.
Sunday, November 7th, 2013, Expressive Therapies Summit in Manhattan. Click here for Expressive Therapies Summit Info.
Saturday October 26th 2013, The Imago Relationship International Conference in New Orleans. Click here for Imago Conference Info.
CREATIVE ENDINGS and BEGINNINGS, Expressive Analysis and "Termination".
In the process of therapy there are no endings, just a process of transforming old dry soil into fertile ground for fresh new growth, new beginnings. In this slide and film presentation, "termination" is viewed not as an end, but as a process of helping our patients' transition towards a new beginning. We will see the artistry of integrating analytic verbal and creative non-verbal interventions and the use of imagery as self- object representations during treatment and termination. We will discover how a patient with an eating disorder and a trauma history identified and transformed old aspects of self and created images of new developing parts that inspired and empowered him for his continued growth after treatment.
Sunday, November 10th, 2013, Expressive Therapies Summit in Manhattan. Click here for Expressive Therapies Summit Info.
Thursday, November 2nd, 2013, IFPE, The International Forum for Psychoanalytic Education, Philadelphia. Click here for IFPE Conference Info.
The Imago dialogue is a mirroring process that enables each partner to feel heard, empathized with, and validated. Imago work is a powerful tool for communicating safely, exploring emotional issues, and restoring lost connection. It can be used with couples and families, as well as with individuals who want help with their personal and professional relationships. In this workshop, we will learn how to use the Imago dialogue to help couples empathically listen and connect to each other. We will also explore how expressive psychoanalysis and expressive therapies approaches, such as art therapy and psychodrama, can help to deepen this process. By directly accessing one’s feelings through the creative process, each partner becomes more available for empathic connection. As we discover a mirror in the other’s eyes, we not only feel accepted and acknowledged, we take a step toward building our own inner mirror, where we can see our true selves.
Sunday, November 9th, 2014, Expressive Therapies Summit in Manhattan. Click here for Expressive Therapies Summit Info.
Sunday, November 7th, 2013, Expressive Therapies Summit in Manhattan. Click here for Expressive Therapies Summit Info.
Saturday October 26th 2013, The Imago Relationship International Conference in New Orleans. Click here for Imago Conference Info.
CREATIVE ENDINGS and BEGINNINGS, Expressive Analysis and "Termination".
In the process of therapy there are no endings, just a process of transforming old dry soil into fertile ground for fresh new growth, new beginnings. In this slide and film presentation, "termination" is viewed not as an end, but as a process of helping our patients' transition towards a new beginning. We will see the artistry of integrating analytic verbal and creative non-verbal interventions and the use of imagery as self- object representations during treatment and termination. We will discover how a patient with an eating disorder and a trauma history identified and transformed old aspects of self and created images of new developing parts that inspired and empowered him for his continued growth after treatment.
Sunday, November 10th, 2013, Expressive Therapies Summit in Manhattan. Click here for Expressive Therapies Summit Info.
Thursday, November 2nd, 2013, IFPE, The International Forum for Psychoanalytic Education, Philadelphia. Click here for IFPE Conference Info.
