In this workshop Dr Helena Hargaden will examine the science behind right brain/left brain activity. Drawing on this scientific background she will introduce the use of the Balint Chair outlined in ‘The Art of Relational Supervision’ (H.Hargaden). The group will be invited to participate in a group process designed to elicit unconscious experience.
Tutor: Dr Helena Hargaden BA, MSc, D.Psych, TSTA
Dr Helena Hargaden (BA, MSc, D.Psych, TSTA ℗) works in Sussex where she has her private practice. Drawing on her experience in Jungian analysis and psychoanalytic supervision she developed relational perspectives in transactional analysis in collaboration with others. Co editor and author of a variety of papers she has been widely published and translated into a number of other languages. She was awarded the Eric Berne Memorial Award in 2007 for her work with Charlotte Sills on the ‘Domains of Transference’. She is one of the original founders of the International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis and is an international speaker on relational psychotherapy and supervision. Her most recent books are ‘The Evolution of a Relational Perspective in Transactional Analysis: What’s the Relationship got to do with it?’ (2019) with William F. Cornell, and 'Beyond Language in Relational Psychotherapy’ Helena Hargaden published in June 2023.
Participant numbers: Spaces are limited to 20 participants.
Date: 28th June 2025, 9.30am-4.30pm
Pre-course requirements: Participants should be qualified counsellors or psychotherapists or trainees working with clients.
Pre-course work: Suggested reading will be sent upon booking.
Course delivery: In-person at Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea.
Recognition: A Link Centre CPD Certificate will be presented and the hours can be counted as advanced TA training.
Refunds: 50% refund given for cancellations with seven days’ ahead of the course start date.
