Curating Healing Spaces: Practical Design for Online & In-Person Therapy

Whether you are working online or in person, creating a conducive spatial environment is as important as the relational space you hold for and with clients.

This workshop offers practical ideas for curating a space for the therapeutic encounters you facilitate, doing so in a mindful manner. We will explore ways to create and reimagine a dedicated place in your home, community, or professional setting, aiming to invite centredness and calm.

To make the most of this session, please bring a sketchpad, loose paper, or a notebook. This will help you to visualise and plan, making small adjustments to render the existing space in which you work conducive to a professional and therapeutic environment you can be proud of. Take part in the Q and A to tailor these ideas to your specific space, ethos, and expertise.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• Critically assess the current spatial qualities of your online or in-person therapeutic setting and identify three specific, practical adjustments that foster a more conducive environment for centredness and calm.
• Utilise a guided visualisation or planning method to design or reimagine a dedicated therapeutic space (in a home, community, or professional setting) that aligns with your personal ethos and professional expertise.
• Develop a clear, actionable plan for making small, intentional changes to your working space, resulting in an environment that reflects a high standard of professionalism and supports the therapeutic relationship.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• A practical and dialogic workshop for newly qualified and experienced practitioners wanting to understand, improve or reimagine the therapeutic space.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• This workshop will empower practitioners to transform the physical or virtual setting from a background element into a supportive, intentional co-facilitator of the therapeutic process.

RECORDING 

This event will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM 

This event will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE

The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.

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At Onlinevents, we and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a way that aligns with the ethical codes and frameworks of our respective professional organisations. We expect all colleagues attending our events to uphold the ethical principles of their professional membership.

If you are not a member of a professional organisation, we ask that you participate in a way that is both authentic and respectful, fostering a space of mutual learning and professional engagement.

By registering for this event, you agree to be present and interact in a manner that reflects these principles.

Dr Francesca Bernardi PhD, CATA/ACAT

Francesca Bernardi is an independent scholar, artist, and speaker. Her socially-engaged work focuses on individuals navigating dis/ability, cultural, and social exclusions. This work is non-hierarchical, decolonial, and multimodal, rooted in arts-informed methodologies, critical dis/ability studies, and social pedagogy.

She is the founding chair of the Antonio Gramsci Society UK, a forum for accessible civic engagement, and a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute. She serves as an editorial board member of Disability & Society, and is a member of CATA-ACAT. Francesca has worked extensively as a teacher and artist-in-residence in schools, alternative provision, further education, museums, and theatres. Her published work includes original research, translations, and collaborations with institutions like TATE, the RSA, and the Leverhulme Trust.

She currently holds roles as a supervisor and lecturer in Childhood Studies and as a Visiting Scholar in Arts Therapies.

Website | www.frabeart.carrd.co