Psychosynthesis & Creative Process

The Psychosynthesis Trust is a leadingtraining organisation in psychosynthesis, offering transformative learning experiences (personal development coursesandprofessional training) andcounsellingto those who wish to learn more about themselves personally and/or explore their options professionally.We are a smalleducational charitythat has a rich 50- year history of enablinghuman potentialin the UK. Our founders were pioneering leaders ineducation, psychology, science and spiritualityand we continue to work at that nexus today. We’re proud of ourheritageand draw on the wisdom of our founders and all those who have contributed to the organisation over the years.The Trust has an intention of playing an important role in one of the most exciting times in history – helping people to findingmeaning, purpose, wellbeing and a sense of place in an increasingly complex world. We believe that our work will help to enable an expanded sense of human consciousness in individuals and in society.Our work is based onpsychosynthesis– atranspersonal psychological modeland approach that integrates the spiritual aspect of the human experience.

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Join author Allan Frater in navigating the uncertainty, spontaneity and wonder of creative change and transformation.

Please note that this workshop is open to qualified counsellors and psychotherapists only, as well as those in training who have completed their Foundation year. <h4>Workshop’s purpose</h4>Creative process cannot be made to happen. But there are methods to facilitate it happening. Psychosynthesis offers a wealth of therapeutic techniques to facilitate creative process. Assagioli’s first book mentions them in the title – ‘Psychosynthesis: A Manual of Principles and Techniques’ – and devotes two-thirds of its pages to the description of these techniques. However, to conflate psychosynthesis with particular techniques is a misunderstanding. As Assagioli writes: “Psychosynthesis is not identified with any technique or practice...One can know all the principal ones [ i.e. techniques] and still not have grasped the spirit of psychosynthesis. And vice versa. Real training entails both these factors—intuitive understanding of the spirit of psychosynthesis and a sound technical knowledge.” (‘Training’). Technique is only a means, not an end in itself. Something beyond mere technical proficiency is required. It is possible to have ‘a sound technical knowledge’ of commonly applied techniques ‘and still not have grasped the spirit of psychosynthesis’. This workshop is about how to align technique with the creative ‘spirit’ of psychosynthesis. In particular the workshop will explore the importance of creatively adapting techniques to the experiential moment unfolding between therapist and client. <h4>Who is it for?</h4>Open to coaches, counsellors, psychotherapist, qualified from any modalities (open to anyone in training who has completed first year of training). <h4>Learning Outcomes</h4><ul><li>Working with the ‘spirit’ of psychosynthesis as an inherently creative process</li><li>Understanding the distinction between ‘process’ and ‘content’</li><li>Distinguishing creative-adaptive process-aims from formulaic-procedural outcome-goals</li><li>How to work with techniques in combination or synthesis</li><li>How to better notice, validate and work with creative process within any given therapy session with the help of a five-stage model</li><li>Understanding of the importance of experiential work to creative process, and how to distinguish this from interpretative-analytical approaches.</li><li>Understanding of what makes a psychosynthesis technique a creative technique (and also what makes them not creative!)</li></ul> <h4>What to expect?</h4>The workshop will be a mix of slideshow presentation, discussions, live demonstrations and practicum opportunities. <h4>Ticket Price</h4>At the Trust we appreciate that each person has their own unique situation, so we invite you to select the price point that feels like it represents a fair contribution for attending this event.There are three options to choose from when purchasing tickets: £50; £60; £70If you have any concerns around affordability, please contact Kajal at <a href="mailto:events@ptrust.org.uk" title="mailto:events@ptrust.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">events@ptrust.org.uk</a>.

<h4>About the Trainer</h4>Allan Frater was brought up near Edinburgh and now lives in North London, exploring the parks and water ways with his dog Milly. He is a psychotherapist in private practice and author of ‘Waking Dreams: Imagination in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life.’ Since 2011 he has taught at the Psychosynthesis Trust, on the Foundation and Counselling Diploma courses as well as CPD events related to his research interests in imagination, ecopsychology and transpersonal psychotherapy.Qualifications:-Diploma in Supervision with Soul (2013)-MA Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy (2011)-PGDip Psychosynthesis Counselling (2007)-MBACP(Accred)-UKCP(reg)Find out more: <a href="https://wildimagination.uk/" title="https://wildimagination.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">wildimagination.uk</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/wakingdreams20?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" title="https://twitter.com/wakingdreams20?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@wakingdreams20</a>

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