Relational Depth: An Emergent Dynamic? - Sheila Haugh

Session 7: Configurations of Self – Do I Really Know Me?

Another dive into theory and a consideration of how it links to practice. This time, we are looking at configurations of self and exploring the development of the notion over time. We will look at the work of Mearns and Thorne and how they conceptualised something approaching the plural self; different ‘me-s’ in different places or even moments. We can then think about how, if the theory makes sense to us, this impacts the phenomenological stance we take as a person-centred therapist.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

• A greater knowledge concerning the concept of configurations of self.
• How our ‘different’ selves may reflect the impact of the cultural and personal contexts we have and are experiencing.
• To be able to reflect on the moment-to-moment being of both ourselves and our client (the phenomenological stance).

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

• For those people training or interested in the person-centred approach, from early career therapists to those of us a bit longer in the tooth.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

• This exploration may help us stay with the moment-to-moment experiencing of our client(s).

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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Sheila Haugh

Sheila is person-centred therapist, facilitator and consultant/supervisor. Until recently, she was the Director of Studies Course Leader for the MSc Contemporary Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Applications at the Metanoia Institute in London. She is a former convenor of the BAPCA, and former member of the board of the WAPCECP. She works in the UK and in the Czechia where she has lived for the last 15 years. She is co-editor of two books and author of a number of chapters, the most recent being Bozarth, J. D., & Haugh, S. (2024). Unconditional Positive Regard. In M. Cooper, G. di Malta, M. M. O’Hara, Y. Gololob, & S. Stephen (Eds.), The Handbook of person-centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (3rd edition, pp. 200–211). Bloomsbury Academic.