With it's roots stemming from deep within Buddhism, developing self-compassion is making it's way into the mainstream as a therapeutic approach, helping clients to develop kindness, warmth and openness to their emotions and patterns.

Trauma patterns can run deep within the psyche as the body constricts; staying frozen in time. Self-compassion can feel inaccessible and create layers of shame as client's fail again and again to make more positive and rewarding changes for themselves. Compassion is the key to living a more resourceful life and in this workshop you'll gain an insight into how to harness this key and support your client to soften their trauma defences.

In this workshop you'll learn:-

• the neurobiology of compassion

• ideas from Paul Gilbert and Gabor Mate on compassion and it's role in healing

• creative tools for exploring all parts of a clients being in a compassionate way

• the Cycle of Destruction and how to replace with the Cycle of Compassion

Have some paper and colours to hand.

This workshop 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.

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

To support practitioners in this time of extraordinary circumstances we are offering access to this group for a 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.

All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.

https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Kate Williams

Kate Williams, MBACP is a counsellor and trauma therapist working in private practice and within the NHS IAPT service in Hertfordshire. She runs The Bedfordshire Centre for Therapeutic Studies teaching on the L4 and L5 training along with the L2 breathwork coach training.

With a background in yoga and bodywork, can has a keen interest in somatic therapy. She is trained in EMDR, sensorimotor psychotherapy as well as being a breathwork coach.

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