“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” ~ Maya Angelou
Research shows that the benefit of psychotherapy is most determined by the quality of presence of the therapist and the quality of the created therapeutic relationship. In this 2-day workshop we will explore the foundational aspects of an authentic therapeutic presence.
Through lecture, discussion, explorations in mindfulness, breakout room practices, and Q & A, you will get to know the principles of Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy and foundational Hakomi skills as we explore our own way of being in therapy.
We will discover what enriches our therapeutic presence and which parts inside might come in the way of us meeting our clients with authentic heart qualities like true connection, calm, compassion, curiosity, creativity, spaciousness and more.
Faculty: Susann von Meijenfeldt, licensed Social Worker (RSW) in Canada, and EABP Accredited Body Psychotherapist (European Association of Body
Psychotherapy), has been working as a somatic therapist since 2000 in not-for-profit agencies and in private practice. She is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Teacher and an SEP Trauma Therapist, as well as a HeartMath Coach and Trainer and a Co-active Coach. She further is trained in IFS (level three), in Attachment focused EMDR and is trained in Applied Polyvagal Theory.
-How can we be anchored and fully engaged in moment-to-moment presence?
-Connecting to “being” before “doing”.
-Providing safety and connection: The “therapeutic bubble,” and providing co-regulation from the ventral vagal state.
-Loving presence & embodying qualities of our “Organic Self”
-Exploring our own conditioned parts that at times take over (“the helper,” “thefixer,” the “adviser,” the “caretaker,” “feeling not good enough”, “knowing what is best” and more.
We will explore at the intersections of Hakomi, Parts Work, Neuroscience and Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Applied Polyvagal Theory.
