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Healing Early Developmental Trauma
Dr. Stephen Terrell with guest interviewer Dr. Tony Bates

This 1-day workshop will introduce participants to the theory and practice of Transforming Touch®.

What is Transforming Touch®?

Transforming Touch® is a regulation focused therapy, that uses safe touch to heal and repair early developmental trauma in children, adolescents & adults. It was devised by Dr. Stephen Terrell and works with a 7-point protocol to build attachment and somatic trust in the body. Over time enhancements & the integration of primitive reflexes are incorporated. The practitioner meets the client exactly where they are with presence, regulation and compassion, allowing them to open to the possibility of healing. It’s a relational, non-pathologising approach that is profoundly healing at a nervous system level. It brings together several disciplines including Attachment Theory, Neuroscience, Child Development Theory, Trauma & Somatics.

Workshop Description – What is covered?

This workshop will give learners an overview of how Transforming Touch® is delivered and

the power of therapeutic touch in healing early trauma.

The program for the day will include the following:

Lectures & practical teaching

A Conversation between Dr. Stephen Terrell, Psychologist and Psychotherapist & Dr. Tony Bates, Clinical Psychologist & mindfulness practitioner. Come and hear Dr. Terrell’s own story and how the modality developed over time. Be present for what promises to be an interesting exchange between two stalwarts of mental health healing & innovation.

A live demonstration of Transforming Touch®. Witness for yourself the depth & power of this approach, as Dr. Terrell applies the principles of Transforming Touch® in a live demo. 

A panel discussion between a variety of Irish professionals who are already integrating this ground-breaking modality into their work.

Q&A - During the day, there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions with a focus on interactive & participative learning, drawing on everyone’s experience.

This workshop also serves as an introduction to the Transforming Touch® Practitioner Training beginning in 2025 at the Avila Carmelite Centre, Dublin.

September 25-28 2025 - Module 1
January 22-25 2026 - Module 2
April 30 - May 3 2026 - Module 3

Who is Dr. Stephen Terrell?

Dr. Terrell is a leading expert in the field of Developmental Trauma and Adoption and is recognised worldwide for his work in this area. He is based near Austin Texas in the US and regularly visits Ireland to provide training in Transforming Touch® & to support practitioners who are already using the work. He is co-author of the book ‘Nurturing Resilience’ with Kathy L. Kain. In this book, they draw on fifty years of their combined clinical and teaching experience to provide a clear road map for understanding & working with the complexities of early trauma and its related symptoms. Dr. Terrell advocates moving from a symptom-led framework & diagnostics to acknowledging every client’s presentation as normal, based on what they have experienced.

Who is Dr. Tony Bates?

Dr. Bates is a renowned clinical psychologist. Formerly the head of the Department of Psychology at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, he established the MSc in Cognitive Psychotherapy at Trinity College Dublin and founded Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health. He was made honorary Professor of Psychology in UCD in September 2018 as a tribute to his contribution to the field. He trained as a mindfulness teacher in University of North Wales, Bangor in 2001 and has been active since in disseminating Mindfulness in Ireland. He regularly appears on the Brendan O’Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 and is a published author. In his recently published book  ‘Breaking the Heart Open’, he describes how his childhood trauma impacted his life & informed the direction of his work and his philosophy as a psychologist.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is open to all healing professionals that would like to know more about Transforming Touch® & how to work with early developmental trauma. This includes but is not limited to:

• Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Social Workers, Art or Music Therapists
• Psychiatrists, Medical Doctors, Registered Nurses, Chiropractors, Allied Health Professionals, Occupational Therapists.
• Body Workers, Acupuncturists, Massage Therapists, Cranial Sacral Therapists
• Somatic therapists – having attended Somatic Experiencing Training, Sensory Motor Training, Hakomi Training, or a Somatic Training Program, Touch Skills for Therapists, or Somatic Resilience and Regulation

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Course Details

DURATION: 1 Day    DATE: January 8th 2025

TIMETABLE: Wednesday 10am to 4.30 pm 

Registration open from 9.30am

VENUE: Avila Carmelite Centre, Bloomfield Avenue, Donnybrook Dublin 4

FEES 

Full Price: €150 including lunch.

Early Bird Price: €125 for tickets purchased before November 8th 2024.

For more information please contact:

Yvonne Cunningham 
Educational Psychologist, Integrative Psychotherapist, SEP, TTP 
yvonnecunn@icloud.com / 089 2509415.

Róisín Sweeney, 
Speech & Language Therapist, SEP, TTP 
roisinmaoil@hotmail.com / 087 9160919

EMDR EUROPE ACCREDITED THERAPIST TRAININGS

Option 1: Hybrid Combined Training 

Option 2: Standard Training 

Option 3: Child & Adolescent Training 

EMDR EUROPE ACCREDITED TRAINING PROGRAMMES 2025

Option 1:

EMDR Hybrid Combined Accredited Standard plus Accredited Child & Adolescent Therapist Training – 12 days online training https://openmindscentre.ie/emdr-hybrid-training-2024/

Option 2:

EMDR Accredited Standard Therapist Training – 7 days online training https://openmindscentre.ie/emdr-standard-training-2025/

Option 3:

EMDR Accredited Child & Adolescent Therapist Training – 4 days online training
Therapist Training – New (https://openmindscentre.ie/)

Class sizes are limited / Follow up online group supervision available
To register, please email: info@openmindscentre.ie
Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility Criteria – New (openmindscentre.ie)

Therapy room to share Foxrock / Dean’s Grange- €300 p.m.

I am looking for someone to share my therapy room with. I currently have sole 24/7 access and due to training commitments have reduced my client work and am not fully utilising the space.

Rent is inclusive of heating / electricity with a 50/50 shared access arrangement.

The room is not large and is suitable for one on one or couples therapy. The room is located within a Physiotherapy Centre, with a larger room for group work also available, if required.

Accessible by public transport and free parking.

If interested please contact Shane on 086 6002470 or shane.sheehy@gmail.com

Dear pre-accredited and accredited fellow professionals,

Are you interested in joining an experiential supervision group?

They are found to be “great support”, giving

“valuable perspectives from experiences of other group members” and “safely contracted spaces”.

Myself, among other leanings, I integrate body awareness into the supervisory relationships.

Places in two different groups at different times have become available.

One meets on Thursdays between 8am to 10am, the next meeting of this one will take place on 21st November.

Another group meets at 7pm, also on Thursdays, and the next meeting of this one is also on 21st November.

Delivery will be on-line with approximately ten meetings per year.

My fee is 60 euros per person for each two hour session.

In line with accreditation criteria set by IAHIP and IACP, groups will have a maximum of four members.

Assessment reports and re-accreditation applications will be included.

I, Jim FitzGibbon, will be the facilitator. I am a gestalt psychotherapist and I’m an accredited supervisor with IAHIP. I recently completed further supervision training for supervisors at the Gestalt Institute at HCC Italy.

I am an associate member of the European Association of Gestalt Therapists.

If you are interested please contact me at jamesfitzgibbon57@gmail.com

Title: Exploring Therapists Perspectives on Potential Applications and Interrelations of the Horror Film Genre to Psychotherapy Theories and Clinical Practice.

Hi! My name is Michaela Neylan, and I am a final year Psychotherapy student at Dublin City University. I am looking for interested psychotherapists that are:

• Accredited by a recognised national counselling organisation (e.g. I.A.C.P, I.A.H.I.P).   
• Attending regularclinical supervision.
• Any gender aged 18years and above.
• Fluent in English.

Psychotherapists work with themes that exist within the horror film genre, daily in their clinic. The potential benefits of taking part may include adding to dialogue in how psychotherapists understand and relate to horror films and the themes within. Through exploring and sharing the impact of film (especially with mental health themes that are taboo or dark) psychotherapists may be better able to relate to difficult experiences or feelings in their client work.

Interviews will take 45 minutes via Zoom or on DCU campus at a date/time that best suits you. If you are curious about anything, please reach out to me be email: michaela.neylan3@mail.dcu.ie or by phone: 085 815 4890.

Spacious therapy room to let on a sessional or 4-8 hour basis. Located in the Carrickmines/Ballyogan area, the consultation room is easily accessed by exit 15 on the M50, and the Leopardstown Valley luas stop.

Features include a sand tray, weighted blanket, and storage space for additional therapist items. Free parking is also available.

The room is suitable for individuals, couples, families, play therapy, and group therapy.

Phone or text 086 844 0376 for further details, or visit wellnessrooms.ie

YogaSOMATICS Restorative Yoga with Essential Oils is an immersive experience which brings together elements of somatic movement, restorative yoga and aromatherapy. YogaSOMATICS founded by body therapist and yoga teacher Ateeka, emphasises gentle, intuitive movement to deepen mind-body awareness, release tension and promote emotional healing. When integrated with restorative yoga and essential oils, this approach creates a deeply relaxing and transformative experience.

YogaSOMATICS offers spaces of containment and exploration through aware movements, breathing, relaxation, mindfulness, meditation and contact bodywork. It is a return to connect to one’s own bio energy, through slow and subtle movement in a first-person relational experience. It may appeal to those who are new to yoga or as a self-care body practice.

Testimonials:

“A beautiful gentle way of working, and I loved the integration of music with the yoga” ~ Marian

“The last session was so healing with reference to my own life source, “prana”. I am so grateful for your wonderful gift to me” ~ Donna

Previous participants have described the practice as “transcendent”, “an exploratory space” and “a sensitive body practice”.

WHEN:

Mondays

18th, 25th November & 2nd, 9th & 16th December

OR

Wednesdays

20^th, 27^th November & 4^th, 11^th & 18^th December

Time: 7.30-8.30pm UK and Ireland / 8.30-9.30pm Spain via Zoom

Zoom link and practicalities will be sent the day before the first class of each journey. Each class Zoom recording will be available for a 7-day playback.

CPD:

An attendance certificate will be provided after the 5 weeks.

INVESTMENT + LINK TO BOOK:

€75

https://auraspace.es/book-a-class-VmPFq/p/mahogany-yin-and-embodiment-series

SUITABILITY: 

The course is open to all levels. If you have any injuries or illnesses that may affect you practicing or if you are pregnant, please let Deirdre know and contact me directly in advance to discuss auraspacespain@gmail.com

BIO:

Deirdre Madden is a qualified psychotherapist (non-practicing) and YogaSOMATICS teacher. She is the founder of Aura Space which provides spirit-infused rituals for earthly souls. She believes that YogaSOMATICS is an excellent practice for self-healing, energy protection and self-care. Deirdre is also qualified in Vinyasa Flow, Yin and Yoga Nidra, has been a practitioner of yoga for almost 20 years with a growing interest in body work and psychic development. 

SoulWork in Nature

In December we reach the winter solstice - the deepest, darkest part of the year. Traditionally great fires are lit at this time. It is a point of transition. This workshop will be a day to ground ourselves before the madness of the festive season, which can be a difficult time for many.

I am inviting you to join me in celebrating nature and to experience nature’s healing presence by spending time in the woodland. We will nourish our hearts connection to nature and explore how nature can provide and heal using creative arts, rituals, poetry and stillness.

I am running a 1 day workshop on December 7th from 10am to 4pm. Cost €120. This includes a nourishing lunch and Tea/Coffee and homemade treats.

Deposit required of €60 to secure a space. This is a small group so limited spaces available.

Accommodation is available onsite if you wanted to stay the night before or the night after – 1 self contained room - price available on request.

Unlimited space for wild camping available – price available on request.

You can contact me for more details:

Madeleine Grant: 087 298 1642
Email: wicklowcreativeartstherapy@gmail.com
Website: https://www.wicklowplayandcreativeartstherapy.com/ 

Grant, MIACP, MSC, RGN, Accredited Play/Creative Arts Therapist and Counsellor and Psychotherapist, Certificate in Environmental Art

Irish Society of Jungian Analysts

in conjunction with the
Irish Analytical Psychology Association
Presents live on Zoom

Thursday, 5^th December 2024: 19:30–21:00 (Irish time)

Listening to the Call of the Self in the Ecological Crisis:

A Psychecological Approach

Brigitte EggerJungian Analyst

1 - Light pollution: energy wasted in projection blinds us to the starry sky (nasa.gov).
2 - Starry sky of the Milky Way: inspires us to reflect (eso.org).

Listening to the call of the self is nowadays summoned not only by an inner, personal soul need, but by the very outer ecological crisis. Remarkably indeed, the ecological ‘sufficiency’ response required by the outer crisis, mirrors many elements of traditional spiritual practices and even religious vows. The ecological crisis is a psychic crisis for it reveals a deficient worldview, a loss of rootedness in the larger dimension.  Both crises call for the revivifying of our mystical relationship to earth and soul. The symbolic analysis of ecological (and societal) issues, taken as symptoms, reveals in word images the unlived soul life of our time.  These images can help develop a more deeply grounded perspective for this doubly needed turnaround. Light pollution will serve us as example, with the twofold question: where would it be meaningful to bring light into darkness, and where to treasure the creative power of darkness. 

Brigitte Egger is a Jungian training and supervising analyst (ISAP, Zurich), as well as an ecologist (Dr.sc.nat.ETH). Her research explores the psychic and symbolic dimensions of ecological issues. She works at introducing this healing perspective into practical environment protection, thus building up the field of psychecology. She shares this engagement with her husband Luca Vetterli, a committed environmentalist. She further likes to work out the biological roots of psychic phenomena, is interested in creativity at large and in creative ways to communicate depth psychological insights. And, she loves Dante.

Visit Eventbrite for further Information & Booking Details:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/listening-to-the-call-of-the-self-in-the-ecological-crisis-tickets-1076526081489

Registration closes on Wednesday, 4^th December@ 18:00

Admission: €22.42 / Students: €17.07
Booking is via Eventbrite only

This event will be recorded, and the link will be available for 2 weeks for the personal viewing of registered participants only.

General enquiries, please contact Nola at
isja.events@gmail.com