Classifieds

Recognised by Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

10 CPD hours. Live online July 12th 7-9.30pm, 13th 9.30am-1.30 and 14^th 9.30am-1pm.

Have you noticed the recent media surge in interest in menopause? You may not be aware of how much misinformation a woman is trusting at the moment, and how frightening it all is for this generation

Have you noticed relationship struggles seem so often to appear in couples where the woman is in her 40s or early 50s? You may not be aware of the possible hormonal reasons for this. Your clients are unlikely to either.

Running since May 2023, in this course you will gain understanding of the biochemical impact of menopause, and how it, society, social media and even medical and lifestyle advice can negatively contribute to a woman's stability, behaviour, feelings and energy in distinct ways, and impact her family, colleagues and friends.

• Not just about the woman herself, you will gain insight into how perimenopause can affect relationships, and learn enough to help couples, families & friends, understand the impact the fluctuations of reproductive hormones have on their sense of each other.
• The physical impacts on the body, and on hormones other than reproductive ones, will be made clear, helping you contextualise why some menopausal women may seem unable to implement suggestions for changes to improve their wellbeing, and how, if appropriate, you can help a woman overcome these impediments.
• The nervous system is key to the severity of the perimenopause experience, and you will learn an array of useful techniques to support nervous system resilience in your clients, via stimulation of the Vagus nerve and other strategies. 
• Trauma sensitivity in menopause because the struggles of perimenopause can be experienced as a loss of control, power and comfort in being who we are, and in feeling how we are feeling. The connection of menopause to trauma history, trauma-sensitive language and adjustments will be taught.
• Somatic techniques adjusted for the menopausal woman because a woman’s relationship with her body can change. You will be resourced with simple techniques to help clients stay connected to their body.
• The “feel-good hormones” are affected by the reduction in the reproductive hormones. In taking this course, you will learn in-session, and outside-session ways to encourage the release of these hormones in your clients, which can help with mood, libido, sleep, digestion, sociability and so much more.

There will be space to discuss particular challenges your clients are facing. These discussions will help professionals support a wide array of individual manifestations of this life phase.

Supporting women’s health since 2004 one-to-one, in workshops, trainings, talks, retreats and classes, I help them understand the menopause transition and adjust their perspectives and lifestyle habits to ease their changing mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Developing Yoga for the Stages of Menopause since 2015, in 2020 my 40 hour Teacher Training of the same name was accredited and launched, educating hundreds of teachers worldwide, & reaching tens of thousands of women through them. My CPD for Health, Wellness and Fitness coaches is also studied around the world.

Niamh Daly BAHons, RYT, Senior Yoga Teacher & Trainer, Advanced Dip Nutrition & Health Coaching, Pilates Instructor, Speaker, Author & guest teacher in Yoga for Women’s Health trainings worldwide.

“Niamh de-mystified and teased out fact from fiction with rigour and a light touch. It made for a highly engaging, stimulating and helpful exploration of the impact of the key stages of peri-menopause and menopause on a woman’s system and on her life. And, in many ways most importantly, offered practical evidence-based interventions to ease the way. I found it insightful and hugely useful.” Catríona Edwards, Psychotherapist

Course recognised by IACP
10 CPD points.
€195.

Contact me niamhdaly55@gmail.com or read more & book by [clicking here>>>].

Psychotherapy Division Presents: Strategic Psychotherapeutics - Using the Building Blocks of Clinical Science to Enhance Practice

12 October 2024, from 10 am to 4.30 pm, In Person

Location: Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, D09 R232

This event is being run by the Division of Psychotherapy

There are over four hundred approaches to psychotherapy, most of which branch from the primary streams of learning including clinical experience, empirical evidence, theoretical systems, and evidence from related disciplines such as developmental, relational, and cognitive psychology, as well as neuroscience.

The basic building blocks of psychotherapeutics that are fundamental to most approaches are well documented. Strategic Psychotherapeutics uses these building blocks to inform evidence-based practices, combining the best empirical evidence and clinical expertise with patient preferences and values.

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the StratPsych® system, which delineates the domains of knowledge that constitute the fundamental building blocks of psychotherapy. The therapeutic scope and impact of clinicians can be enhanced when therapists are grounded in the fundamental knowledge domains, which are the building blocks of strategic psychotherapeutics. As clinicians gain an understanding of how these basics relate to approaches and technical interventions, more complex therapeutic activities such as assessment, case formulation, treatment planning, clinical decision making, and alliance maintenance can be appreciated.

In this workshop, participants will learn the 11 fundamental building blocks of psychotherapeutics, principles, and time-tested clinical constructs used as heuristics that can be used to select the approaches and technical interventions best suited to each patient.

The goal of this workshop is to enhance clinical expertise by providing the basic, intermediate, and advanced knowledge domains universal to all psychotherapeutics.

Following the Introduction and Overview, the outline of the day will include sections on:

- The Building Blocks of Psychotherapy

- The Fundamental Domains of Knowledge

- Strategies and Processes

- Techniques from psychotherapedia ®

- Assessment, Case Formulation, & Treatment Planning

- Psychotherapeutic Process

- Clinical Decision Making

- The Building Blocks of Psychotherapy

Presenter bios

Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP

Jeffrey is a clinical psychologist with over three decades of clinical experience working with personality dysfunction, trauma, and relational disturbances.

He is an internationally recognized speaker who has published eleven professional volumes on personality disorders, personality theory, psychotherapy, clinical decision making, and technology in mental health practice. His psychotherapeutic work has been featured in two APA psychotherapy videos. He served on the APA Clinical Practice Guideline Committee and was invited to serve on the Advisory Work Group on the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice. He served as the President in 2010 of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. He is the Founder and CEO of Strategic Psychotherapeutics, LLC, the developer of StratPsych ®, an online learning system for psychotherapists.

Declan Aherne, Ph.D.

Declan is a clinical psychologist and gestalt psychotherapist. He was founding chairperson of the division of psychotherapy, PSI and has been a long-standing member of the EFPA working group on psychologists specializing in psychotherapy. Declan is a member of the board of directors at the Gestalt Institute of Ireland. He was Head of Counselling at UL for 32 years and is now Director of Oakwood psychological services in Limerick, which is the largest private practice of its type in the country with 60 clinicians on the team. He is also Clinical Director of the family wellbeing project ‘The Sky is the Limit’, at Corpus Christi primary school, Moyross, Limerick. He has taught on and been external examiner on numerous psychotherapy training programmes in Ireland. 

This event is being run by the Div of Psychotherapy, Psychological Society of Ireland

Event Format: In person

Prices:
Booking Rate: €150
Early Bird Rate (until June 11): €125
Student: €75
Early Bird Student (until June 11): €50

Following the success of the first IAHIP therapists’ retreat last December we are holding a second one this July.

The retreat will run from Saturday 13^th to Saturday 20^th July.

The cost is €1200. This includes flights (from Shannon or Dublin), full board accommodation in a private room, transfers from the airport and transport on any excursions we may make.

Each room is split level with sleeping area, sitting area and ensuite shower. There is good space for people to have their own time away from the group as needed (the overall centre is also large  - there are always quiet places to be found).The centre includes swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna, games room and extensive gardens and terraces.

Information about the centre can be seen at www.creativecentretenerife.com and https://www.instagram.com/creativehousetenerife/. It is a converted farm on the east coast of the island, near the heritage towns of Guimar and Candelaria.

Content of the week is co-curated by all participants to ensure a balance of activities/rest and that gives every individual what they need. In general the emphasis is on informal sharing and support rather than structured sessions.

Places on the retreat will be allotted on first come first served basis.

To express an interest email retreats@creativecentretenerife.com or send a whatsapp to 087 210 4583.