Introductory Inner Child Workshop

Introductory Online Inner Child Workshop

When: Over two consecutive mornings. Saturday, August 30th and Sunday, August 31st.

Time: 10am-1.30pm.

Price: £95

Number of participants: no more than 12 people.

This introductory online inner child workshop has been written for counsellors and psychotherapists. It is also relevant for practitioners in allied fields of work including pastoral workers.

My approach to inner child work has developed over the past ten years. I am a humanistic-integrative, developmentally based, relationally focused psychotherapist, supervisor and groupwork facilitator.

As well as being underpinned by humanistic principles I draw on object relations theory, child development and neuroscience.

My approach is distinctive in the way I seek to focus equally and simultaneously on helping the client to work towards becoming a mature, psychologically healthy adult whilst at the same time helping them identify the unique qualities that make them them - including neurodiverse qualities - by liberating their eternal inner child, and at the same time helping them - from their adult perspective - to recognise and learn to relate lovingly to their wounded inner child or children.

This three-pronged approach is resilience based; informed by trauma therapy this is a gentle, secure and effective way of facilitating recovery from childhood neglect and abuse. At one and the same time this approach supports the individual's growth in terms of healthier relationships and in navigating their way though life. The approach I offer enables you and the client to celebrate and empower the unique here and now person.

I do not use PowerPoint or breakout rooms and this helps create a sense of working together as a group online, something many participants have highlighted as a very positive experience. "I really enjoyed the day. What was great was the way you presented the topic. It was really relatable and perfectly communicated in a way for me to understand, also it was fantastic the way we all stayed as a group and were not split off into breakout rooms. It meant that we were able to hear everyone's story or thoughts" (Amanda).

You will receive handouts and a bibliography to accompany the workshop as well as a certificate of attendance.

When paying by bank transfer please put your name and 'August 25 Inner Child' in the heading. Also, please email/text me to let me know you have paid.

Email: inner_child@yahoo.com

Mobile: 07875 816 205.

Once you have paid I will email you a receipt.

Bank transfer details:

Name of account: NLP Vision
Sort code: 40 - 35 -18
Account Number: 1450 40 89

Workshop approach:

The aim of this introductory inner child workshop is to introduce my three-pronged model. During the workshop you will have the opportunity to explore how this model relates to yourself and potentially to your client work.

The model involves recognising and where relevant deconstructing child-based notions of what it means to be an adult. At the same time it involves learning what it means and how to become more adult. This includes learning to develop and utilise inner and outer resources to actively create your most adult self within the givens of your relational, social and cultural context.

At the same time we will explore how as an adult we can identify and learn to connect compassionately with our wounded inner child or children. Developing this inner relationship is a life-long process.

The final element - but not sequentially as all parts are worked with simultaneously - in this approach is to explore and liberate your eternal inner child. This can be thought of as the temperamentally authentic, creative, and spiritual part of you. The eternal inner child can be thought of as capturing something of your essential nature.

Together this three-pronged model creates a simple, trauma informed, resilience focused approach to self-actualisation. The aim of this humanistic-integrative approach is to facilitate the growth and integration of the whole adult person whilst working with developmentally arrested parts and states. This facilitates recovery and growth of the whole person.

This introductory inner child workshop is experiential and encourages some self-disclosure and sharing from both me and you as participants.

Because this online workshop is experiential I do not record the sessions as this may inhibit the free flowing of sharing.

I suggest people consider the space from which they are joining the online workshop, both their literal physical space but also your emotional space and your needs in and around engaging in this workshop.

Although therapeutic the workshop is not intended to be personal therapy.

I seek to support both the individual and the group process as we reflect together on this inner child approach.

This way of learning seeks to create an ideal environment for understanding and integrating this inner child model into your life and clinical work.

In a secure and confidential group space you will explore:

How to debunk child-based views of being 'adult'
How to grow your adult self
How to identify your eternal inner child and liberate it
How to identify and connect compassionately with your wounded inner child or children
How to navigate shame processes
How to apply this approach to you and your clinical setting

Catherine O'Riordan: Integrative Psychotherapist, Supervisor, and Gestalt Groupwork Facilitator

UKCP: https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/therapist/catherine-leigh-o-riordan-iai18aac/

APSE: https://www.pastoralsupervision.org.uk/catherine-oriordan/

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Amanda

Thank you so much!! So lovely to meet you and the group. I thoroughly enjoyed your workshop, the fact it was a group effort I feel I learnt so much more that way.

Katrina

I want to say how much I connected with your Inner Child Workshop and I have found myself integrating this into my practice with tremendous results. The imagery for our eternal child & wounded child, the three words etc. have really helped simplify yet deeply help clients connect with their parts. I also use the Road Trip letter which is a powerful tool. I also liked your delivery style, lack of PP and your pacing.

Mamas

I was lucky enough to come across Catherine and her inner-child work at a time when I needed it most. Exploring and identifying aspects of my inner child safely, with clarity and wisdom, acted as catalyst in a healing process, which almost half a decade later, I’m still engaged in.

It gave me the language to map out an emotional and developmental inner landscape, pointing me towards parts of myself that were hidden, neglected and frozen in time. It also gave me tools to converse with courage, compassion and gentleness with these fragmented and wounded parts that felt ‘there but not there’.

Denise

I wanted to feedback how much I enjoyed this training. I found the day, and the information stimulating and thought provoking both personally and professionally. The concepts you explained made perfect sense and I found it a simple yet really effective way of approaching personal growth and change around our inner childhood wounds. I already knew and use the Tonkin ‘fried egg’ model, so your model was a really helpful development of this. And I have already integrated the concept into my work with a couple of my clients!

I also wanted to thank you for making the space feel safe for me, enabling me to keep quiet my imposter syndrome and my shame inactive.