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Two New Workshops for Therapists on Healing Shame
By: Bret Lyon, PhD and Sheila Rubin, MA, LMFT

Helping Clients Melt the Shame Freeze
Using Somatic Techniques to Create Safety and Build Attunement

Friday, June 7th & Saturday June 8th, 2013 – 10 am – 5pm

Shame is an embodied belief that “something is wrong with me”. Because shame exists in the body as well as in the mind, it is helpful for therapists to work with shame somatically. Clients stuck in shame have trouble seeing anyone but themselves. It can be hard for them to receive support from another person as they are caught in the grip of shame. In this workshop, we will explore how to utilize somatic techniques to connect more quickly with the client and forge a strong therapeutic alliance. We will:

• Focus on using breathing and grounding to resource the client – becoming more aware of our own breathing and expanding it in the process.

• Learn how we can resource ourselves so that we don’t fall into somatic counter-transference and take on the client’s physical shame patterns.

• Explore how to keep our clients more present in the room with us and counter over-verbalization, dissociation and freezing.

• Learn techniques and theory from Wilhelm Reich (the father of somatics), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing), Ron Kurtz (Hakomi) and Eugene Gendlin (Focusing).

Sex and Shame

Friday, June 14th & Saturday June 15th, 201 – 10am – 5pm

Sexuality is a vital, defining part of our identity. We are most vulnerable when we experience sexual feelings – and therefore we’re the most prone to feeling shame. We are subject to sexual shaming, beginning in early childhood, when we are most vulnerable to moral judgments from family and society — and to boundary violations from family members and those older than us. Entering our teenage years, we long to be attractive to others and try desperately to “be cool” and fit in. As adults, we seek a partner and try to balance the constraints of monogamy with sexual adventure. In our mature years, our ability to function sexually diminishes and our faces and bodies are no longer as we remember them.

In this workshop, we will offer tools you can use to help clients talk about, explore and heal the sexual shame that can arise at any stage in the life cycle — and help them towards a life-affirming sexuality. We will:

• Discover ways to help clients become aware of the many conflicting messages they received about body image and sexuality from family and society.

• Learn ways to help clients repair the disconnection between self and others – and between parts of the self – which have been created by shaming, inappropriate behavior, or abuse.

• Understand counter-shaming techniques and develop tools for couples to understand their shame triggers and communicate about taboo sexual topics.

• Work with the shame that can cause and result from affairs.

• Identify challenges in being a sexual minority in society and the layers of shame that can occur.

• Unfreeze shame and open life force in a grounded and embodied way, helping clients to access and safely explore their sexual energy.

Bret Lyon, PhD has been a teacher of Somatic and Emotional Mindfulness in San Francisco for over 25 years and holds doctorates in both Psychology and Drama.

Sheila Rubin, MA, LMFT is a Marriage & Family Therapist, Registered Drama Therapist and an EFT Therapist who integrates somatic, expressive, and attachment modalities to work with couples, adults and children who have shame and trauma.

Bret and Sheila have been leading Healing Shame Workshops for therapists in cities throughout the U.S. and Canada.

If you need more information please e-mail at admin@argyleinstitute.org

REGISTRATION FORM

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We are pleased to announce that registration is now underway for the Intensive Post-Graduate Program for the spring 2013.
(Please note that this seminar will be scheduled on MONDAYS from 9:30 am –12:30).
The following is a brief description of the seminars which will be offered.

Psychotherapy and cinema (OPQ# RA00363-13) 9 credits

The work of psychotherapists is done in private with only the client. Direct observations of sessions for supervisory purposes are impossible both for issues of practicality and ethics, yet therapists desire and need to share experiences with colleagues for purposes of supervision and self-development. Case discussions with colleagues, are useful but self-reports are marred with subjectivity and fall short of all parties directly observing the same client experience. There is a real need for psychotherapists and their colleagues’ to have a common experience around which to share perspectives on the psychodynamics, the transference and countertransference of the therapeutic work. Cinema as a teaching tool provides this potential. The cinema uses psychologically interesting feature films where the cases are fictional characters to give psychotherapists the shared case for discussion.

Seminar Leader: Dr. Dushyant Yajnik

Dr. Yajnik is a certified family physician and psychoanalyst.
He has worked for 26 years as a humane and skillful psychotherapist, with a prior practice as a CFPC( College of Family Physicians of Canada). He is member of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society (CPS) and the International Psychoanalytic Association

Dr. Yajnik has occasionally served as a resource-person to community clinics, hospitals and
colleagues with a multicultural and immigrant clientele because of his background, experience
and special skills.

Seminar dates: Mon April 29th, May 6th and 13th from 9.30 to 12.30 pm

For additional information and registration please contact:

The Argyle Institute at admin@argyleinstitute.org

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We are pleased to announce that registration is now underway for the Intensive Post-Graduate Program for 2012-2013. The following is a brief description of the seminars which will be offered. This seminar has been accredited by the OPQ (8 credits).

WINTER PROGAM

Individual therapy of the Social Mind

This seminar will explore the theory that through childhood and adolescence, an internalized picture of community is formed in a parallel line of development to that of primary attachment figures. Parental figures have a crucial role in child development, and these early crucial relationships have been thought to lay the foundation for all other relationships is life. Humans are not primarily individualistic beings, but are social animals that evolved to be part of a distinct social community. It is not unreasonable to postulate that our brains evolved to imprint on our experience of “the herd” and of our place in it. To put this simply, we develop a sense of our social group selves in similar way as we develop our sense of our individual selves. In order to understand the psychological complexities that impact peoples’ emotional lives it is crucial, not to just understand the impact of their early family environment, but to have an appreciation of the internalized sense of their greater social world.

Seminar Leader: Steve Rosenbloom
Training and Supervising Analyst at the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis and an Asst. Professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry at Mcgill. He has published numerous articles on topics related to psychoanalytic technique and psychoanalytic process. In recent years he has become more interested in the role of examining defense mechanisms in psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic treatments.

Seminar dates: Four sessions, Fridays 10am-noon, February 8 , 15 ,22  and March 1, 2013

For additional information and registration please contact:

The Argyle Institute at admin@argyleinstitute.org

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Argyle’s PRIDE Psychotherapy Team Presents:

Health Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Clients

Dr. Pierre Tellier, Director of McGill’s Student Health Services, will give a lecture focusing on health issues in the LBGT population and the lack of training on the subject offered to health professionals. The lecture will cover the following topics:

1. Steps in the development of LGBT sexual identity
2. Determinants of health as it applies to this population
3. Health issues pertinent to this population

Friday, December 7, 3 to 5 PM
Location: Argyle Institute
4150 St. Catherine West, Suite 328
Montreal, QC
Attendance: $30 ( $20 for Students & Clinical Members)
RSVP to PRIDE@Argyleinstitute.org

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In response to the numerous questions and concerns practitioners, supervisors, and teachers have about Bill 21 and the practice of psychotherapy in Quebec, we have decided to put together a workshop which you may find of interest.

Title: Everything you need to know about the practice of psychotherapy in Quebec and Bill 21
Date: Thursday, November 15th 2012 (in English) / November 29th 2012 (in French)
Time & Place: 16h30 – 18h30, Salle Midtown, Le Sporting Club Sanctuaire, 6107 Ave du Boisé, Montréal, H3S 2V9

During this workshop, you will learn about the history and background of Bill 21; the consequences of Bill 21 for psychotherapists (including social workers, MFTs, counsellors, art-therapists, etc.) and other practitioners; the definition of what is and what is not psychotherapy; the requirements for the practice of psychotherapy in Quebec; and the requirements and process to obtain a psychotherapy permit.

The talk will be given by Profs. Martin Drapeau and Marilyn Fitzpatrick, psychologists and professors at McGill University. Prof. Drapeau was Vice president of the Order of Psychologist of Quebec when the Bill was passed and was involved in numerous workgroups related to the Bill; he also presented during the Parliamentary Commission held in 2009 about the Bill. Prof. Fitzpatrick is Program Director and Director of clinical training in Counselling Psychology at McGill University.

There is a small registration fee in order to cover the costs for room rental and refreshments. The registration forms for both the English and French talks are attached to this email. Please make sure you print and fill out the right one for you.

Please send all questions to info@medipsy.ca.

Thank you.
Marilyn Fitzpatrick and Martin Drapeau
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Chers amis, chers collègues,

En réponse aux nombreuses questions des cliniciens, formateurs et superviseurs cliniques concernant le projet de loi 21 et l’exercice de la psychothérapie au Québec, nous avons décidé d’organiser un atelier – conférence que vous ou vos collègues pourriez trouver intéressant.

Titre: Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur l’exercice de la psychothérapie au Québec et le projet de loi 21
Date : le 29 novembre 2012 (en français) et le 15 novembre 2012 (en anglais)
Heure et lieu : 16h30 – 18h30, Salle Midtown, Le Sporting Club Sanctuaire, 6107 Ave du Boisé, Montréal, H3S 2V9

L’objectifs de cette conférence est de vous informer sur l’historique du projet de loi 21; les principales conséquences du projet de loi pour les psychothérapeutes (y compris les travailleurs sociaux, les counsellors, les thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux, les art-thérapeutes, etc.) et autres praticiens; la définition de ce qui est, et de ce qui n’est pas, de la psychothérapie; les prérequis pour l’exercice de la psychothérapie au Québec; et les mécanismes et procédures liés à l’obtention d’un permis de pratique.

La conférence sera donnée par les Profs. Martin Drapeau et Marilyn Fitzpatrick, psychologues et professeurs à l’Université McGill. Le Prof. Drapeau était vice-président de l’Ordre des psychologues du Québec lorsque le projet de loi a été adopté et a participé à de nombreux groupes de travail liés au projet de loi; il a aussi présenté en Commission Parlementaire au sujet du projet de loi. Prof. Fitzpatrick est Directrice du programme et Directrice de la formation clinique en psychologie du counselling à l’Université McGill.

Il y a des frais d’inscription, minimes, pour cette conférence, lesquels visent à couvrir la location de la salle et les rafraîchissements. Les formulaires d’inscription pour la conférence en français et la conférence en anglais sont joints à ce courriel. Veuillez vous assurer d’imprimer et de remplir le bon formulaire.

Pour toute question, vous pouvez écrire à info@medipsy.ca.

Cordialement,
Martin Drapeau et Marilyn Fitzpatrick

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Therapy and Happiness

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Our Honouree Andrea … 30 years of service and still going strong!

Our President Patricia! Great Job!

Board members Christopher and Kathrine! Thanks so much for your support! Good times!

Best looking couple of the evening!!! Our awesome treasurer Howard and his lovely wife!

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Even staff showed up! Thanks for your support Isis!!

What it’s all about!

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