Psychotherapy supervision
Besides my usual clinical work, I deliver introductory ACT workshops to many hundred participants each year. I always wonder what happens with these people afterwards. How many of them include ACT in their clinical work on a regular basis? How many of them become real ACT therapists? Some of participants say that they have already […]
Imagine yourself seated in a boat, preparing to embark on a journey. What do you think is absolutely essential before hoisting the anchor? Indeed, you need a course—a specific direction in which to sail. Without a clear destination, you’ll drift aimlessly at sea. When a boat drifts, the wind, not the captain, determines its course. […]
“The Painted Bird” is the tittle of a novel by a Polish-American writer, Jerzy Kosinski, and describes World War II as seen by a Jewish (or Gipsy?) boy wandering through small towns in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe. At some point the boy is in the company of a professional bird catcher. He watches how the man […]
Are you planning to deliver your very first experiential workshop and trying to put it together? Or, are you a seasoned presenter and wonder whether and how you could enhance the experiential side of your events? This is precisely what this text is about: how to plan and deliver an experiential workshop. And I hope […]
Although shame is a very common psychological phenomenon, it is not given much attention in our culture. We like to talk about love, anxiety, jealousy, hate, vengeance or grief. But the topic of shame is frequently “the elephant in the room”. Perhaps, because discussion shame feels shameful itself… Nonetheless, understanding shame is crucial for comprehending how […]
