INNER CHILD WORK
Being a therapist is fantastic
You love what you do and you enjoy helping your clients be the best version of themselves by holding their hands while they navigate difficult situations but sometimes it feels like you can do more…
Witnessing your clients engaging in the same toxic cycles makes you want to find ways to address the underlying issues and achieve permanent healing rather than staying in the surface by helping them find coping skills or reframing.
You want to learn how to fill those silence gaps during sessions at times because it feels like you’re pulling teeth with certain clients…
You’ve always been interested in learning skills to help you dig deeper with your clients for them to finally make sense of it all…
You probably heard about Gestalt Therapy during grad school, and you might remember the famous Gloria videos… well, let me tell you, Gestalt Therapy has evolved a lot from that…
About Gestalt Therapy...
Did you know this approach works wonders with clients that are ready to make contact with their inner world to find and address underlying issues?
Imagine that your “therapist toolbox” just got filled with amazing techniques that can allow you to achieve amazing breakthroughs for your clients; breakthroughs that not only increase awareness and acceptance but most importantly responsibility of choice…
Rather than helping your clients find temporary coping strategies, you’ll be helping your clients navigate their emotions and feelings by guiding them to make contact with their real inner needs in order to restore emotional balance.
What will you be able to do?
Picture helping your clients finding the core source of their anxiety and depression and assisting them to have closure and achieve permanent healing by closing their (until now) interrupted cycle.
You’ll be able to help your clients satisfy basic needs that were blocked during traumatic experiences in order to heal from trauma in the here and now.
You can help people become more acceptant of aspects they don’t like about themselves by identifying unsatisfied needs from those aspects and provide healing in the here and now.
You’ll assist your clients heal old wounds that continue to affect them in the present by satisfying emotional needs through encouraging responsibility, awareness and acceptance.
Your clients will be able to break codependent tendencies, toxic cycles of manipulation, insecurity and constant fear as they will learn the core of these issues and with your guidance can choose their own healing or learn how to navigate emotional consequences from their choice.
But we didn’t learn this in school…
Unfortunately, the training opportunities in Gestalt Therapy is somewhat limited in US compared to other more popular approaches… and I’m motivated to change that!
I decided to create this introductory course to Gestalt Therapy with the hope to make it more accessible for therapists all around so they can learn more about it and can be able to implement techniques properly.
By the way, you can earn CEU’s!!
Hi, I’m Carmen!
I’m a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida who is also a passionate certified Gestalt Therapist. I’m also a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Master’s Level Addiction Professional (MCAP).
My goal is to help therapists know more about Gestalt Therapy, especially therapists that have always wanted to learn how explore deeper issues with their clients and are ready to expand their clinical skills.
I also created technique scripts with specific instructions and detailed prompts to be used when implementing techniques and you'll have access to that as well! I’ve been providing this training and the feedback I have received has been fantastic, check it out:
"I had the experience to improve my skills with Carmen. After this training, I was able to implement techniques as “the empty chair”and now I know how can I help clients to have amazing breakthroughs. She is a very qualified professional in gestalt therapy. This course was awesome!!!"
Angela L.
Mental Health Counselor
"I have never found a place here in Florida that provides training for this approach and shows all the different techniques Gestalt provides. During training, one of my favorite techniques was the “Body Scan” this training had taught me how to implement new techniques in my field. This is something I’ll definitely bring into a session with my clients. Thank you, Carmen for making this possible, I loved the training and how well was presented."
Shellah M.
Mental Health Counselor
"Doing this training was amazing! I always wanted to learn how to explore deeper issues with clients and these are helping me achieve amazing breakthroughs! I this to anyone in the counseling profession!"
Ashley R.
Clinical Social Worker
Now, how does this work?
The training will be held by Carmen Palacios Camacho, LMHC, NCC, MCAP. Certified Gestalt Therapist
- The training will be held via Zoom and classes will be recorded and available for participants.
- You will receive Technique Scripts with specific prompts and detailed instructions to implement interventions.
- After payment is received, a confirmation email will be sent along with the Zoom invitation for the classes.
- PowerPoint Slides will be provided before the training.
- Classes will be recorded, and recordings will be available for participants.
- 8 CEU’s can be earned after an additional payment of $40 to an agency that provides CEU’s nationwide.
- You will receive a certificate of completion.
- This is NOT a certification
CURRICULUM:
Friday 05/06/22 11:30 am-1:30 pm (EDT)
Important Gestalt Concepts
Cycle of Satisfaction of needs.
What is “Inner Child”?
Friday 05/13/22 11:30 am-1:30 pm (EDT)
Why and how to reconnect with our inner child?
Guilt, shame, and inner critic
How to explore inner child issues
Friday 05/20/22 11:30 am-1:30 pm (EDT)
Common issues associated with inner child wounds.
Exploring the dynamic between adult self and inner child identity.
Healing Inner Child.
Friday 05/27/22 11:30 am-1:30 pm (EDT)
Techniques to use Our Role as therapists assisting the healing of childhood emotional wounds Therapeutic Change
Testimonial
"The Gestalt training was everything I thought it would be and then some! Right from the start you can immediately tell that Carmen is someone who is and has invested a great deal of time into making this experience worthwhile for everyone, and she is most definitely wanting to teach just as we all wanted to learn. The conceptual side of the training takes up a bit of the time frame, but when you have the chance to see it all come into action during the experiential part of it, you just can’t help but to be in shock and awe of how it is working, and how effective it is. Of course now that it has come to an end the only thing I want now is more, more time to learn about Gestalt training and technique because there is still more to learn. Carmen was willing and able to answer any and all questions that we had during our time in the training and even outside (she still answers them on the Facebook page, which is awesome and a great way to connect even more to her and to the peers in the group!), this shows her dedication to the counseling process and to all of us that are taking her course. I would 100% recommend this training to others, as it has broadened my theoretical horizon and here’s hoping that soon she will even have a part 2 of her training course!"
Suzie P.
Mental Health Counselor
Additional Information
- This training is for mental health therapists, mental health counselors, social workers, psychologists and any other professional providing counseling services.
Course objectives:
Objective 1:
Construct a basic understanding of fundamental concepts of Gestalt Therapy in order to comprehend the change through Gestalt Therapy
Objective 2:
Identify and understand interruptions in the cycle of satisfaction of needs and recognize how to implement this concept in their clinical work.
Objective 3:
Demonstrate knowledge regarding relevant information on how Gestalt Therapy views Inner Child issues.
Objective 4:
Describe how to explore and address childhood emotional wounds using Gestalt Techniques
Objective 5:
Identify and understand important consideration in order to implement Gestalt Techniques to heal inner child wounds.
- The course content level is Introductory.
- For cancellation, questions or concerns, please email [email protected]
- There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
8 CEU's available through R. Cassidy Seminars after a payment of $40 directly to them through a link that will be provided.
Psychologists
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Social Workers
CA and Other States: Most states accept continuing education courses offered by approved providers with national providerships or will accept the approvals of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Others, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with one national providership, as well as holding many individual state license type approvals. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.
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Counselors/Marriage and Family Therapists
CA and Other States: Most states accept continuing education courses offered by approved providers with national providerships or will accept the approvals of other state licensing boards of the same license type. Others, either do not require pre-approval of courses, or will allow licensees to retroactively file for course approval themselves. R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with one national providership, as well as holding many individual state license type approvals. Check with your board to obtain a final ruling.
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