INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED TRAINING in EXISTENTIAL PRACTICE for PROFESSIONALS

with Bárbara Godoy, Prof Ernesto Spinelli and International Guest Speakers

“This training was born as an answer to the following question: “What is the most conducive environment to train Existential Therapists?”. Our mission is to engage in open dialogue with authorities in the field to reflect on questions like: “What level of “Existential Fitness” might be required to practice this radical art?” Bárbara Godoy

PROGRAMME

The four modules below count as credits towards the ICTEPP
or can also be taken independently for CPD hours

THEORY MODULE

“Existential Dialogues” between Prof Ernesto Spinelli and International Guest Teachers

Module information >

PRACTICE MODULE

“Experiential Study Group” with Bárbara Godoy (includes Existential Dialogues)

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SUPERVISION MODULE

Advanced Supervision Groups. Four possible options:

Prof Ernesto Spinelli >| Dr Betty Cannon >

Bárbara Godoy >| Dr. Todd DuBose >

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULE

“Unlocking Our-Selves” supportive and emancipative process work for therapists with Bárbara Godoy

Module information >

THS is a vibrant and diverse group of like-minded individuals devoted to the practice of authentic human care. We are a clinic where tradition meets innovation located in the heart of London’s medical district.

Our Mission is to support the therapeutic endeavour in the community, not just in terms of its practice but also to generate an environment for continuing professional development and research in a way that facilitates self-inquiry and creativity. Ultimately, we aim to support individuals to come together and share insights regarding the meaning of being human and through this promote a deeper understanding of “how to live well”.

About THS and our CPD Programme

Our Continuing Professional Development Programme designed by Bábara Godoy, founder-director of Therapy Harley Street, has been running since 2017 in collaboration with Prof Ernesto Spinelli and a number of outstanding international contributors to the field.

ICTEPP

“This training was born as an answer to the following question: “What is the most conducive environment to train Existential Therapists?” Its programme aims to offer a bridge over the gap between the existential-phenomenological emphasis on the importance of experience and the courses on offer. Our mission is to engage in open dialogue with authorities in the field to reflect on questions like: “What level of “Existential Fitness” might be required to practice this radical art?” Bárbara Godoy

PROGRAMME

The programme consists of four modules which count as credits towards the ICTEPP

1- Theory Module (40 credits)
10 hours of attendance (Dialogues/Lectures)
20 hours minimum recommended reading (from a list of 30 titles related to the Dialogue/Lecture)
End of the year 2000 words essay demonstrating an understanding of key existential concepts and the opening to produce philosophical thinking relevant to human psychology in a way that expands the therapeutic field.

2- Practice Module (40 credits)
20 hours of attendance (Experiential Study Group/Workshop)
10 hours minimum from recommended multimedia material
End of the year 2000 words process report describing how the participants absorbed and processed the learning material through hands on exercises and the group dynamic.

3- Supervision Module (40 credits)
30 hours of attendance (Advanced Supervision Group)
End of the year 2000 words case study exploring at least three key main existential topics.

4- Personal Development Module (40 credits)
37.5 hours of attendance (Unlocking Our Selves)
End-of-term (three terms per year) presentation in the group articulating breakthroughs and insights through creative means in order to communicate and express the subjective experience in flow.

Note:
*A minimum of 80% attendance is required to obtain the credits for each module. In order to protect the quality of the sessions latecomers won’t be admitted. We recommend you enter the waiting room at least 5 minutes before the beginning of the session. Unfortunately, we cannot make any exceptions.

* Essays must be sent by the last day of the course to admin@therapyharleystreet.co.uk. Remember to clarify in the email subject the ‘Module title” and the teacher.

ICTEPP Foundation Certificate

The foundation certificate could be completed in one or up to two years by fulfilling the requirements and passing the four core modules:

Theory module: Existential Dialogues
Practice Module: Experiential Study Group
Self Development Module: Unlocking Ourselves Group
Supervision Module: Advanced Supervision Group

Full-year course fee £2440 (paid upfront)
Payment plan available upon request

Entry requirements and Fees

This programme would be most relevant to professional therapists who want to deepen their understanding of practising existentially. However, it would be of important value to a number of other professionals, particularly in the area of mental health, leadership, education, social and ecological matters, spirituality and the arts. It is aimed at people who are seeking the experience of being and have the courage to ask questions that deconstruct everyday assumptions. The methodology is designed to prompt insight through group synergy. The teaching style avoids hierarchical notions and on the contrary, aims to emphasise the respect for subjective world-views and mobilise trust in our shared experience.

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Certification:

Upon completion of all requirements, participants will receive a certificate on existential practice (foundation level) and will be eligible for THS registered professional membership.

List of past year recommended reading for the Existential Dialogues:

Topic: “Knots” recommended reading by Prof Ernesto Spinelli:

Bettelheim, B. (1993). The Art of the Obvious: Developing insight for psychotherapy and everyday life. London: Thames; Hudson.

Laing, R. D. (1970). Knots. London: Penguin Books

Szasz, T. (1973). The Manufacture of Madness: Comparative study of the inquisition and mental health movement.

Harper & Row. (1974). The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations for a theory of personal conduct (revised ed.). New York: Harper; Row.

Topic: “Healing” recommended reading by Dr. Michael Guy Thompson:

Thompson, M. Guy (2004) The Ethic of Honesty: The Fundamental Rule of Psychoanalysis. Amsterdam and New York: Rodopi Press.

Thompson, M. Guy (2017, 2nd Ed.) The Death of Desire: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness. London and New York: Routledge.

Thompson, M. Guy (2024) Essays in Existential Psychoanalysis: On the Primacy of Authenticity. London and New York: Routledge.

Topic: “Difference” recommended reading by Dr. Todd DuBose:

DuBose, T. (2024). Súmptōma: From discrimination through destruction to transfiguration. In A. Cantú, E. Maisel, & C. Ruby (Eds.),Theoretical Alternatives to the Psychiatric Model of Mental Disorder Labeling: Contemporary Frameworks, Taxonomies, and Models (pp. 236 – C251). Ethics International Press.

DuBose, T. (2017). Can you tell a dragon fly about ice? The implications of Zhuangzi’s “relative gradations” for contemporary psychology. In Yang, M. Existential psychology and the way of the Tao: Meditations on the writings of Zhuangzi. New York: Routledge, pp. 166-182.

Vallega-Neu, D. (2018). Heidegger’s Poietic Writings: From Contributions to Philosophy to The Event. Indiana University Press. See, particularly, her commentary on Heidegger’s understanding of Unterschied (difference) and Unterscheidung (differentiation) , pp. 81,88, 89n15, 109, 110-112, 118, 149-150, 157, 159, 184-186.

Topic: “Polarisation” recommended reading by Prof. Kirk Schneider:

Schneider, K. (2013). The Polarized Mind: Why It’s Killing Us and What We Can Do About It. University Professors Press.

Schneider, K. (2019). The Chief Peril is Not a DSM Diagnosis but the Polarized Mind. J. of Humanistic Psychology.

Schneider, K. (2023). Life-Enhancing Anxiety: Key to a Sane World. University Professors Press

Topic: “Character” recommended reading by Prof. Robert Romanyshyn:

James Hillman (1999), The Force of Character and the Lasting Life. Ballantine Books.

David Brooks (2016), The Road to Character. Penguin

William Wordsworth (1800), ‘A Character’ – Poem

Topic: “Opening” recommended reading by Dr. Yaqui Martinez:

Thomas Szasz (1961). The Myth of Mental Illness. Harper

Laing, R. D. (1965). The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin.

Micheal Foucault (1967). Madness and Civilization. Signet

Topic: “Meaning” recommended reading by Dr. Jan Resnik

Resnick, J. Meaning-Fullness (2023). Developmental Psychotherapy and the Pursuit of Mental Health. Oxford: Phoenix Publishing House.
Heaton, J. M. (2010b). The Talking Cure: Wittgenstein on Language as Bewitchment and Clarity. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan
Laing, R. D. (1965). The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin.

Topic: “Invention” recommended reading by Dr. Betty Cannon:

Laing, R.D. (1979, originally pub 1959). The Divided Self. New York: Penguin Books.

Laing, R.D. (1967). The Politics of Experience. New York: Pantheon Books.

Greenberg, J. (1964). I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. New York: New American Library

Fromm-Reichman, F. (1950). Principles of Intensive Psychotherapy. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press.

Topic: “Hallucination” recommended reading by Prof. Simon du Plock:

Cohn, H. C. (1997) Chapter 11, Withdrawal and Delusion, in Existential Thought and Therapeutic Practice. An Introduction to Existential Psychotherapy. London: Sage.

Du Plock, S. (2002) An Existential-Phenomenological Perspective on Visual Hallucination in D. Pringuey and F.S. Kohl, (eds) Phenomenology of Human Identity and Schizophrenia. Paris: Collection Pheno.

Du Plock, S. (1994) Smoke Without Fire: Towards an Existential-Phenomenological Approach to Hallucination. Existential Analysis, Vol. 6.2. Reprinted in du Plock, S. (ed.) (2002) Further Existential Challenges to Psychotherapeutic Theory and Practice, London: S.E.A.

Topic: “Hysteria” recommended reading by Bárbara Godoy:

Jean Shinoda Bolen (2004). Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women’s Lives. Quill.

Sigmund Freud George Allen and Company Ltd (1913). The Interpretation of Dreams. Macmillan

D. H. Lawrence (1960). Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Penguin London