Personal development/process day
A completion certificate for six hours CPD will be provided at the end of the day upon request.
Join us for a day of deep process where you will feel challenged and inspired by meeting yourself in relation to others in a safe and confidential space. This isn't group therapy but can be therapeutic and offers the opportunity for personal growth where you can be with others authentically.
Personal development is a tool for living and for everyone. Exploring how we relate, how we were co-created, how we interact and how we might improve ourselves can be of enormous benefit. Taking part in a PD group can help us to grow into confidence, to know more clearly what we want and need, to understand ourselves and the world around us, to find where we begin and end, to make clear choices and not be overwhelmed by choice. We will explore the ways in which we hold ourselves back and limit our horizons; in short, to live a full and meaningful life we must engage with it, and personal development is just one tool we can use to help us.
Our personal development group runs quarterly. It offers support for personal growth and development. It can be a powerful and rarefied time, in which great personal growth occurs and strong relationships develop.
The group is open to those over the age of 18 - with or without experience of therapy or groups, including trainee and qualified therapists
The group is limited to a maximum of 10 participants.
What is personal development?
This type of group work is a powerful experience for those wishing to develop their self-awareness through relationship to others. It can be immensely helpful with many personal issues such as:
- conflict resolution
- anxiety
- being heard and seen
- becoming more authentic
- becoming more assertive
- exploring identity
- exploring meaning and purpose of life
….the list goes on!
There is no set agenda; you will be invited to be still and to get in touch with whatever is present for you in the moment. You may choose to share, giving others a chance to see what comes up for them as a result. Rather than a conversation, the group will explore emerging themes that move away from presentational chit-chat and small talk to get to the nub of what it is to be human.
Plan for the day:
9.30am – welcome and introductions
9.30am – group process starts
11am – break
11.20am – group process continues
1pm – lunch
1.20pm – group process continues
3pm – break
3.30pm – check-out
4pm - end
Your facilitators:
Steven Eserin is a Gestalt psychotherapist, supervisor, trainer and author in the modalities of Gestalt and existential psychotherapy. A counsellor since 1994 and practising psychotherapist since 2000, Steven has worked with individuals and groups throughout his years as a therapist. With more than 20 years of experience spanning thousands of client hours.
Su Orosa is a counsellor, supervisor, wellbeing life coach, trainer/tutor and co-founder of South Coast Wellbeing and Training. Su has run personal development groups for over ten years believing that being witnessed and met in group is one of the most powerful tools there is for transformation. The person-centred approach forms the back bone to her work, focusing on process and working creatively to include somatic experience.