Exploring Shame and Guilt

A 1-day Workshop at The Practice Rooms,

Stokes Croft, Bristol

Saturday 7th March 10am to 5pm

A 1-day workshop that will sensitively support and exploration of shame and guilt as an emotional and physiological response

within a relationship. This workshop will also give you the opportunity for a real-time group process, to identify and work

with arising experience of shame.

The goal of this workshop is to gain a deeper understanding of the breadth and impact these emotions can have, and how it

can become chronic and integrated into the body as an emotion to avoid. We will examine with exercises the

difference between shame and guilt. We will also examine recovery from shame and dealing with feelings of guilt, and

how feeling shame is not an essential part of life.

There will be opportunities for individual and group reflection on all aspects of shame, how it can reside in the body, how shame is learnt as a response, and how to protect against shame. Looking at shame can be challenging.

Facilitator: James Hodgkinson BSc, MSc, UKCP Accred. I have had a personal interest in the experience of shame for

many years, and have worked extensively with my own, and with others in my practice. I also now teach Gestalt Therapy at the University of West of England, and The Gestalt Centre London.

Facilitator: Richard Dennison, BSc, MA, Dip.Gestalt therapy and Group work. I have 25 years experience of working with individuals and groups and have long been interested in shame having suffered from chronic shame. I am now researching shame in my PhD at University of York

Fee: £95. Please contact Richard for booking and information

richardldennison@gmail.com

07753827745