The Gestalth Therapy Institute of Los Angeles (GTILA) is hosting this experiential presentation with Amanda Garcia Torres, LMHC, and Scott Kellogg, PhD.
Chairwork Psychotherapy: Using the Four Dialogues in Clinical Practice - Online Presentation
Chairwork is centered on the belief that there is a healing power in: (1) Giving voice to one’s inner parts, modes, voices, and selves; (2) Telling and re-telling difficult or traumatic stories; and (3) Enacting or re-enacting scenes from the Past, the Present, or the Future.
Chairwork is an experiential psychotherapeutic method that was first created by Dr. Jacob Moreno, the founder of Psychodrama. It was further developed and made famous by Dr. Friedrich "Fritz” Perls, the creator of Gestalt Therapy, in the 1960s. Following Perls’ death in 1970, Chairwork was adapted and re-envisioned by a wide range of integrated therapists.
In 2018, Dr. Scott Kellogg discovered the Four Dialogues (Kellogg & Garcia Torres, 2021). The Four Dialogues Model, a crystallization of over 50 years of Chairwork practice, centers the work in four core stances: Giving Voice, Internal Dialogues, Telling the Story, and Relationships and Encounters. The Four Dialogues not only provide a framework for listening to patients, but also they provide guidance for working with a wide range of clinical issues in a manner that is both elegant and effective.
In this GTILA Salon, Amanda Garcia Torres, LMHC, and Scott Kellogg, PhD, will explore:
1. The History and Foundations of Chairwork.
2. The Four Dialogues Model of Chairwork Psychotherapy.
3. Using Chairwork to:
a. Resolve Inner Conflicts;
b. Heal Grief and Loss;
c. Work Through Traumatic Experiences; and
d. Challenging Experiences of Self-Hatred.
They will then do a live Case Consultation with a Clinician Volunteer to show how Chairwork can be useful in therapy – especially in the situations where the patient and the therapist are stuck or blocked.
This will be followed by a Q&A period if time permits.
Please note that recordings of this event are only available to GTILA members.
REGISTRATION: visit the GTILA Event Page
DATE & TIME: Saturday, February 28th, 10:00am - 11:30am PST
LOCATION: Online