Centre for Life Long Learning, TISS, in partnership with JustBeing, is hosting an engaging workshop, focusing on 'Mindfulness and Presence of a Therapist/ Mental Health Professional in Psychotherapy'. 

The therapist's presence is a crucial, often unseen, element of transformative change within the therapeutic process. Mindfulness, as an embodied practice for the practitioner, unlocks this potential. This workshop will emphasise 'being' a therapist, alongside the necessary knowledge and skills to navigate the therapeutic space. It will adopt a trans-diagnostic and holistic approach to therapy.

This three-day experiential workshop will highlight:

• Mindfulness & Presence: How, through mindfulness practice, we can cultivate a sense of presence as practitioners within the therapeutic relationship.
• Relational Safety: How we can meet our own experiences and those of our clients, fostering a sense of inherent safety within the relational space.
• Somatic Integration: How we can incorporate somatic practices to integrate mind-body experiences in a trauma-informed manner.
• Supporting Clients: How we can assist clients in engaging with their experiences from a place of presence and deep connection.

Who is this for?

• Practising Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Mental Health Professionals and Psychiatrists.

To register and learn more: bit.ly/poptiss

About CLL, SSW:

The Centre for Lifelong Learning (CLL) was established on 15th February 2006, with the aim of providing training for adult learners in the institute's areas of expertise. The CLL was formerly known as the Department of Extra Mural Studies, established in 1981. It caters to two categories of adult learners: (a) professional groups undertaking continuing professional development, and (b) individuals from diverse backgrounds outside the formal education system, or those who have had limited access to formal education and wish to pursue training or goal-oriented short-term vocational programmes.

About the Facilitator:

Sandy Andrade is the Founder-Director of the Just Being Centre for Mindfulness & Presence. She is a Mindfulness & Presence-Oriented Psychotherapist (Trauma & Attachment Resolution), Facilitator, Trainer, and Mentor. She is an internationally accredited MBCT Teacher. With 23 years of experience in mental health, her approach combines contemporary psychology with wisdom traditions.