“I don’t know how a poem takes form, I take the mud of my life and feel like a great sculptor.”

 – Alda Merini –

From Tradition to Growing Edges

The School offers an approach to psychopathology from a phenomenological and Gestalt therapy perspective. It represents an original and unique combination of the European tradition of phenomenological psychopathology and of contemporary Gestalt Therapy theory applied to clinical practice. Psychopathology is explored from the roots of these traditions and developed towards the edges of a radical relational perspective.

Field Theory and Process of Change

We consider psychopathology as a field phenomenon emerging in the session and aiming towards transformation in the process of therapy. Clinical sufferings and symptoms are expressions of different ways of being absent in the situation. Therapy, consequently, is the art of presence and supports the forces acting in the field and moving towards transformation.

New Directions in Clinical Practice and Social Commitment

This understanding deeply impacts the therapeutic work and opens up new ways of meeting the client and of approaching clinical situations, emerging feelings and the therapist’s interventions. Since individual suffering is indissolubly entangled with the wider field, the social dimension becomes the necessary ground to understanding the clinical phenomena and, conversely, therapy becomes the crucible to foster the social change.

PART 1: Weathers

FOUNDATIONS AND FORMS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

The first part explores the fundamentals of psychopathology and the specific clinical sufferings. Each seminar is led by one trainer.

1. FUNDAMENTS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Francesetti, Gecele, Roubal,  September, 14th , 2022

2. PANIC DISORDER

Francesetti, October 26th, 2022

3. DEPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES

Roubal,  November 10th, 2022

4. MANIC EXPERIENCES

Gecele, December 1st  2022

5. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE EXPERIENCES

Francesetti, January 11^th, 2023

6. ADDICTIVE EXPERIENCES

Van Zelst, January  25^th 2023

7. EXPERIENCES OF SCHIZOPHRENIC SPECTRUM

Francesetti, February 15^th, 2023

8. ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA

Philippson, March 22^nd 2023

9. PHOBIAS

Gecele, April, 6^th 2023

10. LONG TERM POST-TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES

Roubal, May 11th, 2023

Duration of each seminar: 4 hours, 16.00 – 20.00 CET

COSTS of part 1:

Fee for all the seminars: 900 euros

Fee for each seminar: 120 euros

1. PART 2: Landscapes

INTERSECTIONS OF SUFFERINGS, PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND CLINICAL COMPLEXITY

The second part explores the intersections of the main personality dimensions with specific clinical sufferings (for example the hysterical dimension and psychosomatics, depression, panic disorder, etc.) and some special clinical situations. When meeting the client, indeed, we find a very complex and unique combination of personality styles, symptoms, ways of being and suffering. It is important not only to recognize the forms of sufferings (weathers) but also the ways these forms appear in different situations and personalities (landscapes).

Each seminar is led by two trainers.

1. FROM PERSONALITY FUNCTION TO PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND DISORDERS (AND BACK) 13th September , 2023

Gecele, Francesetti, Roubal

2. NARCISSISTIC DIMENSION

Gecele and Francesetti, 18th October 2023

3. HYSTERICAL DIMENSION

Gecele and Francesetti, 8th November 2023

4. SCHIZOID DIMENSION

Francesetti and Gecele, 20th December 2023

5. PSYCHOPATHIC DIMENSION

Francesetti and Gecele, 24th January  2024

6. BORDERLINE DIMENSION

Gecele and Roubal, 28th February 2024

7. LANDSCAPES OF FEAR: OBSESSIVE, PHOBIC, PANIC, HYPOCHONDRIAC, DEPENDENT DIMENSIONS

Francesetti and Gecele, 17th April, 2024

8. WHEN SHAME IS A WEATHER

Roubal, Gecele, 15th  May 2024

9. SUICIDAL WEATHER

Roubal and Francesetti, 12th  June, 2024

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Duration of each seminar: 4 hours, 16.00 – 20.00 CET.

COSTS of part 2:

Fee for all the seminars: 1000 euros

Fee for each seminar: 150 euros

STRUCTURE OF THE ONLINE SEMINARS (4 hours)