My workshops are based on a unique set of embodiment exercises that take inspiration from the Michael Chekhov technique of acting, and the work of Ruella Frank, a New York based Gestalt psychotherapist and teacher. These exercises create anchors, stability and awareness, and are of great benefit to therapists, teachers and performers to deepen self-knowledge, confidence and authentic power.

Embodied Presence and the Therapist-Client Relationship

With Louise O’Dwyer

An embodiment workshop that experiments with the intimacy of contact in relational therapy. 

Come and explore presence to self and other in this embodiment workshop. Together we will play with a set of gestures that invite presence, authenticity and intimacy.  Deepen your sense of awareness and capacity for presence to self and other, and develop your ability to perceive the embodied states of your clients.

The fundamental movements that occur between people when making contact can be experienced through embodying physical gestures.  In this experimental workshop, we will explore these movements individually, in pairs and through some demonstrations and group discussions. We will link our explorations with Gestalt theory and discuss ways in which we can develop our sense of our client’s kinaesthetic experiences.

“When we therapists heighten awareness of our own sensing and moving experience, we kinaesthetically attune to the therapy relationship as it develops.  In other words, we sense and include the other person in our experience.  As we expand our potential for awareness and movement, we open to possibilities for growth and change in all our relationships.” – Ruella Frank

Louise is a Gestalt Psychotherapist and a group therapy facilitator.  She is also a Michael Chekhov trained actor and a qualified teacher.  Her workshops are a unique physical exploration of making contact as a way of heightening self-awareness and deepening relational attunement.

She is interested in the intersections of creative expression and intimacy, connection and freedom, playfulness and depth, creative indifference and commitment. 

Wear comfortable clothes that allow you to move freely and have fun!

for more information contact me on 0434 551 946 or email me at louiseodwyertherapy@gmail.com