Counselling Training CPD Archives - Dr Greg Madison, PhD

Experiential work with couples and groups. Episode 6 of The Living Process

Welcome to Episode 06 of The Living Process. Greg's guess is Yehudit First, a qualified Body Psychotherapist and Group Facilitator as well as a Focusing Oriented Therapist and a Focusing Coordinator from Israel. Yehudit is experienced as a therapist for individuals and couples, as well as a popular teacher and trainer of Focusing and FOT. She is well-known for her development of the Focusing space into explicit interpersonal interaction in the form of Social Oriented Focusing…

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1 January 2024

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New training for psychotherapists and other professionals starts in London

Our London Focusing team hosts our new 2-year training in Focusing, Listening, and Focusing Oriented Therapy practices. A great diverse group of 30 people shared the weekend learning and experiencing together, starting from the basics and the profound practices of human presence and the unfolding bodily process .... Next weekend online in December. Great experience being with these engaged psychotherapists and other professionals.

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9 October 2023

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New 2-year Focusing oriented therapy training online and in-person in London

London Focusing is planning its next Focusing and Focusing-oriented therapy certification training in the autumn of 2023. The training will be a mix of online and in-person events, culminating in The International Focusing Institute award of Certification as a Focusing therapist or Focusing professional. The training is highly experiential and requires an investment in the practitioner's own self-development and personal growth. More information at londonfocusing@gmail.com or www.londonfocusing.com https://youtu.be/E0YGKIs8dzk

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12 May 2023

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New Research and Awards for Focusing

Awards for Eugene Gendlin's work on Focusing. On Sunday, June 6, 2021, a Lifetime Achievement Award was presented at a special Awards Ceremony. hosted by the Society for Humanistic Psychology, a division of the American Psychology Association. At the beginning of his career, in 1970, Gene was the first recipient of the "Distinguished Professional Award in Psychology and Psychotherapy" from the APA's Division of Psychotherapy (Division 29). Receiving this award now puts a meaningful cap on the recognition…

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31 July 2021

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An existential take on living through the pandemic

This is a second unscripted conversation between myself and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli "What Really Matters (in corona times)". Ernesto Spinelli and Greg Madison, both existential psychologists living in the UK, discuss their experiences of living and working for the past year under lockdown and then now as restrictions ease and 'normality' can return. The video explores some of the deeper significance of daily life events, the opportunity for some uncomfortable existential insights, and a few ideas…

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1 May 2021

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A conversation of existential themes of our current pandemic situation.

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“In Corona Times”

Spinelli & Madison. In Corona Times (An Existential Take) Ernesto Spinelli and Greg Madison, both existential psychologists living in the UK, discuss their experiences of living and working in 'corona times'. The video explores some of the deeper significance of daily life events, some existential themes that seem to be emerging because of the 'lock down' of society, and a few ideas about practicing as a therapist in the current context as well as a few…

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6 April 2020

Read more about the article An Audience with Greg Madison, Brighton University

An Audience with Dr Greg Madison

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An Audience with Greg Madison, Brighton University

Greg presented the inaugural 'An Audience with...' event for Brighton University School of Applied Social Sciences February 8th. After a brief introduction, the audience was guided through a Focusing experience in order to be able to assess the points Greg wanted to make by reference to their own experience. Greg addressed issues such as: what is the body, the celebration of not-knowing, process and metaphors in understanding and in therapy, personal presence or professional presence as…

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22 February 2020

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Public Day on Focusing

Greg offered a one-day training event in Brighton to experience the practice of Focusing. A group of 25-30 people enjoyed the day and an editor from Sussex Psychotherapy and Counselling Association wrote a one-page summary of her experience. Information on Focusing teaching is available from www.londonfocusing.com

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5 October 2019

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Questioning Diagnosis

It is not new for psychiatric diagnosis to be challenged. For years, both psychologists and psychiatrists have questioned the basis and usefulness of diagnoses such as schizophrenia, bi-polar, depression etc. Now a new university study seems to suggest that the DSM (the most common diagnosis manual) is 'scientifically useless'. Interesting reading and at least it can loosen some of our assumptions about what constitutes psychological 'health'. Click here to read the article: https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/07/dsm-scientifically-meaningless-diagnoses/?fbclid=IwAR3wEZYgkKNTzL2nxGpJGivsHmJem9eqifOoFc__wrf2pAeUIYS2yFbOoUo

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19 July 2019

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A nice description of learning Focusing.

A good, very accessible, article on Focusing, with some nice anecdotes about Gendlin. If you’ve wondered about what Focusing is all about, this is a nice introduction (and a good article to share with anyone). https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/magazine/article/1103/doorways-to-the-embodied-self

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4 August 2017

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Eugene Gendlin, Psychologist & Philosopher, dies in New York age 90

Eugene T. Gendlin, the American philosopher and psychologist who developed the mind-body connection practice called "Focusing," died on May 1 at the age of 90 in Spring Valley, New York. Focusing is an experiential, body-oriented method for generating insights, creative thinking, and emotional healing. Gendlin's work has been inspirational for many well-known innovators in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. Gendlin dedicated his life to the study of our 'bodily being' and the insights that can…

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25 May 2017

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Introductions to Focusing & Focusing in Therapy

Opportunities to participate in an Introduction to Focusing and "Experiential-Existential" Therapy: Introduction to Focusing and Experiential-Existential Therapy. Highgate, London, March 4-5, 2017.londonfocusing@gmail.com A low-cost Introduction to Focusing as a personal, social-political and therapeutic practice. Hebden Bridge, April 1-2, 2017. This is designed to be as inclusive as possible for local people. The Calderdale Yoga Centre, Unit 2, Hangingroyd Lane, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. HX7 7DDhughknopf@rocketmail.com Introduction and Advanced Focusing and Focusing Therapy training, plus a one-day…

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9 February 2017