Workshop Agenda:
People often have different notions of the word 'family'. Some believe you are born into it, others believe you choose it, or build it. Regardless, our family is often the first window we have to our society, our world.
In this workshop, our expert couples and family therapists are eager to introduce:
- the multi-layered impact of relationships on personality, behaviour, and overall well-being
- pro tips and unique skills to understand interpersonal nuances
- novel approaches to devise an objective set of presenting problems
- interdisciplinary theories that are enriched by contextualized professional experiences
Who can attend this
Register right away if any one of these apply to you:
- a student of psychology or a practicing psychologist
- an advocate of mental health
- a passionate and curious learner
- an open minded, kind, and respectful human
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and conceptualize presenting problems of couples and families
- Use emotionally focused therapy to explore deep rooted problems
- Remove communication barriers by introducing new strategies such as Collaborative Communication
- Practice the skills needed to ensure the understanding and identification of dysfunctional behaviour
- Develop techniques to develop attunetment between two individuals
- Understand how to deal with resistance effectively in therapy sessions
- Get a certificate on successful completion
Trainers
Sumithra Sridhar
Sumithra Sridhar is the Lead Relationships and Couples Counsellor at Heart It Out, who uses her eclectic approach to understand the unique functioning of each family system. Her empathy based framework has allowed her to examine various underlying concerns that couples often present, which has only enhanced her experience in the field. As a trainer, Sumithra is keen on imparting some key pointers, techniques, methods, and multiculturally informed approaches that she has applied in her practice as a family and couples therapist.
Anvita Sethi
Anvita Sethi is a Psychologist with a specialization in Clinical Psychology. She incorporates a multi-cultural perspective and a unique lens of attachment theory & systemic approach in couples and family therapy. Over a period of 3 years, she has conducted multiple workshops on positive parenting, anti-bullying, peer pressure, career counselling, emotional regulation skills and corporate wellbeing. As a trainer, she has the ability to connect theoretical information with practical real life examples and make the subject matter highly participative through activities that stimulates learning.