On Sunday 20/02/22, 12:00-14:00, Despina Balliou and Costas Michailidis participated as speakers at the 26th Two-Day Conference EES 2022 with an experiential workshop on

"The Silence of the Hidden Rivalry"

In this two-hour experiential workshop, the two speakers attempted to explore with their audience, experientially and creatively, the answers to the relevant questions that arise, such as whether there is a hidden rivalry in the fraternal relationship, whether it appears, if allowed, and even what it means inside in the contact and interaction of a family and what is the bridge after all! The workshop was completed when its presenters finally developed how it approaches the counseling process through the perspective of Gestalt therapy theory.

Balliou Despina, M.Sc. Counseling Psychology, Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisor, ECP holder (European Certificate of Psychotherapy). Member of EAGT’s Training Standards Committee (European Association for Gestalt Therapy). Founding member of Gestalt Foundation and of HAGT (Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy).

Michailidis Costas, He studied Forestry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In the course of his career, he changed field and devoted himself to the science of psychology. He is a graduate of TEESSIDE COLLEGE, in Counseling and Psychological Science. He is Gestalt therapist and trainer, supervisor, member of EAGT and of HAGT & ECP holder (European Certificate of Psychotherapy). He works, as an individual therapist, in his office at Ag. Dimitrios, with groups and couples.

On Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 10:00 - 13:00, Mrs. D. Balliou participated in the 17th online postgraduate training meeting of the National Organization of Psychotherapy in Greece which aimed at the psychotherapeutic approach of the topic "Physical and Emotional Abuse - Survival by Trauma" through several psychotherapeutic approaches

Entitled "Self-Functions and Gestalt Therapy", Ms. Balliou's presentation included both theory and experiential practice.

Among other things, she stated that the functions of the self are the means, tools and possibilities through which the self organizes and integrates its experience, as it interacts with its environment. As a consequence of abuse - trauma, self-functions such as the ability to self-regulate, the ability to make choices, the ability to connect, support and grade emotions, the ability to manage boundaries, intensity and arousal, perception of reality and so on. -are under-developed or are limited in the course of the development of the abused person.

She then referred to the way in which these functions are developed, organized and integrated into the therapeutic process so that the wound healing begins to emerge and the pattern associated with it changes.

Balliou Despina, M.Sc. Counseling Psychology, Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisoror, Founding Member of Gestalt Foundation, Psychotherapy and Training Centre and of HAGT (Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy).

On Thursday, January 20, 19:00 - 21:00 Mrs. D. Balliou made a presentation for the members of the foundation on "Senses".

A presentation for the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch through the perspective of the Gestalt psychotherapeutic approach and their importance in our lives! For the senses that activate the body, its emotion and expression. They enliven our contact with the environment and enhance our creativity and the art of "living well", as when we come in contact with them, we become painters, film directors, sculptors, composers, poets of our lives enriching it fruitfully.

In this presentation, Ms. D. Balliou explored and experimented with the public through the process of awareness and by discussing, everyone shared their experience with great response!

Balliou Despina, M.Sc. Counseling Psychology, Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisoror, Founding Member of Gestalt Foundation, Psychotherapy and Training Centre and of HAGT (Hellenic Association for Gestalt Therapy).

On Friday, December 10, 2021, 18:00 - 21:00, our center held a three-hour free online talk on:

"… parenthood, adoption, foster parenthood… life relationships…"

An open invitation - discussion about the difficulties and challenges related to the process of parenting through conditions of adoption or foster parenthood.

The speakers, Katia Hatzilakou, Maria Farmaki, Irini Koutela and Sofia Meunier Boulanzer, referred to stereotypes and prejudices about the meaning of parenthood and different family formations, such as same-sex parenting, single-parenting, short-term - long-term foster care… expectations, frustrations, adjustment times, support… gender, color, race… emphasizing that people tell us: "the child comes out of the womb and the man out of the arms".

Their talk, which was addressed to future parents, prospective parents, parents with children, parents with adopted children, couples in foster caring period as well as to mental health professionals, took place through the online ZOOM platform, ensuring a very large participation (120 people) and a response to the audience who warmly thanked the speakers for such rich but also so sensitive information as well as for their so constructive and fruitful attitude in the discussion that followed

Speakers:

Katia Hatzilakou, M.Sc. Social and Clinical Psychology A.U.Th., Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisor, member of A.G.P. & EAGT. ECP Holder Founding member of Gestalt Foundation, and of H.A.G.T.

Maria Farmaki, Psychologist, Nursery, B.A. Gestalt Therapist & Supervisor.

Irini Koutela, Mental Health Counselor, Gestalt Psychotherapist, M.Sc., I-MBA, M.Sc. Litt., and

Sophia Meunier Boulanger, Professor of Biology, University UCLB of Lyon, France. Graduate of the Gestalt Foundation. Graduate student MS. Psychology, University East of London.

On Thursday 18/11/21, 18:30 - 20:00, at the Book Tower of the SNFCC, Mrs. Y. Yiamarelou, M.A. Clinical Psychology, Gestalt Psychotherapist, Trainer & Supervisor, a founding member of the Gestalt Foundation, made a presentation to the members of the Foundation on " “Istimi *", the beacon of human existence and coexistence "(* I exist, I have a presence).

In this meeting, through the theme of "Discovery", a discussion was held about the importance of human existence and coexistence.

Mrs. Yiamarelou developed her topic, starting from the unprecedented speed of change that occurs in the world and in the history of mankind (climate & geopolitical changes, internet, artificial intelligence), pointed out that the ability of man to stand, process and choose what, where, when and how it communicates, creates the "web" of relationships through which our world is collectively woven.

On Sunday, November 7, 2021, at 8:00 pm at the Mexican restaurant Diferente, Ventiri 7, 115 28, in Athens, the staff of the Gestalt Foundation Athens met with all the associates, trainers of the center, to eat, drink, celebrate and welcome. together with the "return" to the new kind of "normality".

Due to the pandemic of Covid 19, everyone went through a difficult, very painful and demanding period which still does not seem to have come to an end. Everyday life with all its habits was overthrown, socializing became a threat, communication, contact and sharing required new channels and ways.

The Gestalt Foundation of Athens organized this dinner wanting to thank warmly its collaborating trainers who, with their fast creative adaptation to the new data, their complete professionalism, their willing and systematic cooperation and their dedication to the task, contributed to complete without losses, all the educational activities of the center and the Gestalt Foundation to look worthy of the expectations and the trust of its trainees!

The dinner turned into a very fun night, as in the past, up close, since all those present were vaccinated, realizing how much they have missed this close contact and sharing in their daily lives!

Τι γίνεται όταν η ανάγκη του θεραπευόμενου για απαντήσεις/λύσεις συναντά τη δική μας ανάγκη (του θεραπευτή) για να βοηθήσει/να λύσει;

Πώς πυροδοτείται ο ρόλος  του Σωτήρα σε έναν θεραπευτή, όταν συναντά έναν θεραπευόμενο Θύμα (που πονάει, απελπίζεται, φοβάται) ή Θύτη (που θυμώνει, οργίζεται, υποτιμά, απαιτεί);

Πώς αυτό μπορεί να εμποδίσει την ισότιμη σχέση θεραπευτή / θεραπευόμενου τείνοντας σε μια σχέση εξάρτησης;

Πώς μπορώ να κρατήσω τις ποιότητες του Σωτήρα, διατηρώντας ταυτόχρονα την ισοτιμία που είναι θεμελιώδης στη θεραπεία Gestalt;

Μια εποπτική προσέγγιση υπό το πρίσμα του τριγώνου Σωτήρας – Θύτης – Θύμα.

ΗΜΕΡΟΜΗΝΙΕΣ:     Σάββατο 4 Ιουνίου 2022   10:00 – 18:00

                                Κυριακή 5 Ιουνίου 2022    10:00 – 18:00

ΣΥΝΤΟΝΙΣΤΡΙΑ: Τριάρικο Μαριάντζελα, Ψυχολόγος ΑΠΘ, ψυχοθεραπεύτρια, εκπαιδεύτρια και Επόπτρια Gestalt. Συνεργάτης του CTP (Μαδρίτη, Ισπανία) και του Ινστιτούτου Εκπαίδευσης Ψυχοθεραπείας Gestalt του Κάλιαρι (Cagliari, Ιταλία). Μέλος της HAGT και της  EAGT, θεραπεύτρια SRT (Spiritual Response Therapy).

ΚΟΣΤΟΣ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΗΣ: € 180

ΧΩΡΟΣ ΔΙΕΞΑΓΩΓΗΣ: Μητροπόλεως 109, 2^ος όροφος, Θεσσαλονίκη. Σε περίπτωση όμως καραντίνας, λόγω νέας έξαρσης της πανδημίας του Covid 19, το εργαστήριο θα ακυρωθεί