TRAUMA & TOUCH

What role can touch play in the removal of trauma from the human nervous system?

How can this be ethically integrated into the helping professions? How can the core

models of Transactional Analysis help us to deal with trauma and manage our nervous system state?

This 3-day training workshop thoroughly updates and modernises one of the oldest and well-tested humanistic psychotherapy traditions in the world, Transactional Analysis (TA). It does this by integrating the neuroscience of trauma and our understanding of the body and touch with this globally-recognised certified TA101 training.

Go here to find out more and register: https://www.mandylacyconsulting.nz/ta-trauma- touch

TA provides us with a powerful set of tools that can have an enormous impact on our

personal and professional interactions, communication, relationships and life. TA is an approach that has both depth and breadth: you will be introduced to the theory of human development, personality and communication that will provide a deeper

understanding of self and others. These core insights allow us to increase our self- awareness and help us to bring about change.

This is the first TA101 of its kind in New Zealand, one that integrates the neuroscience that is breaking new ground across all the helping professions with these tried and tested TA models. Updating TA to include trauma, the body, and touch offers participants a modern experiential learning event where there will be many individual, small and whole group exercises and discussions. These are all designed for personal discovery and understanding. Many of the tools provided and techniques shown can be applied immediately to your own situation.

From this 3-day course you will go away with:

·        Tactile self-soothing protocols

·        Tactile Trauma First Aid techniques

·        An understanding of the core concepts of Transactional Analysis

·        The internationally recognised TA101 certificate

·        14 Continuing Coaching Education (CCE) credits from the International Coaching Federation(ICF)

·        24 hours training of which the TA101 is 12 hours, integrating TA and touch is 12hours.

Who is this 3-day training for?

All are welcome on this workshop. It is particularly relevant to all those who work in the helping and healing professions, including psychotherapists, counsellors, coaches,

doctors, nurses, therapists, health and complementary health practitioners, managers, teachers. In fact anyone who wishes to increase their understanding of psychology, trauma and the role that touch can play in both their own healing and the healing of others.

Dr. Mandy Lacy and Gerry Pyves are two of New Zealand’s most senior and innovative TA trainers and supervisors. They are currently the co-presidents of TAAANZ (the Transactional Analysis Association of Aotearoa New Zealand).

Cost: $500 + gst. Book here https://www.mandylacyconsulting.nz/ta-trauma-touch

Teas and coffee are provided with the invitation to bring your own special diet snacks and lunch (there is a kitchen available). There are also cafes nearby.

Structure of the 3 days:

Day 1: Registration from 8am with the training beginning at 9am and finishing at 6pm Day 2: Room open from 8am with training beginning at 8:30am and finishing at 6pm Day 3: Room open from 8am with training beginning at 8:30amand finishing by 4pm. Each day will have plenty of breaks with days 1 and 2 having a 1.5 hour lunch break.

Facilitators

Gerry Pyves (TSTA-P), MA(Oxon), P.G.C.E., Dip Therapeutic Massage

Gerry is a PBANZ-registered psychotherapist who integrates touch into his work with trauma. He is an international trainer and creator of the innovative bodywork approach called No Hands Massage (now trading as 4-Elements Massage). He has run workshops right across the United States, the United Kingdom and Taiwan - teaching about touch, transformation and the neuroscience of trauma. After working for 40years as a massage therapist and 30years (concurrently) as a psychotherapist, authoring 4 books on massage and a trilogy on “The Psychology of Change”, Gerry recently moved back home to New Zealand from the UK and published his latest book: “Touching Trauma,

Building Resilience”. This is a memoir describing his 40-year journey discovering the central role of touch in removing trauma from the nervous system (available in audio, print and ebook). He has also authored a peer-reviewed article: “A Psychotactile Approach to Trauma” which challenges the psychotherapy’s profession’s near-phobic aversion to touch.

www.gerrypyves.com

Mandy Lacy PhD, (TSTA-O), M. LST,CTA (O), Adv Dip. Counselling, Dip. Arts C CreativityDr. Lacy has spent many years working with leaders, organisations, groups and

individuals as a consultant, trainer, coach, counsellor and supervisor mainly across New Zealand and Australia. She specialises in organisational contexts, workplace dynamics, leadership, transformation and change, personal and professional

development and creativity. Over the years Mandy has presented many workshops both nationally and internationally, and published articles in peer-reviewed journals. She has held national, regional and international governance roles. Mandy has a particular interest in the role that engaging our creativity can play in resolving trauma and accessing hidden resources within the psyche. She has recently published a book, "Creative Oxygen for Your Writing Soul".

www.mandylacy.nz or www.mandylacycreative.com

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