Peter Philippson – Gestalt Workshop: Shame and Guilt in the Gestalt Approach
Dear Gestaltists! You are cordially invited to join us on a journey of discovery centered around shame and guilt with Peter Philippson – a courageous gestalt scientist and experienced international trainer who can bring freshness to our “here and now” both individually and globally.
Shame often blocks us from meeting on the brink of contact with anyone else – a client, a colleague, a loved one. Feelings of guilt prevent many things from happening in dealing with others and even in discovering oneself. Both shame and guilt are worldwide burdens on people.
There are different layers of shame and guilt of the person who feels it, as well as his / her family, culture, country, historical moment “here and now”…. Religion and other heavy systems or frameworks often increase the experience of shame and guilt, posing serious challenges in dealing with the outside world.
We invite you to these meaningful explorations, illuminating new insights into a fairly well-known phenomenon. Led by Peter, we will reflect on your own shame and guilt through the lens of a contemporary gestalt approach.
Many articles on shame focus on the actions of people who shame others. But what is the meaning of shame and guilt for the person who feels it? What is the difference between shame and guilt? What is the relationship to aggression? During the workshop we will look at these issues through theory presentation, discussion, demonstration and group process.
Peter Philippson – Gestalt Workshop:
Peter Philippson holds a master’s degree in Gestalt Psychotherapy and is a UKCP-certified Gestalt psychotherapist and trainer. As a trainer, member and supervisor, he works at the Gestalt Psychotherapy & Training Institute UK. He is also a founder and contributor to the Manchester Gestalt Center and IG-FEST. He is also affiliated with the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy. As a senior trainer, he works at GITA (Slovenia), while as an activist in the IpsiG (Turin) division, the advisory board of the Center for Somatic Studies and as a guest trainer for many training programs around the world.
Peter Philippson – experience:
Peter has worked as a psychotherapist for 36 years. He is a former president of the International Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Therapy. Peter is the author of Self in Relation, pub. Gestalt Journal Press, “The Emergent Self,” ed. Karnac/UKCP, “Gestalt Therapy: Roots and Branches” pub. Karnac and “The ‘Active Principle’ in Gestalt Therapy and Other Essays,” and co-authored many chapters and articles.
He is a teacher (4th dan) and student of traditional Aikido. His books combine his more than 30 years of experience as a Gestalt psychotherapist, his philosophical studies, Aikido, and his interest in modern science, especially neuroscience. He draws on his extensive knowledge of chaos theory, quantum mechanics, mathematics, Zen Buddhism and Gestalt psychotherapy theory to expertly introduce readers to the concept of the self as an emergent process.