Gestalt Workshop with Peter Philippson: Self and Skin – Eating Disorders in Gestalt Therapy
In its original conception, Gestalt therapy was a very physically/biologically based approach, rooted in the functioning of the human body in its environment and the specifics of a person’s physical capabilities and limitations. In this workshop, I develop my understanding of the Gestalt theory of the relational self to take greater account of its physical aspects.
In my view, there is a danger of sidelining the body in a relational approach, which would compromise the holistic nature of Gestalt therapy. I will outline the implications of a clear distinction between the embodied body/environment level and the personal level of the self in a relationship, and show how to apply this to working with people with eating disorders.
There will be time for theory, discussion, experiments on embodiment and personal work.
Gestalt Workshop with Peter Philippson: Self and Skin – about the presenter:
Peter Philippson 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.
Self and Skin – organizational information:
Topic: “Self and Skin” – Eating Disorders in Gestalt Therapy.
Moderator: Peter Philippson
Organizer: Lodz Gestalt School
Place: Headquarters of the Lodz Gestalt School, ul. 125 Piotrkowska St., Lodz
Deadline: 10 September 2025 09:00 – 11 September 2025 18:00
Workshop days: Wednesday, Thursday: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Number of hours: 20 training hours
Language: English
Translation: simultaneous into Polish
Translated by Tomasz Ryłek
Price: 1400 PLN
For whom: For those working in the Gestalt current: Students of schools of psychotherapy and therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists
Group: min 8/max 18
Free choice: Yes