An Introduction to Using Fairy Tales in Therapy.

“Words can be strong medicine. Stories can touch our hearts and souls; they can point the way to healing and transformation.

Our own lives are stories that we write from day to day; they are journeys through the dark of the fairy tale woods.

The tales of previous travelers through the woods are passed down to us in the poetic, symbolic language of folklore and myth; where we step, someone has stepped before, and their stories can help light the way." Terri Windling.

Myths, Folklore and Fairy tales can be particularly useful as they can be understood on several levels at once: the conscious, the unconscious, the individual experience and the social world.

This session aims to introduce the audience to the use of fairytale, their archetypal symbols and imagery as a creative resource and potential therapeutic tool. This will include:

• The psychotherapeutic relevance of story and fairytales from several different psychological perspectives.

• Common archetypes and imagery used in fairytales.

• Practical ideas about how to use fairytales as a creative resource for therapy.

SESSION OUTLINE:

Introductions & Housekeeping

Presentation

- The links between psychology and fairytales/myths

- Common Symbolism and Archetypal Imagery in fairytales

- Practical ways in which fairytales can be taken up and used a therapeutic tool

Informal group discussion, questions and reflections

THIS SESSION IS SUITABLE FOR:

This experience might be best suited to psychologists, psychotherapists and other mental health practitioners interested in stories.

All are welcome to the group . This event complements, but is separate to ongoing reflective groups I run. If interested in this event, do consider these other spaces also.

If you would like to join the mailing list regarding the group please contact me at: [email protected] and mention this group.

Contact Dr Libby Nugent for more information; twitter: @becomingethical; email: [email protected]; telephone: 07990546964.

Host or Publisher DR Libby Nugent