I See: Transference, Counter-Transference, Projective Identification, Triggers & Parallel Processes

Name: I See: Transference, Counter-Transference, Projective Identification, Triggers & Parallel Processes
Start: 2026-06-20T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-20T13:45:00+02:00
Location: Pembroke, Malta

Schedule

Sat Jun 20 2026 at 08:30 am to 01:45 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Pembroke, Malta | Saint Julians, MA

A Trauma-Informed & Embodied Training Workshop for Multi-disciplinary Practitioners
With Dr Elaine Grech (Ph.D.)
Warranted Gestalt & Systemic Psychotherapist
Expressive Arts Trauma-Informed Therapist
Accredited Supervisor & Warranted Teacher
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📅 Workshop Details
• Date: Saturday 20th June 2026
• Time: 8:30 AM – 1:45 PM (5 CPD hours)
• Location: Pembroke Clinic (Limited spaces available)
💶 Fee: €120 (includes tea breaks)
🌿 Early Bird: €100 (if paid by 26th April 2026)
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🌿 About the Workshop
Are you ready to deepen your understanding of core therapeutic processes such as transference, counter-transference, projective identification, triggers, and parallel processes?
Do you:
• Notice these dynamics in your work but feel unsure how to respond?
• Feel perplexed about what to do with these insights?
• Want to translate theory into embodied, reflexive practice?
This experiential workshop offers a unique opportunity to refine your attunement, distinguish between these processes, and develop practical interventions.
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🌱 What You Can Cultivate
• Greater clarity in recognising and differentiating key therapeutic processes
• Enhanced self-reflexivity and professional awareness
• Practical capacity for embodied and relational interventions
• A growing sense of comfort in transforming insight into meaningful therapeutic action
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👥 Who Is This For?
This workshop is designed for multi-disciplinary practitioners, including:
Psychotherapists • Psychologists • Psychiatrists • Counsellors
Family Therapists • Teachers • Guidance Teachers
Creative Arts Therapists • Social Workers
Health Practitioners • Support Workers • Managers
…and all professionals committed to deepening relational and therapeutic practice.
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🌊 A Personal Invitation
Drawing from over 25 years of clinical experience, this workshop integrates gestalt, systemic, attachment, trauma-informed, and expressive arts approaches.
Across diverse contexts—including mental health, education, residential care, addiction services, and supervision—a consistent insightful process has emerged:
Our capacity for authentic reflexivity is one of the most essential resources we bring to our work.
As time progressed, much of my work became increasingly focused on supervision, training, and consultancy. Working across these contexts continued to direct my attention to the crucial importance of these processes—so much so that today, I would say that the ability to take responsibility for our authentic personal and professional reflexivity is one of the most essential ingredients that every helping professional requires.
This workshop invites you into that space—where awareness becomes transformative practice.
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🌿 Theoretical Grounding
This work is informed by systemic and reflexive traditions (Lowe, 2015; Ward, 2013; Jensen, 2007; McGoldrick, 1992), emphasising:
• Resonance and co-construction
• Triggers and parallel processes
• The practitioner’s contribution to the relational field
I recommend training and supervision that invite practitioners to examine their own contribution to the therapeutic process, as also advocated by Lowe (2015) and Ward (2013) (cited in Grech, 2017).
As highlighted in my Ph.D. research:
“Practitioners (…) can benefit by becoming familiar with systemic concepts such as resonance, parallel connections (Jensen, 2007b), triggers (McGoldrick, 1992), polarisation (Carr, 1989) and co-construction (Flaskas & Perlesz, 1996) and how these dynamics operate in the whole system of care (Sprince, 2002).”
(Grech, 2017, p.329)
Grounded in trauma-informed practice (Malchiodi, van der Kolk, Levine), participants will be invited to explore the dynamic interplay between top-down and bottom-up processes, and how these shape both meaning-making and embodied, somatic experience.
In this experiential workshop, we will actively practice these processes within a reflexive environment, drawing from trauma-informed, multi-sensory, and attuned approaches. Participants will be invited to engage in ways that feel comfortable and available to them, cultivating awareness that can be transformed into grounded, ethical, and responsive therapeutic interventions.
🌳 Booking and Payment Procedure
(Please read all the information before you book.)
🍃 1. Booking through the Website
Visit www.drelainegrechpsychotherapist.com/upcoming-events and click “Register Now” on the event of your choice.
• If the website allows you to book, it means there are available places.
• If the workshop is full, a notification will appear offering the option to join the waiting list.
🍃 2. How to Secure Your Payment
• Payment must be made within 24 hours of registration; otherwise, your booking will not be secured.
• When making your payment, please write your full name and the workshop title for identification.
• Once payment is made, please email confirmation to [email protected] with the following details:
o Name and surname
o Workshop title and date
o Method of payment chosen
o Email address for workshop correspondence
🍃 3. Receipts and Certificates
• Participants will receive a payment receipt via email within the following week.
• After completing the workshop, a certificate of attendance (reflecting the actual CPD hours completed) will be sent within one week.
• Please note that the certificate will reflect the completed hours, so full attendance is required.
🍃 4. Booking Confirmation
Bookings are on a first-come, first-served basis. Your place is confirmed only after both registration and payment are received.
🍃 5. Cancellation and Transfer Policy
• The payment is non-refundable unless, in the rare event, the workshop is cancelled by the facilitator.
• The fee is not transferable to another person or to another workshop.
• If you are unable to attend after booking, your place cannot be transferred to someone else.
🍃 6. Organisational Sponsorship
If an organisation sponsors your attendance, please still book and pay individually. You will receive a receipt in your own name, which you can present to your organisation for reimbursement.
🍃 7. Pre-Workshop Information
Approximately one week before the workshop, participants will receive an email with the exact location and guidelines to help you prepare for the training.
🌿 Payment Options
Full Fee: €120 Early Bird: €100 (if paid by 26st April 2026)
You may choose one of the following payment methods:
🌱 Revolut / Mobile Banking: 00356 99447307
🌱 PayPal: [email protected](Please add €5 to cover PayPal fees.)
🌱 Online Bank Transfer:SWIFT Code: VALLMTMTIBAN: MT60VALL22013000000040013125068
Looking forward to co-creating a meaningful and creative learning space together.
Many blessings,
Dr Elaine Grech