WORKING WITH HERE-AND-NOW IN CLINICAL PRACTICE,
In Individual & Group Therapy Settings
PACFA Endorsed Workshop
July 31st 2026, online (6 to 8pm), and August 1st & 2nd 2026, in-person (9am to 5.00pm)
In clinical practice, irrespective of modality or clinical focus, attention to the therapeutic relationship is essential for positive outcomes, and in group therapy, the interpersonal group process (the Here-and-Now) has a powerful influence on outcomes. Exploring Here-and-Now interpersonal interactions within the therapeutic relationships in Individual and Group Therapy settings can enhance deep interpersonal learning, self-understanding, and healing. However, group therapy programs may under-utilize the group process as an agent of change, and it can be challenging to effectively use Here-and-Now interactions in both individual and group therapy settings. This workshop explores the therapeutic power of interpersonal learning and provides opportunities to develop skills of using the Here-and-Now within counselling and psychotherapy practice.
Workshop Aims:
- Expand knowledge of the theory of Interpersonal Group Therapy.
- Understand how to use Here-and-Now in clinical settings
- Explore the power of interpersonal learning and feedback.
- Expand your skills by facilitating the Here-and-Now process emerging in the workshop
- Gain understanding of therapeutic benefits of using Here-and-Now
- Discuss the complexities of setting-up and sustaining group therapy in private practice
- Discuss ethical and cultural concerns when facilitating Group Therapy
Workshop Information
Facilitator: Trevor Armitage
Trevor establishes a respectful and supportive container allowing time to reflect, debrief and integrate learning. The experiential workshop environment encourages you to:
- step into the facilitator role under his guidance
- explore interactions between participants
- give and receive feedback about your style of working with here-and-now
- discuss how the whole group is functioning.
Trevor has vast experience as a group therapist, psychotherapist, workshop trainer, educator and supervisor. He has run many process groups for psychotherapist trainees as well as professional development process groups for clinical practitioners. In his private practice he runs group therapy for his clients.
Participant Feedback:
“The workshop was fantastic! I wouldn’t change a thing! I was really impressed by how you started off with process with you as facilitator, then went to theory, then we each got a taste of facilitating. The dual process of having my own real-life triggers running parallel to my learning meant that what I learned really stuck with me. Thank you for a great experience, as always, challenging, thought provoking and ultimately shifting and changing me at depth.” Where: Suite 2, 35 Hume St, Crows Nest, NSW 2065 Cost: $800 + GST CPD: 15 hours of PACFA endorsed CPD
