We invite you to a workshop with Helena Kallner – Working with eating disorders: a somatic approach. During the workshop, we will explore how integrating body and movement in Gestalt therapy sheds light on the dynamics of relationships and existence, and how a somatic perspective deepens our understanding of eating disorders. In the case of eating disorders, strict control over the body may be an attempt to create a background of personal and interpersonal stability. This can provide a sense of agency and certainty. However, the ability to feel oneself in relation to others – to kinesthetically resonate with the situation – becomes weakened. Participants will be invited to explore themselves through movement and in relation to others, discovering the felt sensations of their bodies – which differs from the observational and evaluative stance (body as object) that often characterizes the process of eating disorders. This exploration emphasizes the importance of feeling ourselves together with our clients, thus opening the way for them to inhabit their bodies more fully. The workshop is another introduction to Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy™ – an approach inspired by and based on the innovative work of Ruella Frank. It is also based on the findings of Helena’s doctoral thesis entitled "Forming form: how movement shapes psychotherapists’ practical knowledge." Participants will engage in an approach that emphasizes movement as a source of experience, language, and knowledge, and teaches practitioners how to develop bodily awareness and practical knowledge. LEADER: Helena Kallner, PhD in humanities, certified Gestalt psychotherapist by UKCP and EAGT. As a senior teacher and supervisor of Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy™, she conducts workshops and training programs worldwide. She lives in Stockholm, where she runs a private practice. Helena also has extensive experience working with eating disorders, both with those directly affected and their loved ones. She is a member of the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy. ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION 📅 22-23.02.2026 Sunday: 09:00-18:00 Monday: 09:00-16:00 Each day includes a 1.5-hour lunch break. 📍 Centrum Odkrycie, ul. Kraszewskiego 10/8, 30-110 Kraków. Each participant will receive a certificate confirming their participation in the workshop. TRANSLATION: The workshop will be translated from English into Polish. PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS: The workshop is open to people from the 4th (final) year of psychotherapy or counseling school onwards. 💰 1550 PLN, payable in 2 installments. A non-refundable deposit of 650 PLN is payable within 7 days of submitting the completed registration form. The second installment – 900 PLN – must be paid by 01.02.2026. You may also pay the full amount in one payment. Please make payments to the account: - Szkolenia Gestalt sp. z o.o. - ul. J. Kraszewskiego 10/8, - 30-110 Kraków, Poland - Bank Pekao S.A. - 83 1240 4432 1111 0011 0328 5822 In the transfer title, please write the participant’s name and the name of the workshop. If you have any questions, please contact us: kontakt@szkoleniagestalt.pl, +48 725 317 344 or +48 601 821 318. 📝 REGISTRATION ONLY THROUGH THE FORM: https://forms.gle/pXpVsEJ4gMWp6FEJA
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