Hold Me Tight® - Two-Day Workshop Supporting Partner Relationships - Edition XI

O wydarzeniu

We enter relationships with the hope that we will be a support and companions on the journey through life. Unfortunately, many couples, after the initial infatuation and love, eventually get stuck in unfavorable patterns of mutual behavior that weaken the sense of trust, security, and cooperation. As a result, the couple experiences less emotional and physical closeness, and it becomes increasingly difficult for partners to enjoy being in a relationship that once provided shelter, excitement, and hope for a good future. This happens because you have been caught in a whirlpool of misunderstandings, unspoken words, silence, or frustration. Our workshop is an opportunity to break free from this exhausting pattern. We offer you an experience where you can learn how to strengthen cooperation, mutual understanding, and security together, allowing you to fully enjoy your relationship and creatively utilize the differences between you. Our workshop is based on the knowledge and methods of the highly effective model of couple therapy: EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples). It was developed and expanded by Dr. Sue Johnson, who is also the author of the workshop's script, based on her book "Hold Me Tight." During the workshop – with the support of the facilitators – you will experience seven conversations that will help you better understand each other, take care of your sense of security, and inspire mutual cooperation for joy and comfort in your relationship. During the meeting, you will gain knowledge about why you are caught in unfavorable patterns. Most importantly, we will present seven conversations that address key areas of your love relationship. Each conversation will be presented, discussed, and you will have the opportunity to engage in it in a safe atmosphere with the support of the facilitators. This will allow you to experience the transformative power of each dialogue. As a result, you will gain knowledge and tools to break out of impasses in difficult moments and collaborate for a relationship that can be a source of support, satisfaction, and happiness. Our workshop is for you if: - You feel that you don't understand each other, and communication used to be easier, - It's difficult for you to spend time together, and you feel lonely, - You feel overwhelmed and lack freedom, - One of you doesn't feel important to the other, - You want to better understand yourselves and each other, - You can't end disputes in a meaningful way, - You are losing emotional connection, - Criticism and exhausting conflicts arise between you, - You lack intimacy and emotional and physical closeness, - You have stopped appreciating what each of you brings to the relationship, - Difficult topics keep recurring in your conversations. CONTRAINDICATIONS Our workshop is NOT intended for couples where: - One partner has decided to separate, - Emotional or physical violence occurs, - One person is simultaneously involved in a relationship with someone else, - One or both individuals are experiencing serious mental health issues, - There has been a recent infidelity, - One or both individuals are struggling with active severe addiction. The workshops help understand universal difficulties that arise in relationships. Therefore, we address them, including in materials, to all couples, regardless of the gender of the individuals involved. If in doubt, we invite you to a consultation where we can determine whether the workshop is a suitable option for your couple. 📅 Detailed information: The workshop lasts two days and includes a total of 16 hours of sessions (9:30 AM–5:30 PM). During this time, we provide breaks with hot and cold beverages and lunch (included in the workshop fee). 🔗 Sign up by filling out the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nWHkRvh1rXAySV9/edit 📧 [email protected] 📍 Workshop location: ul. Wałbrzyska 48/11 02-739 Warsaw 💰 Cost: 2400 PLN, full payment required upon registration. Invoices are issued. LIMITED SPOTS: 5 COUPLES Note: In case of cancellation before 15.09.2025, the workshop fee will be refunded in full. After this date, a refund is possible only if the canceling couple finds another couple to take their place or if the organizer does so. If the organizer finds a replacement, the fee will be refunded minus an administrative fee of 400 PLN. No refunds will be issued if the couple cancels after 14.09.2025 and no replacement is found. Some information about the facilitator Barbara Sławik – certified psychotherapist and EFT supervisor: Certified psychotherapist of the Polish Psychological Association and the European Association for Psychotherapy, completed training in the Postgraduate Study of Psychotherapy in the psychodynamic approach and the Couple and Family Therapy Study at the Psychoeducation Laboratory, a center recommended by the Polish Psychological Association and the Polish Psychiatric Association. She also completed basic and advanced training in Mentalization-Based Treatment, accredited by the Anna Freud Center in London. Since 2017, she has been involved in the development of Emotionally Focused Therapy in Poland. She is the first certified EFT therapist and supervisor in Poland, accredited by ICEEFT. Since 2019, she has been conducting EFT training for the Polish psychotherapist community, and since 2021, also supervision and seminars. For several years, she worked at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw. Some information about the facilitator Łukasz Niszkiewicz – EFT therapist after full training: Certified psychotherapist of the Polish Psychiatric Association, completed comprehensive psychotherapy training at the Greater Poland Association for Systemic Therapy in Poznań, and is also a specialist in addiction psychotherapy. Psychologist, graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Works under constant supervision in several parallel supervisory processes. He completed full training in EFT therapy for couples and is in the process of certification. He has participated in many trainings to develop his psychotherapeutic skills (e.g., narrative couple therapy or coherence therapy). In individual therapy for adults, he integrates systemic, psychodynamic, and coherence therapy approaches. In working with couples, he uses the EFT approach. As a specialist in addiction psychotherapy, he worked for 20 years in an addiction treatment clinic. Currently, he works in private practice, a mental health clinic, and a stationary hospice in Ostrów Wielkopolski.