“I don’t know how a poem takes form, I take the mud of my life and feel like a great sculptor.”

 – Alda Merini –

 

From Tradition to Growing Edges

The School offers an approach to psychopathology from a phenomenological and Gestalt therapy perspective. It represents an original and unique combination of the European tradition of phenomenological psychopathology and of contemporary Gestalt Therapy theory applied to clinical practice. Psychopathology is explored from the roots of these traditions and developed towards the edges of a radical relational perspective.

Field Theory and Process of Change

We consider psychopathology as a field phenomenon emerging in the session and aiming towards transformation in the process of therapy. Clinical sufferings and symptoms are expressions of different ways of being absent in the situation. Therapy, consequently, is the art of presence and supports the forces acting in the field and moving towards transformation.

New Directions in Clinical Practice and Social Commitment

This understanding deeply impacts the therapeutic work and opens up new ways of meeting the client and of approaching clinical situations, emerging feelings and the therapist’s interventions. Since individual suffering is indissolubly entangled with the wider field, the social dimension becomes the necessary ground to understanding the clinical phenomena and, conversely, therapy becomes the crucible to foster the social change.

PHENOMENOLOGICAL-GESTALT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: ONLINE PROGRAM 2024-2025 Part 1

ONLINE PROGRAM

PHENOMENOLOGICAL-GESTALT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

The program is organized in online monthly seminars: lectures followed by discussion in small groups and then by a Q&A (Questions and Answers) session. They critically address the topics from the historical, nosographic and diagnostic perspectives. The phenomenological and Gestalt understanding of every specific suffering is explored from a field theory perspective.

The first part of the program addresses the main psychopathological forms (that we call weathers), whereas the second part focuses on the personality dimensions and adjustments (that we call landscapes). The seminars of the second part are led by two trainers in order to enrich the presentation from different perspectives.

 

Structure of the online seminars

(16:00 20:00  CET)

Lecture

Break

Discussion in small group

Break

Q&A  

PROGRAM 2024-2025

 

 

PART 1: Weathers

FOUNDATIONS AND FORMS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

The first part explores the fundamentals of psychopathology and the specific clinical sufferings. After the first seminar led by the three directors, each seminar is led by one trainer.

 

  1. FUNDAMENTS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Francesetti, Gecele, Roubal,  September, 25th , 2024

  1. PANIC DISORDER

Francesetti, October, 16th, 2024

  1. DEPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES

Roubal,  November, 20th 2024

  1. MANIC EXPERIENCES

Gecele, December 11th 2024

  1. ADDICTIVE EXPERIENCES

Van Zelst, January  15th  2025

  1. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE EXPERIENCES

Francesetti, February 19th, 2025

  1. ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA

Philippson, March 19th, 2025

  1. PHOBIAS

Gecele, April,  16th 2025

  1. LONG TERM POST-TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES

Roubal, May 14th 2025

  1. EXPERIENCES OF SCHIZOPHRENIC SPECTRUM

Francesetti, June 11th 2025

11. SHAME AS A WEATHER

Roubal,  July 09th 2025

 

Duration of each seminar: 4 hours, 16.00 – 20.00 CET

COSTS of part 1:

Fee for all the seminars: 900 euros + VAT

Fee for each seminar: 100 euros + VAT

 

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  1. PART 2: Landscapes

INTERSECTIONS OF SUFFERINGS, PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AND CLINICAL COMPLEXITY

The second part explores the intersections of the main personality dimensions with specific clinical sufferings (for example the hysterical dimension and psychosomatics, depression, panic disorder, etc.) and some special clinical situations. When meeting the client, indeed, we find a very complex and unique combination of personality styles, symptoms, ways of being and suffering. It is important not only to recognize the forms of sufferings (weathers) but also the ways these forms appear in different situations and personalities (landscapes).

Each seminar is led by two trainers.

    1. NARCISSISTIC DIMENSION

    Gecele and Francesetti

    1. HYSTERICAL DIMENSION

    Gecele and Francesetti

    1. SCHIZOID DIMENSION

    Francesetti and Gecele

    1. PSYCHOPATHIC DIMENSION

    Francesetti and Gecele

    1. BORDERLINE DIMENSION

    Roubal and Gecele

    1. LANDSCAPES OF FEAR: OBSESSIVE, PHOBIC, PANIC, HYPOCHONDRIAC, DEPENDENT DIMENSIONS

    Francesetti and Gecele

    1. SUICIDAL WEATHER

    Roubal and Francesetti

    9. NAVIGATING LANDSCAPES: INSIDE THE SESSION, INSIDE THE WORLD

    Gecele and Francesetti

STRUCTURE OF THE ONLINE SEMINARS (4 hours)

       
16,00-17,30   Lecture  
17,30-17,45   Break  
17,45-18,45   Discussion in small groups  
18,45-19,00   Break  
19,00-20,00   Q&A  
       

 

TRAINERS

 

GIANNI FRANCESETTI

MAYA VAN ZELST

MICHELA GECELE

PETER PHILIPPSON

JAN ROUBAL

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