Our comprehensive training program is conducted entirely online, offering flexibility and convenience tailored to individual needs and schedules. Whether you’re a seasoned mental health professional or exploring new avenues in therapeutic interventions, this course is designed to equip you with invaluable skills and insights.

What distinguishes it from other online courses is that every month you have an indivudual live meeting with the facilitator, covering the curriculum, discussing any questions and checking your progress. The rest of the month the communication is done through the e-learning platform. Additionally, the rhythm of the program is customised to your time and needs.

📝 About Therapeutic Writing:

Originating in the USA during the 1960s, Therapeutic Writing has gained significant recognition in recent years across Europe. Backed by scientific research, this approach has demonstrated remarkable success in providing psychological support to individuals, yielding profound benefits at both psycho-physical levels.

🎯 Who Should Attend:

This course is specifically crafted for specialists in mental health and related professions, including psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, mental health counselors, social workers, and more.

INFORMATION

The training is certified by the official international certification service Libero Assurance and gives to the participants 235 Continual Professional Development (CPD) units and 7.8 ECTS/ECVET.

The training is intensive and includes:

• Live online teaching once every month
• Study of the literature and supplementary educational material
• Written home tasks
• Experiential exercises
• Supervised practice

After completing the training, you will be able to use the techniques immediately in your professional practice. You will receive a certificate of attendance which will list CPD and ECTS/ECVET credits.

Registrations are open all year round.

To register you can download the

APPLICATION APPLICATION FORM

fill it out and send it along with a detailed CV to:

dimitra@expressingmyself.org

An interview will precede the selection of participants.

For questions and the study guide which includes all the details and the cost, you can contact Dimitra at dimitra@expressingmyself.org

About the facilitator

The program is designed and facilitated by the licensed psychologist, MSc, PhD candidate Dimitra Didagelou, who has extensive expertise and specialization in the field of expressive writing and bibliotherapy.

With her background in psychology and writing, coupled with advanced training in Therapeutic Writing Dimitra brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience.

You can see her personal website here. 

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Dimitra’s approach through expressive writing techniques encourages life reflection, self-exploration and creative expansion.

The workshops are useful for all individuals, while the practice of expressive writing can particularly benefit those seeking to gain insight into their inner lives, increase self-awareness, listen to their inner voice and connect with their full creative potential.

The writing focuses entirely on tapping into our inner selves, without any concern for narrative structure or grammar rules.

Although we discuss in English, you do not necessarily have to write in English and you don’t have to be a native speaker in order to join. There is no need for previous writing experience.

The group will welcome new members until December, but if you wish to participate later than December, you can ask for it as there might begin new groups and you will have priority.

The first meeting will open with the following poem, which is going to be the basis for the rest of the writing:

Reinvent your Life
Charles Bukowski

Invent yourself and then reinvent yourself,

don’t swim in the same slough.

invent yourself and then reinvent yourself and

stay out of the clutches of mediocrity.

invent yourself and then reinvent yourself,

change your tone and shape so often

that they can never categorize you.

reinvigorate yourself and accept what is

but only on the terms that you have invented

and reinvented.

be self-taught.

and reinvent your life because you must;

it is your life and its history and the present

belong only to you.

INFORMATION

The meetings will be held through Skype the first Monday every month, from October 2021 until March 2022.

Time: GMT time 16.00 -18.00
UK (+1GMT) 17.00 – 19.00
Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia (+2GMT) 18.00 – 20.00
Greece (+3GMT) 19.00 – 21.00
India (+5.5 GMT)  21.30 – 23.30

Duration: 2 hours each workshop
Cost: 40€ (payment through pay pal or bank transfer)

For booking your spot, please fill out the following
_APPLICATION and send it to dimitra@expressingmyself.org

Learn more about expressive writing here:
https://expressingmyself.org/frequently-asked-questions-about-expressive-writing/

Facilitator’s short cv

Dimitra Didangelou  is a psychologist MSc, science journalist and author. After filling thousands of pages for personal and professional purposes, she quickly discovered the power of the written word. She’ specialized in therapeutic and expressive writing, helping people gain insight into their lives, listen to their inner voice and enhance their creativity.

Alongside founding and editing a web-magazine that explores psychology, she is the founder of “Expressing MySelf”, an Institute which offers workshops promoting conscious and creative living.

Her training includes Advanced Study in Therapeutic Writing (The Center for Journal Writing in Denver, CO, USA), an MSc in Psychology and the Mass Media, a BA in Psychology and a Certificate in Philosophical Counseling and Psychotherapy.

Dimitra is a published author of two books and her short stories have been distinguished in many writing contests.

See Dimitra’s TED speech here.

Learn more about Dimitra here.

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Reflection and supervision are essential elements in the progress of those working in the field of mental and physical health, in order to face the challenges emerge in practice.

During the online seminar, therapeutic writing techniques will be used as reflection and self-supervision tools. The aim is professional development, improvement of the relationship with the clients/patients, understanding and processing of the issues that arise among them, review and reflection of their work with them.

Upon completion of the seminar, participants will be able to continue to use the techniques themselves or as part of their supervision.

The seminar cannot replace supervision, but it can act as a complementary tool.

The seminar is suitable for mental and physical health professionals and related professions (psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, mental health consultants, social workers, coachers, special education teachers, speech therapists, occupational therapists, carers, etc.).

References
Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by Doing: A Guide to Teaching and Learning Methods London, UK: Further Education Unit.

INFORMATION

Facilitator: Dimitra Didangelou, Licensed Psychologist- Author, MSc, Specialized in Therapeutic Writing

The seminar will take place through the internet in autumn of 2019. If you wish to partic ipate, please fill in the following form and send it to dimitra@expressingmyself.org

After receiving the application, Dimitra will inform you about the dates and all the details.

Frequently asked questions about Therapeutic/Expressive Writing HERE.

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