South East Regional Committee

Present a workshop entitled:

The Towers Model - Understanding the influence of early attchment and bonding in the Adult client

Presenter: Barry Kavanagh is an IACP accredited psychotherapist and the creator of the Towers Model for Understanding Human Relationships.Having completed a BSc in counselling and psychotherapy he began his career working exclusively with adults, before deciding to complete and Post Gradate Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy. He now specialises in both child development and also child and adolescent therapy and is currently one of a relatively small number of male play therapists working in Ireland.Barry has a keen interest in many fields within counselling and psychotherapy but is particularly passionate about early development and attachment and bonding and their long term impact upon adult functioning. He has particular expertise in adolescent psychotherapy and works with teenagers in Aspen Counselling, as well as private practice

Outline: Drawing upon the insight of many experts from varying fields of psychotherapy this workshop offers participants an insight into the early childhood experience of 7 different character styles and explains how each character style is ‘created’ by their first exposure to relationship, before exploring how each character style is likely to approach relationships (including their relationship with their therapist) in their adulthood.

Training Level: All.

CPD certificates will be emailed to participants after attendance at the Workshop.