Allaboutwriting

Psychologists Judith Ancer and Pierre Brouard are offering a one-day workshop on “Growing through writing”. The workshop will be a haven for gentle enquiry and exploration.

This workshop will focus on developing a safe daily practice to process thoughts by exploring writing techniques with  Pierre  and Judith.

Date: 3 March, 2012 Please email Trish trishurquhart@gmail.com to register your interest
Cost: R1200
Time: 8.30am to 5 pm
Venue: Parkview, Johannesburg

Who will benefit?
Anyone who is keen to find out more about themselves and develop a safe daily practice to process thoughts, feelings, dreams and desires

Course Content:
The power of finding words will be explored through a range of writing techniques like journaling, dream diaries, poetry, and letters to our childhood selves

While this is not a psychotherapy workshop per se, Judith and Pierre will work with what you bring to move towards greater personal discovery and wellness. They aim to create an open and non-judgmental space.

Judith Ancer is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Johannesburg and a Director of Shrink Rap, a company that offers continuing professional education to healthcare professionals and provides training and counselling services to small companies. Judith often gives talks and runs workshops on diverse issues in corporate, clinical and informal settings. She writes a bimonthly parenting column published in the Sunday Times. In her free time she enjoys imagining what she would do if she had more free time.

Pierre Brouard is also a Clinical Psychologist and is currently the Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of AIDS at the University of Pretoria. His work includes training, research, consulting and writing and his interests include human rights, sexualities and gender. Pierre co-presents the Character Course for All about Writing, is a frustrated novelist and avid crossword doer, and would like to write a book about social etiquette in an era of email, Facebook and Twitter.