We are never too old (or young) to grow in wisdom. As the painter Michaelangelo said at age 87…
“I’m still learning“
Upcoming Workshops
Love Better, Live Better
Relationships Seminar
Join relationship therapists Robyn Lingard & Sue Vogel to learn the art of a loving respectful marriage. Love Better, Live Better.
DATE TO BE ADVISED
Salvation Army, corner of Wynn Vale and Endeavour Drives, Wynn Vale
What you will learn…
- 9 secrets for making your marriage strong & enduring
- to keep emotional connection in a busy world that pulls you apart.
- to resolve disagreements & stay calm
- to build a resilient relationship based on friendship, respect, & affection
- to discover your life goals & dreams both individually & together
- to create & restore intimacy & romance
- to overcome gridlock & gain a fresh approach to old problems
- to more effectively identify & choose the right life partner
Psychotherapist
Robyn is only the second person in South Australia to become a Certified Gottman Therapist. She works with individuals and relationships at Golden Grove.
Registered Psychologist
Sue has extensive experience in individual & relationship therapy and is training to become a Certified Gottman Therapist. She practises at Golden Grove and Unley.
Sue & Robyn are passionate about helping couples have a more fulfilling marriage and educating young people how to have a healthy, happy relationship. They will present material from their clinical experience & research into relationships, including the work of Drs John & Julie Gottman. With over 45 years of research with over 3000 couples, the Gottmans are world leaders in training couples to build loving & enduring marriages.
Price, Dates & Details
- Date to be advised
- $80 per individual
- Morning tea & handouts included
- Seminar commences at 9:15am
- Bookings & payment details to be advised
Who can attend?
- Married Couples
- Pre-marrieds
- All committed relationships of 18+ years
- Singles who want to learn what a good relationship looks like before committing
I present workshops and courses to professional groups and general community including: primary and secondary school staff, parents, community volunteers and leaders, surivivors of ME/CFS, church congregations, & tertiary students. See photo gallery below.
Please feel welcome to contact me to express interest in a particular topic you would like to see covered in my next workshop
Cultivating a joyful brain
For individuals
Maximum of 6 participants.
Date to be advised.
During these unusual and changing times, it is easy to experience a growing sense of distress and helplessness.
Amid Covid-19, how can we choose happiness and well-being, and build purposeful and productive lives in our families and work?
Drawing upon practical current nueroscience and mindfulness strategies, this course will focus upon simple habits that can put you in a long-lasting and fulfilling state of mind.
Learn techniques to promote your emotional well being and relationships: gratitude, compassion, awe, mindfulness, savoring, optimism, and forgiveness.
Based on the work of positive psychologist Dr Jonah Paquette, I will assist you to manage anxiety, depression, and stress in your daily life.
4 sessions via Zoom ; enquire about eligibility for private health insurance refunds.
Building a healthy marriage
For Couples
Maximum of 4 couples or 8 individuals .
Date to be advised.
During these pandemic days, it is easy for our marriages and partnerships to become unwell.
Based on the research of world experts in couples relationships, John and Julie Gottman, these introductory sessions will cover how to maintain a healthy friendship, learn effective conflict management tools, and establish relationship and individual life goals.
See Gottman approach to building long lasting couple relationships in Resources
4 sessions via Zoom; enquire about eligibility for private health refund.
Seminars available
Couples:
- “Building enduring relationships amid a world that pulls us apart”
- “Couples caught between two cultures”
Community & church leaders:
- “Communication and conflict management skills”
Cross-cultural audiences:
- “Understanding cultural differences”
Parent groups:
- “Parenting in the Home – building responsibility & relationship”
Primary & Secondary school teachers:
- “Unsticking the stuck student”
- “Managing change and uncertainity”
Tertiary students:
- “Stress Management: tools for exams & work force”
- “Building self-esteem”
- “Time management: who took my time?”
- “Where is God when it hurts?”
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