March 12, 2026 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Relational dynamics in the therapy room often hold the deepest clues about why clients continue to struggle. This workshop offers a grounded, accessible introduction to Relational Psychodynamic Therapy, supporting clinicians to recognise the subtle but powerful messages that take shape within the therapeutic relationship.
Across the day, you’ll explore how the relationship between therapist and client becomes a space where long-standing patterns re-emerge. You’ll learn how to notice shifts in connection, understand your own internal responses as meaningful clinical information, and create moments of shared insight that support lasting change.
Through discussion and short experiential exercises, you’ll leave with a clearer sense of how relational awareness and psychodynamic thinking can enrich your work, regardless of your primary modality.
What we’ll cover
- Key principles of Relational Psychodynamic Therapy
- How relational patterns emerge in-session
- The therapist’s role in working with subtle shifts and micro-moments
- Using your own emotional responses as clinical data
- Understanding rupture and repair as transformative processes
- Practical ways to integrate relational thinking into everyday practice
- Experiential exercises to strengthen observation and reflection skills
About the Presenter – Dr Aaron Allen
Aaron is a Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate from the Australian Catholic University and extensive experience across private practice, psychiatric hospitals, community health, and The Cairnmillar Institute, where he works as a Senior Supervising Psychologist.
Over more than 16 years of practice, including 12 years in inpatient settings supporting adults with complex emotional and relational challenges, Aaron has developed a deeply reflective approach grounded in relational psychodynamic, emotion-focused, and somatic principles. His work centres on helping clients uncover the deeper drivers beneath entrenched patterns of distress.
As a Board-approved Clinical Supervisor, Aaron offers individual and group supervision for clinicians at all stages of their career. His style draws on imagery, relational awareness, and somatic insight to enrich therapeutic understanding.
Schedule
9.30am – 11am: Morning Session
11am: Morning Tea
11.30am – 1pm: Midday Session
1pm – 2pm: Lunch
2pm – 3.30pm: Afternoon Session
Ticket Options
Super Early Bird: $295 + GST (until 31st January, 2026)
Standard: $345 + GST
Catering is included (morning tea and lunch).
