Welcome to this short series of informal evening seminars featuring contemporary training DVDs.
Most evenings are structured as ‘double bills’.
I will introduce each film, and there’ll be group discussion afterwards.
Timings
We gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start, finishing at 10pm (except for The Work on 15 September, which ends at 9.30pm).
Venue
Myrtle Road, Acton, London, W3. See Location for details.
- 4 mins from Acton Central Overground (Mildmay Line)
- 15 mins walk from Acton Mainline station
- on-street parking
- buses from Shepherds Bush and Hammersmith stop nearby
Admission
- £20 per session
- Pay in advance by BACS (details on application).
- Proceeds go to Gazebo Training School’s Scholarship Fund
Booking
Contact me at jon.blend335@gmail.com.
Schedule
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Making Lemonade
This unique, intimate film traces the life and projective arts approach of Gestalt child and adolescent psychotherapist Dr. Violet Oaklander.
A Boy And His Anger
12-year-old neurodiverse lad Abram has trouble controlling his temper: can dialogic therapy help him find safer, effective ways of expressing his anger?
Tuesday 2 June 2026
An Atypical Sandtray
Client Abram, now aged 13, “resists the traditional concept of the sandtray and finds his own way of encountering the medium.”
The Therapy Process in Action
A session with Carlos, aged10. Violet focuses on contact and self-support, enabling Carlos to express deep feelings locked inside him.
Tuesday 28 July 2026
B.A.S.E BabyWatching
This cutting-edge, attachment-based approach was devised by paediatrician KarlHeinz Brisch in conjunction with Vichy camp survivor and psychoanalyst Henri Parens. Utilised in several countries, it aims to reduce bullying and fear in elementary schools while promoting sensitivity and empathy.
Embracing Closeness
Accompanying two couples and a single mother, all seeking to cultivate warm and loving, parent–child relationships from the outset, this film explores Dr Brisch’s SAFE training model and the role of secure attachment on child development.
Tuesday 15 September 2026
The Work
This powerful, raw group therapy session tracks the progress of several free men experiencing dissatisfaction in their lives. Their encounters with level-four convicts in Folsom Prison USA over a 4-day retreat offers a mix of tough and tender love – enabling the visitors to reflect afresh on and take responsibility for their actions.