Betty Cannon, Ph.D.
Boulder Psychotherapy Institute1140 Lehigh St
Boulder, CO 80305
phone: 303 494 0393
website: www.boulderpsych.com
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Betty Cannon, Ph.D., is the president, co-founder and co-director of the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute. She has trained therapists and worked with individuals, couples and groups in Boulder for over 30 years. She is an internationally known author, lecturer and workshop presenter. Her book, Sartre and Psychoanalysis, is considered a classic in existential psychology. Betty's long experience in the field has not diminished her passion for her work. She feels privileged to have shared so deeply with so many people over the years. Her life has been enriched by the courageous work of her clients and students.
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An Overview of Betty's Schedule for 2010
The PDFs below include Betty Cannon's general schedule with the schedules for her Monday and Thursday Night Therapy Groups. They also include schedules for her Supervision, Practice and Process Groups for 2010 and her Training Groups for 2009-2010. Please feel free to consult the schedule if you have a question about meeting dates.
PDFs:
General 2010 Schedule with Monday and Thursday Night Therapy Groups
Training Group Schedule 2009-2010
Supervision, Practice and Process Group Schedule for 2010
Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP) - Gestalt and Beyond - with Betty Cannon, Ph.D.
AEP is an experiential psychodynamic therapy that interlaces the insights of contemporary existential and psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approaches with techniques inspired by Gestalt therapy and other experiential approaches. Each session includes a combination of didactic principles and experiential work and practice. The PDFs listed below include the class syllabus (with dates) plus handouts for each class. Please download the handouts according to the topics listed on the syllabus for each class.
The workshop meets twice a month on Friday afternoons from 4 to 8:15 from November of 2009 through May of 2010. There are no meetings in January. Instead we will schedule a Friday evening-Saturday intensive at the first session.
PDFs:
Overview of AEP
The Language of Responsibility
Fundamentals of AEP
Polarities & the Division Between Reflective and Prereflective Consciousness
Typical Stages of an AEP Working
Defenses as Boundary Disturbances
Cycle of Awareness
Transference and Countertransference in an AEP Setting
AEP Dream Work
Existential Issues
Applied Existential Psychotherapy: An Experiential Psychodynamic Approach by Betty Cannon, Ph.D. (Need Password)
Nothingness as the Ground for Change: Gestalt Therapy and Existential Psychoanalysis by Betty Cannon
Bill Moats' Response to Betty Cannon
Body Oriented Psychotherapy, Trauma Work and Gestalt with Jaylynne Chase-Jacobsen, L.C.S.W., and Betty Cannon, Ph.D.
This workshop meets once a month on Friday afternoons from November 2009 to December 2010 (no meetings in January or July). We will look at the ways in which several specifically body oriented psychotherapy techniques may enhance traditional Gestalt work. We will pay particular attention to choosing appropriate levels of intervention (body, emotion, meaning) in working with clients with different character structures. We will also consider the question of when cathartic work is appropriate and when it is not - a question that students studying Gestalt and truma approaches frequently ask. Each session will include a combination of didactic material and experiential exercises and practice. We will also show videos illustrating various aspects of this work. The PDFs listed below include the class syllabus (with dates) plus handouts for each class. Please download the handouts according to the topics listed on the syllabus for each class.
PDFs:
Syllabus: Body Oriented Psychotherapy, Trauma Work and Gestalt 2009-2010
Introduction to Material
Review of Gestalt
Gestalt Dream Work
Defenses as Boundary Disturbances
Body Oriented Psychotherapy
Bioenergetic Types
Trauma Work
Nothingness as the Ground for Change: Gestalt Therapy and Existential Psychoanalysis by Betty Cannon
Bill Moats' Reponse to Betty Cannpon
Group Therapy Training with Betty Cannon, Ph.D.
This training meets twice a month on Tuesday afternoons, 4 to 8:15, from November 2009 through May 2010. It focuses on learning to facilitate the small ongoing in-depth therapy group. Sessions include didactic material, videotapes, demonstration groups, practice and process. The PDFs listed below include the class syllabus (with dates) plus handouts for each class. Please download the handouts according to the topics listed on the syllabus for each class.
PDFs:
Group Therapy Syllabus 2009-2010
Schedule for Co-Leading Group
Kinds of Groups
Beginning Group Exercises
"Rules" for Group Interaction
Stages of Group Development
Levels of Intervention
Co-Leading Groups
Group Maintenance
Multicultural Issues in Groups
Transference - Groups
Transference, Resistance and Immediacy in Groups
Defenses as Boundary Disturbances
Countertransference - Groups
Group Dream Work