If you are joining a Pesso Boyden group for the first time..
PBSP is a Powerful Method
Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy is a powerful method that can be deeply healing, but is not suitable for everyone.
Whether you join one of our group events as a Client Participant (including your own 1 hour session/ "structure"), or attend as an Observer Participant (without having your own structure), you will likely be significantly impacted by this work.
We invite you to complete the Initial Assessment Form below when applying for a place. This is to ensure that it is safe enough for you to participate in one of our workshops, and that we can offer you the support that fits you well.
Contra-indications & Cautions
If you are experiencing any of the following, Pesso Boyden groupwork may not be appropriate for you at this time:
- Severe social anxiety
- Current crisis
- Schizophrenia
- Psychosis
- Bi-polar disorder
- Severe dissociation
- Severe depression
Please indicate whether you are experiencing any of these issues in the form below. It does not necessarily mean that you will not be able to join the group, but it will help us to better understand how to make your participation as safe as possible if you do join one of our events now or in the future.
Completing the Initial Assessment Form
Once we have received your completed form, one of our Pesso Boyden therapists/group facilitators will be in touch to arrange a follow-up chat.
If you find it difficult to complete the form on your own, we can talk through these questions with you in a Zoom or phone meeting - please get in touch to request this if needed.
Once we have received your completed form, one of our Pesso Boyden therapists/group facilitators will be in touch to arrange a follow-up chat via Zoom or phone, to clarify any information you have given us, to offer you a chance to ask questions, and to tell you a bit more about our Pesso Boyden group workshops at The Sand & Sound Centre.
Your Offer of a Place
Your Place in the Group
Your Place in the Group
Once we've had a conversation via Zoom or phone and decided that Pesso Boyden is likely to be helpful for you, we will offer you a provisional place in the group/workshop, confirmed on payment of deposit.
Your Place in the Group
Your Place in the Group
Your Place in the Group
If we decide that Pesso Boyden groupwork is not appropriate for you, there may be options for one-to-one Pesso Boyden therapy, or we may make other suggestions for accessing support.
Further Information
Your Place in the Group
Further Information
You can find out more about the Pesso Boyden therapy HERE, or on the main UK PBSP website, and the main US website. You can also read about this method in Chapter 18 of Bessel van der Kolk's book The Body Keeps the Score