Robin Shohet is co-founder of the Centre for Supervision and Team Development (www.cstd.co.uk) and has been supervising and facilitating groups since 1976. He has written and edited many books on supervision – the two latest being In Love with Supervision and Supervision as Spiritual Practice. He is a student of A Course in Miracles and The Work of Byron Katie and has facilitated two international conferences on forgiveness. Robin delivered CTC’s previous Diploma in Group Facilitation which provided phenomenal personal and professional growth experiences for all participants! Robin has agreed to facilitate on this course again this year despite his retirement – we are both honoured and excited to have this final opportunity to experience his unique facilitation style and his incredible capacity to elicit process at the deepest levels!
Michelle Fahy (MIACP; MEAIP) has worked as a group process facilitator for CTC for over eight years and also serves as a part-time trainer, wellbeing coordinator, and equality & diversity officer. She is an experienced biodynamic and creative psychotherapist, group process facilitator, integrative clinical supervisor, and personal leadership & executive coach. Michelle holds an MA in psychotherapy, an honours B.A. degree, a diploma in Montessori, and a higher diploma in education. She has also undertaken extensive training in areas such as couples therapy, gender and sexual diversities, neurodiversity, and group process facilitation among many other trainings in both Ireland and abroad. With over 25 years of experience facilitating groups, Michelle has worked across a broad range of settings, including development groups, outreach programs, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and positive mental health promotion. She has engaged with individuals at all stages of life, from children and adolescents to adults, couples, families, and groups, both in private practice and within community, corporate, and training sectors. Additionally, she has worked across all levels of education, from Montessori to third level. Michelle strongly advocates for experiential and creative methodologies as fundamental to fostering empowerment, inclusivity and body-mind harmony.
Majella Ryan S.I.A.C.P is a very experienced child, adolescent and adult psychotherapist. She has a strong interest in supporting healthy attachments. She worked for many years as a Group Process Facilitator in CTC. She specialised in working creatively with clients. Her original psychotherapy qualification was from the Centre for Biodynamic and Integrative Psychotherapy in 1998. She is employed as a Student Counsellor in the Technological University of the Shannon in Limerick. She has worked in a variety of settings including private practice, a family therapy service and a child sexual abuse treatment service for 20 years, where she held various positions including Head of Therapy and National Clinical Director. Majella is a supervisor for play therapists, creative arts therapists, and child, adolescent, and adult psychotherapists as well as social workers and social care workers. She consults and provides training to organisations who work therapeutically with children and families.