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SGM is bringing Mary Brownlow back to Auckland April 5th - 6th, 2025 for a two-day Unit 2 block course on Interactive Drawing Therapy for spiritual directors.
Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT) is a playful and profound way to support directees to creatively access inner realities, resources and wisdom - and to discover more about their relationship with themselves, others and God.
What: Two-day IDT Block Course (Foundation Unit 2)
Please note: You must have completed Unit 1 to participate in this training. There is an IDT Unit 1 Training on offer in March 2025 in Palmerston North. Please note this is not specifically for spiritual directors and is not run by SGM. Click HERE for details.
Where: St Francis Retreat Centre, 50 Hillsborough Rd, Central Auckland.
Please note: this workshop has both residential and non-residential options. Both include meals so you can relax and enjoy the company!.
When: April 5th & 6th, 2025
Facilitator: Mary Brownlow (IDT Trainer from Wellington)
Cost: $505 (non-residential) Includes legendary Friary refectory lunches, morning and afternoon tea and all tuition and resources.
Residential Option 1: Two nights, all meals and tuition/resources $695
Residential Option 2: One night, Saturday lunch & dinner, Sunday breakfast & lunch, tuition/resources $600
Limited Spaces
Spaces are limited to a maximum of 20 people.
Secure Your Spot
A $40 (non-refundable) deposit paid by December 10, 2024 secures your spot.
Questions? Contact Fran Francis at fran.francis@sgm.org.nz or Jenna Edgar at admin@sgm.org.nz
Interactive Drawing Therapy Foundations Unit Two
A two-day training workshop
Introduces the IDT map of the therapeutic process
Learn to bring interventions applicable to spiritual direction/directees.
Recognise multiple levels of issues and the changing needs of directees.
Recognise and work with multiple “parts” of the directee.
Focusses on what to do and how to do it
Must have completed Foundation Unit 1..
IDT Workshop Facilitator: Mary Brownlow
Mary is a Wellington-based artist and Art Therapist. She trained in fine art receiving a B.F.A. from The College of Art and Design, Nova Scotia, Canada 1978, then an M.A. in Art Therapy, from Ursuline College, Cleveland, Ohio 1991.
Mary specialises in child therapy and family work with experience in areas of illness, death/bereavement, family break-up, addictions, eating disorders, developmental and adjustment Disorders, refugee/cultural displacement and trauma. She currently is employed at Te Omanga Hospice and runs a private practice. Professional memberships are with NZAC, Australia New Zealand Art Therapy Association.
Mary began using Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT) in 1994 integrating IDT with Art Therapy and Sand tray modalities. She now practices IDT with individuals and groups, and with supervisees. Mary teaches IDT courses since becoming a trainer in 2012.
Video from Interactive Drawing Therapy Blog
IDT writing leads to a metaphor drawing
