This year 2024 we are supporting a number of initiatives including; The Decult conference in Christchurch New Zealand https://decult.net/ 19th and 20th October, as well as a visit by author and keynote speaker Gillie Jenkinson in Brisbane, Australia for ex-cult members on the 5th and 6th October (event flyer).

 

CIFS Regaining Freedom of Mind Recovery Workshop: 5 – 6 October 2024.

Venue: Hamilton Town Hall, Cnr Rossiter Parade and Racecourse Road, Hamilton, Brisbane, QLD.

Registration: $200 (includes lunch and morning and afternoon tea).

(Early Bird Discount: $160 by 16 August 2024).

Dr Gillie Jenkinson will be presenting this weekend workshop for ex-group members who have left an abusive group or religion. The workshop is non-religious and accepting of all belief systems.

Facilitator:

Dr Gillie Jenkinson is a UKCP accredited psychotherapist, trainer, international speaker and published author. She is a Director of Hope Valley Counselling.

For nearly 30 years she has specialised as a therapist, researcher and trainer in the challenges faced by those who have experienced coercive, cultic and spiritual abuse. She has created a counselling model, known as ‘The Walking Free Model: Counselling for Coercive, Cultic and Spiritual Abuse’ (formerly known as Post-Cult Counselling’), which has proved highly effective in supporting clients. This draws on her PhD research at the University of Nottingham, UK, which was entitled ‘Freeing the Authentic Self: Phases of Recovery and Growth from an Abusive Cult Experience’.

Dr Jenkinson was awarded the Herbert L Rosedale award in 2023 in recognition of leadership in the effort to preserve and protect individual freedom, help victims, or inform society about ethical and legal dimensions of the cult phenomenon.

Read more about Gillie here: https://www.hopevalleycounselling.com/

Topics discussed will include:

  • A roadmap to recovery
  • Conditions of thought reform programs
  • Critical thinking
  • Identity and the masks that we wear
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder and the brain
  • Decision-making

How To Register:

Email: info@cifs.org.au stating your intention to attend the seminar. If you are not currently known to CIFS Please include your name, phone, and any other relevant information such as the name of the group you were in and how long since you left etc. We may require a short phone call if you are not known to us to verify your identity and to maintain a safe space for all.

How To Make Payment:

Bank transfer via our website: www.cifs.org.au

Or Bank Deposit:

Bank: Westpac:

BSB: 032069

A/C No.: 215882.

Use your first name and ‘workshop’ as reference identifier.

Financial hardship:

Don’t let financial hardship be a barrier. Contact: info@cifs.org.au.

Please Note: Due to the nature of the group process, we regret that we cannot have people attend for one day only and dependent children are unable to attend. We will email further details closer to the event time.