New Course: TA, Trauma & Touch

This July, I am running a very special TA101course up in Auckland, together with my good friend and colleague, Dr Mandy Lacy.

This 3-day training workshop thoroughly updates and modernises one of the oldest and well-tested humanistic psychotherapy traditions in the world, Transactional Analysis (TA). It does this by integrating the neuroscience of trauma and our understanding of the body and touch with this globally-recognised certified TA101 training.  Register Now

​You can find out more about a TA101 here.

Depending on the level of interest, we are planning to run more of these courses in different locations. So if you are interested in attending one but cannot get to Auckland in July, then be sure to let us know which location you are interested in.

The Details

Dr Mandy Lacy and Gerry Pyves are two of New Zealand’s most senior and innovative TA trainers and supervisors. They are currently the co-presidents of TAAANZ (the Transactional Analysis Association of Aotearoa New Zealand). Download the flyer here.

From this training you will go away with: 

• Tactile self-soothing protocols

• Tactile Trauma First Aid techniques

• An understanding of the core concepts of Transactional Analysis 

• The internationally recognised TA101 certificate

• 14 Continuing Coaching Education (CCE) credits from the International Coaching Federation (ICF)

• 24 hours training of which the TA101 is 12 hours, integrating TA and touch is 12 hours. 

Who is this training for?

All are welcome. It is particularly relevant to all those who work in the helping and healing professions, including psychotherapists, counsellors, coaches, doctors, nurses, therapists, health and complementary health practitioners, managers, teachers.  In fact anyone who wishes to increase their understanding of psychology, transactional analysis, trauma and the role that touch can play in both their own healing and the healing of others.

Venue: Presbyterian Church St Lukes, 130 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland https://www.stlukes.org.nz

Teas and coffee are provided with the invitation to bring your own special diet snacks and lunch (there is a kitchen available).  There are also cafes nearby.

Cost: $500 +gst

This 3-day course has been priced at two days to encourage as many people as possible to explore and experience the power of touch in combination with TA to build our resilience.  

Booking: 

Simply complete the registration form on Mandy's website so that we can email your invoice and send communications as necessary prior to the event. This also allows us to cater for definite numbers. If you have any difficulties regarding booking please contact mandy@mandylacy.nz 

Payment terms:​

Full payment is required to secure your place at this training.

Cancellation prior to 3rd July 2025 means you will receive a $350 refund after which date there is no refund.

Your payment for this course indicates your acceptance of these terms. 

Structure of the 3 days:

Day 1: Registration 8am with 9am prompt start and finishing at 6pm

Day 2: Room open 8am, prompt start at 8:30am and finishing at 6pm

Day 3: Room open 8am, prompt start at 8:30am and finishing by 4pm

Each day will have plenty of refreshment breaks.

The Facilitators

Dr Mandy Lacy TSTA(O), M.LST, CTA(O),  Adv Dip.Counselling, Dip.Arts & Creativity

Dr. Lacy has spent many years working with leaders, organisations, groups and individuals as a consultant, trainer, coach, counsellor and supervisor mainly across New Zealand and Australia.  She specialises in organisational contexts, workplace dynamics, leadership, transformation and change, personal and professional development and creativity.  

Over the years Mandy has presented many workshops both nationally and internationally, and published articles in peer-reviewed journals. She has held national, regional & international governance roles. Mandy advocates strongly that professional and personal development in unison is the key to highly impactful leadership and working relationships. She has specialised in the role that engaging our creativity has in resolving trauma and accessing hidden resources within the psyche. She has recently published a book, "Creative Oxygen for Your Writing Soul".  www.mandylacy.nz  or www.mandylacycreative.com

Gerry Pyves TSTA(P), MA(Oxon), PGCert.Ed, CTA(P), Dip Holistic Massage 

Gerry is a PBANZ-registered psychotherapist who integrates touch into his work with trauma. He is an international trainer and creator of a highly popular and innovative approach to bodywork. He has run workshops right across the United States, the United Kingdom and Taiwan - teaching about touch, transformation and the neuroscience of trauma. After working for 40 years as a massage therapist and 30 years (concurrently) as a psychotherapist, authoring 4 books on massage and a trilogy on “The Psychology of Change”, Gerry recently moved back home to New Zealand from the UK and published his latest book: “Touching Trauma, Building Resilience”. This is a memoir describing his 40-year journey discovering the central role of touch in removing trauma from the nervous system (available in audio, print and ebook). He has also authored a peer-reviewed article: “A Psychotactile Approach to Trauma” which challenges the psychotherapy’s profession’s near-phobic aversion to touch www.gerrypyves.com