Why focus on the “here and now”?

The here and now is the foundation of Yehia Rakhaw School. It is where emotions emerge, relationships unfold, conflicts surface, creativity appears, and meaning is co-created. It is both a clinical stance and a human position, one that connects inner experience with social and cultural realities.

What do you mean by “legacy”?

Legacy is not something frozen in the past. It is what we carry forward: schools of thought, mentors’ voices, cultural memory, collective trauma, and shared hope. This conference explores how legacies can be honored without becoming rigid, and how they can stay alive through dialogue, creativity, and responsibility.

How does media fit into a conference on mental health, group therapy and group work?

Media shapes how stories are told, silenced, distorted, or amplified.Cinema, storytelling, and digital media influence identity, belonging and collective imagination, and trauma. The conference creates a space to work on the area where media intersects with mental health, group processes, and social responsibility.

Is this a clinical conference, an academic one, or a cultural event?

It is intentionally all three, and also something in between.Alongside theoretical reflections and clinical practice, the conference welcomes experiential learning, artistic expression, and cultural dialogue. Knowledge here is not only presented; it is lived and shared.

From Anxiety to Integration: Working in the Here-and-Now through the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Country

Egypt

Presenter/Author

Nehal Hussein Mohamed

type

OnSite

Professional Affiliation

Freelance Art Therapist

Presentation method

Workshop

From Anxiety to Integration: Working in the Here-and-Now through the Expressive Therapies Continuum

This workshop introduces an experiential application of the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) as a living framework for working with anxiety in the here-and-now. Grounded in clinical practice, it demonstrates how shifting across kinesthetic, sensory, perceptual, affective, cognitive, and symbolic processes can support regulation and emerging integration. Through guided art-making and reflective dialogue, participants will observe moment-to-moment changes in arousal, meaning-making, and relational presence. The workshop invites a shared exploration of how individual experiences unfold within collective spaces, offering a culturally responsive approach adaptable to diverse therapeutic contexts.