Dr Dina Glouberman is the visionary co-founder of Skyros holidays on the Greek island of Skyros, and the author of the classic books Life Choices, Life Changes; The Joy of Burnout; You are What You Imagine; Into the Woods and Out Again; and, most recently, ImageWork: The Complete Guide to Working with Transformational Imagery. Dr Martin Rossman, a leading imagery author in the USA, has described ImageWork as "the best book I have read about working with imagery for healing, creativity and personal transformation" and called it "a landmark book" that he will be studying.
She is also the founder of the Aurora Centre for ImageWork in Puglia, Italy, which offers ImageWork retreats and training programmes. An internationally known psychotherapist, coach, consultant, and pioneering specialist in burnout and imagery, Dr Glouberman continues to share her approach through her work on burnout, ImageWork, fear of the future, and new beginnings.
Diploma student Heather, a counsellor and hypnotherapist, wrote that Dina offers much more than a teaching toolkit: she introduces people to "the language of a different world," where images have a life of their own. Heather says that by taking part in that world, participants learn to trust themselves more deeply and become more courageous and steady in guiding clients through their own inner terrain. She also praised Dina’s warmth and humour, which quickly help a group feel like a community of friends. In demonstrations, Heather noted, Dina is like someone holding a torch, standing beside a person as they find their way out of the dark.
Writer Sue Townsend described Dina Glouberman as "wise and witty and an inspirational teacher." A recent participant shared: "You have changed my life and helped me to have a second chance at living and being happy." Others have called her "a home-maker of the spirit." One former student, reflecting on a course in Skyros in 1994, said they nicknamed her "the Yehudi Menuhin of therapy," adding that her work first felt like a beautiful painting with many fine brushstrokes, and now seems like the art gallery itself.