Parenting Teens with Suzie Hayman: Key learning points (Oct 2016)
I was delighted with our extremely positive feedback following this event, which was attended by 75 people, mostly parents. The average score for our speaker, Suzie Hayman, was an overwhelming 4.97 out of 5 from 68 forms! Congratulations and a…
Opening the Hidden Door; Working with Dreams. With Matthew Harwood (Sept. 2016)
I attended this seminar on working with dreams in September 2016 because of my training and experience in Deep Memory Process with Roger Woolger, and also because throughout my life I have had dreams that I remember vividly and have…
Working with Sex Addiction with Karen Lloyd (June 2016)
18 June 2016: Karen Lloyd, an accredited psychosexual psychotherapist and certified sexual addiction therapist, gave us a full day of insight and knowledge on the quite misunderstood and challenging subject of sex addiction. We learnt that people with sexual addiction…
Neuroscience and psychotherapy with Margaret Wilkinson (April 2016)
Psychotherapy can help change the brain - this was the compelling take-away thought from Margaret Wilkinson's excellent seminar on neuroscience and its applications to therapy. Margaret reminded us how early childhood experiences shape not only our emotions and thoughts but…
Seminar on Working with Personality Disorder, with Pete Holloway (March 2016)
In March 2016 Pete Holloway, an experienced psychological practitioner within the NHS, treated us to an in-depth insight into working with patients on the Personality Disorder spectrum. Pete shared his vast knowledge and provided examples of clinical work to explain…
Autism & the Therapeutic Relationship, with Alison Edwards (Feb. 2016)
There was a good turnout for our morning seminar lead by the experienced Integrative Arts Psychotherapist, Alison Edwards. I particularly enjoyed and benefited from Alison’s “grass roots” experience. The delivery of the seminar was with simplicity and directness – in…
Understanding and Working with Addiction, with Ronnie Aaronson (Nov. 2015)
Ronnie Aaronson provided the seminar group with a well of her knowledge and experience on addiction, in particular focusing on the issues of alcohol addiction. Ronnie explained how she works with clients using the Cycle of Change (Prochaska & DiClemente)…
Equine Assisted Therapy, with Pam Billinge (Oct. 2015)
A professional workshop which brought in a breath of fresh air! Pam Billinge gave fascinating and moving insights into the practices and principles of equine assisted therapy in the beautiful rural setting of Suddene Park Farm in Wiltshire. Pam started…
Working with Depression, led by Gill Bannister – 26th September 2015
On a clear, sunny autumnal Saturday last week, I was treated to a full day's seminar on depression... the conflict of light and dark didn't pass by un-noticed and in fact resulted in a feeling of optimism and lightness - a surprise considering the darkness and…
Talking about sex in therapy
From IVF to orgasms, viagra to virginity, Saturday's 'Sexually Speaking' seminar on addressing sexual issues in therapy gave us plenty to think about. The speaker, psychosexual psychotherapist, Karen Lloyd, offers a CBT-based programme of therapy to couples experiencing problems in…
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) – seminar update
Psychotherapist, Hannah Cowan, writes: "At our seminar on Saturday, Sarah House introduced us to EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) by telling us how the founder, Francine Schapiro, noticed that after a walk in the park she felt more able to…
Handwriting as a resource for understanding a person's psyche and health
Christina Strang, graphologist, competently led our seminar on 14th March 2015, illustrating how the formal study of handwriting can reveal issues such as emotional attachment patterns, the regulation of feelings, self-esteem, past history and health concerns. We learned that we…