A rare chance to be a member of an authentic encounter group. Limited to a maximum of 8 participants it will be an opportunity for exploration, connection with others and reflection. Led by Malachy Dunne and Simon Prest, this is an event for both qualified counsellors and counsellors in training.

An opportunity to develop a more peaceful relationship with your body in a non-judgemental space. Work with specialists in Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating and Psychotherapy and meet other people with more in common than you may at first think.

Mel Garside explores the principles of Health At Every Size, the evidence for this approach and the significance of counsellors’ own embodied experiences. You’ll consider fatphobia in healthcare and society and how non-diet and weight-inclusive approaches can augment your practice.

A rare chance to be a member of an authentic encounter group. Limited to a maximum of 8 participants it will be an opportunity for exploration, connection with others and reflection. Led by Malachy Dunne and Simon Prest, this is an event for both qualified counsellors and counsellors in training.

A rare chance to be a member of an authentic encounter group. Limited to a maximum of 8 participants it will be an opportunity for exploration, connection with others and reflection. Led by Malachy Dunne and Simon Prest, this is an event for both qualified counsellors and counsellors in training.

Thinking negatively about our bodies is learnt from childhood onwards via subtle political, economic and social  influences that many of us aren't  even aware of. We'll be looking at how we can become more resilient to the harmful effects of advertising and social media, how we can 'un-learn' negative thoughts about our bodies and replace them with more loving ways of viewing ourselves (and others) to make space for living life with more peace, freedom and joy.

Thinking negatively about our bodies is learnt from childhood onwards via subtle political, economic and social  influences that many of us aren't  even aware of. We'll be looking at how we can become more resilient to the harmful effects of advertising and social media, how we can 'un-learn' negative thoughts about our bodies and replace them with more loving ways of viewing ourselves (and others) to make space for living life with more peace, freedom and joy.

This workshop introduces participants to the basic principles of existential philosophy and therapy, and looks at how practitioners of all orientations can integrate these ideas and practices into their own work.

What does it mean to connect to others in an in-depth way? What are the effects of relating deeply to clients in therapy, and how can such an encounter be facilitated? This workshop will help participants develop a deeper understanding of such encounters, and also how they come to deepen their levels of relating in their therapeutic work.

Thinking negatively about our bodies is learnt from childhood onwards via subtle political, economic and social  influences that many of us aren't  even aware of. We'll be looking at how we can become more resilient to the harmful effects of advertising and social media, how we can 'un-learn' negative thoughts about our bodies and replace them with more loving ways of viewing ourselves (and others) to make space for living life with more peace, freedom and joy.

This interactive workshop provides participants with an opportunity to develop their understanding of working with goals in counselling and psychotherapy, and to develop their skills in this emerging area. Although many therapists are reluctant to focus on goals, they provide an opportunity to help clients define, for themselves, what is important to therapy; and evidence suggests that many clients do want to develop them as an orientating-point for therapy.

This workshop will introduce, and look at the practical implications of, a pluralistic approach to counselling, psychotherapy and psychological practice. The pluralistic approach is a collaborative, integrative perspective, deeply rooted in humanistic and person-centred values. Its fundamental premise is that each client is unique, and therefore may need different things from therapy. A key element of this pluralistic approach is shared decision making: talking to clients about what they want from therapy, and how they might most effectively be helped to get there.

SOLD OUT — This workshop introduces participants to the basic principles of existential philosophy and therapy, and looks at how practitioners of all orientations can integrate these ideas and practices into their own work.

SOLD OUT — What does it mean to connect to others in an in-depth way? What are the effects of relating deeply to clients in therapy, and how can such an encounter be facilitated? This workshop will help participants develop a deeper understanding of such encounters, and also how they come to deepen their levels of relating in their therapeutic work.