CaPPP - CPD Workshop details:This workshop aims to build confidence and resilience in working with anxiety as a presenting issue. In this seminar we will be re-setting our approach to anxiety, moving away from trying to cure or fix it and towards coming alongside and listening to it. We will explore our work with anxiety to date, consider different manifestations of anxiety (including OCD and panic attacks), review recent research on the efficacy of compassionate resonance and introduce a compassionate-focused approach…
Find out more »CaPPP – CPD Workshop details: This workshop is an introduction to working with ASD / ASC / Aspergers clients. Through a mixture of presenting and group discussion we will explore the concerns around working with this client group, dispel some myths and look at effective ways of tweaking traditional therapy to make it more suitable for this client group. We will explore the many and interconnecting issues a person on the spectrum may be dealing with. We will look at…
Find out more »Free online seminar for CaPPP members hosted by Angela McCormack Event Description: The current pandemic is a challenging context for engaging in therapeutic work, and it is vital that we uphold our wellbeing as therapists. This trauma-informed online seminar is designed to provide an opportunity to creatively reflect on how we can resource ourselves in deepening our resilience and wellbeing in these troubling times. Facilitator Profile: Angela McCormack I am a UKCP registered psychotherapist, MBACP, clinical supervisor, facilitator, trainer and…
Find out more »Working with Transgender Clients Gender reassignment involves a fundamental lifestyle change. It is important we as counsellors / psychotherapists, or other health care professionals, work in our client’s best interest and do not knowingly do our clients any harm. A clear understanding of the onset of our clients Gender Dysphoria, and why they are seeking gender reassignment is essential. This full day programmed workshops will explore the biological, or psychological, reasons for Gender Dysphoria. The workshops will also explore the…
Find out more »Free online workshop for CaPPP members This is a CaPPP members only eventEvent Description:It is hard for white people to understand the privilege they have. Often, they do not feel very privileged themselves. Even well-meaning white people struggle to understand the depth of feeling that people from BAME communities feel about this privilege which can be obvious but is also hidden and subtle so hard to see. This workshop is designed to help white counsellors and psychotherapists gain a greater…
Find out more »The theme of this year’s Annual Gathering is navigating the landscape of trauma and will be hosted by Angela McCormack. Theme: Navigating the Landscape of Trauma This is a two-part seminar and will begin with an exploration of trauma in general, from context-sensitive and body-based perspectives. Afterwards, we will focus on the terrain of sexual trauma, and some the nuances and challenges this work can present. Description: Using a balance of facilitator input and focused breakout group reflection sessions, we…
Find out more »CaPPP CPD training day with Mick Cooper This interactive workshop provides participants with an opportunity to develop their understanding of goals in counselling and psychotherapy, and to develop their skills and knowledge in this area. The workshop is particularly oriented towards participants from a humanistic or integrative background: who are interested in an understanding their clients as agentic and purpose-oriented beings, but wary of more mechanistic or ‘outcome-oriented’ goal-based approaches. The workshop starts by introducing the concept of ‘directionality’—that human…
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