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…

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…

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…

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…

CaPPP online cpd training day This training is a unique experience for you to explore and increase your understanding of Compulsive Hoardi This training is a unique experience for you to explore and increase your understanding of Compulsive Hoarding and to obtain practical skills from a therapist who lived for 10 years with a partner who was compulsively hoarding. The training is a mixture of theory and experiential learning and will include: • We will clarify the issue of: ‘Is…

CaPPP online CPD event Saturday 15th May 2021 Description: Insecure attachments form neural behavioural pathways that manifest throughout childhood and are replicated in adult loving relationships. In addition, infant trauma and the vandalization of the sexual template during critical periods in the development of the brain may lead to the later development of paraphilias and inappropriate sexual behaviour. Similar maladaptive strategies can lead to codependent relationships, domestic violence and sometimes into psychopathology. In a synthesis of neuroscience, developmental, and social…