CaPPP Online CPD This event will illustrate how to understand and work with more shut-down states, such as those seen after trauma, neglect and learned helplessness. The talk addresses not only trauma, but emotional flatness and lack of energy, the variety of forms this can take, and how to come back to life after it.... Read more »

CaPPP CPD Event  This is a fast-paced active relational model, mainly informed by the work of David Malan, Gertrude Mander and Angela Molnos, among others. In the present economic climate, with new clients able to afford fewer sessions and with less funding for organisations who offer free or low-cost counselling, counselling sessions are often limited... Read more »

CaPPP CPD Event A rare opportunity to spend the day with one of the leading figures in the world of psychotherapy, Susie Orbach. Susie is one of the most well-known psychoanalysts of our time. Her eloquent and yet continually pressing thoughts and insights on women, feminism, bodies, food, relationships and the climate crisis have entered... Read more »

CaPPP members only event: This year as well as introducing an event focusing on therapy against a background of political turmoil and climate change we want to offer members plenty of time to socialise and connect with each other. With that in mind the day will start with registration and 40 minutes for tea, coffee... Read more »

CaPPP CPD event Saturday 12th June 2021 at Engineer's House Mari will explain and facilitate exercises to explore how your body senses inform you and your client unconsciously and consciously. When you gain familiarity in simple ways with your own body's sensory language, you can voluntarily choose to engage and resource yourself and your client... Read more »

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... Read more »

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... Read more »

CaPPP online cpd training day This interactive workshop provides participants with an opportunity to develop their understa This workshop 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... Read more »

CaPPP online cpd training day This interactive workshop provides participants with an opportunity to develop their understanding.Telling stories and the vagueness which clients often struggle with as they talk about all that troubles them, can seem to be a problem in the counselling room. Drawing on his work from using creative writing therapeutically, and narrative... Read 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... Read 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... Read 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... Read 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... Read 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... Read 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... Read more »

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... Read more »