Date: Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September 2025
This experiential weekend workshop provides a focused exploration of transference within a group setting, facilitated through integrative methods incorporating Person-Centred, Gestalt, and Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic approaches.
Designed for practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of transference dynamics in therapeutic practice, the workshop offers an immersive, reflective, and interactive learning experience. Pre-course reading will be available on the Heartwood Online Platform.
Our CPD workshops are facilitated by experienced practicing specialists in their fields. We have a range of courses that are aimed at qualified counsellors who wish to develop their practice, as well as students of counselling. This course is Heartwood certified with 13 hours of CPD*.
Timings:
Friday (evening) 6pm – 9pm
Saturday 10am – 4:30pm
Sunday 10am – 4:30pm
*students must attend all scheduled sessions in full to receive certification
Delivery method: In-person. This intensive weekend will utilise a combination of:
Open to: Qualified therapists, Heartwood diploma students and students from other counselling training colleges.
The approach will be process-oriented, drawing on the immediacy of group dynamics to bring transference phenomena into awareness, while providing a safe and professionally held space for exploration.
Cost for the weekend: £200 (Current Heartwood students or Heartwood Alumni receive special rate of £150).
Learning Outcomes:
Nestled in the corner of Regent’s Park, our London Venue is a little oasis just minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
Regent’s University London, Inner Circle, Regents Park, London NW1 4NS
Matt Martys HCPC, BACP (Accredited), BAAT
My roles as a tutor, psychotherapist, and supervisor bring both challenges and satisfaction. Engaging with people in this way and witnessing the depth of our shared humanity often leads to moments of inspiration and sorrow. I draw on my experience and training to endeavour to create a space for genuine, authentic contact.
My career as a therapist began in the NHS in East London in 1992. In this first post-qualified role, I confronted mortality while working with people who were dying, from diagnosis to death. It was a profound experience. Since then, I have worked as a therapist in various settings, mostly within the NHS, charities, and education. I have intentionally worked with a wide range of people facing diverse emotional, psychological, and behavioural matters, broadening my understanding of the human experience.
Over the years, my training has encompassed psychodynamic, Jungian, humanistic, and gestalt approaches. These methodologies have informed my practice, helping me to try to find the best ways to support the people I work with. I hold qualifications in counselling (Dip), psychotherapy (PG Dip), and supervision (Dip). I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). As a qualified Art Psychotherapist (MA), I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT).
Cost for the weekend course: £200 (Current Heartwood students or Heartwood Alumni receive special rate of £150).
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Student Enquiries
Heartwood Counselling and Psychotherapy
Lower Close, Dartington Hall,
Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EN
Tel: 01803 865464 or 01803 308604
enquiries@heartwoodcounselling.org
Office hours* 9am – 5pm
Monday to Friday
*Out of term time, hours vary, but leave a message and we will return your call!
