CPD

CPD

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.

Dartington

Embodied Awareness for Therapists

Date: Friday 16th April 2027 – 10am – 5pm

When working with clients, an important aspect of the healing process happens out of awareness. How safe does the client feel in the therapeutic relationship, right now? This depends significantly on the therapist’s own sense of presence. A therapist who is grounded, centred, self-aware, is communicating non-verbally their ability to be present with the client. Furthermore the therapist’s ability to connect to their own sense of embodiment is fundamental to working relationally with clients in an embodied way.

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Creativity in the Therapy Room: Using Creative Methods in Counselling Practice

Date: Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September 2026 

 

This experiential weekend workshop explores the use of creativity within therapeutic practice. Drawing on integrative approaches including Person-Centred, Gestalt, and expressive/creative methods, the workshop will introduce participants to a range of creative processes that can support emotional exploration, insight, and relational awareness in therapy.

The course is designed for practitioners who wish to expand their therapeutic toolkit and explore how creative expression can help clients access feelings, memories, and experiences that may be difficult to articulate through words alone. Through experiential exercises, reflection, and discussion, participants will gain confidence in introducing creative approaches into their clinical work while maintaining strong therapeutic boundaries and ethical awareness. Pre-course reading will be available on the Heartwood Online Platform.

 

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Working Therapeutically with Anger: Understanding, Containing and Transforming Anger in the Therapy Room

Date: Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October 2026 

This experiential weekend workshop explores the role of anger in therapeutic work and how counsellors and psychotherapists can work with it constructively and safely. Drawing on integrative approaches including Person-Centred, Gestalt, and Psychodynamic perspectives, the workshop will examine the emotional, relational, and developmental dimensions of anger within therapeutic practice.
Anger is often one of the most challenging emotions for both clients and therapists. Clients may struggle to express it safely, may fear it, or may act it out in ways that disrupt relationships. Practitioners may also experience uncertainty about how to contain, explore, and respond to anger within the therapeutic relationship. This workshop provides a structured space to explore these dynamics through experiential exercises, reflection, and discussion. Pre-course reading will be made available on the Heartwood Online Platform (HOP).
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