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Last month I attended an Introduction to Wild Therapy training retreat weekend at the magical Middlewood Trust.

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I had a really lovely day last month when the fantastic Creative Counsellors came to County Durham to deliver their Creative Counselling Interventions in Practice, in-person training. We learnt about creative ways to exp...

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Last month I completed my Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients. I aim to provide a safe therapy space for all clients, so it's important to me that my practice is inclusive and neurodivergent affi...

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I've been spending some time over the last two weeks training in Domestic Abuse Counselling with DACTARI. The training is based on the research of their founder, Dr. Jeannette Roddy, who came up with a competency frame w...

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I’m very pleased to have been approved by the GPBA (global Professional Breathwork Alliance). The GPBA is the closest things the breathwork community has to a governing body and holds its members to the highest ethical a...

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I have been undertaking some training in pre-trial therapy with ARCH, a sexual violence service from Teeside. Some clients worry that they can't access therapy if they have an ongoing court case, and that simply isn't tr...

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Earlier this year I qualified as a clinical supervisor. I aim to provide a holistic and accessible supervision experience, incorporating the supervisees own interest and passions, and those of their client. I was keen to...

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I was pleased to receive my Somatic Trauma Therapy certificate this morning, after it had been lost in the post for a while! This course has informed my practice so much, deepened my understanding of trauma and increased...

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I was pleased to receive certification from the International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy last week, meaning I am now qualified to practise the Rewind Technique with clients.

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I am very pleased to have successfully completed the taught element of my advanced certificate in clinical supervision and am looking forward to completing my placement as a trainee supervisor.

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I was thrilled to graduate Breathing Space's 400-hour Breathwork Facilitator Training In October. Research shows that changing our breath can be the key to changing our emotional state. Our breath is controlled by the au...

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Last year I completed my training in Emotional Freedom technique (EFT) and am thrilled to hear I have passed my case studies and on-line test and am now a qualified Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner, accredited by...

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Earlier this year, I started out on a year-long post-graduate qualification in somatic-informed trauma therapy. The training will deepen my understanding of trauma and provide experiential knowledge of mind-body theories...

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I recently completed the Creative Counselling Training Pathway and learnt how to combine creative interventions with more traditional talking therapy. Some people may find words alone are not enough and that they can exp...

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I recently finished reading the brilliant ‘What Happened to You?’, by Oprah Winfrey and the brain and trauma expert, Dr Bruce Perry. The book is an accessible look at how childhood trauma impacts our physical and psychol...

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