Events

Sheila Haugh will be presenting a series of sessions, in which she invites guests to talk about person-centred therapy across cultures. Originating from the USA in the 1950s and 1960s, person-centred counselling/psychotherapy was very much a product of the zeitgeist of the times and of a white, western, gendered psychology. Nevertheless, person-centred therapy has spread to many parts of the world. Rogers was very attached to the idea of a ‘w...

An intensive experiential online course to develop skills you can use professionally with clients in a variety of roles and settings, such as counselling, psychotherapy, coaching, youth work and other similar roles.

Two Saturdays: We will look at deepening your practice of embodied listening, making the Focusing process collaborative and how use of language can influence the Focusing process. We will also explore our connection with the body and utilising the wider space to support us. This workshop is suitable for people who have completed a one or two day Introduction to Focusing. These two day workshops should be booked together and make up days 5 an...

31st January 2024 with Makiku Makuni (Japan) Sheila Haugh will be presenting a series of sessions, in which she invites guests to talk about person-centred therapy across cultures. Originating from the USA in the 1950s and 1960s, person-centred counselling/psychotherapy was very much a product of the zeitgeist of the times and of a white, western, gendered psychology. Nevertheless, person-centred therapy has spread to many parts of the world...

WPCE warmly invites you to experience the encounter weekend in the valley at Launde Abbey, East Norton, Leicestershire LE7 9XB.    Comforting food, en-suite single, double and twin rooms, and tranquil surroundings, give an opportunity to connect with yourself, other participants and nature; simply bring yourself and a willingness to connect and engage. The only requirement is to respect and value the core conditions that Rogers promoted. Par...

Allan Turner and Kate Stubbings run their very popular six-day Person-centred training course online using Zoom. The dates are 16/17 Feb 2024, 1/2 and 15/16 March 2024. We are confident that you can look forward to a rich experience. We will meet as a large group (a maximum of 12 participants) and also in smaller breakout groups, all of which will be handled electronically. The course suits counsellors who qualified at least two years ago an...

Two day course: Focusing is a process that can enrich all areas of our lives, as it is about the very way that we pay attention to what we experience. Often we have habitual ways of relating to ourselves, others and situations: Focusing can help us to slow down, listen inside and appreciate the subtleties in our experience. Developing the ability to listen to ourselves with compassion can help us to know what our needs are, make changes and re...

A workshop aimed at those working or training in a helping role. Discover and connect with your inner child through the mediums of creative expression, person centred exploration and nature therapy. A full day workshop from 10am-4pm in the tranquil Norfolk countryside, with access to both inside and outside spaces   Working with our inner child can be essential in a helping role. Being able to see and understand what our uninhibi...

Led by Rab Erskine and Chip Ponsford Course DatesFri 22 – Sun 24 March 2024Fri 3 – Sun 5 May 2024Fri 14 – Sun 16 June 2024Fri 26 – Sun 28 July 2024Fri 6 – Sun 8 September 2024Fri 18 – Sun 20 October 2024 This course is for qualified and practicing humanistic or person-centred counsellors who are receiving ongoing supervision and are members of a governing body.  ​The Heart Wood Training Certificate is an in-person residential course ove...

These two Saturdays will give us the opportunity to be with our dreams and explore them in a Focusing way, letting go of general or pre-existing symbols and noticing the embodied component to the sense of a dream. You will be invited to let go of rational thought and allow in the childlike or instinctual so we can look at intuition and what nourishes it. This workshop is suitable for people who have completed a one or two day Introduction to ...

How about a holiday at a 4-star hotel, with its own beach, in the Spring of 2024, with Encounter? Colin Boniface, who some of you will know, knows the Queen’s Bay Hotel, Paphos very well, as a regular visitor, and he has again secured an excellent deal for us for a week’s holiday encompassing a 5-day Encounter. What’s not to like? Those of us who trialled the experience this year (2023) are completely sold! The hotel is ace, and the food – e...

These two Saturdays will include opportunity to nurture creativity and intuition. We will look at how Focusing may relate to your values or spirituality and how we can allow the Focusing process to carry forward. We will explore the relational dimension of Focusing. If you have completed all of the ten days you receive the Focusing Skills Certificate. This workshop is suitable for people who have completed a one or two day Introduction to Foc...

tPCA Residential Conference 2024 The Person Centred Association's biennial residential conference is an exciting opportunity to share experiences and be part of a person-centred community. Open to practitioners, supervisors, teachers, students, researchers – everyone who rejoices in person-centred theory and practice. Friday 14 June to Sunday 16 June The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Al...

Following the joy of 'A Person-Cented Weekend of a Different Sort', where Winnie the Pooh and the Inner Landscape took day one, followed by encounter group, social time and day two  focussing on Dissociation: Creative Survival this summer at Debden House, I felt inspired to book the cente again for next year, without yet knowing what the foci will be. It won't matter! The people are wht made it last time, and will again I am sure - so if you a...