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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 Fo…

This day will focus on the impact of another person’s alcohol misuse on the client we are coming alongside. This may be a client who is exploring what it was like growing up in a home where one or both parents drank to excess, and how the dynamics in the home were affected by this, how the client may have grown up without the presence of a consistent adult (if both parents were regularly drunk). It might be a client worried about their child who…

The Heart Wood Certificate Level Training Course is an in-person residential course, being offered as a seven-month long training experience, totalling 100 hours of CPD. ​The focus will be on the ways of being, philosophy, ethics and structures necessary for practitioners wanting to work outside the counselling room. A large amount of the input will focus on the many attitudes and skills of working with groups in nature, most of which are trans…

This in-person APCCA Level 1 introduction course is for anyone who wants to develop their creativity, self-awareness, improve their wellbeing and discover how powerful creative arts practice can be. You will develop your understanding of the relevance of creativity to mental health and well-being and of its benefit to the therapeutic process. Please note the course consists of 3 sessions over one full day in-person. The course is an ideal firs…

Designed at post-qualification certificate level, this training course offers you a supportive environment in which to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary to build or refresh a supervisory practice with emphases on growth, inclusion, collaborative working and ethical awareness.  Course Structure:  The course consists of 62 contact hours and will take place over 5 weekends (Saturday and Sunday) from 9.30am-4 30pm each day wit…

For the third year PCAN has booked at the 4-star Queen’s Bay Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus, for a week of rest, relaxation and Encounter. Space for Encounter will be available each morning and evening from Monday 28th April to Friday 2nd May, allowing plenty of time to enjoy the hotel facilities and delights of the island in the afternoons and the weekend days. The rooms are booked at half-board rate. Food is excellent, and ample. The hotel is family ru…

This APCCA Level 1 introduction course is for anyone who wants to develop their creativity, self-awareness, improve their wellbeing and discover how powerful creative arts practice can be. You will develop your understanding of the relevance of creativity to mental health and well-being and of its benefit to the therapeutic process. Please note the course consists of 3 sessions over 3 consecutive Tuesday evenings:- 29th April 6 pm - 8.30 pm 6…

Focusing Community Day - Saturday 10th May – 10am-4pm in Burgess Hill (near Brighton!) 15 mins on the train from Brighton £70 – Space for 5 people ​ This will be a small group in person experience where we will join together for the day to share Focusing exchanges and eat a shared lunch with options like bringing in creative/expressive methods and a walk/time in nature. We will take time for sharing in the group and to work with a theme or them…

two day residential with Rachel Freeth & Jan Hawkins Day 1:To be seen or not to be seen, that is the question – What  masks might we habitually wear? Being seen or not seen is experienced within relationships throughout our lives in many ways – within partnerships, marriage, friendships, professional relationships, as clients, supervisees and within groups of all kinds.  How, when and in what ways are we visible in the…

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 Focus…

I'm delighted to be re-starting the PCEAT courses this year, starting with an introduction course in Littleborough, Greater Manchester on 17 & 18th May. Cost £180, includes all art materials.  These courses follow Natalie Rogers' creative connection approach and can be a playful, yet powerful way to develop personal growth and self-awareness.  The courses are open to qualified and trainee counsellors, and absolutely no artistic exp…

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 resp…

Participants will be invited to create a safe, confidential environment, where issues of intimacy, sexual feelings and sexual healing after childhood abuse, may be focused upon without judgement. A point of discussion will be how sexual feelings, when embraced in awareness of the counsellor/therapist, may bring a positive and healing energy to the work. A welcome is extended to participants of all gender and sexual identities. Day 1: Sexua…

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 respond differently…

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 respond differently…

Thursdays 10am 1pm: 16th Oct, 23rd Oct, 6th Nov, 13th Nov 2025 (£160) When Focusing we want to cultivate an ability to be present with our experience. Getting the right distance from difficult feelings can help us feel calmer and less overwhelmed. Developing a sense of presence also allows us to recognise the rich complexity of our experience, to stand back and marvel at the variety in our inner experience and foster a kinder relationship withi…

Thursdays 10am 1pm: 20th Nov, 27th Nov, 8th Jan, 15th Jan (£160) We will look at deepening your listening practice, 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 an Introduction to Focusing with me or another teacher. These workshops make…

Growing in difficult and challenging places  The actualising tendency is an underpinning drive, organismic wisdom and creative energy that promotes growth and actualisation. Growth can occur even in the most hostile and limited circumstances. Person-centred and experiential (PCE) approaches are vibrant and creative: surviving, thriving, fighting and flourishing even in the most difficult places. There is growth and development in our pract…

Thursdays 10am 1pm: 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb, 12th Feb (£160) Take the opportunity to be with your dreams and explore them in a Focusing way. 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 an Introduction to Focusing course with me or another teacher. These workshops make up part of the Ski…

Thursdays 10am 1pm: 26th Feb, 5th Mar, 12th Mar, 19th Mar (£160) Explore and nurture your creativity and intuition with Focusing. We will look at how Focusing may relate to your values or spirituality and how we can work with action steps. If you have completed all of the preceding workshops you will receive the Focusing Skills Certificate. This workshop is suitable for people who have completed an Introduction to Focusing course with me or an…