Working with Children in Schools, Useful Things to Know - September 9th
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | BACPT, Maple House, Burgess Hill.
This practical and informative workshop is designed for counselling trainees preparing to work in UK schools. Whether you’re about to begin a placement or are early in your experience, this session offers key insights to help you navigate the unique environment of a school setting with confidence and professionalism.
We’ll explore the structure and culture of UK schools, including key roles such as the Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO). Understanding how these roles intersect with your own as a counsellor is vital for effective collaboration and ethical practice.
The workshop will cover safeguarding protocols, confidentiality boundaries specific to working with minors, and how to build trust with both students and staff.
Special attention will be given to the SENCO’s role and how to support students with Special Educational Needs (SEN), as well as strategies for integrating your work into the wider pastoral care system.
Through discussion, case examples, and practical tips, this session aims to equip you with the tools and awareness needed to work safely, respectfully, and effectively in a school setting.

Gender, Sexuality & Relationship Diversity – October 4th
2025-10-04 10:00 - 16:00
Explore, Understand, Empower
Join us for an engaging and inclusive workshop designed to deepen understanding of Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity (GSRD). Whether you’re a professional working with diverse communities or someone seeking personal insight, this session offers a safe and respectful space to explore the complexities of identity, orientation, and relationships beyond traditional norms.
Through interactive discussions and real-world scenarios, we will examine key concepts such as gender identity, sexual orientation, non-monogamous relationship models, and intersectionality. We’ll also address common myths, unconscious biases, and the importance of inclusive language and practice.
This workshop is ideal for counsellors, educators, health and social care professionals, or anyone committed to creating more affirming, supportive environments. You’ll leave with a deeper awareness of the diverse ways people experience gender, love, and connection – and practical tools to apply this knowledge in your personal or professional life.
No prior knowledge is required – just an open mind and a willingness to learn.

Working Creatively with Creatures/Angel Cards by Lawrence Capon - December 13th
2025-12-13 10:00 - 13:00
This engaging and experiential workshop explores the use of angel cards, symbolic toys, and imaginative creatures as supportive tools within counselling sessions. Designed for trainee and practising counsellors, the session offers practical ways to integrate these creative elements into therapeutic work with both children and adults.
The workshop will cover how and when to introduce these tools, setting safe boundaries, and adapting their use to different client ages and needs. We’ll also explore the therapist’s own response to symbolic work, including how to hold space for the unexpected or the deeply personal.
Through hands-on practice, discussion, and reflective exercises, participants will gain confidence in using these tools to enhance the therapeutic relationship, stimulate dialogue, and deepen emotional insight. No prior experience with angel cards or symbolic play is required—just a willingness to be open, creative, and attuned to the client’s process. Recommendation that you are on at least a level 4 counselling course or the equivilent.

Gestalt Cushion Workshop Presented by Lawrence Capon - April 25th 2026
2026-04-25 10:00 - 15:30
This experiential Gestalt workshop invites participants to explore the richness of the present moment through creative use of cushions as tools for self-awareness, dialogue, and transformation. Rooted in Gestalt therapy principles, the workshop focuses on bringing internal processes into the “here and now” using simple but powerful experiments by Lawrence Capon.
Participants will be guided to work with cushions as representations of people, parts of the self, or unresolved issues. Through facilitated exercises, individuals will engage in dialogues by moving between cushions—speaking to, from, and about them—to explore inner conflicts, emotional patterns, and relational dynamics. This embodied approach helps shift abstract thoughts into direct, felt experience.
Rather than interpreting or analysing, the process emphasises awareness of what emerges moment by moment. Questions like “What are you aware of now?” or “What do you feel as you sit in this cushion’s place?” help ground the work in bodily sensations and emotional truth.
Open to anyone interested in personal growth, therapeutic exploration, or Gestalt methods, this workshop offers a supportive space to experiment, express, and discover. No prior experience with Gestalt is necessary—just a willingness to be present, curious, and engaged. Recommendation that you are on a Level 4 counselling course before undertaking.

Working with Trauma with Rima Hawkins - May 16th
2026-05-16 10:00 - 16:00
The Trauma Workshop is designed to provide mental health professionals with a human-centered approach to trauma recovery, emphasising empathy, client autonomy, and the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. This workshop introduces participants to humanistic principles, such as unconditional positive regard, empathy, and genuineness, and how these core concepts can be applied when working with trauma survivors. Attendees will explore how trauma impacts the individual’s sense of self, relationships, and ability to connect with others, and how a humanistic approach can foster healing by restoring a sense of agency and self-worth. Participants will learn to create a therapeutic space where clients feel understood, accepted, and empowered to make meaning of their experiences. The session will address specific trauma-related issues such as dissociation, flashbacks, and triggers, and offer techniques for managing these challenges in therapy. Ethical considerations, including trauma-sensitive boundaries and the need for therapist self-care, will also be discussed. This workshop is ideal for counsellors, psychotherapists, and other mental health professionals interested in integrating humanistic practices into trauma-focused therapy.

Exploring Genograms with Lawrence Capon - June 6th
2026-06-06 10:00 - 13:00
This focused workshop introduces the use of genograms as a powerful tool for exploring family patterns, relationships, and dynamics within the counselling process. A genogram is more than a family tree—it visually maps emotional connections, generational patterns, and significant life events that can influence a client’s current behaviour, beliefs, and relationships.
Ideal for counselling trainees and practitioners, the workshop offers both theoretical background and practical guidance on how to co-create genograms with clients in a sensitive, collaborative way. Participants will learn how to use genograms to support exploration of identity, cultural heritage, intergenerational trauma, and repeated relational patterns.
Through experiential exercises, group discussion, and case examples, attendees will gain confidence in applying genograms to deepen client insight and therapeutic connection. This workshop invites reflection not only on client material, but also on your own family influences as part of developing relational awareness in practice.
