Professional Development Courses in London
Special circumstances can require specialist training. Further your knowledge and understanding with these helpful classes that focus on specific, often demanding topics and aspects of therapy. From working with autism to dealing with addiction, learn how to provide effective counselling in the face of complicated and testing situations, acquiring new skills, knowledge and approaches to use in your professional work.
Who are these courses for?
Due to the specialist nature of our professional development programme, these CPD courses are only open to trained counsellors, counselling trainees studying at Level 4 or above, or employed helping professional such as nurses and healthcare workers.
If you would like to discuss your suitability for our CPD courses please do not hesitate to email us at counselling@citylit.ac.uk.
If you are not a professional or you are at an early stage in your counselling training (below, or at the start of level 4), we have a range of courses for a more general audience, exploring themes related to counselling, mental health and psychology. Please visit our general counselling course page to view our wider programme.
BACP Membership tutors
Our tutors are qualified and practising psychotherapists and counsellors with extensive experience, and members of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. So, in addition to providing you with top quality counselling tuition, you can also benefit from their working knowledge of counselling practise.
Got a question? Contact our counselling team on 020 7492 2530 (Monday-Friday, between 9am–4pm) or email counselling@citylit.ac.uk.
- Group facilitationCourse start date: Sun 29 Oct 2023 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Dennis CarneyLearn how to lead groups and develop your facilitation skills through an exploration of group roles, hidden dynamics, facilitator styles, methods of intervention and stages of group development. This course is both experiential and theory based. This course is aimed at counsellors, other helping professionals and trainees. - Working with the Arts in Counselling: IntermediateCourse start date: Fri 12 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Vyvian ShawAn opportunity for qualified counsellors and those in Level 4 Diploma training to experience and learn about the power of using the creative arts in therapy.Full fee £289.00 Senior fee £289.00 Concession £188.00 - Working with bereavement and lossCourse start date: Fri 26 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Adrian ScottWe'll use the theories of Bowlby, Winnicott and Klein to explore your reactions to bereavement and loss, and increase your ability to help others work through their reactions. This course is aimed at counsellors, other helping professionals and trainees. It is not aimed at people seeking help for the specific course subjects.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £58.00 - Introduction to working with psychosexual issues in therapyCourse start date: Sun 4 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Christine LewisLearn about some common presenting psychosexual issues and some of their possible causes. Develop your awareness of what influences your own sexual desire and how you might work with sexual desire issues your clients bring.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Working with Domestic AbuseCourse start date: Tue 13 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
This course covers working with survivors and perpetrators of domestic abuse, together with an exploration of whether couples counselling may ever be appropriate in situations of domestic abuse. We'll explore themes such as power and control, typology of perpetrators, affect regulation, risk assessments, safety and ethical considerations. We will also consider legal remedies available for survivors of abuse. Suitable for counsellors, trainees and other helping professionals. This course is aimed at counsellors, other helping professionals and trainees. It is not aimed at people seeking help for the specific course subjects.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £58.00 - Introduction to therapeutic writingCourse start date: Sun 3 Mar 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Charmaine PollardPoetry therapy is the intentional use of poetry and other forms of literature for healing and personal growth. Learn how to introduce therapeutic writing into your work, to help people improve their health and wellbeing.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - Working with the Arts in Counselling: AdvancedCourse start date: Fri 19 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Vyvian ShawAn opportunity for qualified counsellors and those in Level 4 Diploma training to experience and learn about the power of using the creative arts in therapy.Full fee £289.00 Senior fee £289.00 Concession £188.00 - Working with two chairsCourse start date: Mon 20 May 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dennis CarneyLearn how to use this technique derived from Gestalt therapy to help your clients explore inner conflicts and let go of haunting issues from the past. Experience the power of this two chair technique by trying it out for yourself.
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