In this lecture, Lisa Mathurin (a counsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer) introduces you to life scripts in TA, a theory of child development. You will learn how to identify: the life script apparatus different types of life scripts. Drawing on Eric Berne’s work, Lisa defines the concept of life scripts, which essentially explain how our […]

In this lecture, you will learn from counsellor and trainer Emma Chapman how and why some women struggle with the transition to motherhood, and how to support maternal mental health in a therapeutic setting. After attending this online lecture, you will be able to: understand what the term ‘maternal mental health’ encompasses identify how societal

Sally-Anne Armitage – a counsellor, supervisor, former lecturer and master’s degree student – talks in this lecture about how to work with sceptical clients. After you have completed this lecture, you will have enhanced your ability to: understand what is meant by ‘sceptical clients’ recognise scepticism in clients through how they present explore your own

In this CPD lecture for counsellors, lecture, Clint Adams – counsellor, former police officer and HR professional – aims to help you: develop self-awareness build greater awareness of others learn to communicate effectively improve personal leadership increase your effectiveness. Clint opens this, online cpd lecture on tackling destructive thought patterns, by identifying the common components

In this lecture, psychotherapist, creative arts counsellor and lecturer Ani de la Prida (who also founded the Association for Person Centred Creative Arts): shows you how creative arts can enhance therapeutic effectiveness and promote relational depth describes a person-centred approach to creative arts highlights the importance of non-directivity in avoiding harm when working with creative

In this lecture, you will learn from counsellor and trainer Emma Chapman what life transitions are, how they might impact clients, and how counselling can help clients to move through them. By the end of the lecture, you can expect to be able to: describe what is a life transition is recognise the different types

Lisa Mathurin (a counsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer) explains in this lecture how to gain a better understanding of communication by analysing transactions, using the theory of transactional analysis (TA). After listening to the lecture, you will: be able to identify the three main types of transactions know Eric Berne’s three rules of communication. Watch

In this lecture, psychotherapist Martin Smith – who specialises in working with clients who have personality disorder – provides an introduction to personality types and disorders. After listening to the lecture, you will be able to: define personality disorders and types understand the main characteristics of the ten clinical personality disorders currently listed understand functional

In this lecture, Lisa Mathurin (a counsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer) introduces you to the ego state theory, which comprises the essence of the transactional analysis (TA) theory of personality, psychopathology and communication. After listening to this lecture, you will be able to: identify different ego states differentiate between the structural and functional ego state

In this lecture, you will learn from counsellor and tutor Simon Heath about what ecotherapy is, and how to prepare for working outside with clients. At the end of the lecture, you will: understand what ecotherapy is be able to start/continue the process of reconnecting with nature and introducing nature into the therapeutic process have