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From Taboo to Therapeutic: using clients’ kinks and fetishes as gateways to deeper healing, with James Penney
July 25 @ 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
From Taboo to Therapeutic: using clients’ kinks and fetishes as gateways to deeper healing
with James Penney
Saturday 25 July 2026, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Ampfield Village Hall, SO51 9BJ
6 hours CPD certificate included
£50 to HACP members, £60 non-members.
To Book: Log in to your MemberMojo membership page, starting here: https://membermojo.co.uk/hacp/signin
- On ‘Your membership’ page, scroll down to ‘Store Purchase’ and enter the ‘Store’.
- Select this training day and proceed to the ‘Checkout’ where you can pay straightaway with a bank card.
- You can also pay by bank transfer: Complete the checkout process. Wait for your confirmation email. Pay via your bank account using our NEW bank details (not the Santander account. We now have a NatWest account – see confirmation email for details.)
OR email Zana (Admin) for assistance: info@hacp.co.uk
About James
About JamesI am an integrative therapist and have been working in private practice for 10 years. I work with couples, individuals and young people. I am also a clinical supervisor. I have formerly taught at Peter Symonds College on their counselling courses, from level 2 through to level 6.
About the workshop
My day training on Kink and Fetish offers you, as therapists, an opportunity to expand your understanding of the subjects, challenge your assumptions, and develop greater confidence in supporting clients who explore kink, fetish, BDSM, and alternative expressions of intimacy. Together, we will explore some of the history and evolution of kink and fetish communities, learn key language and build a lexicon of terms, and examine the impact of shame, stigma, and misunderstanding on this client group. This training is designed to open your eyes to a rich and diverse area of human experience, helping you move beyond judgement and towards curiosity, compassion, and empowerment.
You will gain practical insight into how to create safer, more inclusive therapeutic spaces, reduce shame, and work more effectively with clients from kink communities. The day invites you to reflect on your own beliefs and assumptions while building the confidence to engage in conversations that may previously have felt unfamiliar or challenging. If you have already attended one of my previous shorter trainings, you will still get a lot out of this as we get to into much greater depth during this full-day experience, allowing more time for exploration of the topics, discussion and debate, skills practice and reflections.
(Please note, training days are non-refundable and non-transferable, except in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the HACP committee.)