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Evening Meetings
REVIEW of Evening Talk: Stalking, presented by Stop Domestic Abuse, for HACP, 17 September 2025
Evening talk review: Stalking, 17 Sept 2025 Presented by Stop Domestic Abuse Service The evening was presented by the charity STOP Domestic Abuse, by Nancy and Becky, who both have extensive knowledge and experience in the field. Definition and Statistics They began...
REVIEW: Laughter Yoga, with Rae Hurst, 15 July 2025
Review of evening 'talk': Laughter Yoga, facilitated by Rae Hurst for HACP HACP evening talk, 15 July 2025 Well, that was a very different kind of evening talk! I had no idea what to expect and have to admit to feeling a little trepidation beforehand, as I imagined...
Review of evening talk: Navigating CAMHS, with Dr Jennie Eeles, 10 March 2025
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) 10 March 2025, Chandlers Ford and live-streamed on Zoom Jennie is a mental health nurse, DBT and EMDR therapist, who has worked with Hampshire CAMHS for many years. Jennie spoke about the medical model, which...
Review of the Evening Talk. Introduction to GamCare (Gambling Addiction) with Priya Shah Tuesday February 11, 2025 on zoom.
Priya Shah from Gamcare gave us an informative and moving talk about the problems that gambling addiction can cause, with a particular focus on women. We were reminded how the gambling industry makes gambling so available with scratch cards at the newsagent’s, betting...
Review of ‘Keys to Well Being’ evening talk on January 15th 2025 with David Brown
David Brown presented his talk on 'The Keys to Wellbeing' to the HACP. David is a phenomenal therapist with many years of experience, and this was reflected throughout the entire evening. With humour and as a guide to the world of Languishing, the talk was well...
Review of Evening Talk, Neurodiversity, Autism and the Double Empathy Problem. With Mark Redwood, 7.30pm. Wednesday, November 13th
Mark is a neurodivergent therapist specialising in counselling people with neurodiversity, an area of work he has been involved with for 30 years plus. This was not the first such talk Mark has undertaken for HACP and it was a welcome return for him and us. He...
Review of Evening Talk, Wednesday, October 16th, 2024. ISLAMIC-INFORMED THERAPY, with TAYBA AZIM
I enjoyed this talk a lot, more than I thought I would. Islam gets a bad press in the UK, I would say thanks to barbaric punishments in Saudi Arabia for example, 9/ll, homophobia and perceived attitudes to women. The kind of liberal Islam that Tayba was talking...
Review of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Evening Talk by Jenna Clark on September 11, 2024
Jenna ws an enaging speaker who shared the heart-breaking stories and backgrounds of her young clients’ lives with empathy and understanding. She was mindful of protecting their anonymity ensuring their stories received the respect deserved. The children’s histories...
Review of July Evening Talk, Wednesday July 10th. 7.30pm. Jacqueline Holloway explored: ‘Endings and Transitions. What is the impact on our wellbeing and our histories?’ at Chandler’s Ford Methodist Centre.
The evening began with a group discussion of Endings and Transitions. Many interesting perspectives were aired. Here are a few of them: Our experience of endings in childhood may well shape how we deal with endings and transitions for the rest of our lives. Endings...
Review of Evening Talk, 12th June 2024 ADHD Assessment, with Dr Sarah Butler,
Sarah is a Counselling Psychologist who wears many hats in her professional life, including 12 years of working with the NHS, Founder of Cronos Wellbeing, Humanistic, CBT and EMDR therapist, working in private practice, offering intensive trauma interventions and...
Training
REVIEW: Play workshop, 3rd in series of “5 Keys to Flourishing”, presented by David Brown and Vanda Selby, 20 Sept 2025
'Play' Workshop: 3rd in series of "5 Keys to Flourishing", facilitated by David Brown and Vanda Selby Saturday 20 September 2025 3 reviews from 3 different participants Mary Burner's review: I certainly think we got our 5 'Vitamins' given to us at this workshop...
REVIEW: Spirituality workshop, 2nd in series of “5 Keys to Flourishing” with David Brown & Vanda Selby
REVIEW: Spirituality workshop, 2nd in series of '5 Keys to Flourishing' with David Brown and Vanda Selby A brief review of HACP's 'Spirituality' workshop, held Saturday, 31 May 2025 in Chandler's Ford Methodist Church This Spirituality workshop, led by David and...
REVIEW: Couple Counselling 101 with Lottie Passell-Syms & Fifi Scliff
Review: Couple Counselling 101 with Lottie and Fi, for HACP, on 12 April 2025 Short review & feedback from Couples Counselling 101 day Review Fi and Lottie offered such an instructive and collaborative day around their work with couples, to such an extent some of...
Review of 5 Keys to Flourishing: Key 1,Helping Others training day, 15 March 2025
Review: ‘Five Keys to Flourishing' series Key 1: Helping Others Facilitated by David Brown and Vanda Selby Jacqueline Holloway reviews the HACP training day, 5 Keys to Flourishing: Key 1: Helping Others, that took place in Chandlers Ford on 15 March 2025. David...
The Business of You : Money, Mindset and Marketing Fifi Sclif Day Training – Saturday 2nd November 2024
Fi is an experienced Mindset and Business coach, who specialises working with executives and with counsellors and psychotherapists, supporting them with transforming their mindset, master marketing strategies, and achieving financial growth. With hindsight, I believe...
Some Feedback from the Well-Being Day on September 28th, 2024 at Park Place
The day was well-attended and described by many participants as ‘a gift’ which should be repeated. The day included an introductory talk on an holistic well-being framework, a sound bath, breathing work. and a question and answer session. Most feedback was very...
A review of the day workshop held on Saturday, 14th September 2024 Diane Hardiman – ‘Signs, Symbols and Animal Totems’
Diane offered an excellent workshop, sensitively explained, involving definitions, myths and knowledge of ‘Signs, Symbols and Animal Totems.’ A complex topic for which space here only allows a brief insight. Diane explained she would offer glimpses into the subject’s...
Review of Playbook Course, 1. Assessments, Contracts & Skills Practice: Fri 22nd – Sat 23rd March 2024 2. Tools, Techniques & Talking Therapies: Fri 19th & 20th April 2024 3. Conflict, Communication & Affairs: Fri 17th – Sat 18th May 2024 4. Sex & Intimacy: Fri 21st & 22nd June 2024, with Lottie Passell-Syms
A message from Lottie and Fi from The Playbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Working with Couples: We are delighted to be facilitating The Playbook again in September 2024 and as you will see from this video testimonial, we are overjoyed at the amazing responses and the...
A review of the HACP workshop held on 11th May 2024 with Diane Hardiman. The World of Dreams
A brief overview of a significant topic. Diane said the first recorded dream work originated with the Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3100 – 2700 BC who used clay tablets on which to record their dreams. In Ancient Babylon dreams were thought to be heavenly in origin...
Review of the EMDR course, Part 1: 9-11 November, 2024, Part 2: 9th February 2024, Part 3: 11-13th April, 2024 with Dr Ines Santos
I have recently completed the EMDR training, that was hosted via the HACP. I have worked in trauma, as a practitioner and therapist for almost two decades and have sought out, CPD in the field of working within this arena. I felt empowered in the training, to take the...