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Evening Meetings
An Adoptee’s Story A conversation with Nick Mabey, in Chandler’s Ford on April 7th, 2022
Nick Mabey shared his life story as an adoptee with us. There was an uncanny parallel between his physical heart problem (a hole in his heart) that he was unaware of till quite late in life and his psychological heart problem, the absence of his birth mother (and...
Against the Grain, with Mars Lord at Chandler’s Ford on March 14th, 2022
Mars gave us a provocative and spirited talk about racism in society. She told us about the cumulative effect of racism on black people, how people become worn down by it. She shared that a negative opinion about her by a teacher took her school career completely...
What can counsellors and psychotherapists do about prescribed drug dependence? Professor Rosemary Rizq on February 15th 2022 on Zoom
Professor Rosemary Rizq posed the following questions to us at the beginning of the talk: How many of your current clients are taking at least one psychiatric drug? Have you already talked with your clients about their psychiatric drugs? If not, what do you...
A Review of the talk about THERAPIST SELF CARE, with Jacqueline Holloway on Thursday January 12th, 2022, on zoom.
‘Are we mindful enough of self care?’ was the question we were asked at the beginning of the talk. I think the answer we all arrived at is that we are not! We looked at the impact of loss, change and trauma on ourselves as therapists and the different signs of...
Reviews of Working Holistically with Chronic Illness, with Marcos Frangos, November 25th
Marcos gave a really heart-felt exploration of a client which was the theme all the way through the presentation, which gave it depth of feeling and a unique way of thinking about how we can work with our clients through a lens of empathy and connectivity Marcos has a...
A brief review of HACP’s Evening Talk on the 19th October 2021 via Zoom with Windy Dryden who explored: ‘Providing help at the point of need – Insights from Single Session Therapy’
Windy Dryden has been involved with this way of working for a number years now and is passionate about how it can help clients to a find more ‘of the moment’ and proactive way forward with issues raised at the point of need. He has generously shared his power-point...
A Review of the September evening talk: Unsticking Stuckness: the use of Hypnotherapy in a Counselling Setting with Sally Bailey, 15th September 2021
Our 2nd in person HACP evening talk since the world shifted - Sally was greeted with 15 happy and enthusiastic faces. Sally introduced us to hypnotherapy - therapy using various forms of hypnosis. She checked in with her audience to see who else worked in the field...
Report on the July 15, 2021 evening talk: The sexual abuse of children rarely happens in isolation: what else occurred or was missing? with a speaker from CISTERS
‘First F2F meeting, HACP would like to thank everyone who attended for supporting the Talk and complying with the necessary Covid19 needs to keep everyone safe. We look forward to more networking and chatter next time. A big thank you to the Cister’s speaker for...
Review of Evening Talk, March 8th, 2021. Slugs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails: Male Mental Health, Risk and Counselling, with Dr Andrew Reeves
Andrew’s talk “Slugs and snails and puppy dog tails; Male mental health and counselling” was an interesting look at the factors affecting men’s mental health and the alarmingly high suicide rate, disproportionally impacting men in the UK, compared to women. Andrew...
Review of Evening Talk, February 10th 2021, Working confidently with sexual issues, with Simon Halford
Simon, an experienced psychosexual and couples therapist whose training was through the work of Freud but who has since incorporated other theories into his practice, invited us to explore what is often an unspoken and possibly embarrassing subject with knowledge,...
Training
Working with clients with a psychiatric diagnosis. What might a psychiatric diagnosis mean to you, your client and for the psychotherapeutic process?’ with Dr Rachel Freeth in Chandler’s Ford on March 5th 2022
‘Diagnosis can turn the fright of chaos into the comfort of the known, the burden of doubt into the pleasure of certainty, the shame of hurting others into the pride of helping them, and the dilemma of moral judgement into the clarity of medical truth.’ (Reich,W) The...
Talk About Sex with Lottie Passell-Syms 30 October 2021 North Baddesley Village Hall
Lottie greeted us with excitement and enthusiasm for the day ahead. The venue was great and everyone had enough space to feel safe. Lottie is a Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist, with a busy private practice where she sees clients who are struggling with...
A brief review of the DAY WORKSHOP: Saturday, 4th September 2021: Medical model perspectives on mental health and mental disorder. What might they mean to you, your client and for the psychotherapeutic process? With Dr Rachel Freeth
I will not attempt to repeat the content of Rachel’s presentation because the excellent 5 page hand-out, ‘Key features of the medical model framework,’ is available to you. Just ask for it by emailing [email protected] Also Rachel has written a scholarly book on the...
Review of Trauma and Empathic Overload in Therapists. With Teresa Crosswell, on August 14th.
Teresa said she intended to give an insight into the nature of trauma, its sensory element and the impact on both clients and therapists together with increased understanding into the vital importance of our own self-care. ’Trauma can be defined as a situation faced...
Review of the Day Training, ‘Trauma and Empathic Overload in Counsellors and Psychotherapists, on August 14,2021 with Teresa Crosswell
Teresa said she intended to give an insight into the nature of trauma, its sensory element and the impact on both clients and therapists together with increased understanding into the vital importance of our own self-care. ’Trauma can be defined as a situation faced...
Review of the Day Training, E.M.D.R, with Sian Morgan on 20th February, 2021
Sian Morgan and ‘Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing - EMDR’ 20th February 2021 via Zoom: a brief review by Jacqueline Holloway Sian, an EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant and Trainer, generously shared her knowledge and experience whilst demonstrating a...
Review of the Day Training, ‘The Neuroscience of Transformation’ on 22 February 2020 with Paul Sibson
Perhaps the title of the workshop should have been The Coherence Therapy Model rather than the Neuroscience of Transformation as the day was focused on the theory and practice of the Coherence Model. A huge amount of information was given to us so this review attempts...
Review of Day Training -Addictions – The Bigger Picture presented by John Baker on 30 November 2019
The day saw a crowded room - a wonderful mix of new counsellors and experienced counsellors - all of whom were yearning to learn more, refresh previous learnings and add to their skill set. John imparts his wisdom in a way that makes you feel like you’re mostly...
Reviews of WILD THERAPY weekend, October 4th to October 6th, 2019, with Emma Palmer
The Cold Ash Centre, and the Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary who live there welcomed us warmly and looked after us so well, under the guiding hand of Sister Tram, in a way that was both efficient and completely, quietly discreet. The food was good and...
Review of Day Training on September 21st, 2019, COUNSELLING ETHICS, with Ruth Mackintosh
An experiential day underpinned by the BACP’s ‘Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2018’. Ruth wished this to be an inclusive day and so ethical guidance of other modalities and Associations including UKCP, BPS, the Association for Cognitive Analytic...