Marilyn is clearly a progressive leader in her field and I doubt there’s much about counselling in schools, she doesn’t know or a question she couldn’t answer.  Her devotion to the cause (as we learnt) is summed up by the fact that she’s nearing completion her PhD on...

This talk was a nice balance between experiential work and a description of Mindfulness and its practices, and was based on some sound experience of client work.  I did feel at times that it seemed to me to come close to a sales pitch however!   Mindfulness is based...

Last month HACP had the pleasure to host John Leslie Threadgold who gave a talk on Focusing and Focusing-Oriented Therapy. John kindly filled in at the last minute as our original speaker had to cancel. I was intrigued by the title and wondered how this talk would...

Noelle’s presentation was very lively and was well-prepared for an audience new to Sociodrama. Matching the action method approach, we started with action ie., experiencing Sociodrama rather than learning the theory about it in a room generously arranged for work...

David stepped in at short notice tonight which was much appreciated. He began the evening by sharing a little of his background as a teacher, counsellor, trainer and author which is informed by being a Quaker, his interest in Jung and the archetypes and his own work...

It’s usually a good sign when the evening talk is ‘packed out’.  We weren’t disappointed.  Marcos commenced the evening by telling us a little about his family and lead on to sharing a very powerful experience of his own when he first explored the world of Family...

This was a thoroughly enjoyable evening with a view into a speciality outside of the counselling arena. Two volunteers agreed to be attached to computers with sensory pads at the start of the evening and we were able to see graphs of the two different types of...

Michelle gave us a very moving talk on gender dysphoria: unhappiness with gender identity, which leads many thousands of males and females in the UK every year to consider and in many cases change their gender.  Surprisingly to me about half of surgical reassignments...

From the moment Stefan started his presentation - I felt that he captivated his audience and it remained this way for the whole evening.   Stefan Charidge gave a very simple yet fresh view on emotions and how they can ultimately be used in supporting an individual...

  For our April evening talk, our committee was delighted to have Graham Shavick present his talk: An Introduction to Family Therapy and Family Dynamics. Graham is a psychotherapist and business coach with a keen interest in working with families and understanding...