Online CPD Events
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​​Introduction to Working with Groups with Lorna Marchant
Saturday 10th January 2026
9.30 - 3.30
If you are a counsellor or supervisor you have probably found yourself either running groups or being asked to run groups. Counsellors who work with children and young people, as well as counselling tutors, are often involved in running groups.​
Working with groups, whether trainee counsellors, supervisees or support workers in an organisation can leave the facilitator feeling daunted and at times overwhelmed.​
On this course you will be introduced to different group theories and explore experientially your own experience of being in groups and how this might impact your facilitation of groups.​
Lorna has been running a wide range of groups for many years, she has studied group theory and written about groups professionally during this time and believes that now, as more counsellors are being required to run groups this will be a timely addition to your CPD portfolio.​
Numbers are limited so please get in touch to book your place.
The fee is £80 with an early bird fee of £60 up to and including 2nd January 2026. To book your place please get in touch with Lorna at
info@independentcounsellingtraining.org
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Introduction to Counselling Young People
(BACP stage 1 curriculum for counselling children and young people)
5 Day live online course held over 5 Fridays beginning
Friday January 16th 2026
Are you seeking to expand your practice to include working with young people?
​If so and you are a qualified counsellor or a counsellor in training this course is for you. It will provide you with the basic professional knowledge and skills needed to become an effective counsellor with young people. The course content is underpinned by relevant research and is in line with current professional expectations for working with young people.
This popular 5 day course will be held on the following Fridays from 9.30am to 3.30pm:
January 16th & 30th 2026
February 6th, 13th & 27th 2026
Course fee £350 (once the deposit of £50 has been paid the remaining fee can be paid in 3 monthly instalments)
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Childless not by Choice and Infertility
Saturday 21st February 2026
9.30 - 12.30
with Meriel Whale
Meriel says
I will be offering an experiential and information-delivery based session, with opportunities for discussion and exploratory activities. I will also share my knowledge and experience in the field of counselling for childless individuals and couples.
My aims are for the group to have had the opportunity to think and talk about how childlessness might show up for clients and to learn more about what childless clients may need and may want their counsellors to know and understand about them. We will also talk about the wider context for childless people in the UK and what it's like to be part of that community, including what sort of support is available. I'll share some practical examples from my work using a composite client.
I am a person centred childless counsellor. I trained at Brighton University and was one of the first childless counsellors in the UK to specialise in working with childless people. I work with individuals and couples and specialise in working with childless people who are also LGBTQIA+ or neurodivergent or both. I also offer general counselling to all clients aged 16+ and work face to face and online.
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The fee for this workshop is £50.
If you are interested please email info@independentcounsellingtraining.org to book your place
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