UPCOMING CPD WORKSHOPS

  • Working with Visible Difference with Dr Alyson Norman

    Sunday 28 September, 10am-1pm
    Online via Zoom

    This workshop will provide counsellors with a comprehensive introduction to the challenges faced by individuals living with visible differences, drawing on evidence that over a million people in the UK have a significant disfigurement to the face or body.

    Research indicates that around 48% of adults affected experience at least borderline clinical levels of anxiety, highlighting the importance of accessible and effective psychological support. 

    Against this background, the workshop will introduce participants to a range of intervention approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), grief and loss approaches, and social skills training, before presenting Face IT, an innovative, evidence-based online intervention that offers a more widely accessible and cost-effective option.

    Through this session, counsellors will gain practical insights and tools to enhance their practice and better support clients navigating the psychological and social complexities of living with a visible difference.

    Dr Alyson Norman is a clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor at the University of Plymouth. She also has a private practice as a psychotherapist. She is the main author of an online support tool called 'Face It' for people struggling with visible difference.

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  • Save the Date: Working Relationally with Borderline Personality Disorder

    Saturday 1st November

    A whole day face-to-face with Dr Ruth Birkebaek

    Booking open soon

Continuing Professional Development for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Our varied range of CPD workshops are held either in-person in North London, or online via Zoom. Currently all of our meetings are on Sundays.

Our CPD workshops are welcoming social occasions. We know counselling and psychotherapy can be a lonely profession, and most trainings are either online or in a room with strangers.

ACPNL events aim to combine professional development with the opportunity to meet colleagues in person, build connections and friendships in the pleasant surroundings of our venues.

Workshops cost £25 for members, and £35 for non-members.

All are welcome. To book your place visit our Eventbrite page.

Would you like to present a CPD workshop or suggest a speaker? Get in touch!

Past ACPNL CPD Workshops

  • Pranayama and Breath-Work as a Practice of Self-Care for Therapists with Sara Francia

  • The Impact of Autism on Family Dynamics with Fiona Goodwin-Lynch

  • Lifelong Resilience with Dalma Loewy

  • Intercultural Issues with Baffour Ababio

  • Working with Autistic Clients with Leo Ricketts

  • Narcissism with Henry Adeane

  • Domestic Abuse with Christiane Sanderson

  • Erotic Co-Transference and Enactment: Risk, Rupture, Repair with Henry Adeane

  • On Being an Autistic Therapist with Leo Ricketts

  • Let’s Talk About Sex with Katrina Redpath

  • Using Polyvagal Therapy with Jacquie Karaca

  • Bipolar Problems with Mutahira M Qureshi

  • Creatively Connecting with the Inner Child with Sarah Webber

  • Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) with Karen Pollock

  • Polyvagal Theory with Wale Oladipo

  • Drop the Disorder! with Jo Watson

Testimonials from our CPD workshops

  • I was moved by people's openness and willingness to share their personal experiences.

  • Was a very useful and thought provoking workshop providing information and understanding of Neurodiversity and ADHD. I valued Leo's honesty when sharing his story and personal difficulties.

  • Very interesting, inclusive and well presented.

  • Good to hear Leo’s personal journey.

  • Relevant and insightful.

  • This is a topic that is currently widely debated and society’s attitudes to it are in a state of change. Our personal attitudes to it are extremely relevant, l think, to understanding and managing our family and social relationships ( not to mention our relationships with ourselves).

  • I always find the ACPNL workshops - originating, as they do, with a focus on client/therapist relationships and the intention of enriching professional understandings, add a lot to my thinking generally. I thought that Leo’s account of his personal growth and insights over recent years, movingly and effectively made the link between personal and professional and offered a lot of food for thought.

  • I appreciated Christiane's wealth of knowledge and experience and also her down-to-earth approach. There was enough material for a couple of workshops. The material was put across in a way that I easily understood and retained.

  • The speaker was excellent. She covered so much in just 3hrs. Attending this workshop would be most beneficial for anyone working with abused clients. Thank you ACPNL for offering this excellent workshop.

  • It was amazing! Maybe it was even too short, considering the nature of the topic. Reasonable price, a fantastic deliverer, and good timing. I enjoyed having the reading beforehand.