Specialist Training and CPD for Counsellors & Psychotherapists
We provide specialist online training for counsellors & psychotherapists - but it's still small size, interactive, informative & engaging!
This is not just boring "sit and listen"... we encourage questions and we provide thought-provoking activities.
We cover a wide range of topics from trauma and Pre-Trial Therapy to more creative areas like Working with Nesting Dolls and Therapeutic writing. Visit our course listing page for all courses and to book go to our booking form.
Upcoming courses - Autumn 2024
11th November - Using Nesting Dolls & other objects in therapy
Do you want to get more creative in the therapeutic space? Have you used them yourself and found them enlightening? But maybe a bit unsure of how to use them yourself with your client. In this course we go through the basics, safety concerns & use practical demonstrations to show how to use them in the room or online.
SATURDAY 16th November - Pre Trial Therapy Guidelines in depth
As many of you know we generally deliver training on Mondays with occasional other days of the week offered. We're offering this essential & enlightening course on a Saturday for the first time! So it might be your only opportunity if Mondays don't work for you. Grab a place while you can!
See course listing page for more details on all of our courses.
TO BOOK any course please complete booking form. You can pay by bank transfer or by debit/credit card.
If you have any queries please do email us - link at top or right of page.
Who Are Inspire CPD?
Inspire CPD is an East Midlands based specialist counsellor & psychotherapy training venture run by Lynsey Lowe & Sally French. We've delivered training together since 2018 and from June 2020 we've regularly delivered our specialist workshops online, these have received such excellent feedback that we are continuing to deliver in this format.
We are both psychotherapists, supervisors and trainers based in Nottinghamshire. We both have an extensive background as trainers and working with abuse and sexual violence – Lynsey worked for Rape Crisis Nottingham, and Sally was a sexual offences specialist prosecuting solicitor. Please see our individual pages for more detail about us, our backgrounds, and our therapy and supervision services.
At Inspire:CPD for therapists we provide specialist training CPD workshops for counsellors and psychotherapists in Leicester, Nottingham & Derby, and online via zoom. Our main area of expertise is training on working with adult survivors of childhood abuse and trauma. However, as a result of our work in this area we've developed extensive knowledge and skills around many related topics. These include but are not limited to;
Why come to one of our training workshops?
We know that these days there’s an awful lot of choice of CPD events – some of which are free to access – so why do a workshop with us?
We believe what we offer is very different to other online training. We offer:
But don’t just take our word for it – this is what some of our delegates have said:
Isn't it great to get such fabulous feedback!
"As ever brilliantly delivered, with your generously shared knowledge & experience. I now feel relieved of my anxiety around working with suicidality, and with an understanding of the process that follows when suicide happens." Working with Suicide, Sept 2024
"I enjoyed the Attachment training so much. It was the best one so far. I find you have just the right level of clever stuff and yet you make it accessible... I have attended several trainings on Polyvagal stuff but from the part that you included in Monday’s training…By Jove I think I got it!" Oct 2024
"How do you get such lovely therapists on your workshops? The breakout rooms were so warm & refreshing!" Motherwound, May 2022
"Staff were buzzing about it the day after when I saw them at the centre" From Manager of team after attending Burnout & Vicarioius Trauma training, 2024
"I just loved it. I really appreciate the deep-dive into the policies and laws that Sally did in preparation and being able to deliver a comprehensive and understandable version of that for us." Pre-Trial Therapy Guidelines, 2023
How to book
If you would like to book onto one of our courses please complete the online booking form on the bookings page.
General information: timings, accessibility
Our workshops generally run 9.30 to 3.30 on zoom. (In the room we may do a slightly longer day.) We generally have 3 breaks - a 30 minute break at lunchtime (around 1 pm) and two 15 minute breaks - one in the morning & one in the afternoon. We try and split them equally through the time we're online.
We have been trying out having two breaks rather than three on some workshops; 45 minutes for lunch at around 12 and an afternoon break of 15 minutes around 2.15 pm.
We outline the break times at the start of each day.
If you have any specific needs around breaks or other accessibility concerns/issues then please do feel free to contact us.
What are the values of Inspire CPD?
We want to provide CPD workshops for counsellors and psychotherapists which are:
Who do Inspire CPD deliver training to?
We deliver our specialist online training to counsellors, psychotherapists, support workers - in fact any group who work to support others. This includes both experienced workers and those in training. However we will also deliver training for organisations at a suitable venue of your choice or online via zoom.
Since 2020 we have been delivering workshops on Zoom and we are very confident that this is a viable alternative - we've 99.9% positive response rate! This means we can deliver training to any area of the country.
We have delivered specialist training in Nottingham, Derby & Leicester (our child abuse survivor workshops) for the Leicester Counselling Service among others. We've delivered our specialist Legal Responsibilities training - including Pre-Trial Therapy for Rutland House Counselling & Psychotherapy (RHCP) Nottingham Women's Centre and Notts Sexual Violence Support Services.
We can also create bespoke training packages upon request.
