Inspire CPD For Therapists

How to book a place

Complete the online booking form on the bookings page. You'll receive an automatic email confirmation, which includes instructions on how to pay. Your place is not confirmed until we receive payment. Once payment is received you'll receive an email confirming your place.

We send joining instructions approximately a week before each course.


2024. Special Offer Sml Green Anim

Cost of courses

All courses on zoom cost £85. We are currently offering a discount of £25 if you book 3 of our Trauma series or £40 off if you book on all 4.

Reduced price for counselling & psychotherapy students - pay just £75.



2024. ripples

The Unwanted Legacy - Generational Trauma

14th October 2024
9.30 - 3.30
£85
On zoom


We know from our training that the roots of our adult selves go right back to our first experiences, as well as being influenced by our genetic inheritance from our parents. But what if both of these ‘nature and nurture’ influences were even more nuanced?

Scientists in the emerging field of epigenetics have discovered the mechanism that allows lived experience and acquired knowledge to be passed down the generations. This means that an individual’s life experience doesn’t die with them but endures in genetic form.

What this means for therapy is that although how our parents treated us – and whether our needs were met is important – that the source of our client’s feelings of pain may also lie within the stories of their parents and grandparents rather than in their own. Fragments of life experience, memories and body sensations can live on as if reaching out from the past to try and find resolution in the present.

In this workshop we will weave together the groundbreaking research with therapeutic exercises, and clinical examples to give you a different way of approaching trauma work.

Specifically, we will:

  • Explore recent developments in the fields of biology, neuroscience, epigenetics and developmental psychology – all of which now suggest that we need to look back at least 3 generations to understand the mechanism behind patterns of trauma and suffering that repeat.
  • Look at why this understanding may be so profound for our clients, particularly if their feelings don’t seem to make sense. For some it may be the influence of a very personal family trauma that played out for their grandmothers, for others it may be the pervasive influence of a more global tragedy that impacted their mother before they were born.
  • Look at how a ‘family consciousness’ or ‘unconscious loyalties’ may be influencing our clients now.
  • Learn how to identify unique patterns of inherited family trauma using questions, genograms and family trees
  • Take a more nuanced look at the impact of attachment in the light of this new knowledge and identify ways of reparenting the inner child
  • Discuss other practical ways of working with clients to bring new insight and relief, and in particular to try and help clients break the cycle of transgenerational trauma.


  • 2024. Russiandolls

    Using Nesting Dolls & other objects

    11th November 2024
    9.30 am TO 3.30 pm
    On ZOOM
    COST: £85


    Would you like to work creatively with clients using nesting dolls or other objects?

    Do you worry about how to introduce these methods?

    Have you used them yourself and found it enlightening but lack confidence to do it with your clients?

    If so this workshop will help to give you the confidence you need to expand your therapeutic repertoire in a way that will help clients to explore the different aspects of self, or relationship dynamics

    On this practical AND experiential workshop we will cover:

  • General principles when working creatively
  • What, when & how
  • Safety considerations
  • Practical examples of how to use these methods
  • Demonstrations using nesting dolls
  • Using dolls to unpack layers of life/aspects of self/parts work
  • Using dolls to work with shame, anger or grief
  • Opportunities for experiential practice
  • Using creative methods remotely
  • Questions & Answers

    This course is suitable for anyone who would like to bring more creativity into their therapy or supervision practice. It’s suitable for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, supervisors, coaches as well as therapists in training.


  • 2024. PRIVACY

    Pre Trial Therapy Guidance - New Guidance published in 2022

    We waited a long time for this revision of the Pre Trial Therapy guidance and it was finally published in 2022. It's safe to say in many areas of the country the Police & CPS are still getting to grips with it... and many therapists are unaware of its existence!

    In this new and completely rewritten workshop we will consider what the impact is for therapy and therapists. As well as covering all the important and fundamental principles we will allow plenty of time for you to ask questions and we'll use case studies to bring it to life.

    Pre Trial Therapy Guidance - in depth

    Saturday 16th November 2024 ***Generally our training is on Mondays so this may be your opportunity to do this course on a different day of the week ***
    Time: 9.30 to 3.45 pm
    Cost: £85
    Where: On zoom

    After attending delegates will be able to:

  • Understand the requirements of the new PTTG in relation to therapy work
  • Recognise the need to balance the principles of confidentiality of client data with the Attorney General’s guidelines on disclosure and understand why this matters for therapists
  • Recognise the components of current GDPR and Data Protection legislation in order to comply with the requirements of the law & current Ethical Frameworks
  • Revise and adapt current privacy notice, contracts and PTT guidance for clients and service users in order to comply with the new PTTG guidance and current legislation on data protection
  • Demonstrate increased knowledge & understanding of the legal system
  • Inform clients of the implications for therapeutic work and future therapy of reporting to the police
  • Describe to clients the importance of understanding the PTTG and of any contract changes which may result from the criminal proceedings
  • Handle requests from the police for disclosure of therapy records
  • Recognise general principles around good note keeping & additional requirements where a client reports SV to the police


  • 2024. orangewhirl

    Creating Transformative Relationships in Supervision - a course for Supervisors

    9th December
    ON ZOOM
    9.30 am to 3.30 pm
    £85


    We both believe that the supervisory relationship is fundamental to an effective supervision experience and for us to aid our supervisees in their development. As supervisors and lovers of CPD we wanted to create a space where supervisors could come together to explore concepts and ideas to help us improve the supervision we offer and to develop transformative relationships with our supervisees.

    This will be our 5th course for supervisors. We did the first 3 in the room and then we tried one on Zoom and do you know what – it was great! Every time we’ve run a supervisor’s course whether in the room or on zoom it has been a fabulous experience… characterised by warmth, sharing, insights and creativity.

    In this workshop we will specifically look at:

  • Dual relationships – is it a problem? We’ll consider from our perspective and our supervisees. We’ll look at the complexity of dual relationships and when they may be OK and how to manage them.
  • Utilising therapeutic writing in supervision. This will be experiential as we’ll guide you through an activity and you’ll see for yourself how it gets to the unconscious.
  • Space for sharing. This will be a small group and we facilitate in a way which is inclusive and nurturing of each other & our experience.

    This workshop will give supervisors time to think and reflect on their relationships with supervisees and the process of supervision. It is also a great place to network with other supervisors and share your experiences in a friendly environment. This will be an experiential course but based on well understood & researched theories of supervision.


  • Cancellation policy

    Fees are non-refundable. However, if you cancel 4 weeks or more prior to a course you can transfer your booking to another of our courses. Whilst we fully appreciate that life often happens last minute, we need time to be able to try and sell your space to another delegate, so we cannot simply transfer you to another course. If you cancel late we do offer you the option to re-book another course within the next 12 months at half price.

    Running training courses is administratively hard work. We know that for most training organisations if you cancel you simply lose your fee completely, and many also charge a fee for amending bookings. We take the view that our policy is the fairest way of doing things, and whilst we realise not everyone will agree with us we have to have a plan & policy in place, which we hope people will understand and accept.


    Booking Information

    To book onto any of our courses please complete the online booking form on the bookings page.
    You'll be sent confirmation of your booking once you've made payment.

    If you have any specific needs around accessibility, suitability of courses or questions regarding this please do email us.

    We look forward to seeing you on one of our courses!


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