In this session you will be introduced to:

The Theory of Structural Dynamics and its place in face to face communication with individuals, groups and leaders.
We will focus on one element of the model this evening “Action Modes”.
Look at the “Action Modes” element of the model in relation to conversations you may have as practitioner, leader/manager or member of a team.

Jacquie and Brent very kindly offered to spend an hour talking with us about their perspectives on the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.

Sex and pornography addiction continue to be controversial both within the public and professional spheres. Misunderstanding and misdiagnosis abound!

The Online Events Business Skills Hour is your monthly top up of practical tips and useful thinking!

Deigned to share best practice and develop confidence, each session features onlinevents’ own John Wilson in conversation with leading business expert Richard Maun.

Amanda talked about how she sees that Online Therapy will impact within a global village context and why this is important for therapists in the UK, both in terms of employment and also ethical considerations.

This session wae a discussion of the value of neuroscience and psychotherapy. With the development of neuroscience, psychotherapists are beginning to understand in a more scientific way how psychotherapy impacts on the neural pathways of the brain.

In this event Peggy, Carol, Colin, Keemar & John will talk about why they are putting so much time and energy into sustaining the Large Person-centred Group experience.

With so many people now convinced that whatever they do, or how hard they try, their energy will have no impact. Why bother to put any energy into groups. community relationship and Global Consciousness?

Giles Barrow (TSTA – Ed) offers a personal view about some of the distinctive features of educational transactional analysis (EdTA).

The seminar will include ideas about central theory and models in EdTA, and thoughts on underpinning philosophy. An important consideration will be exploring the distinction between educational TA and TA in education, arguably the central question for those practitioners interested in CTA in the field education.

In the conclusion to the same book he wrote, “A new type of person, with values very different from those of our present culture, is emerging in increasing numbers, and living and being in ways that break with the past. A quiet revolution is under way in almost every field. It holds promise of moving us forward to a more human, more person-centered world.”

That was 1978 and I wonder in 2015, “A quiet revolution or a growth industry?”

This is a 4 week project with a live group supervision event each week facilitated by Robin Shohet.

The purpose of this project is to offer an online learning environment to experience and reflect upon group supervision.

The issues of power within the therapy relationship are complex. As therapists and ordinary human beings, how do we think about power? How do we exert conscious and unconscious power? How do we share power and how do we address the ethical questions that the concept of power inevitably raises within a listening framework filled with values of self, others and society?

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I am interested in the way the Parent ego state is sometimes seen in a negative light, rather than a resource and an attachment to the wider world, giving us our sense of belonging. I am also interested in the line between Parent and Adult ego states and how we differentiate them when defining reality.

Jane will talk about her book “How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?”, a simple storybook written to enable a gentle start to the journey forwards for young children impacted by domestic violence.

Drawing upon examples from their experience, Sue and Emma will reflect upon questions and issues they have faced in managing the relationship with parents whist preserving the integrity of the counselling relationship.

This is a 4 week project with a live group supervision event each week facilitated by Robin Shohet.

The purpose of this project is to offer an online learning environment to experience and reflect upon group supervision.

In this #TATuesdays Suzanne will look at the way Positive Psychology and TA are a potent combination to enable people to thrive.

Suzanne will talk about Berne’s concepts of “reachback and afterburn” and the connection between Physis and Positive Psychology.

This is a 4 week project with a live group supervision event each week facilitated by Robin Shohet.

The purpose of this project is to offer an online learning environment to experience and reflect upon group supervision.

I have noticed in recent years hospitals are beginning to give questions on depression, anxiety and fatigue in relation to chronic health. As a result more people are noted as having extra concerns.

Due to the effects of illness it can be hard to travel so online counselling is ideal. Even if typing is too hard then live online sessions can be a good choice.

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This is a 4 week project with a live group supervision event each week facilitated by Robin Shohet.

The purpose of this project is to offer an online learning environment to experience and reflect upon group supervision.

Dr Kate Anthony, FBACP, will look at why people turn to digital environments to seek help with their particular issues.

She will look at the central themes of how people interact online, such as: issues of shame & embarrassment; inability to seek help elsewhere; the Disinhibition Effect (both the positive and negative effects); a sense of belonging to a community; and for when in crisis.

Being with others – at work, in intimate relationships, in therapy – faces us with a fundamental, inevitable, and lifelong challenge of both being fully, spontaneously, me and fully, securely, attached to you.

Jim presented some ideas on the inherently and developmentally relational nature of self, with implications for some key concepts in Transactional Analysis theory and practice.

Through her extensive experience as a therapist, trainer and supervisor Jacqui knows how important it is to care for herself so that she can continue to do the work that she loves.

Although we know as practitioners we need to prioritise self care, we so often find it one of our biggest challenges! In this interview Jacqui will talk to us about the three things that she finds most useful in sustaining herself as a practitioner:

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In this event Dot & Colin talk about their passion for engaging in and facilitating personal and professional development opportunities for themselves and for colleagues. to be helpful to experienced practitioners and to be helped.

Their questions include elements such as: How can we create these nurturing environments and have the courage to continue to step into these opportunities as experienced practitioners?

The radical psychiatry movement in the late 1960’s and 1970s proposed all mental difficulties are forms of alienation.

At the social level, this means feeling isolated from our work and relationships. Internally, we may feel psychologically alienated from different parts of our self.

This #TATuesday discussion explores the significance of social identity in TA and the ways in which radical psychiatry can inform our thinking and practice.

I am still a talking therapist first and foremost, using TA as my main modality, but I have learned to integrate somatic data into my day to day work. Working with an awareness of body process has the power to deepen and accelerate the talking work. In this seminar I hope to share some of my enthusiasm for this way of working and perhaps to inspire others to extend their existing clinical skills.

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In the event I describe my work and take you through two focussing exercises that I use to support my clients to manage and overcome their addictions. Please have a pen and paper to hand and if you can, have your laptop in a quiet, calm environment so you can engage with the exercises.

Aideen talked about some of the new theoretical models for understanding grief and the process of bereavement.

Not everyone needs bereavement counselling and Aideen talked about the assessment process used within the Hospice to identify people who may benefit form bereavement counselling.

Aideen also talked about the new models and their implications for practice as well as the overlap with some familiar TA concepts.

We created an experience of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) by connecting live to Alexandra Graves, one of the psychotherapists at Two Ash Stables along with the therapeutic herd and Jonathan Browne one of the equine specialists.

We facilitated the opening experience of an EAP session which is an observation based activity where the client simply watches the herd perhaps with an question to focus on. This followed by time to reflect on and process the client’s initial experience of the horses, bringing awareness to any projections, transference and mirroring.

Leilani has studied and used a number of approaches to human development and therapeutic relationships. She has become deeply passionate about the theory and application of Transactional Analysis, experiencing the transformational properties of this approach for herself and others.

In this event Leilani will offer an overview of TA theory in the following areas:

Noel is passionate about how to work therapeutically with cross generational trauma and addiction in a way that fosters recovery through transformation.

There are three tasks that are essential to Noel’s way of working:

Addressing the chemical addiction
Working with the process addiction
Moving beyond functioning to thriving.

Mark discussed some of his research findings about TA and depression and explored some ways of understanding and working with depression using TA theory.

In this workshop Rita will give you a “taster session” of her Mindfulness Skills training. We will practice together an exercise and talk about why mindfulness is so beneficial, for our clients, but also ourselves as therapists.

You don’t need any previous knowledge of mindfulness to participate and enjoy this time, and you can ask question and involve yourself “in the present moment”. All you need is an open mind and a gentle curiosity.

My aim is to enable a discussion on what it might mean to be client centred: this phrase seems to be used by many counsellors, and indeed by many non-counsellors, for example in health, education and youth work. Maybe we can find some common agreement about what it means, that straddles different modalities?

Times of transition can be a particular difficult time for individual with Eating Disorders. Transitions come at many points in life: the transition from childhood to adolescents, moving house, getting married….

But one of the main times of transition can be the start of the new academic year; moving to a new school or going away to university. That makes this time of year the perfect opportunity to think about Eating Disorders and learn a little more.

With most counselling courses asking students to complete a research module, therapist and trainer Rory Lees-Oakes shares his top tips for successful research projects and observations on what constitutes a competent presentation of findings.

Rory has recently written a course guide entitled ‘Rory’s Easy Research’ which will be available on his website counsellingtutor.com from the 8th of September 2014.