When practitioners want to integrate Single‑Session Therapy (SST) into busy private or agency settings, how can they make each encounter count? In this engaging and practical workshop, Windy Dryden—one of the world’s leading SST experts—will show you step‑by‑step how to weave SST into everyday clinical work so clients experience immediate impact and lasting change.
Through real‑world examples and interactive discussion, Windy will demonstrate how SST helps clinicians identify key issues, set clear goals, and guide clients toward actionable steps—often within a single meeting. Whether you are new to SST or aiming to refine an existing approach, this workshop will equip you with tools and strategies you can put to use right away.
Discussion and Exploration
The workshop begins with an engaging conversation between Windy Dryden and John Wilson, focusing on the unique challenges and opportunities of offering SST in both private practice and agency environments. Colleagues attending will be invited to join the discussion, creating a collaborative and enriching experience.
Demonstration of Single‑Session Therapy
In the second part of the workshop, Windy Dryden will invite two volunteers to participate in a live SST demonstration. This session will illustrate how SST principles translate into practice across different service contexts.
Volunteer Participation
Volunteers should bring a current issue they would like help with and be prepared to discuss it in front of their peers. The demonstrations will be recorded and included as part of the workshop content, accessible only in the Onlinevents library with a password.
Join us to discover how Single‑Session Therapy can become an effective, integrated option in private & agency practice—benefiting your clients, your service, and your workflow.
Course Content
Presenter
CBT Therapist, Trainer, Academic and Writer
I am Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths University of London and have been working in the field of counselling and psychotherapy since 1975.
I was one of the first people in Britain to be trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and have trained with Drs. Albert Ellis, Aaron T. Beck and Arnold Lazarus.
I have also trained at the University of Warwick where I was awarded an MSc in Psychotherapy. This was an eclectic course and gave me a very broad view of the field. What has been important and sustaining in my career has been variety. Thus, I work as a practitioner, trainer, academic and writer/editor.
CBT Practice
I have worked as a therapist in many settings: including in private practice, in a GP practice, in a clinical psychology service and in private psychiatric hospitals.
CBT Training
I have been active in training counsellors and therapists since 1975 and have trained therapists in many countries including Britain, USA, South Africa, Turkey and Israel.
Academic
I began my career as an academic as Lecturer in Counselling at the University of Aston in Birmingham (1975-1984) and joined Goldsmiths University of London in 1985 where I became Britian’s first Professor of Counselling in 1992. I am now Emeritus Professor of Psychotherapeutic Studies at Goldsmiths and have held Visiting Professorships at University of Birmingham, University of East London, University of Westminster and London Metropolitan University. In 2005, I was awarded a DSc in Psychology at Babes-Bolyai University in Romania.
Writer and Editor
My first book was published in 1984 and I have now authored or edited over 230 books. I write for both the profession and for the general public. In addition, I have edited 20 book series and was, until 2012, the editor of the ‘Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy’.
