Presented in partnership with the Oriental Institute, with live Chinese interpretation available.
Join us for a special international workshop with Professor Windy Dryden, exploring the principles and practice of Single-Session Therapy (SST) — an approach that recognises the possibility for meaningful change within a single therapeutic encounter.
The session will open with a dialogue between Windy Dryden and John Wilson, introducing the core mindset of SST and how it can inform both brief and longer-term work in counselling and psychotherapy.
This will be followed by a live demonstration with a volunteer from the Onlinevents community, focusing on the theme of procrastination — particularly when shaped by early family experiences, such as growing up in an environment with high parental expectations.
We’ll then open space for reflection and questions, offering a chance to explore together how this approach can inform our work.
The event will be delivered via Zoom, with access to both English and live Chinese simultaneous interpretation. It will also be live streamed through the WeChat app, expanding access to colleagues across China.
This is a unique opportunity to come together as an international community, engaging across languages and cultures to reflect on how we can meet our clients at the point of need — within the session we are having with them — whether that’s a single session or part of a longer-term therapeutic relationship.
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’.
