Therapy Basics Workshop

Service Description

Therapy Basics: Foundations for Future Therapists (8-week workshop) Who is this for? This 8-week workshop is for graduate psychologists and trainees in psychology/psychotherapy who want to learn the essentials of counselling and psychotherapy before committing to a full accredited modality training. Whether you’re exploring becoming a therapist, preparing for a placement, or already seeing clients in a limited capacity, this course will help you feel more confident, grounded, and prepared in the therapy room. Teaching is warm, approachable, and interactive, often lively and engaging (with humour when it helps), while always adaptable to the group’s pace and preferences. Facilitators bring years of academic and corporal teteaching experience, so sessions are structured, practical, and easy to apply. ⸻ What you’ll learn Across the programme, we’ll cover: • How to communicate in a way that feels safe, containing, and emotionally attuned • Building and sustaining the therapeutic relationship (boundaries, trust, alliance) • Active listening, empathy, and working confidently with silence • Connecting with different client presentations (withdrawn, angry, ambivalent, “stuck”) • Handling challenges: ruptures, strong emotions, and moments of uncertainty • Basic assessment and formulation thinking at trainee level • Therapist self-care: supervision, reflection, limits, and sustainability The course is primarily grounded in person-centred principles (empathy, congruence, unconditional positive regard), with integrative input from other major approaches, so you gain a foundation you can deepen in any modality. ⸻ Structure & flexibility • Format: Hybrid (online or in person) • Duration: 8 classes • Length: 90 minutes per class • Options: Join the full series (recommended) or attend individual sessions that match your current needs. This workshop is practical and skills-based, with space for questions, guided practice, and reflection - helping you develop your confidence and your own emerging therapeutic style.