The following CPD Courses have met our Training Standards and have earned NCIP Accreditation.
All CPD courses listed on this page are Accredited by the NCIP.
Brighter Teaching
1 NCIP Accredited Course
Phone: 07597 769 477
Email: info@brighterteaching.co.uk
Website: www.brighterteaching.co.uk
Brighter Teaching is an independent education organisation specialising in counselling theory and practice.
We are dedicated to empowering our students to achieve their best through educational attainment and personal growth. We believe in the potential of every student and strive to help them succeed and reach their full capabilities.
At Brighter Teaching, we offer highly qualified, experienced, and passionate tutors in counselling, along with counsellors, supervisors, and health and social care practitioners. Each of our educators is eager to share their knowledge and experience with you. All of our high levels are Ofqual registered and regulated by a recognised awarding body.
Level 5 Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Trauma
The qualification is designed for individuals seeking to gain a comprehensive understanding of Trauma, both therapy and tools to support others. There are two mandatory units that students must complete. These units will provide students with an understanding of the theories related to trauma and the various interventions applicable to support those they work with. The units will cover topics such as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), attachment, trauma-informed practice, and recovery. Students will attend 2 days a month, totalling 10 10hrs of learning; students will be accepted to complete independent study.
Entry Requirements:
To enrol, learners must have a Level 4 or 5 counselling qualification that is regulated by Ofqual. We also accept mentors and coaches who are trained at Level 3.
Course Director/Tutor:
Tommy Silvester
Create Hope
7 NCIP Accredited CPD Courses
Phone: 07720970717
Email: catherine@createhope.co.uk
Website: http://www.createhope.co.uk
We are a Christian charity offering emotional support to children, young people and families based in Berkshire.
Project Jabez is our training which we have developed to equip people to work therapeutically with children, young people and families.
Certificate in safety and stabilisation
In-person or online?
Either
Course Hours:
14-hour CPD
Entry Requirements:
Qualified Therapist/counsellor to level 5 plus.
Course Director/Tutor:
Catherine Hockley
Certificate in facilitating creative therapy groups
In-person or online?
In Person
Course Hours:
20-hour CPD
Entry Requirements:
Qualified Therapist/counsellor to level 5 plus.
Course Director/Tutor:
Catherine Hockley
Certificate in using Play and Creative therapy approaches with adults
In-person or online?
In-person
Course Hours:
14-hour CPD
Entry Requirements:
Qualified Therapist/counsellor to level 5 plus.
Course Director/Tutor:
Catherine Hockley
Using Play and Creative therapy approaches with children and young people
In-person or online?
In-person
Course Hours:
14-hour CPD
Entry Requirements:
Qualified Therapist/counsellor to level 5 plus.
Course Director/Tutor:
Catherine Hockley
Creative Therapy Approach to Working with Parts
A short workshop for therapists or qualified counsellors.
This workshop will provide an opportunity for you to explore and reflect on your own parts and how to work creatively with these with clients. Using creative approaches, you will explore some of your parts and the dialogues, connections between them. This is based on internal family systems approach.
This is an experiential based course, giving space for participants to reflect on their own self-reflection and learning.
The cost per person is £75. Discounted rates are offered for group bookings. Minimum 4 people.
Course Hours:
6-hours
In-person or online?
Either
Classroom/Lecture Hours:
6-hours
Notional Learning Hours:
8-hours
Entry Requirements:
For qualified therapists and counsellors working with children, young people or adults
Course Director/Tutor:
Catherine Hockley
Creative Therapy Approaches for Family Groups and Couples Therapy
This is for Qualified counsellors and therapist looking to develop skills in working with families and couples.
This runs over 6 full days 7 teaching hours per day total of 42 hours
This is an experiential based course, where participants will get the opportunity to explore working with family groups and couples. It will include triad work and facilitating group sessions.
We will bring in a creative therapy approach and focus on resources you can take away into your practice.
The cost per person is £550. Discounted rates are offered for group bookings. Minimum 6 people
This course is delivered in person.
Course Hours:
Classroom/Lecture Hours 42 hours
Notional Learning Hours 50 hours
In-person or online?
In-person
Entry Requirements:
For qualified therapists and counsellors working with children, young people or adults
Course Director/Tutor
Catherine Hockley
Working with Spirituality with Children and Young People
This is for Qualified counsellors and therapist looking to develop skills in working with children and young people.
This runs over one full day 7 teaching hours.
This is an experiential based course, where participants will get the opportunity to explore how they can work with spiritually of children and young people. It will focus on a creative and play therapy approach. It will also give participants space to reflect on their own spirituality and how this is played out within the therapeutic relationship.
We are a Christian organization, however through this course give people the opportunity to explore their belief systems and experiences of spirituality.
The cost per person is £80. Discounted rates are offered for group bookings. Minimum 4 people to run
Can be delivered in person or online
Course Hours:
7-Hours
Notional Learning Hours: 10
In-person or online?
Either
Entry Requirements:
For qualified therapists and counsellors working with children, young people or adults
Course Director/Tutor:
Catherine Hockley
The Kairos Centre
4 NCIP Accredited CPD Courses
Phone: +44 786 609 7247
Email: info@kairos-centre.com
Website: www.kairos-centre.com
Working with Singles, Couples, Marrieds, Sex therapy issue, porn/sex addicts, love addicts, EMDR for PTSD/Trauma/Complex Trauma/Anxiety/Stress/Depression; Female only partner support groups and individual support whether client is based in the UK or abroad – working online via email, webcam, telephone and all online mediums.
Video-on-Demand training: Working with Sex in The Therapy Room
Is sex the elephant in the room which neither therapist nor client will mention? Is this due to your own views and experience with sex and sexuality? Lack of accurate knowledge? Clues are often offered by clients, to check the Therapist’s comfort level. Become comfortable raising a conversation about sex with clients. Perhaps only 20% of clients actually need a Psychosexual Therapist and most sexual issues can be addressed by counsellors who are comfortable with the issues and subject matter. Become one of them. View The Kairos Centre Video-on-Demand webinar which you cover in your own time, with a workbook: https://www.kairos-centre.com/product/talking-sex-in-the-therapy-room/
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
5.5
Entry Requirements:
All levels
Course Director/Tutor:
Gary McFarlane
Introduction to working with Sex/Porn/Love Compulsivity & Addiction
An introduction and overview to the specialist area of working with Sex/Porn/Love Addiction clients. A significant amount of psychoeducation work to dispel myths, correct and provide accurate current knowledge and challenge wrong thinking. To enhance insight into the work, but that more specialist in-depth training is required before working with this client group; in particular, my 20 hours video-on Demand training. To provide an enjoyable and informative skills, interactive training and development session; from the male & female Partner position/perspective of impact on each of them; the separate partner support work; definition and distinctions between, sex, Porn and Love Addiction; women and love Addiction seen at work in Romantic novels & movies; the population cohort impacted (10 to 75 years old, men, women & children), worldwide; its role; 12 Steps groups and their role; Triggers, sobriety, Relapse, stages of Change and the content of a fully fledged Recovery Programme.
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
20
Entry Requirements:
All levels
Course Director/Tutor:
Gary McFarlane
Video-on-Demand training: Training for Therapists in Sex/Porn/Love Addiction Best Practice
In August 2024, BACP published its Addictions Competence Framework, identifying specialist knowledge, skills and abilities that counsellors require to effectively support adults living with addictions. What better time to consider undertaking The Kairos Centre training, with transposable skills for most addictions.
Porn viewing is impacting age 10 to 75 years old. Women, men and children; partners need support. Sexual habits and outlets have changed since lock down, with an increased use of webcam outlets, likely causing many more to find they have a compulsion which won’t stop. Mills & Boons, Nancy Friday, Fifty shades of Grey, Millennium Wolf, are all vying for increased love addiction attention. Men & porn – “tut, tut, tut”. Women and erotic literature and movies – “What’s the problem”?
Want to add Sex, Porn, Love addiction counselling to your skillset. This is the training to give you increased knowledge and competency to work with this client group. https://www.kairos-centre.com/training-for-therapists-in-sex-porn-love-addiction/
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
20
Entry Requirements:
All levels
Course Director/Tutor:
Gary McFarlane
Relationship counselling, focusing on Singles and Training in Couples Therapy
There are workbooks and 41 videos of between approximately 35 to 40 minutes per video length, in this video-on-Demand Training Programme for Therapists who desire to enhance their Couples Counselling skills and/or add Couples Counselling work/skills to their private Therapy practice. The skills will enhance your ability to work confidently and competently with Singles, Pre-married Prep, Partners, Couples, long and very long time marrieds. See my website for more information: https://www.kairos-centre.com/singles-couples-partners-marriage-programme/
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
1435
Entry Requirements:
All levels
Course Director/Tutor:
Gary McFarlane
London School of Clinical Communication & Hypnosis
4 NCIP Accredited CPD Courses
Phone: +44 7565 265459
Email: info@lscch.co.uk
Website: https://www.lscch.co.uk
We offer a dynamic learning space that fuses the best of past practices with the innovation of new approaches.
Today we are globally recognised for delivering some of the most comprehensive training available in clinical hypnotherapy. Our courses are evidenced-based and practical, and many of our graduates are working to change lives in hospitals, at wellness centres and in their own private practices.
Ego State Therapy and Healing the Fractured Self Award Level 5
The Ego State model uses techniques that are similar to family therapy and group therapy and provides a powerful dissociative approach that allows healing to take place rapidly. It also provides the client/patient with a paradigm shift allowing them to break free from entrenched unhealthy emotions and behaviours.
Delivered through virtual live workshops, virtual live practical/experiential weekends, self-learning through our Moodle LMS.
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
14
Entry Requirements:
The course is open to qualified hypnotherapists, psychotherapists, and healthcare professionals who have a working knowledge of psychological trauma.
Course Director/Tutor:
Peter Mabbutt
Certificate in Clinical Supervision
Learning Objectives
The course is assessed via continuous observed practice and feedback, feedback from clinical placement, and a summative viva voce.
People successfully completing the course can practice as clinical supervisors.
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
40
Entry Requirements:
This course is designed for experienced therapists with a minimum of 100 hours post-qualification clinical practice who are undergoing regular clinical supervision.
Course Director/Tutor: Peter Mabbutt
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Award Level 5
This course provides a foundation in CBT. CBT provides an excellent set of tools for working with patients, clients, corporate training and management.
Learning objectives:
• Understanding and applying the ABCDE model
• Approaches to transforming core unhealthy beliefs
• Understanding the theory and application of the CBT model
• Understanding the theory and application of the REBT model
• Identify symptoms and conditions that respond to CBT
Delivered through virtual live workshops, virtual live practical/experiential weekends, self-learning through our Moodle LMS, tutorials, clinical mentoring.
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
40
Entry Requirements:
The course is open to qualified psychologists, counsellors, and clinical hypnotherapists wishing to expand their therapy skills, as well as people with basic secondary education who are interested in exploring CBT for personal development or as a new career.
Course Director/Tutor: Peter Mabbutt
EMDR and Psychological Trauma Award Level 5
This course is designed for therapists and healthcare practitioners already familiar with psychological trauma and clinical hypnotherapists wishing to expand their practice. EMDR is easy to use, quick and effective. It provides an exciting and powerful treatment of a wide range of presenting problems and patient issues. EMDR techniques are considered by the World Health Organisation for treating psychological trauma, relationship breakdown, psychological pain, extreme anxiety and panic attacks, behavioural change and an entrenched psychological problem.
Learning objectives:
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
60 hours
Entry Requirements:
The course is open to qualified hypnotherapists, psychotherapists, and healthcare professionals who have a working knowledge of psychological trauma.
Course Director/Tutor: Peter Mabbutt
Reach
2 NCIP Accredited CPD Courses
Phone: 0121 769 0321
Email: enquiries@thereachapproach.co.uk
Website: https://www.thereachapproach.co.uk
We are a counselling and psychotherapy practice, specialising in all aspects of mental health. Our mission is to educate and empower individuals by helping them to understand the effectiveness of a synergistic approach; where mind, body, spirit and environment are all treated equally, leading to better therapeutic outcomes.
Postgraduate Certificate in Coaching (Coaching Plus) Level 5
Our Postgraduate Certificate in Coaching aims to help students deepen their understanding of the mind-body connection. The primary emphasis is on synergy. Our clinical experience and research tell us that when coaches and those who use talking therapy as part of their strategy for working with clients/customers, have a better contextual understanding of what it means to be human, then they can be more effective in their coaching work.
In-person or online?
Hybrid
Course Hours:
120 minimum
Entry Requirements:
Those applying for this course are expected to have undertaken some coaching training (or equivalent) and to have a relevant background in the helping professions, which include those working in, but not limited to, human resources, social work, probation, teaching and nursing.
Course Director/Tutor:
Easton Hamilton
Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Holistic and Integrative Psychotherapy
For those who only achieve the postgraduate certificate, this is a level 6 equivalent. Those who go on to complete the postgraduate diploma, this is a level 7 equivalent.
Our holistic and integrative psychotherapy course aims to help counsellors and psychotherapists deepen their understanding of the mind-body connection. The primary emphasis is on synergy. Our clinical experience and research tell us that when therapists have a better contextual understanding of what it means to be human they become more effective in their therapeutic work with clients.
The course integrates the primary psychological modalities with cutting-edge science and modern and ancient philosophies. The information offered includes but is not limited to, the role of cognitive neuroscience in mental health, epigenetics, orthomolecular medicine, psychoneuroimmunology, and the impact of philosophy on psychology.
In-person or online?
Hybrid
Course Hours:
380
Entry Requirements:
To acquire a place, candidates must have at least a level 4 in counselling/psychotherapy and have at least two years post qualification experience. In addition, a minimum of 300 supervised client hours.
Course Director/Tutor:
Easton Hamilton
Spirit Project
1 NCIP Accredited CPD Course
Phone: 07903 598 324
Email: admin@spiritproject.co.uk
Website: https://www.counsellingandpsychotherapyuk.com
For decades Spirit Project has been providing therapy and CPD courses for qualified Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
We have taught countless of courses and workshops, both in our private practice and for other organisations.
We strive to provide affordable and accessible courses. Our focus is on creating a learning environment free from discriminatory practice.
Mask and Puppet Making in Therapy
In this one-day workshop, we will explore ways of incorporating these two types of expressive media into your therapeutic work and increasing client's ability to express themselves freely.
We will create masks and puppets that reflect something personal to you, allowing them to express areas of your life.
This workshop is highly experiential, requiring you to be willing to take part using your experiences as material to learn from. As we will be discussing our personal journeys, you will need to be in a confidential space.
The workshop is open to all trainees and qualified Counsellors and Psychotherapists with some or no experience. The day will take into consideration any physical needs.
Please note - For the day, you will need to have the following art materials ready: some A4 paper, various colouring materials, sellotape, glue (optional), long Skewers or sticks.
Entry Requirements:
Trainee and qualified Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Course Director/Tutor:
Maya Gagni
Simply Changing
5 NCIP Accredited CPD Courses
Phone: 0333 800 7777
Email: mary@simplychanging.co.uk
Website: www.simplychanging.co.uk
Training highly skilled, highly effective Coaches with an NLP skillset. We have been training Coaches with NLP for over 20 years. A training company that cares about your confidence as a learner and supports you to become a brilliantly effective coach. We are friendly, approachable, professional specialists in coaching and NLP.
NLP Practitioner Certificate
The NLP Practitioner Certificate is a natural progression from our Diploma in performance Coaching. Our approach to NLP is with the Coach in mind and this is a very Coach friendly format.
On this programme you will:
Come and join us at Simply Changing and within a wonderfully authentic environment, you can develop your NLP understanding.
Entry Requirements:
An interest in NLP and how it can work with the coaching skillset.
Course Director/Tutor:
Louise Trevatt
NLP Master Practitioner
Our Coaches love our NLP Master Practitioner Programme.
We will spend 4 months together, and week by week you will explore the brilliance of NLP. The programme brings you superb experience, building your knowledge and transforming this into skill.
The Master Practitioner in NLP follows on from the NLP Practitioner Certificate. You will discover much that can positively impact on your life and the life of your coachees or clients.
As you know, NLP is a fabulous modality. We have incorporated it into Coaching for over 20 years now and we have adapted our pure NLP programmes so that they meet the language, behaviour and ethics of coaching. This programme is designed specifically for Coaches or people who understand how thinking resourcefully is a powerful force for good.
You will cover a wide range of Masterly NLP from Neuroplasticity to Hypnosis. Come and join us, we create a great learning environment.
Entry Requirements:
NLP Practitioner Certificate. An understanding of coaching language and behaviour
Course Director/Tutor:
Louise Trevatt
Coaching and NLP in Mental Health
We have advocated for the application of coaching and NLP in mental health for over 2 decades now and we have always taken a pragmatic, respectful and positive role when working with people who are experiencing mental unwellness.
This programme shares with you our perspective on mental health and follows specifically a case study of a person experiencing a mental health crisis and how this affects their thoughts and actions.
We illuminate how coaching and NLP supported their wellness and we are delighted to say that this person has maintained their wellness since being coached by us.
Join us on the self-directed short programme which is packed full of insight and inspiration and which illuminates ‘how’ coaching and NLP makes a tremendous difference to people’s mental health.
If you are a coach, an NLP practitioner, a person experiencing mental difficulties or a family member, friend or work colleague, this short programme will give you insight, hope and practical guidance.
You can work through this in a few days, a week or take much longer to absorb and apply the learning.
Entry Requirements:
None
Course Director/Tutor:
Louise Trevatt
Coaching Practice Business Development Programme
Embark on a wonderful journey of self-discovery, as you hone your understanding of who you are as a Coach and who will like and respond to you as a practicing Coach.
Explore your plans for the future and step by step you will build your growing awareness of your unique coaching offering to the world.
From this grounded position of reality, you will further explore who will respond to the authentic you.
As with all of our programmes we receive really positive feedback. Designed by Coaches for Coaches, if you want a lovely programme to hold your hand through your own process of business-discovery, then this programme will suit you well.
You could rock this programme over the course of a week or take your time over it, lingering on what you discover and taking much more time.
Entry Requirements:
Simply an interest in developing your coaching practice.
Course Director/Tutor:
Online, distance, self-paced programme written and presented by Louise Trevatt
1 NCIP Accredited Course
Phone: 0207 112 9040
Email: support@ukhypnosis.com
Website: https://www.ukhypnosis.com
The UK College specialises in evidence-based training in hypnosis, mindfulness and CBT. The Diploma and Higher Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy is based on mainstream peer-reviewed research on hypnosis and psychotherapy and is designed to meet and exceed all the professional requirements to be a registered hypnotherapist.
This course has been running nearly 20 years and is well-known in the hypnotherapy field and internationally.
To make it highly accessible, the training is available in various formats that allow you to study individually at home in your own time anywhere in the world – or take a more intensive, full time “classroom style” learning.
The College also runs a number of 1- & 2-day workshops and short courses that enable students to expand their skills and knowledge base.
Assessment & Conceptualisation Workshop
Six-hour workshop
Entry Requirements:
None
Course Director/Tutor:
Daniel Mirea, CBT consultant, triple-board certified (BABCP, UKCP & EMDR UK/Ireland)
The Weekend University
4 NCIP Accredited CPD Courses
Phone/Whatsapp: +44 7597 764462
Email: niall@theweekenduniversity.com
Website: www.theweekenduniversity.com
The Weekend University aims to make the most important ideas in psychology more accessible, so people can use the knowledge to improve their quality of life. To do this, we organise conferences, events, courses and interviews with world leading psychologists, authors, and professors.
Holistic Attachment Summit
Learning Objectives:
Gain insight into integrating holistic modalities with traditional
therapeutic techniques for comprehensive client care.
Develop proficiency in applying mindfulness, meditation, and other
holistic practices to support clients in their trauma and attachment journey.
Acquire knowledge from experts about the neurobiological
underpinnings of attachment trauma and mental health disorders, and its
implications for treatment.
Learn about trauma-informed approaches and techniques for
addressing underlying attachment trauma in the healing process.
Understand the importance of self-compassion and empowerment in
the therapeutic process.
Explore culturally sensitive approaches to holistic healing of attachment trauma and enhance awareness of diverse cultural perspectives in mental health treatment.
Develop skills for interdisciplinary collaboration and effective communication with clients, families, and other professionals to optimize holistic healing of attachment trauma outcomes.
This course is divided into 6 parts each with 5 modules and an assessment totalling 30 hours of learning (1 hour for each module). Dive into various topics and get hands-on experience. Plus, we provide extra resources for deeper learning. This course offers a private and convenient learning environment with lifetime access to all course materials where participants can learn at their own pace.
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
There will be a total of 30 hours, with each hour devoted to a different speaker.
• National Learning Hours (this means the hours required for the whole course, including homework and reading) - the whole course will take 45 hours including the quiz module.
Entry Requirements:
This course is useful to those who work in mental health.
Course Director/Tutor:
Niall McKeever
Holistic Recovery Course
The Learning Objectives of this CPD are as follows:
1. Gain insight into integrating holistic modalities with traditional therapeutic techniques for comprehensive client care.
2. Develop proficiency in applying mindfulness, meditation, and other holistic practices to support clients in their recovery journey.
3. Acquire knowledge from experts about the neurobiological underpinnings of addiction and mental health disorders, and its implications for treatment.
4. Learn about trauma-informed approaches and techniques for addressing underlying trauma in the recovery process.
5. Understand the importance of self-compassion and empowerment in the therapeutic process.
6. Explore culturally sensitive approaches to holistic recovery and enhance awareness of diverse cultural perspectives in mental health treatment.
7. Develop skills for interdisciplinary collaboration and effective communication with clients, families, and other professionals to optimize holistic recovery outcomes.
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
37
Entry Requirements:
This course is useful to those who work in mental health.
Course Director/Tutor:
Niall McKeever
Holistic Recovery Summit
The Learning Objectives of this CPD are as follows:
Gain insight into integrating holistic modalities with traditional
therapeutic techniques for comprehensive client care.
Develop proficiency in applying mindfulness, meditation, and other
holistic practices to support clients in their recovery journey.
Acquire knowledge from experts about the neurobiological
underpinnings of addiction and mental health disorders, and its
implications for treatment.
Learn about trauma-informed approaches and techniques for
addressing underlying trauma in the recovery process.
Understand the importance of self-compassion and empowerment in
the therapeutic process.
Explore culturally sensitive approaches to holistic recovery and
enhance awareness of diverse cultural perspectives in mental health
treatment.
Develop skills for interdisciplinary collaboration and effective
communication with clients, families, and other professionals to
optimize holistic recovery outcomes.
This course is divided into 7 parts each with 6 to 7 modules and an assessment, totalling 40 hours of learning (1 hour for each module). Dive into various topics and get hands-on experience. Plus, we provide extra resources for deeper learning.
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
37
Entry Requirements:
This course is useful to those who work in mental health.
Course Director/Tutor:
Niall McKeever
Holistic Trauma Course
The Learning Objectives of this CPD are as follows:
1. Gain insight into integrating holistic modalities with traditional
therapeutic techniques for comprehensive client care.
2. Develop proficiency in applying mindfulness, meditation, and other
holistic practices to support clients in their trauma journey.
3. Acquire knowledge from experts about the neurobiological
underpinnings of trauma and mental health disorders, and its
implications for treatment.
4. Learn about trauma-informed approaches and techniques for
addressing underlying trauma in the healing process.
5. Understand the importance of self-compassion and empowerment in
the therapeutic process.
6. Explore culturally sensitive approaches to holistic trauma and
enhance awareness of diverse cultural perspectives in mental health
treatment.
7. Develop skills for interdisciplinary collaboration and effective
communication with clients, families, and other professionals to
optimize holistic trauma outcomes.
This course is divided into 10 modules, each with 3 lectures and a practical
demo, totalling 28 hours of learning. Dive into various topics and get
hands-on experience. Plus, we provide extra resources for deeper learning.
In-person or online?
Online
Course Hours:
28
Entry Requirements:
This course is useful to those who work in mental health.
Course Director/Tutor:
Niall McKeever