CPD workshop - 3 month Reflective Practice Group

In-person Group Weekends:

Saturday 19th September, 17th October, 21st November (2026)

Humankind are social creatures. We’re hardwired for connection.

Are you seeking a reflective space to think about your clients and your practice via CPD that offers the opportunity to deepen your presence, sharpen your awareness and support you in becoming a more grounded, embodied practitioner?

We are offering a Reflective Practice Group that is designed to support learning, insight and professional development through creative exploration (experimentation, embodiment and group reflection). We will create a warm, collaborative space where your lived, felt, here-and-now experience becomes one of the most powerful tools for understanding your clients and yourself.

The group permits and encourages developing new ways of being, testing and trying out how we relate to others. Groups ‘work’ by forming solid, genuine attachments and understanding ourselves in relation to others - promoting reflection, self-awareness, connection and growth.

*Please note: This is not an alternative to regular supervision but CPD for your ongoing development.

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Aims of the group

• Increased clarity in working with complex client dynamics

• Greater trust in your own moment-to-moment awareness

• A richer understanding of your felt and relational responses and the wisdom they offer

• Confidence in using yourself as an instrument for therapeutic change

What Makes This Group Different?

Grounded in core Gestalt principles, the reflective practice group emphasises:

• The Here and Now: We explore what’s alive in the moment—because your present experience holds one of the vital keys to clinical insight.

• Embodied Awareness: You’ll be invited to notice and share your sensations, emotions, impulses and relational responses—your most immediate data.

• Authentic Contact: Through open, respectful dialogue, we co-create a space where your voice, your body and your intuition are welcomed and valued.

• Supportive Experimentation: Try out new ways of being with clients—and with yourself— within a safe, reflective group setting.

In brief:

The group is open to trainee counsellors, qualified therapists and psychologists working with clients
The group is limited to a maximum of 6 participants
£180 per 3 month group
CPD certificate issued

Food for thought…

Ahead of group, we might invite you to consider what you imagine it to be like.

Do you have any expectations you need met?
How will you know that you’ve had your needs met within the group?
What might hold you back or get in the way of you being met in the group?

These questions can often be good journal prompts for you to explore - and sometimes participants bring them to group for exploration. It allows you to see the parts of yourself that might be out of awareness. A good explainer for this is the concept of Johari’s Window - linked here.

What's the plan?

You're welcome to join us in the space from 8.50am each day, with session beginning at 9am. Timings are subject to change based on group requirements, yet as an outline:

9am - Begin
10.30am - Break
12.30pm Finish

The intention is 10.5 hours of group time over the three months. The timings will be the same each day - starting at 9am and finishing at 12.30pm.

About the

facilitators

I'm Jo, and I'm a psychotherapist, EMDR therapist and Clinical Supervisor working in private practice in Brighton, UK.

I hold a trauma-informed, humanistic lens, which means I believe every individual is capable of change and that trauma interrupt san individual’s path of development, including how the past can present itself in the here and now. By disentangling past from present, we’re able to show up more fully for ourselves, our clients and our loved ones.

I often describe myself as a 'stroke and a kick' as a therapist - by that, I’ll challenge you when appropriate and offer you just enough support to take the next steps in life. (Mixed with a healthy dose of playfulness and humour…)

Alison is a trauma-informed Person-Centred Psychotherapist and Supervisor with over 15 years’ experience who has been offering EMDR since 2024. Alison is also a Supervisor trained in applying Gestalt principles to both individual and group supervision. She holds a deep belief in the transformative power of groups and brings significant experience in facilitating group process and therapy groups. Her approach is grounded, relational and rooted in the conviction that shared experiential work can open new possibilities for growth, understanding and authentic connection.

Next steps…

You can book your space via eventbrite here, click the button below (or feel free to get in touch to ask any questions you may have via the form)