A Quick Glance at All our Courses

Counselling Courses

'BACP' is the registered Trade Mark of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotheraphy.

Introduction to Counselling
This course is for anyone who works or is interested in working with other people in the statutory or voluntary sector. It will also be of benefit to any professional who wishes to enhance her/his communication skills and/or develop sound basic counselling skills.
On this course a large element of the work is based on experiential learning and observation and it involves commitment to personal development; this course is often life changing and enhancing.

Duration 12 weeks, Cost £260.00
Please contact us for the next Course start date.
Intermediate Certificate in Counselling Skills
This course builds on what students have learned during the 'Introduction to Counselling' Course and is for anyone who works or is interested in working with other people in a wide variety of professions.
The course helps you to further develop your practical counselling skills, looks deeper in to counselling theory, particularly client-centred philosophy and will be of great benefit to those who wish to improve their relationships with others.

Duration 24 weeks, Cost £360.00
Please contact us for the next Course start date.
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
This is the Foundation Course which provides entry into professional counsellor training. It is for anyone who wishes to continue to develop their theoretical understanding of counselling, further develop their counselling skills and continue to enhance their understanding of self and others.
This is also the course which provides access to those applicants who subsequently wish to train as Professional Counsellors.

Duration 1 year, Cost £580.00
Please contact us for the next Course start date.
Higher Professional Diploma in Counselling
This course leads to professional qualification as a counsellor. The course is accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).
The course engages you in a vigorous experiential and self-explorative learning process and you must be willing to commit yourself fully to the personal, professional, theoretical understanding and academic developmental process. The course is highly life changing and enhancing but such transition can be difficult and emotionally painful.

Duration 2 Academic Years, Cost £3460.00pa
Certificate in Counselling Supervision
This course is for Qualified Counsellors & Psychotherapists who wish to expand their clinical practice to include the supervision of other counsellor’s in practice.
You will be introduced to a variety of Supervision models and will learn which model best suits your personal, professional and clinical philosophy and practice. Therefore, this course is not counselling approach specific but is open to candidates regardless of their practice model. You will also learn how to effectively supervise others in their movement toward becoming effective, reflective practitioners.
The cost of the course includes the 5 hours of external supervision you are required to have to cover your supervision practice whilst in training and LC&CTA can also provide you with up to 3 supervisees.

Duration 1 year, Cost £1460.00
The next Course begins on 26 April, 2012.
Autogenic Mindfulness Training (AMT)
This training is for anyone who wants to benefit from gaining the self-help tools to manage stress in the present and to develop a strategy and the resilience to reduce stress for life.

Duration 6 weeks, Cost £210.00
Please contact us for the next Course start date.

Continuing Professional/Self Development Workshops

An Introduction to Transactional Analysis (TA)
This one day workshop is highly suitable for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of TA and/or for anyone who wants to improve their relationships (personal or professional) and their communication skills.

Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. Please contact us for the next Workshop date.
Drumming at the edge of Awareness
Thunderbirds in Conjunction with LC&CTA

This one day workshop will facilitate your access to enhanced insight, awareness and communication via the physicality and sensory experience of Drumming, Percussion and Movement. The Workshop will give you an opportunity to deepen your self-awareness and to explore a different level of non verbal communication.

All the above whilst having fun!

Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. Please contact us for the next Workshop date.
Using Puppets and Masks to Enhance Self-Expression
This 1-day workshop is for anyone working in the ‘helping’ professions facilitating others who are in distress, in life changing circumstances or in the pursuit of self-understanding.

Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. Please contact us for the next Workshop date.
Setting up in Private Practice
A 1-day workshop to assist counsellors and psychotherapists to set-up an effective private practice.

Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. Please contact us for the next Workshop date.
Introduction to Mental Health Issues
A 1-day workshop which provides an overview of the Mental Health Act, the use of the DSM IV and explores general Mental Health Issues.

Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. Please contact us for the next Workshop date.
Understanding Suicide and Suicide Prevention
This one-day Workshop tells professionals what to watch out for and how to respond to any warning signs in order to effectively facilitate suicide prevention.

Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. The next Workshop date is 31 March, 2012
Working with Women Survivors of Domestic Abuse / Women in Danger
A one day Workshop for anyone working with women in any role or field.

The Workshop explores the various ways in which women are in danger of abuse and violence in different cultural settings and the ways in which to work most affectively with women survivors of domestic brutality.

Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. The next Workshop date is 28 April, 2012
Focusing for Self Care
Do you find your mind dominates over your body and emotions?
Do you sometimes struggle to be empathic and accepting towards yourself?
Are you looking for a way to practice self care?
Do you want to deepen your empathy with clients?
If so, this workshop is for you!
Focusing is a way to attend to your experience that can help you move away from mind dominance, towards valuing the wisdom of your whole organism, leading to a deeper connection with your body, your intuition and greater acceptance of your self. This can be an invaluable contribution to your personal development, self care and your ability to connect with clients.


Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. The next Workshop date is 05 May, 2012
Assessment & Assessment in Counselling & Psychotherapy
A 1-day workshop for anyone working in the helping professions who are assisting others in distress or in the pursuit of self understanding: teachers, social workers, nurses, care workers.

Duration 1 day, Cost £65.00. Please contact us for the next Workshop date.

Continuing Professional/Self Development Courses

Effective Facilitation of Therapeutic Groups

The course is ideal for counsellors/ youth or group workers or for any professionals currently working in a Therapeutic Group setting with their clients/service user. The course is also ideal for any professional who wants to learn how to effectively facilitate group work.

The course will build on any current knowledge you have and greatly enhance your therapeutic group/group facilitation skills and will further assist you in becoming an effective group facilitator of Support groups/Personal development groups and Professional-development groups.



Duration 10 weeks, Cost £350.00
The next Course begins on 24 March, 2012.
Keeping a Clear Head
A 6-week course in learning how to listen yourself and others.

Relationships with others, friends and colleagues.

For the most part we aim to think and act well in our interactions with our friends or colleagues. Yet there may be situations where we just can’t work things out. The course will explore this and arm you with tools to bring clarity to the situation.

Duration 6+2 weeks, Cost £200.00
Please contact us for the next Course start date.
Keeping a Clear Head: for Black People (and People of Colour)
A 6-week course in learning how to listen yourself and others.

Relationships with others, friends and colleagues.

For the most part we aim to think and act well in our interactions with our friends or colleagues. Yet there may be situations where we just can’t work things out. The course will explore this and arm you with tools to bring clarity to the situation.

Duration 6+2 weeks, Cost £200.00
Please contact us for the next Course start date.
Keeping a Clear Head: for Parents and Carers
A 6-week course in learning how to listen yourself and others.

Relationships with others, friends and colleagues.

For the most part we aim to think and act well in our interactions with our friends or colleagues. Yet there may be situations where we just can’t work things out. The course will explore this and arm you with tools to bring clarity to the situation.

Duration 6+2 weeks, Cost £200.00
Dramatherapy: An Introduction

Excitingly this course has been newly developed by our In House Dramatherapist and offers you her unique slant on Dramatherapy in addition to introducing you to the formal constructs of the approach.

Your understanding of Dramatherapy will be developed both theoretically and experientially and you will learn about its benefits to a wide range of clients. It is vital that when Dramatherapy techniques are used in the facilitation of clients that such techniques are appropriately applied; however, the skilled application of these techniques are especially effective when working with clients who find verbal discourse difficult. Dramatherapy is also highly beneficial in the psychotherapeutic alliance when working with children or vulnerable adults; those who have with mental health disorders or learning difficulties.



Duration 4 weeks, Cost £150.00
Please contact us for the next Course start date.

Self Development Weekend Workshops

Abuse in Childhood
This weekend workshop is a group experience facilitated in safe and confidential surroundings. The group will concentrate on building trust and set a contract which the group itself will design.

Duration: 2 days | Cost: £230.00 | Please contact us for the next Workshop date.
Drawing on the Right
Discover or enhance your creativity and intuition whilst exploring your self perception. Learn new skills which can be employed in the facilitation of others.

Duration: 1 day | Cost: £100.00 | Please contact us for the next Workshop date.
Flying with Horses
Experiential Personal Development Through Relationship with Horses

Duration: 2 days | Cost: £156.00 | Please contact us for the next Workshop date.