Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients: with Ellis J. Johnson MBACP

Tuesday 1st July 2025

BIGGEST BOOKING DISCOUNT ENDS IN 2 WEEKS

THURSDAY 1ST MAY 2025

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FEEDBACK FROM COURSE ATTENDEES:

“This course can equip you emotionally, as well as in terms of improving your knowledge, to work with trans people more confidently and empathically”

Yvonne L – Psychotherapist

“I learned a lot from this workshop which will be very useful in my professional practice as well as my personal relationships. Thank you so much!”

Kay Kennedy – Psychotherapist

“An important workshop topic for all therapists”

Jan T – Trauma Therapist

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Dates : Tuesday 1st July 2025

Times: 12.00pm – 7.00pm (BST – UK time) with an hour break for lunch and 2 other short breaks.

Alternative Dates and Timings: Please click links as timings may vary Saturday 25th October 2025 or Saturday 28th February 2026

Location : Online

Trainer : Ellis J. Johnson MBACP scroll down to see more about the trainer

Cost : £110 if booked 1st May 2025 ENDS IN 2 WEEKS,

£125 if booked by 1st June 2025,

£140 full price

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This one day workshop is for any practitioner interested in meeting the needs of transgender non-binary, queer and questioning people in their practice, and for any practitioner working with gender in the therapy room: this means everyone!

Incorporating reflexive exercises, group discussions, up-to-date terminology and international best practice, this course will increase your knowledge and confidence in working alongside gender diverse clients, and in addressing the impact of gender in all your client work.

Themes include:

Understanding the differences and overlaps in gender, sex and sexuality
Introducing up-to-date terminology, language and key terms around gender diversity
Current socio-political context; locating gender diverse experiences in wider systems
Shifting framing and naming of relationships and sexual identity
Common presenting issues and themes for trans and non-binary clients and their partners, including working with dysphoria
International best practice
Case studies

PRE COURSE WORK

Please note that there is some reading we would love you to complete before the workshop starts. Please allow an hour for this. You will be sent the reading about 7-10 days before the workshop.

Trainer : Ellis J. Johnson MBACP

Ellis J. Johnson MBACP (he/him/his) is a psychodynamic psychotherapeutic counsellor, trainer and consultant mainly working alongside transgender, non-binary, queer and questioning people in private practice.

He is an Advanced Accredited Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity Therapist and a Clinical Associate at Pink Therapy.

Ellis is particularly interested in attending to the intersections of race, class and coloniality in understanding diverse experiences, and alongside training for therapists in working affirmatively around gender, he delivers training in anti-racist practice to organisations around the UK and Internationally.

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Who should attend : This course is open to all counsellors, psychotherapists, psychosexual therapists, coaches and health workers who wish to deepen their understanding and thinking about GSDR topics.

Maximum Number : 30

APPROVED FOR CPD : This course has been accredited by NCIP- National Council Of Integrative Psychotherapists. A Certificate of Attendance form for Continuous Professional Development for 6 hours will be sent by email once you have filled in the feedback form.

CANCELLATIONS : Any request to change (eg defer to alternative dates) or cancel your place at a workshop, that is made at less than 21 days before the course start date will be charged in full. Any cancellation / amendments / requests to defer before 21 days, will be subject to a 12.5% handling charge.

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