In this email there are THREE things:

1) A list of workshops coming up that have an early booking discounts running out soon, and courses that are happening in the next few weeks

2) Our online Webinar Library with videos and talks on a wide range of subjects!

and

3) Juliet's Musing - When Words Are Not Enough: A Wife’s Reflection on the Power of Ritual

EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNTS RUNNING OUT SOON: Click blue links to go to website

Working Alongside Trans, Non-binary & Questioning Clients: On Sat 25 Oct Discount ends on 25th Sept: Certificate DWC
Fundamentals of Working with Couples discount ends 26 Sep: Certificate WWC
Sex Arousal and Ageing: Starts Thursday 27th November Discount ends 27th September: Certificate WWC
Working with Kink: on Thurs 30th Oct Discount ends on 30th Sep: Certificate DWCR
Bisexuality and Sexual fluidity: Exploring the Sexual Spectrum: on Friday 31st October Discount ends on 30th Sep: Certificate DWCR
Dealing With Affairs: Starts Monday 3rd Nov Discount ends on 3rd October Certificate WWC
Anger, Rage & Relationship: Starts Saturday 6th December Discount ends 6th October: Certificate WWCT
An Overview of Working with Trauma and the Living Body: A Practical and Clinical Approach: starts Friday 7th November Discount ends on 7th October: Certificate WWCT
Couples in Conflict: Starts Monday 8th December Discount ends 8th October: Certificate WWC
Attachment Informed Couple Therapy: NOW FULL, CLICK THE LINK TO JOIN THE WAIT LIST Starts on Thursday 13th November 2025 Discount ends on 13th October

COURSES IN NEXT FEW WEEKS

Grief: The Gateway to Transformation: On Sat 27 Sep: Certificate WWCT
Meeting Partners Needs: Starts Friday 3rd October: Certificate WWC
Couples in Conflict IN PERSON: Starts Monday 6th October: Certificate WWC
Lives of Quiet Desperation: Therapeutic Work with Men: Starts Thursday 9th October
Therapeutic Writing Group October 2025-March 2026: PLACES STILL OPEN Starts Tuesday 14th October
Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships: on Sunday 16th November Discount ends TODAY 16th October: Certificate DWCR
Communication and Difference: Starts Friday 21st November Discount ends 21st October: Certificate WWC

CERTIFICATES:

Those workshops that are part of a Certificate Trainiing are noted above.

WWC is the Certificate in Working with Couples.

WWCT is the Certificate in Working With Complexities of Trauma.

DWCR is the Certificate in Diversity Within Contemporary Relationships.

You can take just one module, or click the link to see which other modules make up the Certificate.

For the FULL LIST of all our workshops and ALTERNATIVE DATES go to www.therapyandcounselling.co.uk

OUR LIBRARY OF ONLINE WEBINARS - THINKIFIC

We have created a range of talks and workshops for you to explore - some are tailored to counsellors and therapists, while others are for the general public. We also offer talks and workshops led by other trained professionals with thoughts, ideas and knowledge for you to benefit from.

Delve into the many topics we cover, such as relationships, shame, trauma, sex, the Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy, death, the soul, and attachment.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WHOLE RANGE OF WEBINARS!

JULIET'S MUSINGS

17. When Words Are Not Enough: A Wife’s Reflection on the Power of Ritual

by Juliet Grayson

There are moments in life when language falters. When talking no longer soothes, and insight alone doesn’t bring peace. As a psychotherapist, I have spent decades sitting with people in pain - but some thresholds, I’ve come to realise, are better crossed - not through dialogue, but through ritual.

We used to know this. Long before boardrooms and email threads, we gathered around fires and stones, baptised our young, buried our dead with care, and marked our transitions with rhythm, song, and symbol. A man wasn’t simply told he was a father now — he was brought to the edge of something and walked across it. A woman didn’t quietly mourn in private — she keened with others until her grief became part of the ground. We had ways of making the invisible, visible. Of saying to the soul: This matters.

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To watch the 8 minute video: Click here

And click here to see all of Juliet's Musings