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1) Details of our highly rated and knowledge expanding courses on working confidently and ethically with gender diversity - Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients
2) A list of workshops coming up that have savings (i.e. an early booking discount) running out soon, and courses that are happening in the next few weeks, so you can book ahead.
and
3) Juliet's Musing - The Hidden Cost of Partnering a Defensive Person
Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients: with Ellis J. Johnson MBACP
Working Confidently and Ethically With Gender Diversity
This highly rated course offers a clear, contemporary foundation for working therapeutically with gender diversity.
You will explore the differences and overlaps between gender, sex, and sexuality, alongside up-to-date terminology and language that support respectful, confident practice.
The training places trans and non-binary experiences within their wider social and political context, explores changing ways of naming identity and relationships, and addresses common presenting themes in therapy, including dysphoria and its impact on partners.
Led by Ellis, a trans man and experienced trainer, the course is known for its clarity, depth, and strong clinical relevance.
To book on to the next workshop on Saturday 28th February 2026 click here
For future dates please click here for our full calendar.
EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNTS RUNNING OUT SOON: Click blue links to go to website
- Communication & Difference: Starts Friday 30th January 2026 Discount ends 30th December 2025
- Couples in Conflict: Starts Friday 13th March 2026 Discount ends 13th January 2026
- Sex Arousal and Ageing: Starts Wednesday 18th March 2026 Discount ends 18th January 2026
- Clinical application of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and Mentalisation: Starts Saturday 21st March 2026 Discount ends 21st January 2026
- Grief: The Gateway to Transformation: Starts Sunday 22nd March 2026 Discount ends 22nd January 2026
- Dealing With Affairs: Starts Friday 27th March 2026 Discount ends 27th January 2026
- Fundamentals of Working with Couples: Starts Friday 10th April 2026 Discount ends 10th February 2026
- Creative Writing In The Therapeutic Encounter: Starts Tuesday 14th April 2026 Discount ends 14th February 2026
- Attachment and Oneself: An Experential Group for Caregiving Professionals: Starts Friday 17th April 2026 Discount ends on 17th February 2026
- Sex Arousal and Ageing: Starts Saturday 18th April 2026 Discount ends 18th February 2026
- Anger, Rage & Relationship: Starts Saturday 25th April 2026 Discount ends 25th February 2026
- Communication & Difference: Starts Monday 4th May 2026 Discount ends 4th March 2026
COURSES IN NEXT FEW WEEKS
- PBSP Supervision and Live Practice Day Starts Thursday 29th January 2026
- Communication & Difference: Starts Friday 30th January 2026: Certificate WWC
- PBSP Personal Development: White Stag ONGOING GROUP 2026 Starts Monday 2nd February 2026
- Therapeutic Journaling: Starts Wednesday 4th February 2026
- PBSP Personal Development: Grandfather's Axe ONGOING GROUP 2026 Starts Thursday 5th February 2026
- Suicide and Trauma: Starts Sunday 8th February 2026: Certificate WWCT
- Lives of Quiet Desperation: Therapeutic Work with Men: Starts Thursday 12th February 2026
- Meeting Partners Needs: Starts Saturday 14th February 2026: Certificate WWC
- Meeting Partners Needs IN-PERSON, EALING WEST LONDON: Starts Saturday 21st February 2026: Certificate WWC
- Working Alongside Trans, Non-binary & Questioning Clients: Starts Saturday 28th February 2026: Certificate DWCR
- Introduction to Attachment Theory: Starts Sunday 1st March 2026: Certificate CIT
- 31st RESIDENTIAL THERAPY MARATHON Deep Dive Starts Sunday 1st March 2026
- Introduction to Attachment Informed Therapy and its Clinical Application: Starts Sunday 1st March 2026
- Couples in Conflict: Starts Friday 13th March 2026
- Sex Arousal and Ageing: Starts Wednesday 18th March 2026
- Clinical application of the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and Mentalisation: Starts Saturday 21st March 2026
- Grief: The Gateway to Transformation: Starts Sunday 22nd March 2026
- Dealing With Affairs: Starts Friday 27th March 2026
- Fundamentals of Working with Couples: Starts Friday 10th April 2026
CERTIFICATES:
Those workshops that are part of a Certificate Training 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.
CIT is the Certificate in Attachment
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
JULIET'S MUSINGS
35. The Hidden Cost of Partnering a Defensive Person
This reflection comes from working recently with the same couple who inspired the first piece in this series. As often happens in therapy, once one pattern was named, another quietly came into view. The details were unique, but the emotional experience was deeply familiar. As one partner spoke, it became clear how much energy was being spent managing reactions, choosing words with care, and slowly losing trust in their own perceptions. That session stayed with me, because it named something many people live with but struggle to articulate.
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