Langley Training

No more Mentmore…

Yesterday we said goodbye for the last time to the Old Haybarn.
As I drove away I had a strange mix of feelings- sad, relieved, satisfied, annoyed, hopeful.
It feels like the end of an era, 8 years there, almost all of Langley Training’s life.
Many of you did all of your counsellor training there from level 1 to 5!

Thank you for supporting Langley at the barn.
here’s to the next Chapter at Liscombe Park 😊
It’s a lovely space, we hope to see you there!

Look after yourselves this holiday season.
With warmth, from all of the Langley team x

This is going to be great!!!

Looking forward to presenting this workshop and getting creative tomorrow with Langley Training

We made it to half-term! Hope you all managed a break.
Not long to the next one!

Are you thinking of doing something different? We still have a couple of spaces on our intro course- starting soon. We can promise an interesting journey!
Please email for more details
[email protected]

A big, warm welcome back to all our students this year, and a new welcome to students starting with Langley for the first time. We very much look forward to working with you all.

⭐️Centre Update⭐️ We’re very pleased to announce that Circle Therapy Counselling are now delivering a tailor-made qualification, Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children aged 4-11.

Find out more here: https://buff.ly/4dDsNDO

What is a tailor-made qualification, or TMQ?

🧠 Alongside the CPCAB Ofqual regulated qualifications, we also accredit qualifications for centres who develop and deliver their own courses. This is often an opportunity to provide specialist training with an assurance of quality and fitness for purpose, when you partner with CPCAB.

Find out more about our tailor-made qualifications here: https://buff.ly/47Wut8K

Finally it’s here - our Workshop Schedule for the coming year!
Thanks for nagging me everyone 🙏🏼

As well as Standardised Counsellor Training courses Langley Training offer a series of interesting, engaging and experiential workshops throughout the academic year. These workshops are designed to appeal to counsellors already qualified at Level 4 and above.

• Understanding the Inner Child – 2 days with Caroline Nicholas
Friday & Saturday September 13th & 14th 2024 FULL
A two-day workshop experience looking, in depth, at your own inner child, and creating an understanding of the importance of inner child work in therapy

• S*x and S*xuality – 1 day with Laura Benham & John Goss
Friday October 4th 2024
This one-day workshop seems more important than ever with the next generation currently challenging all of the traditional stereo-types. This is a frank and refreshing look at where we are today with s*x and s*xuality and promises to open your eyes!

• Couples Masterclass in Working with Infidelity – 1 day with Laura Benham & Caroline Nicholas
Friday October 18th 2024
An additional day for those who have already undertaken the Couples course with Langley. How to work with affairs in the room. Understanding the motives behind affairs and ‘emotional cheating’.

• Working Creatively within an Integrative Model
- 1 day with Gayle Hammill
Saturday November 23rd 2024
Much of Gayle’s work at Circle Therapy is with children, however using creativity to work with adults can be progressive, rewarding and very successful for most. Gayle has all the tools and ideas to offer you if you are interested in making more of your practice creative and opening new doors. This I an interesting and experiential workshop and you will be able to take so much away from it!

• Supervision CPD – Developmental model – 1 day with Caroline Nicholas
Saturday December 14th
Unusually we are offering CPD to Supervisors! This model will assist you in working with trainee counsellors and enable you to grow where they grow and enable your supervisees to develop at their own pace

• Domestic Violence/Abuse & Trauma Bonding – 2 days with Fiona Baker & Laura Benham
Friday 31st Jan & Saturday 1st February 2025
Understanding the basics of working with Domestic Abuse is vital for any therapeutic work, however this two-day workshop will take an in-depth look at abusive relationships, what that truly is and how clients are often compelled to stay!

• Working with Shame – 1 day with TBD
Friday 4th April 2025
An in-depth look at the impact of Shame on our lives, where it begins and how we can work with clients’ shame, and our own, to encourage self-compassion. A really fluid workshop that enables us to focus in on where our Shame may have originated, deepening our empathy with clients.

• Introduction to Working with Developmental Trauma
– 2 days with Gayle Hammill
Friday 9th & Saturday 10th May 2025
Where does trauma originate and why do some people react in different ways when dealing with traumatic experiences? This course will enable you to answer these questions and many more. We aim to will help you understand how to work safely and ethically with development, relational and trans-generational trauma. Also there is a focus on PTSD and the difference between big T-trauma and small t-trauma.

• Facilitating Groups – 2 days with Caroline Nicholas
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st June 2025
Have you ever though you might be interested in finding our how groups work? Would you enjoy the challenge of facilitating a group? There are many different types of group work – come and find out about them, how to manage the dynamics and understand setting up group therapy. An interesting and engaging 2-day workshop, experiential and challenging.

• Certificate in working with Couples – an 8 day course with Laura Benham & Caroline Nicholas over 4 weekends
To include Couples Communication, Systemic theory, Domestic Abuse, Fertility, Infidelity, Psychos*xual work, and other relevant theory for couples work. This course fully equips to work with couples.
Weekend 1 – 29th & 30th November 2024
Weekend 2 – 24th & 25th January 2025
Weekend 3 – 28th Feb & 1st March 2025
Weekend 4 – 28th & 29th March 2025

• Certificate in Working with Dream Analysis – 8 sessions over 4 weekends with Caroline Nicholas
Dates to be published soon!
Think about your craziest dream…. Now think about how it might feel to understand the message it is trying to send you. This course aims to give you that understanding for your own development and to enable you to work with client’s dreams, comprehensively, robustly and clearly. It will also include Group Dream Analysis – which is both challenging and rewarding.

1 day workshops fee £100
2 day workshop fee £190
All include refreshments. BYO lunch please

Courses - Couples Certificate/Dreams Certificate - £795 (8 sessions)

Please contact [email protected] for more info, or to be included on a mailing list

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Labour has made some promises in respect of mental health practitioners in schools. There is no better time to train in child counselling.
Our membership bodies in the field of counselling and psychotherapy will be holding government accountable to these promises and access to counsellors in schools.
Get ready via our Diploma course commencing this October!

*Taken from NCPS

Labour's Manifesto Pledges for Mental Health
🙏🏻Increase access to specialist mental health professionals in every school
🙏🏻Implement Young Futures Hubs
🙏🏻Train 8,500 additional mental health staff
🙏🏻Expand self-referral routes
🙏🏻Introduce Neighbourhood Health Centres
🙏🏻Modernise the Mental Health Act
🙏🏻Provide mental health support for veterans
🙏🏻Deliver a full trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices

We have already asked the following questions of the Labour Party, and are awaiting a response:
Can Labour give more information about having a specialist mental health professional in every school?

Our research into Mental Health Support Teams shows that a variety of roles, but significantly including counselling, is important in schools. We cannot operate on a one-size-fits-all basis. NCPS statement

How do therapists benefit from a union? Trade unions were born into a world of work which was very different to today, but unions remain just as relevant. Many therapists are self-employed, but being your own boss does not mean that you can’t benefit from a union.

PCU was founded in 2016, we are committed to our mission of standing up for therapists and therapy.

We support our members and have several active campaigns.

Our member support team is here for you if you:

• Feel isolated. This can be an issue for anyone who is self-employed or is the only therapist in a workplace, school counsellors for example.
• Have felt discriminated against.
• Would like support in the event of being complained about.
• Are concerned about being asked to work for free.

(The Members Support Volunteers team service can only be accessed by members who have been a member for at least 3 months.)

Our current campaigns include:

• SCoPEd. We have a campaign group that meets regularly to discuss strategy and take action.
• EAP. Our EAP campaign group promotes demands for a better deal for affiliate therapists.

We also have an Education Network that brings together therapists working in education settings.

Being part of a union brings the solidarity of joining forces with hundreds of others and campaigning together on relevant issues. Our members and our executive committee understand therapy and understand the needs of practitioners.
We are also, like several other major unions, part of the GFTU (General Federation of Trade Unions) with lots of additional benefits for affiliated union members.

If you would like to join PCU, the details are on our website. If you would like any more information about us, please get in touch - [email protected]

Langley are on annual leave for a while. We will be answering emails but not as quickly as usual. See you all soon.

Taking care of your mental health is an investment in your overall well-being.

More great interviewees today for our level 4 and our level 5 diploma courses next year. Well done all. We are really enjoying the breadth of what you bring 🙏🏼