Bamboo Grove Training Centre

We are excited to be getting ready to be starting new adventures and meeting new candidates who chose to work with us and train towards new career. If you have any questions about our centre or the courses please let us know either via our contact form on the website or our office email

As we are celebrating Mothering Sunday our thoughts are with all of us, children, and our experiences of mothering. Thinking of all of those for whom this might be a difficult day, remembering that ours is only one frame of reference. Poem fromTen Poems about Mother by Gillian Clark.

This week is eating disorders week and we are honouring it by holding a session on understanding basics and recognising difficult relationships with food in counselling room. These complex mental health presentations are complex and affect all the people who care for them. Our Judeo-Christian culture values bodily discipline around food intake. Cartesian dualism of body v soul encourages the conflict between those two whilst in fact we are a whole and not nourishing our bodies affects our mental states. In our culture food is so much more than fuel: it can be a moral judgement and source of shame. It can be a weapon, prize, treat, punishment (Brussel sprouts 🤢) (personal opinion here)… powerful stuff. We cannot go without food which makes it very tricky to work with an requires specialist training. Thinking if all those affected and hoping you have people around you supporting you.

Work meets fun: disco with our wonderful Team at Peterborough cathedral under Helios: god of sight, thought to bring light… I’m sure there is a parallel to what happens in counselling room 😉 If you spotted a new face then you are right. We are are very excited to be joined by a new tutor :-) watch out for world domination

It has been fabulous to see some of our current and past students. Hoping to see others and catch up soon! Feels amazing to be part of so many lives and journeys.

Yearly standardisation and a chance for us to meet other tutors, exchange ideas and experiences, and the people who support us behind the scenes.

Because knitting keeps your brain young and healthy. Very wonky freehand for

Wonderful news and recognition for our qualifications! Thank you for your continuous work in the field and making our training more visible and robust. For more info please visit https://www.cpcab.co.uk/hub/latest-news/tc-htq-status?utm_source=Hub&utm_medium=Index&utm_campaign=LatestNews

“Seek those who fan your flames”

Or level 2 course in Leicestershire is roaming to go. Please contact [email protected] if you’re interested.

We, obviously, believe that this course can benefit anyone; whether you are thinking of continuing the training towards a career in counselling or thinking about learning more about yourself and better communicating with others… It can start something amazing and lead to new opportunities and better relationships.
https://www.bgtc.co.uk. -awareness

L5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling has been mapped to fulfil expectations of competence of column B within the new SCOPED framework.
We have couple of spaces available for the course commencing in September 2025. It focuses on skills, knowledge and competences needed to navigate the work as an independent professional working in private practice or within a senior position in an agency setting.
For more info please visit our website