Training
& CPD
Centre for Relational
Couples Therapy
Supporting therapeutic work with couples
The certificate I completed with David gave me the solid foundation that I was looking for to start working with couples. We explored the dynamics of intimate relationships and how to encourage couples to see and experience each another more clearly within the context of their unique relationship. The learning environment is calm and peaceful and I always felt safe in this experiential setting with David as a guide.
Susanne Hart NCPS(Reg.) Counsellor, Bristol
Overview
‘Learning to work with couples’
(Barrow Castle, Bath, UK)
This 12 day experiential training is for those who are qualified in individual counselling/psychotherapy and want to expand their practice by learning how to work with couples.
Course days: Friday/Saturday: (60 hour CPD). Completion of this course leads to an award of ‘Certificate in Relational Couples Therapy’.
‘Advanced practice’
(Online)
This bespoke course (over 5-10 mornings depending on numbers) will be created out of the current preoccupations and passions of the participants. For those who have completed ‘Learning to work with couples’ and have 100 hours of supervised practice.
Course days: Friday mornings (20-40 hours CPD depending on numbers). Completion of this course leads to an award of ‘Diploma in Relational Couples Therapy’.
Neither course involves formal assessment, nor are they externally validated.
Supervision Groups
These groups will meet four times in the academic year.
Online: Friday mornings
‘In room’: Saturdays (Barrow Castle).
This is an opportunity to speak about the processes that occur between you and the couples you work with, and to learn from those of others. CPD certificates are available at the end of each course/group (and for up to one year after completion).
As an experienced psychotherapist, I was looking for a training that would allow me to integrate my existing skills and experience into couples work. This training fitted the bill exactly. The course has a good theoretical underpinning but the emphasis is on the experiential- learning from doing, sharing experiences and deepening my understanding of myself in coupledom and as a couples therapist.
David's style is inclusive, warm and engaging. He shares openly the depth and breadth of his experience whilst at the same time honouring the experience of all participants. He creates a collegiate learning experience.
The training takes place in an extremely comfortable, peaceful environment which enhances the learning experience.
Cheryl
Psychotherapist and Supervisor in Private Practice and NHS, Wiltshire / Gloucestershire based.