Clinically grounded training for therapists, teams and organisations working with complexity
I provide training and continuing professional development for therapists, supervisors, clinical teams and organisations working with trauma, complexity and emotionally demanding clinical work.
Training can be delivered online or in person and adapted for small groups, larger teams, services or organisations.
My training is particularly suited to settings where staff are working with complexity, uncertainty, trauma, risk or relational intensity.
Training is designed to help participants think more clearly, respond more consistently and apply psychological ideas with greater confidence in day-to-day practice.
What Training Can Help With
Training is often most useful when a team is experiencing recurring clinical challenges that cannot be resolved through information alone.
This may include:
staff feeling stuck with complex or high-risk presentations
inconsistent responses across a team
uncertainty about formulation, boundaries or next steps
emotionally demanding work affecting confidence or decision-making
teams needing a more shared psychological understanding of the people they support
difficulty translating trauma-informed principles into day-to-day practice
The aim is not simply to increase knowledge, but to support clearer thinking, greater confidence and more consistent psychologically informed practice.
Training for Teams & Organisations
I develop tailored training for services and organisations around the psychological challenges within their work.
This may include:
understanding trauma-related behaviour
working with complexity and emotional intensity
psychologically informed approaches to care
relational dynamics within teams and services
boundaries and professional decision-making
supporting staff following challenging or distressing clinical situations
developing greater consistency in responses to complex presentations
strengthening confidence when working with uncertainty
understanding the impact of difficult clinical work on staff and teams
This can be particularly relevant to mental health services, residential and care settings, charities, independent healthcare and multidisciplinary teams.
Where appropriate, training can be shaped around themes already arising within the service so that learning feels directly relevant to the situations staff are managing.
Depending on the context, training may help teams develop a more shared clinical language, greater consistency in responses and increased confidence when working with complexity.
Where useful, training can also be combined with clinical consultation to support teams in translating learning into day-to-day practice.
Training for Therapists & Clinical Teams
Topics may include:
trauma-informed clinical practice
complex trauma and PTSD
EMDR-informed clinical thinking
CBT for trauma and anxiety presentations
formulation and clinical decision-making
shame, avoidance and emotional dysregulation
dissociation and parts-informed practice
therapist responses, blocks and triggers
risk, safeguarding and ethical decision-making
developing confidence in clinical judgement
Training is practical, thoughtful and closely connected to real clinical work.
Where appropriate, sessions can include clinical examples, formulation exercises, small-group discussion and opportunities to apply ideas directly to participants’ own work.
C.A.R.E.S. Model™ Training
I am the developer of the C.A.R.E.S. Model™: Connect, Attune, Resource, Establish Boundaries and Settle.
C.A.R.E.S. focuses on clinician readiness and the capacity to remain grounded, connected and clear when clinical work becomes emotionally demanding.
Training explores themes such as:
clinical presence and attunement
recognising therapist responses and triggers
resourcing within demanding work
relational and professional boundaries
sustaining clarity during emotional intensity
transitioning into and out of clinical work
maintaining thoughtful and sustainable professional practice
C.A.R.E.S. training can be offered as an introductory workshop, CPD session, full-day training or tailored programme for teams and organisations.
Bespoke Training
Training can be developed around a specific clinical challenge, staff group or organisational need rather than relying on a standard package.
This may be particularly useful where a team is:
trying to make sense of a recurring clinical difficulty
developing a more shared psychological approach
responding to a particularly complex client group
seeking greater consistency in staff responses
building confidence around risk, uncertainty or emotionally demanding work
Training can be delivered as:
60–90 minute focused sessions
half-day workshops
full-day CPD
bespoke programmes
Bespoke work can begin with a short scoping conversation to understand the setting, the challenges facing the team and what you would like the training to achieve.
For larger pieces of work, training can sit alongside clinical consultation or ongoing team support.
Why Organisations Work With Me
I bring together current clinical practice, supervision, clinical leadership experience and psychological training.
This means I approach training with an awareness not only of the individual clinical presentation, but also of the clinician, team and wider context in which care is being delivered.
My approach is collaborative rather than prescriptive. I aim to build on the expertise already present within a service while bringing an additional psychological perspective to areas of complexity, uncertainty or challenge.
Additional Training & Consultation
Business Consultancy in Private Practice
I also support therapists who are setting up or developing independent practice.
Areas may include:
defining a clinical niche
ethical and professional boundaries
fees and policies
managing referrals
safeguarding and risk
supervision structures
developing confidence in independent practice
This work focuses on the clinical, ethical and professional aspects of private practice and does not replace legal, financial or accounting advice.
Research & Academic Work
I also offer teaching and consultation in qualitative research, including:
Thematic Analysis
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Narrative Analysis
qualitative interviewing
research design
reflexivity
qualitative data analysis
writing qualitative findings
Training Enquiries
If your team is facing a recurring clinical challenge, developing a new approach or looking to strengthen psychologically informed practice, I would be happy to discuss what would be most useful.
Bespoke work can begin with a brief conversation about your setting, the people attending, the challenges you are facing and what you would like the training to help achieve.
Training can be delivered online or in person and developed as a standalone workshop, CPD event, team training day or as part of a wider programme of clinical consultation.