Your at-a-glance listing of seminars and events held by counselling and psychotherapy organisations throughout Sussex. The initials at the end of each entry show the organiser and you can find contact details in the Information Box below if you need more details or want to book a place.
An Introduction to CBT – two day workshop led by Dr Ruth Rushton, 10.0 am – 4.0 pm at Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards, Hastings. Cost £120 (RISE)
Attachment, Loss, Bereavement & Transitions - workshop led by Eva Parr, 9.45 am – 4.0 pm at St Nicholas Centre, 66 London Rd, St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6AS. Fee £40. (HRCS)
Jung, Berne & Hellinger meet in Sandplay - workshop led by Di Salters, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Cognitive Behavioural Transactional Analysis – workshop led by Joanna Beazley Richards, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Brief Solution Focussed Techniques - workshop led by Alistair Mayor, 10.0 am – 4.0 pm at Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards, Hastings. Cost £45 (RISE)
Regulation by Health Professions Council – talk & discussion with Guy Gladstone of the Alliance for Counselling & Psychotherapy, 2.0 – 5.0 pm, at Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton. Cost £5 (BPCC)
Brighton Person Centred Community group meeting - 9.30 am – 12.30 pm, at Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton. Cost £5 (BPCC)
The Therapeutic Use of the Arts – taster weekend led by Suki Abbott, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm at The Link Centre, Headway House, Jackies Lane, Newick BN8 4QX. Cost £140 (LINK)
Introduction to Transactional Analysis - led by Leilani Mitchell, 9.30 am – 4.30 pm at The Link Centre, Headway House, Jackies Lane, Newick BN8 4QX. Cost £140 (LINK)
Masterclass in Myers Briggs for those with some prior knowledge – led by Joanne Garner, 9.30 am- 4.30 pm at The Link Centre, Headway House, Jackies Lane, Newick BN8 4QX. Cost £80 (LINK)
Personality Adaptations – workshop led by Stephen Richards, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Laughter for Body, Mind & Spirit – workshop led by Brenda Spiers, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Raising Children in Today’s Society: Drinking Alcohol & How it May Harm Unborn Children: Understanding Foetal Spectrum Disorder – lecture & discussion with Susan Fleisher, 4.0 pm – 6.0 pm at Brighthelm Centre, North Rd, Brighton BN1 1YD. Fee £8 (CED)
CBT Skills – workshop led by Dr Ruth Rushton, 10.0 am – 4.0 pm at Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards, Hastings. Cost £45 (RISE)
What is Integration? – workshop led by Pippa Copleston & Sally Valentine at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
An Introduction to Eating Disorders – workshop led by Marion Umney, 10.0 am – 4.0 pm at Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards, Hastings. Cost £45 (RISE)
Allowing Despair, Fostering Hope – workshop led by John Baxendale, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Managing the Madness 3: Rising to the challenges of modern organisational life, Individual & Social Resilience – study day with Prof Paul Hoggett, 8.45 am – 5.0 pm at Brighthelm Centre, North Rd, Brighton BN1 1YD. Fee £86.25 (incl VAT, lunch & refreshments) (CED)
Using Sand Trays & Objects – workshop led by Joy Oakley, 10.0 am – 4.0 pm at Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards, Hastings. Cost £45 (RISE)
Depression – workshop led by John Baxendale, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
The Big Debate – Regulation: Have Your Say – an evening conference with national speakers, organised by Sussex Counselling at The Brighthelm Centre, North Rd, Brighton. Doors open and refreshments from 6.30 pm, debate begins at 7.0 pm. Cost £5 members, £15 non-members. (see centre pages for details)(SC)
ADHD/Tourettes Syndrome – workshop led by Sally Valentine at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Self Harm & Suicide in Adolescents & Young Adults – a workshop with Prof Stephen Briggs & Dr William Crouch, 10.0 am – 4.0 pm at Jurys Inn, 101 Stroudley Rd, Brighton. Cost £90 (includes lunch & refreshments) ( DIALOGUE)
Persephone Awakening: a Transformational Journey of Womanhood – a workshop led by Isabella Florschutz, 10.0 am – 5.00 pm at Peter Griffith Hall, Lewes Rd, Forest Row RH18 5EF. Cost £55 including art materials. (LIFESPAN)
Love and Therapy – workshop with Suzanne Keys - 9.30 for 10.0 am – 5.0 pm at Community Base, 113 Queens Rd, Brighton. Cost £50 (BPCC)
Couples workshop – led by Stephen Richards, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Attachment Disorder, Trauma & Recovery – two day workshop led by Joanna Beazley Richards, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £130. (WPI)
Personality Disorders – workshop led by Stephen Richards, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Survivors of Bullying - workshop led by Dr Ruth Rushton, 9.45 am – 4.0 pm at St Nicholas Centre, 66 London Rd, St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6AS. Fee £40. (HRCS)
Brighton Person Centred Community group meeting - 9.30 am – 12.30 pm, at Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton. Cost £5 (BPCC)
Introducing Egan – workshop led by Joy Oakley, 10.0 am – 4.0 pm at Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards, Hastings. Cost £45 (RISE)
Using creativity in the therapy room – two day workshop led by Sally Valentine & Pippa Copleston, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £130. (WPI)
Trauma & Recovery – workshop led by Joanna Beazley Richards, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £65. (WPI)
Introduction to CBT – two day workshop led by Louise White, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £130. (WPI)
Leading Anger Management Groups - workshop led by Aideen O’Hagan, 9.45 am – 4.0 pm at St Nicholas Centre, 66 London Rd, St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6AS. Fee £40. (HRCS)
Working with Eating Disorders: the practical skills - a workshop facilitated by Greg Szanto, 10 am - 4 pm at Our Lady of Ransom Church Hall, Meads Road, Eastbourne. Cost £40. (RI)
Brighton Person Centred Community group meeting - 9.30 am – 12.30 pm, at Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton. Cost £5 (BPCC)
Counselling & Psychotherapy: The Art of the Obvious – a workshop led by Hans Frankham 10.0 am – 1.0 pm at Friends Meeting House, 23 Church St, Littlehampton BN17 5EL. Cost £20 members, £25 non-members. (ACC)
Working with Survivors of Childhood Abuse – workshop led by Dr Ruth Rushton, 10.0 am – 4.0 pm at Royal Victoria Hotel, St Leonards, Hastings. Cost £45 (RISE)
Groupwork – two day workshop led by Stephen Richards, at Wealden Institute, 2 Quarry View, Whitehill Rd, Crowborough. Cost £130. (WPI)
Exploring the Use of Psychiatric Drugs – a workshop led by Joanna Moncrieff, 9.30 for 10.0 am – 5.0 pm, Community Base, 113 Queens Rd, Brighton. Cost £50 (BPCC)
Survive Childhood Injunctions and Live! - workshop led by Terry Woodhouse, 9.45 am – 4.0 pm at St Nicholas Centre, 66 London Rd, St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6AS. Fee £40. (HRCS)
Attachment and trauma: new research and implications for counsellors – a workshop led by Joanna Beazley Richards, 10.0 am – 2.0 pm, Fifth Floor Conference Room, Community Base, 113-117 Queens Rd, Brighton. Cost £5 members, £20 non-members (SC)
ACC (Arun Counselling Centre) |
Anna Barnard
01903 714417aruncounselling@btinternet.com |
BPCC (Brighton Person-Centred Community) |
Diana Rowe
Diana.rowe@coach-at-work.comwww.brightonbapca.co.uk |
CCS (Chichester Counselling Service) |
Amy Carman

01243 789200office@ccs-counselling.com www.ccs-counselling.com |
CED (Centre for Emotional Development) |
Sally Goodwin
01273 709660info@emotionaldevelopment.co.uk www.emotionaldevelopment.co.uk |
DIALOGUE (Hove YMCA Therapeutic Services) |
Laura Roberts
01273 320500therapeuticservices@hoveymca.org.uk www.hoveymca.org.uk |
ECOTHERAPY |
Martin Jordan
01273 386403m.jordan670@ntlworld.com www.ecotherapy.org.uk |
HRCS (Hastings & Rother Counselling Service) |
Dave Burke
01424 428300counselling.hastings@yahoo.co.uk |
LIFESPAN |
Isabella Florschutz
01273 204837bellaflorschutz@tiscali.co.uk www.lifespanpsychotherapy.co.uk |
LINK (The Link Centre) |
Leilani Mitchell
01892 652487leilani@thelinkcentre.co.uk www.thelinkcentre.co.uk |
PCC (Person-Centred Community) |
Diana Rowe
Diana.rowe@coach-at-work.comwww.brightonbapca.co.uk |
RI (Raphael Institute) |
Greg Szanto
01323 644372greg.szanto@gmail.com |
RISE (Rise Counselling Services) |
Jason Michael
0800 1218626www.risecounselling.co.uk |
SC (Sussex Counselling) |
01273 732900
seminars@sussex-counselling.co.ukwww.sussex-counselling.co.uk |
WPI (Wealden Psychology Institute) |
Chris Aldridge
01892 655195chris@wealdeninstitute.co.uk www.wealdeninstitute.co.uk |