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Back in the Counsellor’s Chair: A Refresher Workshop
For qualified counsellors & therapists navigating the journey back to practice after a break
🗓️ Saturday 6th June 2026 | 10am - 1.45pm (Zoom)
You hit the ‘pause’ button on your practice for a reason. Whether you stepped away for family or health reasons, a career change or a sabbatical, the "Counsellor" part of your identity is still there. But coming back after months or years can feel like stepping into a different world.
Maybe you've found yourself Googling 'refresher course for counsellors', but there's tumbleweed out there! 🌵 After all, an off-the-peg theory lecture isn't going to soothe all the messy feelings that are bubbling up for you around resuming practice. You need a hopeful and explorative space, shared by others that get it.
This half-day Refresher Workshop is the un-pushy, supportive bridge you need - to move from feeling overwhelmed and hesitant, to feeling energised and better equipped to return.
You aren’t doing this alone... You’ll join a peer group of practitioners who are in a similar season of their professional lives, ensuring that you move forward with a community of support.
Key details
Date: Saturday 6th June 2026 | 10am - 1.45pm (Zoom)
Tickets: 🌟 NOW ON SALE 🌟 £75 Early Bird price until 9th May (while stocks last) / £85 Full Price
Bonus: Includes an optional Progress & Accountability group call on Friday 10th July 2026 (1pm - 2pm), to review your next steps and help you stay on track.
Eligibility: This workshop is designed for qualified counsellors and therapists.
Created and hosted by:
Lisa, an experienced counsellor and supervisor who successfully built her own practice from scratch after a substantial break, and helps others to do the same. In designing this workshop, Lisa has distilled her learning into a practical launchpad - creating the exact resource she wishes had been available when she was making her own return.
Participant Feedback from my March 2026 workshop
🏆 100% of respondents would recommend this Refresher Workshop to someone else.
Some examples of what these counsellors found valuable:
"Loads of stuff! Validating but also challenging my fears around return to practice."
"The resources suggested, feeling like there are others in a similar boat to me, how the session was run (lots of content but didn't feel too heavy). Also, I enjoyed going into the breakout room and hearing another person's story."
"I found it very inspiring and helpful with my plans to return to counselling. Thank you!"
What we explore together:
⚡ Rebuilding Confidence: Recognising the unique strengths you’ve gained during your time away, and quietening the self-doubt that often surfaces when contemplating your return to counselling practice.
⚡ The New Landscape: Navigating recent developments in UK practice so you feel current, compliant, and ready for 2026/27 and beyond.
⚡ Shaping your Practice: Instead of just returning, let’s build a sustainable and 'burnout-resistant' practice that fits your life.
⚡ Theory & Skills: A judgement-free opportunity to look at how to reconnect with the fundamentals of your counselling approach.
⚡ Roadblock Removal: Pinpoint exactly what is stalling your return and create an action plan that feels energising rather than intimidating.
This Refresher Workshop is open to counsellors from a range of theoretical backgrounds, as it is not modality specific.
Please note that, to ensure privacy for all attendees, sessions will not be recorded.
Tickets are now on sale - please use the Eventbrite checkout below, or click through to the Eventbrite event listing.
Not sure if this workshop fits with where you're at? Let's schedule a quick call to chat it through.
And just to mention, I also offer 1-to-1 Clinical Supervision sessions to explore the transition back to counselling practice. You can opt for the group Refresher Workshop detailed above, or 1-to-1 sessions, or both!
Click through to my Counsellors Returning After A Career Break page to find out more.
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