Creative CPD
for therapists
Peer support + energy psychology
For a bit of extra sparkle
This group might be just what you're looking for if you're:
A qualified counsellor, psychotherapist, clinical or counselling psychologist etc with a strong foundation of therapeutic counselling skills. If you're still undergoing your training, please check out the EP experience requirements below.
Genuinely interested in, and have experienced real benefits from using, energy psychology (EP) methods such as Energy Psychotherapy, EFT, Matrix Reimprinting, AIT or allied approaches such as Touch for Health kinesiology etc. Please also see EP experience requirements below.
Open to exploring self-tapping/touching of EFT, TTT and other emotion-regulating acupoints as part of boundaried practices.
Able to travel to Southampton for meet ups. These happen every 3 months on the third Wednesday of that month. Meetups can be live-streamed using Google Meet if requested.
EP experience requirements
Even if you've completed training in one or more EP methods, as a minimum requirement, we ask that you have at least 20 hours of personal experience using the core EFT point sequence. This 20 hours can be made up of any of the following:
Formal training in an EP approach that includes Tapping / Touch and Breathe etc using the standard EFT tapping sequence.
Self-directed experiential learning using one or both of the following: i) Self-generated EP practices. ii) Generic scripts such as those found on the Tapping Solution, Tap with Brad etc.
Time in your own therapy - either counselling, psychotherapy, or pure EP - that included individualised EP interventions.
The reason for the above is because this is an experiential group and it's important that group members have personal experiences of how EP can impact themselves and/or others. While we recognise the value of training in EP, we prioritise the experiential aspect of this which is why we also recognise the importance of self-directed experiential learning.
Please note that:
This group does not offer certificated training in any EP methods.
Some group members may choose to use EP primarily to support their own self-regulation between, and potentially within, sessions and may not invite clients to use it as a formal therapeutic intervention.
The group recognises your clinical responsibility to integrate EP, like any CPD theory and technique, into your guiding therapeutic framework.
If you're currently completing a professional training in counselling, psychotherapy, clinical or counselling psychology etc but exceed the 20 hours EP requirement, please also feel free to get in touch if you're used to working collaboratively with psycho-therapeutically literate peers.
If you have no experience in EP and feel drawn to exploring this with other counsellors and psychotherapists etc, applied use of two EP core-methods is included in both the Introduction to the Five Elements and the Dip CAFE.
How could this help you?
Check out some potential benefits of this energy-psychology-supported-relational-space at the bottom of the Creative CPD welcome page.
Next step
I've benefited from these methods since my teenage years and use them discerningly within my counselling practice. Since 2012, I've worked closely with my counselling colleague Janice who also shares a deep interest in energy psychology. She's a valuable part of the group but has asked me to take the lead in coordinating things.
While I'm happy to set the overall direction, I believe everyone has valuable experiences and suggestions to contribute. If this peer support space with added energy psychology sparkle interests you, feel free to get in touch and we'll arrange a time and place (either face to face, phone or video chat) to find out a bit more about each other and what's on offer.
April 2025 group
Wednesday 23rd, 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Focus: Core technique two and peer counselling supervision.
Location: Bitterne, Southampton.