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Upcoming Events

Sex as a battleground psychosexual webinar with polly mcafee and duane yon

Sex as a Battleground: Supporting Couples Through Desire Difference

Join Grove Psychosexual Therapy tutors Polly McAfee and Duane Yon for an introduction to working with the most common sexual problem, desire discrepancy. A thought-provoking presentation of 5 useful concepts for helping clients where one person in the relationship wants sex and the other doesn’t, or one wants markedly more sex than the other.

Porn and sex - addiction series webinar and course event CPD

Porn and Sex Addiction, a Toolkit for Therapists

Compulsive sexual behaviour and problematic pornography use are among the most frequently presented and least confidently held issues in contemporary therapy. This 2-hour clinical webinar explores compulsive sexual behaviours through psychological, relational and neurobiological lenses, equipping you to work with greater clarity, confidence and containment.

The Addiction Series - Porn and Sex
(Session 1 of 5 in series)
Wed, September 2nd
17:30 PM - 19:30 PM

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Unmasking the Somatic Super Syndrome, with Dr James Kustow and Robert Rees live webinar adhd

Unmasking the Somatic Super Syndrome, with Dr James Kustow and Robert Rees

Discover the emerging connection between ADHD, chronic health issues, and the body’s stress and immune systems. This session introduces the Somatic Super-Syndrome - a powerful new lens linking neurodiversity with physical health, and offering practical tools for regulation, recovery, and deeper understanding.

Latest Courses

Zoom or in person

Certificate in Couple / Relationship Therapy

This 8-day accredited certificate course, facilitated by Cabby Laffy and her daughter Shana Laffy, is designed for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists or psychologists who would like to become qualified and skilled in working therapeutically with couples and other relationships. Online or in London, 50-60 CPD hours.

Zoom or in person

Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy

This 8-day certificate course is facilitated by Cabby Laffy, Duane Yon, and Polly McAfee. The course is designed for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists or psychologists who would like to become more skilled in working therapeutically with psychosexual issues.

Zoom & in-person

Certificate in Adult ADHD+ with Dr James Kustow

Learn new and exciting ways to conceptualise and make sense of Adult ADHD, for you and your clients, and support you to work with it creatively, holistically and therapeutically. The course also includes a foundational level ADHD coaching skills approach. Regardless of your primary modality, if you want to really understand, and learn to work effectively with individuals with ADHD, this is the course for you. Zoom, in-person and hybrid options available.

Zoom or in person

Diploma in Integrative Supervision of Individuals and Groups

The course is designed for counsellors and psychotherapists who are acting as supervisors or who are considering adding supervision to their practice.

Zoom

Thrive with adult ADHD – Discover your ADHD signature

Welcoming individuals who have or suspect they have Adult ADHD. This groundbreaking, Zoom-based course is designed to provide inspiration and direction, for individuals who have ADHD (or strongly suspect they have it), in addition to professionals working in (or interested in working in) the fast moving field of adult ADHD. A bringing together of the adult ADHD community, hosted by The Grove.

Zoom or in person

Accredited UK Trauma Therapy Training | In-person or online

This CPD course provides in-depth training on trauma, PTSD, and Complex PTSD, using a tri-phasic trauma therapy model. Participants will gain practical skills in trauma stabilization, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Trauma-Focused CBT, and managing intrusive imagery. The course also covers working with specific client groups and collaborating with other professionals for comprehensive treatment and recovery. This course is taught at a level suitable for qualified professionals who are already established in their own mode of practice.

Practitioners who have trained with us

Karolina Allan

Area Covered:
Edinburgh
Specialises in:
ADHD / autism / neurodiversityAnger managementAnxietyDepressionDiscrimination and oppressionIdentity and self-esteemRelationship issuesSexual stuffSleep and stressTrauma
Training with The Grove:
Couple / Relationship Therapy

Fiona Hasani

Area Covered:
London
Specialises in:
AbuseAddiction / compulsivityADHD / autism / neurodiversityAnger managementAnxietyBereavement and lossDepressionDiscrimination and oppressionIdentity and self-esteemRelationship issuesSleep and stressTrauma
Training with The Grove:
Supervisor

Claudia Aldersley

Area Covered:
Lancashire, Sefton & Merseyside
Specialises in:
Anxiety
Training with The Grove:
Couple / Relationship Therapy

Ruth Trickey

Area Covered:
Essex and Cambridgeshire
Specialises in:
Abuse
Training with The Grove:
Couple / Relationship Therapy

Simone Bell

Area Covered:
All areas
Specialises in:
Anger managementAnxietyBereavement and lossDepressionDiscrimination and oppressionEating and foodIdentity and self-esteemRelationship issuesSexual stuffSleep and stress
Training with The Grove:
Couple / Relationship Therapy

Janet ANTINGHAM

Area Covered:
Yorkshire
Specialises in:
AbuseAnxietyBereavement and lossDepressionIdentity and self-esteemRelationship issuesSleep and stressTrauma
Training with The Grove:
Couple / Relationship Therapy

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