How our courses are run
The Grove is a leading provider of quality CPD courses in mental health. Our cutting-edge range of accredited and practical courses is designed to enhance your practice, empowering the way you work with a toolkit of tried and trusted techniques. Learn from renowned experts with years of experience and clinical skill, gained from private practice or with employers such as NHS, Relate, or Mind. Whether you’re just starting out or wanting to take your practice to the next level – our training gives you confidence and a wider skillset.
Some intakes are being taught in person at NCVO in London N1. Whereas the Autumn intakes are usually taught on Zoom. So there is a choice of delivery format to suit your preference. Check the details for each course so you can pick the best option for you.
Typically the group size is somewhere between 10 and 30 people. This can be difficult to predict, based on factors such as learners securing organisational funding or their circumstances changing before the course begins. We may operate a waiting list if the maximum number of places is filled.
One way we support our course participants is with study buddy groups. This is a smaller set of up to 6 people as a support system within the full cohort. There is time on the course to discuss your progress and support needs within this buddy group. Many buddy groups check in via WhatsApp or email between the teaching dates of the course. Some buddy groups continue after the lifetime of the course dates, as peer supervision or reflective practice groups – sometimes with members making referrals to each other.
All our tutor-led courses are run as interactive experiential learning, whether taught in person or on Zoom. There is attentive tutor input and multiple opportunities for skills practice working in pairs or trios, supported by study buddy groups for more support in a smaller set during the course.
Whether you are learning in person or on Zoom or by self-study video, all our courses include comprehensive materials and a CPD certificate.
CPD is an outlay and we recognise that budgets may be squeezed through increases in the cost of living. For those who are self-funding, we offer extended monthly payment plans to spread the cost. Depending on the situation, we may be able to grant a fee reduction from our discretionary funds. We offer this in support of developing our profession for the benefit of clients who may themselves represent marginalised or less affluent groups in society.
We welcome diversity in our course groups. Each attendee will bring to the course their lived experience and positionality. So we are very pleased to see diversity in every cohort, which enriches the learning experience for everyone.
Working with difference is intrinsic to the way we run our courses. We’ve been privileged by learners applying for our courses from around the world: Kuwait, Dubai, Pakistan, Senegal, Ethiopia, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Malta, USA, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. This factor along with others will bring cultural diversity to the learning.
We have welcomed learners who let us know about dyslexia or ADHD or hearing loss or that they will attend the course accompanied by their guide dog.
Also, we circulate course materials in advance of each teaching date, to enable each participant to familiarise themselves according to their own learning style or special needs.
These are some of the practical things we can do to support engagement in their course learning. Yet there is always more work to do in supporting inclusivity – and we are open to hearing from each student about what they need from us in support of their learning.
Our commitment to inclusivity is enshrined in The Grove’s Diversity and Respect Statement.
Our in-person courses are taught at NCVO near Kings Cross station.
This 8-day 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.
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.
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.
The course is designed for counsellors and psychotherapists who are acting as supervisors or who are considering adding supervision to their practice.
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.
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.
Led by EFT Master Trainer Ashley Meyer, learn EFT across six days of progressive training. Build solid foundations, deepen your therapeutic skills, and learn how to integrate tapping into clinical practice.
This one-day retreat is designed exclusively for practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of the Solo-Soma method and learn how to integrate it into their clinical or coaching work.
Facilitated by:
Dr James Kustow – Consultant Psychiatrist & ADHD specialist, creator of Solo-Soma
Robert Rees – Psychotherapist, Embodiment Educator and Yoga teacher
This event will take place at Soul Studio, Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8XY
Embodied practice training, a trauma informed approach to working with the body, with Tamsin Olivier and Robert Rees.
Our embodied practice training is now available for groups and organisations seeking a flexible, trauma-informed approach to working with the body in therapy. The programme explores movement, breath and sound as tools for regulation, integration and post-traumatic growth, supported by neuroscience and polyvagal principles.
Training includes:
• Embodied approaches to emotional regulation
• Working with defences and ‘stuckness’
• Using the body story in therapy
• Practical tools for applying movement, breath and sound in clinical work
Minimum group size: 12 participants
To arrange this training for your team or service, please get in touch.
A 60 minute webinar | recognising and working with the ADHD signature toolkit.