ONLINE LEARNING FOR COUNSELLORS & PSYCHOTHERAPISTS

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More men than ever are attending therapy and asking for help with mental health problems and yet while therapy may offer a supportive environment many men are turned off by this ‘foreign’ environment. When men do attend, they can occasionally encounter a lack of understanding and empathy leaving them confused and unsure whether to return. 

Gender socialization and stigma often prevents men from seeking support, many men have learnt that to show vulnerable emotions is weak and shameful. This process has taught them to restrict these emotions. The unwritten ‘male rules’ have resulted in men living with inner dis-ease contributing to the following issues:

• Three-quarters of suicides in the UK are by men

• Men are far less likely than women to seek help with medical problems.

• Depression occurs as often in men as in women, but women are twice as likely to be diagnosed and treated.

• One in nine adult men is dependent on alcohol; men are three times more likely than women to be alcohol dependent.

• Schizophrenia tends to have an earlier onset in men and is associated with poorer outcomes than in women.

Course curriculum

    1. Workshop Details

    2. Workshop Recording

    1. Resources

About this course

  • £9.99
  • 3 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Your Learning Resources

  • View Recording

    View the full recording of the workshop at your leisure. Come back to the recording at any time and pick up where you left off. Watch the video as many times as you wish to deeply embed the learning.

  • CPD Certificate

    View the whole video to access a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certificate. The Certificate is proof of your commitment to continuing and deepening your learning as a practitioner.

James Hawes

I am a experienced psychotherapist and counsellor accredited and registered member of the British association for Counsellors and psychotherapists (BACP). I presently work at the Nottingham High School as a Counsellor for two days a week. Previously I worked as an Independence school counsellor and for the Nottingham City behaviour support. This team worked with the most difficult and challenging students in the city and used innovative and therapeutic approaches in working effectively with this cohort. I have facilitated groups on anger, self-esteem, confidence building using many methods that include drumming, mindfulness and bodywork. For the past 15 years I have developed my private practice, typically seeing between 10-15 clients a week and 95% of my clients are male. I deliver several workshops and talks with regard to working with men and boys. These include '7 tips one working successfully with men in therapy' , 'Effective anger management tools for working with men' and 'Working with men, intimacy and shame'. I specialise in developing boys and men’s emotional fitness using psycho-educational tools, de-shaming and core conditions of the person Centred Approach. I also initiated the Men@work voluntary organisation, working to increase boys and men’s emotional fitness, establishing a programme called ‘Contact’ an outdoor and residential programme to help boys increase their emotional fitness. I also developed SHOUT - a successful anger awareness programme for men. I have been part of a Men's group for the past 15 years and am a father of two boys. James is the author of, ‘The Secret Lives of Men – 10 keys to unlock the mystery’ Facebook | Synergy Counselling | Twitter | oneminuteman1

The Secret Lives of Men - James Hawes

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Testimonials: Live Attendees

Christopher Brown

James shared his extensive experience of working with men in a therapeutic environment to enable other therapists to gain an insight into the secret lives of men away from the societal view.

Julie Moss

This is one of the best therapy related courses I have attended. James is really generous in sharing his knowledge and experiences and feel my practice will be enhanced as a result. Highly recommended!

Terina Talbot

This was a wonderful 3 part online event. Such a full and enriching experience. There has been something here for me about the importance of being real as a therapist and remembering the great courage/ vulnerability of the client in agreeing to enter the therapeutic experience... And that this is especially true of men and boys. I have worked with some male clients - but not many - and really would like to develop this aspect of my own work. Thank you so much for something both hugely thought- provoking and emotionally engaging."