Mick Cooper
Mick Cooper is an internationally recognised author, trainer, and consultant in the field of humanistic, existential, and pluralistic therapies.
He is a Chartered Psychologist, and Professor of Counselling Psychology at the University of Roehampton. Mick has facilitated workshops and lectures around the world, including New Zealand, Lithuania, and Florida. Mick's books include Existential Therapies (Sage, 2017), Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Sage, 2018), and The Handbook of Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling (Palgrave, 2013).
His latest work is Integrating Counselling and Psychotherapy: Directionality, Synergy, and Social Change (Sage, 2019). Mick’s principal areas of research have been in shared decision-making/personalising therapy, and counselling for young people in schools. In 2014, Mick received the Carmi Harari Mid-Career Award from Division 32 of the American Psychological Association.
He is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Academy of Social Sciences.
Helen Cruthers
Helen Cruthers is Clinical Lead (Children and Families) with Beacon House Therapeutic Services and Trauma Team. Helen is a trainer, and an Integrative Arts Psychotherapist with over 30 years’ experience of working with children, young people, adults, and families. She specialises in therapeutic parenting work where there is a history of trauma, struggle, and relational challenges. Her work is informed by the fields of neuroscience, neurodiversity, attachment, sensory processing, systemic thinking, positive psychology, mental health, epigenetics, child development, and compassion-focused therapy. Helen’s interest is in the connective threads between our own traumas (as therapists), those of our clients, and our ability to work with relational depth.
Maya Katherine Cooper
Maya has been working in the film industry since 2016. She has written and directed previous short films with her most recent project being a web series; 'Controversy', which was produced with support from the National Youth Theatre. Maya has a very personal connection to the story, Moishe Gralnick is her great-great grandfather, his perseverance in keeping his faith has led to her continuing Jewish Identity. She wants to tell her family's story.
Kate Williams
Kate is a BACP Accred. Integrative Counsellor & Trauma Therapist having trained in EMDR and sensorimotor L1 and as a Breath Coach. She also has a keen interest in parts work having studied the Psychology of Selves Model and Voice Dialogue.
Kate runs a busy private practice online and in-person as well as working within the Hertfordshire IAPT service. She manages and tutors at The Bedfordshire Centre for Therapeutic Studies teaching on their L4 and L5 Somatic Trauma Therapy Diploma and Breath Coach Award.
Kate's background is working as a counsellor in further ed. and still enjoys working with c&yp.
Join the Advanced certificate in Somatic Trauma theory and skills -starting in April 2023
Join the Advanced certificate in understanding and applying parts theories -starting in September 2023
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Dr. Kalanit Ben-Ari
Dr Kalanit Ben-Ari is the Chair of Imago Relationship Therapy UK, author, trainer, supervisor, and advanced couples therapist for almost two decades. She is Associate member of the Imago International Training Institute and author of two books: Small Steps to Great Parenting: An Essential Guide for Busy Families, and children's book the Lost Book.
Kalanit is an international speaker who facilitated training around the world and online and she is also a certified Brainspotting and Neurofeedback therapist.
Kalanit gained a BA and an MA in Clinical Social Work, specialising in Clinical Child Development, at the University of Haifa, Israel and a Doctorate in Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. Her main research area was the influence of psychological processes and childhood experiences on adult romantic relationships.
Website | https://www.kalanitbenari.com/ | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn
Workshop for couples: Getting The Love You Want, 25th-26th February 2023, London. Limited number of participants. Sign up here
Clinical Imago Relationship Therapy training (Module 1, for therapists), 6th - 9th March 2023, London. Info- https://www.
A link for the future trainings | https://www.kalanitbenari.com/
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Emma Simpson
This was a really useful, thought provoking discussion which covered a significant amount of information and theory in a short space of time. It was helpful ...
Read MoreThis was a really useful, thought provoking discussion which covered a significant amount of information and theory in a short space of time. It was helpful to consider the importance of relational safety for working with trauma, and to give consideration of transgenerational and cultural trauma. This was a good appetiser - which has made me want to get to the main course and dig into the full topic workshops run by some of the panel. Thanks again Onlinevents :)
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Wendy Farron
I watched the recording and I wish I could have attended the live event, as it gave me so much food for thought (must be all that talk of potatoes!) Thank yo...
Read MoreI watched the recording and I wish I could have attended the live event, as it gave me so much food for thought (must be all that talk of potatoes!) Thank you to all the wonderful speakers, who followed on from one another so interestingly and appropriately.
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Julie Elliott
Excellent, I loved all the avenues that this opens up. I agree that it should have been a ten day conference, so many new things to go away and consider. Inc...
Read MoreExcellent, I loved all the avenues that this opens up. I agree that it should have been a ten day conference, so many new things to go away and consider. Including how to make my hot potato delicious!
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Morag Whitelaw
Excellent diversity of contributions. Maya spoke with conviction and passion about her heartfelt project.. Really helpful references to alternative methods...
Read MoreExcellent diversity of contributions. Maya spoke with conviction and passion about her heartfelt project.. Really helpful references to alternative methods rather than one-to -one to relate to clients who are afraid of any relationships .Breathing and felt sense work. In praise of resilience of clients with trauma feels right if felt in the moment. Witnessing is powerful healing tool. Sense of trust could be helped by a more responsive approach.. Trauma brings connection and healing with it. All these points and many more resonated with me. A very enjoyable time of learning. As always John's gentle and respectful and observant chairing binds it together well.
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Richard Whitenstall
A wonderful CPD session that opened up my thinking about generational trauma, hidden stories and collective problems/issues that can be inherited. A mass...
Read MoreA wonderful CPD session that opened up my thinking about generational trauma, hidden stories and collective problems/issues that can be inherited. A massive thank you to the panel for being engaging and knowledgeable
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