Requirement: There are 2 courses which are prerequisites for attending this course. Module 1: The Introduction to Attachment Informed Therapy and Its Clinical Application and Module 3: Clinical Application of The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) and Mentalisation Course
ONLINE WORKSHOP OVER 2 DAYS
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Date: Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September 2026
Times: 9.30am to 5.00pm (BST) (including 50 minutes of breaks & 40 minutes lunch – total 1 hour 30 mins)
Location: Online
Trainer: Nicola Jones Scroll down to see more about the trainer
Cost: £215 if booked by 12th July 2026
£235 if booked by 12th August 2026
£260 Full price
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If your booking is accepted that means there was space for you. If it is full, email sambaker.pa@gmail.com to join the ‘reserve list’. Then, if anyone drops out we will notify you, if there is a ‘last minute’ place for you. We will also let you know when we plan a new date.
The impact on individuals and couples becoming parents is monumental yet this is not mirrored in the attention which society pays to this life changing experience, leading to unnecessary parental suffering which will inevitably affect the infant
‘It (becoming a parent) took the lid off what I didn’t know about my family dynamics and changed everything’ (personal communication with a client)
What you can expect is to:
- Know what conversations to open up: from expectations of being a parent, the experience of pregnancy and birth and its impact on the parent(s), the many changes and challenges including money, careers, differing needs of each parent, impact on each parent, relationships with family and friends and on intimacy as examples
- Facilitate parents to think about how their own childhood experiences surface and affect their attitudes to and expectations of their infant and how this may impact their ability to listen to their children when difficult feelings are evoked
- Appreciate and explain key research such as the importance of the couple relationship, the impact of parental conflict on children and Good Enough Mothering (Hopkins 1996)
- Recognise and manage parental re-enactments, projective identification, the effects of role reversal in childhood and parental mentalisation with discussion of Ghosts in the Nursery (Fraiberg 1975) and Angels in the Nursery (Lieberman and others 2005)
- Learn the common patterns caused by anxiety in family systems, the relationship between attachment patterns and parenting style supported by the Adult Attachment Interview and the Strange Situation Protocol
- Review the caregiving system and the developmental importance of exploratory caregiving
- Identify and discuss common issues relating to step parenting, sibling relationships and contemporary challenges to parenting
Learning will be through presentation, large and small group discussions, videos, a case study, and skills practices. Some pre course preparation will be given along with handouts and a list of additional resources
This is part of the Advanced Certificate in the Clinical Application of Attachment Theory
Who is this workshop for?
Any counsellor or psychotherapist is welcome to join this workshop. Couples therapists will benefit. But since so many therapy clients have relationship issues, we also welcome one-to-one counsellors, psychotherapist and health workers. This workshop is also open to people who are training as a therapist / counsellor.
About the trainer:
Nicola Jones is an experienced relationship therapist and an accomplished trainer and facilitator. She trained with and worked for Relate, trained with The Bowlby Centre for 2 years and is accredited by the National Counselling Society. She has an MA in Gender Studies, SOAS, University of London (2008). Nicola has supervision with those who worked with or were supervised by John Bowlby. She is Vice Chair of the International Attachment Network and works privately in Bristol with individuals, couples and families. Her first career was as a lawyer and family business adviser. Nicola has presented internationally on a range of matters related to social justice.
Maximum numbers: 18
Approved for CPD : This course will give you 6.5 hours of CPD.
Our expectation: Is that you will attend this workshop for the full length of the course, have your video on, your mobile off, and fully participate.
- There are some online talks on zoom that allow you to come and go, or to choose not to participate in the exercise and breakout rooms. This culture has started to creep into our workshops. We have even had people say they want to leave to go and pick up children from school or walk their dog! People dropping in and out is very disruptive – especially when there may be group exercises that are planned for the same group to participate in a number of times.
- Because of this, we want to be clear about our expectations. This workshop has been planned with the assumption that you, and everyone else, will attend for the full time.
- So please be clear, that if you book on this workshop, we expect you to attend for the whole time, to participate in the breakout rooms and exercises and have your video switched on.
- Please also put your mobile to one side and on silent – checking your phone or texting will mean that you miss material. So we request that you only check your phone during breaks.
Therapists Insurance: By booking on this workshop you confirm that you have sufficient insurance to offer therapy to the public. (We are required by the NCIP, who accredit this workshop, to ask you to confirm this). If there is any discrepancy please let us know by contacting jonstow.cyh@gmail.com
Cancellations: Any request to change (eg defer to alternative dates) or cancel your place at a workshop, that is made at less than 21 days before the course start date will be charged in full. Any cancellation / amendments / requests to defer before 21 days, will be subject to a 12.5% handling charge.
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