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Creative Therapy Training & Events in Manchester

CPD Workshops, Training & Events

The list of workshops, training & events below is organised by theme. If what you are looking for is not on the list, please enquire. Bespoke training available for organisations and groups in Greater Manchester, UK-wide and internationally.

Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy

My colleagues and I co-facilitate regular Pesso Boyden Experiential weekend workshops at The Sand & Sound Centre in Hyde, Tameside, Greater Manchester, and occasionally other venues. I also run a  Pesso Boyden therapy group, meeting every 3 weeks, starting in autumn and finishing late spring each year.

Pesso Boyden INFO

Sat 24th - Sun 25th May 2025 [1 place left]

Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop

9.30am

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6.30pm

Venue: SomeOne Cares, North Shields (NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE)

Event Details

Sat 24th - Sun 25th May 2025 [1 place left]

Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop

Facilitated by Masha Bennett and Clara Charlesworth -1 place available

For more information and the booking form visit the page about the Pes...

Event Details

9.30am

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6.30pm

Venue: SomeOne Cares, North Shields (NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE)

Sat 5th - Sun 6th July 2025

Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop

9.30am

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6.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Sat 5th - Sun 6th July 2025

Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop

Facilitated by Masha Bennett and Clara Charlesworth

For more information and the booking form visit the page about the Pesso Boyden method he...

Event Details

9.30am

-

6.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Thurs 24th July 2025

Online Introduction to Pesso Boyden Therapy

10pm

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11.30pm

ONLINE

Event Details

Thurs 24th July 2025

Online Introduction to Pesso Boyden Therapy

1.5 hour Introduction to Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy, a powerful approach for healing our attachment wounds, unmet childhood needs ...

Event Details

10pm

-

11.30pm

ONLINE

Sat 7th - Sun 8th June 2025

Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop

9.30am

-

6.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Sat 7th - Sun 8th June 2025

Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop

Facilitated by Masha Bennett and Pete Joscelyne

For more information and the booking form visit the page about the Pesso Boyden method here.

9.30am

-

6.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Wednesday a.m. from October 2025

Pesso Boyden Therapy Wednesday a.m. group

10.30am

-

1pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Wednesday a.m. from October 2025

Pesso Boyden Therapy Wednesday a.m. group

This is a group therapy programme based on the Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy, starting once a year in the autumn. The group meetings ...

Event Details

10.30am

-

1pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Personal Development

The Sand & Sound Centre offers many personal development and healing events, and I will be adding more in the future.

Apart from the events listed in this section, please see the information on Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy events,  Metaphors of Movement, and Sound Healing events below.

Tuesday/ monthly TBC

The Mindful Mama Circle with Josie Lynch

11am

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12.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Event Details

Tuesday/ monthly TBC

The Mindful Mama Circle with Josie Lynch

This is a small, confidential group space for mothers at any stage of their journey, with babies welcome. This is not a class, a course, or ...

Event Details

11am

-

12.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Sunday 20th July 2025

The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: Day-to-day Spirituality for Mothers with Maria Kefalogianni

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Sunday 20th July 2025

The Extraordinary in the Ordinary: Day-to-day Spirituality for Mothers with Maria Kefalogianni

Facilitated by Maria Kefalogianni, a mother, psychotherapist, poet and mystic. Details to be confirmed. You can get in touch with Maria via ...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Sat 2nd - Sun 3rd August 2025

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Foundation

9.30am

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5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Sat 2nd - Sun 3rd August 2025

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Foundation

2-day foundational training in EFT Tapping - open to therapists/counsellors and general public.  Please note that whilst I have taught for m...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Dates TBC

Creative Enneagram

9.30am

-

6.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Dates TBC

Creative Enneagram

Details to be confirmed

9.30am

-

6.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Professional Workshops

Miscellaneous training & events for Health & Care Professionals at The Sand & Sound Centre in Hyde, Manchester

Wed 11th June 2025

Therapist Network & Support Meeting

10.30am

-

12noon

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Wed 11th June 2025

Therapist Network & Support Meeting

A bi-monthly meeting for talk therapists and holistic therapists, to help support and inspire each other and grow our business. £6 including...

Event Details

10.30am

-

12noon

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Tue 15th - Wed 16th July 2025

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Eating Disorders

9.30am

-

5.30pm

The National Centre for Eating Disorders, ESHER, Surrey

Event Details

Tue 15th - Wed 16th July 2025

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) for Eating Disorders

This is a 2-day practical skills workshop for eating disorders professionals wishing to incorporate EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) into ...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5.30pm

The National Centre for Eating Disorders, ESHER, Surrey

Fri 5th - Sun December 7th 2025

Groupwork & Facilitation Skills workshop

9.30am

-

5.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Fri 5th - Sun December 7th 2025

Groupwork & Facilitation Skills workshop

This is a 3 day practical course teaching the skills of groupwork and facilitation, with Masha Bennett.

Who this is for: therapists, counsell...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Dates TBC 2026

Spirituality & Alchemy in Supervision

9.30am

-

5.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Dates TBC 2026

Spirituality & Alchemy in Supervision

1 day workshop for clinical supervisors, trainee supervisors and counselling practitioners with at least 3 years post-qualifying experience ...

Event Details

9.30am

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5.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Metaphors of Movement

Metaphors of Movement system, developed by Andrew T Austin, is a rich model of understanding and utilising our internal metaphors, which can  help those “stuck states” where nothing else seems to work. It offers clarity on the metaphorical inner landscape, use of language to describe our experiences, and allows deep and often surprising discoveries of “where we stand” in the world.  Metaphors of Movement training & events are open to therapists, coaches and general public, and delivered face-to-face at The Sand & Sound Centre in Greater Manchester (4 day training) or online (introductory half-day workshop).

Metaphors INFO

Thur 3rd July 2025

Introduction to Metaphors of Movement

2pm

-

5pm

ONLINE

Event Details

Thur 3rd July 2025

Introduction to Metaphors of Movement

 This is a 1/2 day introduction to the innovative and comprehensive Metaphors of Movement system. This workshop will take place via Zoom.  C...

Event Details

2pm

-

5pm

ONLINE

Fri 24th - Mon 27th October 2025

Level 1 / Level 2 Metaphors of Movement

9.30am

-

5.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Fri 24th - Mon 27th October 2025

Level 1 / Level 2 Metaphors of Movement

This 4-day face-to-face training will cover Level 1/2

of the innovative and comprehensive Metaphors of Movement system, developed by Andrew T...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5.30pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Integrative Sandplay Workshops

Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy, and specialist workshops

Sandplay info

Sat 21st-22nd June 2025

Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Sat 21st-22nd June 2025

Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy

2-day experiential workshop introducing Integrative Sandplay Therapy to counsellors, therapists, psychologists working with adults and child...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Sat 26th - Sun 27th July 2025

Working with Trauma in the Sand Part 1

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Sat 26th - Sun 27th July 2025

Working with Trauma in the Sand Part 1

2 day specialist workshop for counsellors and therapists who already have at least some experience of therapeutic work in the sand.

Cost: £24...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Sun 31st Aug - Mon 1st Sept 2025

Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Sun 31st Aug - Mon 1st Sept 2025

Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy

2-day experiential workshop introducing Integrative Sandplay Therapy to counsellors, therapists, psychologists working with adults and child...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Sun 28th September 2025

Working with Dementia in the Sand - with Ann O'Sullivan

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Sun 28th September 2025

Working with Dementia in the Sand - with Ann O'Sullivan

1-day specialist workshop for therapists/counsellors who are already experienced/trained in working with sand (2 day training or equivalent ...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Date TBC 2025

Sound in the Sandtray: Sound as a Symbol & Healing Agent in Sand Therapy

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

Event Details

Date TBC 2025

Sound in the Sandtray: Sound as a Symbol & Healing Agent in Sand Therapy

1-day face-to-face workshop on theory and practice of combining sound therapy with sand therapy. Open to counsellors, therapists, psychologi...

Event Details

9.30am

-

5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE, Manchester

More Events

Creative Therapy Workshops & Events

Miscellaneous events on various topics of creative therapy at The Sand & Sound Centre in Greater Manchester

Creative Therapies Info

Autumn 2025 dates TBC

Arts for the Blues 12 week programme

Times TBC

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Event Details

Autumn 2025 dates TBC

Arts for the Blues 12 week programme

A 12 week group programme - creative therapy for depression/anxiety. This innovative programme was developed by Salford University and Edge ...

Event Details

Times TBC

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Date TBC

Map Quest: A Play Therapy Approach for Children, Adults and Families with Maggie McEachern

10am to 5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Event Details

Date TBC

Map Quest: A Play Therapy Approach for Children, Adults and Families with Maggie McEachern

Unique opportunity to join this practical workshop with a US therapist and social worker Maggie McEachern, the developer of this innovative ...

Event Details

10am to 5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Sound Journeys & Workshops

Sound therapy, sound healing training & events 

Sound Therapy Info

Mon 26th May 2025

New Moon Gong Bath Meditation with Julie

7.15pm to 8.45pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Event Details

Mon 26th May 2025

New Moon Gong Bath Meditation with Julie

New Moon Gong Bath Meditation, Monday 26th May 2025, £16, maximum 8 places.

Arrive 7.15pm for a prompt 7.30pm start (no admission after 7.30p...

Event Details

7.15pm to 8.45pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Wed 11th June 2025

Full Moon Gong Bath Meditation with Masha

7.15pm to 8.45pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Event Details

Wed 11th June 2025

Full Moon Gong Bath Meditation with Masha

Full Moon Gong Bath Meditation, Wed 11th June 2025, £16, maximum 8 places.

Arrive 7.15pm for a prompt 7.30pm start (no admission after 7.30pm...

Event Details

7.15pm to 8.45pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Thurs 12th June 2025

Create Your Own Simple Healing Song or Chant

2pm to 3.30pm BST

ONLINE

Event Details

Thurs 12th June 2025

Create Your Own Simple Healing Song or Chant

In this 1.5 hour online workshop each of the participants will be creating a simple healing song or chant. This session is open to all - you...

Event Details

2pm to 3.30pm BST

ONLINE

Sun 21st September 2025

The "I" Within the Storm - 1-day retreat with Alistair Smith

10am to 5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Event Details

Sun 21st September 2025

The "I" Within the Storm - 1-day retreat with Alistair Smith

1-day Vocal Tai Chi/Sound Healing retreat with Alistair Smith. For more information and to book email alistairsound@gmail.com Alistair's web...

Event Details

10am to 5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Sat 22nd to Sun 23rd November 2025

Trauma-informed Practice for Sound Healers

10am to 5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

Event Details

Sat 22nd to Sun 23rd November 2025

Trauma-informed Practice for Sound Healers

2-day workshop for both experienced and trainee sound practitioners - full details here.

To book your place, complete the form at the bottom ...

Event Details

10am to 5pm

The Sand & Sound Centre, HYDE

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