Training & Events
CPD Workshops, Training & Events
The list of workshops and 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.
Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy
My colleagues and I co-facilitate regular Pesso Boyden experiential weekend workshops at The Sand & Sound Centre in Stockport, and occasionally other venues. I also run the Pesso Boyden evening group, starting in autumn and finishing late spring each year.
From October 2024 [FULL]
Pesso Boyden Therapy evening group
7pm
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9.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
From October 2024 [FULL]
Pesso Boyden Therapy evening 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 ...
7pm
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9.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 15th - Sun 16th Feb 2025
Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop
9.30am
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6.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 15th - Sun 16th Feb 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...
9.30am
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6.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 8th - Sun 9th March 2025
Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop
9.30am
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6.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 8th - Sun 9th March 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
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6.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 24th - Sun 25th May 2025
Pesso Boyden Experiential Workshop
9.30am
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6.30pm
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (venue to be confirmed)
Sat 24th - Sun 25th May 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...
9.30am
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6.30pm
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (venue to be confirmed)
Professional Workshops
Miscellaneous workshops & events for Health & Care Professionals
Mon 2nd December 2024
Therapist Network & Support Meeting
10.30am
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12noon
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Mon 2nd December 2024
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...
10.30am
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12noon
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Fri 31st Jan - Sun 2nd Feb 2025
Groupwork & Facilitation Skills workshop
9.30am
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5.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Fri 31st Jan - Sun 2nd Feb 2025
Groupwork & Facilitation Skills workshop
1 place available. This is a 3 day practical course teaching the skills of groupwork and facilitation, with Masha Bennett.
Who this is for: t...
9.30am
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5.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 5th April 2025
Spirituality & Alchemy in Supervision
9.30am
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5.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 5th April 2025
Spirituality & Alchemy in Supervision
1 day workshop for clinical supervisors, trainee supervisors and counselling practitioners with at least 3 years post-qualifying experience ...
9.30am
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5.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
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. Open to therapists, coaches and general public.
Date TBC
Introduction to Metaphors of Movement
2pm
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5pm
ONLINE
Date TBC
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. Cost...
2pm
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5pm
ONLINE
Fri 28th Mar - Mon 31st Mar 2025
Level 1 / Level 2 Metaphors of Movement
9.30am
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5.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Fri 28th Mar - Mon 31st Mar 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...
9.30am
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5.30pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Integrative Sandplay Workshops
Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy, and specialist workshops
Sat 30th Nov - Sun 1st Dec 2024
Working with Trauma in the Sand Part 2 (Advanced)
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 30th Nov - Sun 1st Dec 2024
Working with Trauma in the Sand Part 2 (Advanced)
2 day advanced specialist workshops with Masha Bennett, for counsellors and therapists who have completed Working with Trauma in the Sand Pa...
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 18th - Sun 19th Jan [FULL] OR Sat 1st - Sun 2nd March 2025 [FULL]
Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 18th - Sun 19th Jan [FULL] OR Sat 1st - Sun 2nd March 2025 [FULL]
Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy
2-day experiential workshop introducing Integrative Sandplay Therapy to counsellors, therapists, psychologists working with adults and child...
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Mon 20th Jan 2025
Sound in the Sandtray: Sound as a Symbol & Healing Agent in Sand Therapy
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Mon 20th Jan 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...
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sat 21st-22nd June 2025
Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
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...
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sun 31st August - Mon 1st Sept 2025
Introduction to Integrative Sandplay Therapy
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sun 31st August - 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...
9.30am
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5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Creative Therapy Workshops
Miscellaneous events on various topics of creative therapy
Date TBC
Map Quest: A Play Therapy Approach for Children, Adults and Families with Maggie McEachern
10am to 5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
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 ...
10am to 5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Saturday 8th February 2025
Flute-making workshop with Filipe Alves
10am to 5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Saturday 8th February 2025
Flute-making workshop with Filipe Alves
1 day workshop giving you a unique opportunity to make your own flute. For further information about the workshops and for booking your plac...
10am to 5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sunday 21st September 2025
Sound Healing workshop with Alistair Smith
10am to 5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Sunday 21st September 2025
Sound Healing workshop with Alistair Smith
Details of the workshop to be confirmed. Alistair's website is https://www.soundcoherence.co.uk/
For information about the venue and travel c...
10am to 5pm
The Sand & Sound Centre, Stockport
Booking Form
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The Sand & Sound Centre, Reddish Business Centre, 123a Gorton Road, Reddish, Stockport SK5 6EE United Kingdom (visits by appointment only)
Email: masha@practicalhappiness.co.uk; phone: +44 (0)7887617558 (please message first to arrange a time to talk)
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