Mastering 'No': Guiding Clients Toward Rest and Renewal
2026-02-04 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/London)
Choir of Brave Voices: Navigating Anxiety and Uncertainty Through Creative Reflection Workshop with Gillian Walter and Shirley Smith

Overview:
In this monthly series of workshops, participants will learn creative approaches to help clients navigate anxiety and uncertainty. Leveraging art, poetry, and seasonal themes, practitioners will gain fresh perspectives to support clients in embracing uncertainty and finding calm amidst the unknown. Each session draws inspiration from the changing seasons to provide tools for deeper understanding and growth in client practice. The perfect space for reflective practice, case exploration and peer support.

Workshop Description:
In this February workshop, practitioners will explore the transformative power of saying “No” and the importance of rest and renewal for themselves and clients. Using art, poetry, and reflective exercises, participants will learn practical techniques to help clients set boundaries, conserve energy, and embrace the value of slowing down. Through creative reflections, guided discussions, and expressive activities, practitioners will gain tools to support clients in saying “No” to overcommitment, fostering resilience, and nurturing their well-being. This session will empower practitioners to help clients reconnect with the wisdom of rest, enabling them to recharge and prepare for future growth.

Session Outline:

Opening Reflection: Defining the supervision case and question through individual, guided reflection.
Art Exploration: Participants explore a selected piece of art in pairs or small groups, discussing what emerges with their supervision question in mind. Emphasis on noticing other participants’ perspectives.
Poetic Resonance: Reading the accompanying poem, followed by brief inquiries into words, phrases, and salient points that resonate.
Second Reflection: Re-reading the poem, focusing on the individual supervision question.
Creative Pairings: Breakout rooms for paired discussions on new, creative perspectives for the participant’s question.
Group Debrief: Collective reflection on insights gained.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

Apply creative and reflective approaches to help clients manage anxiety related to uncertainty.
Use artistic and poetic prompts to explore clients’ responses to unpredictable situations.
Develop new strategies to foster resilience and adaptability in clients facing the unknown.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

Therapists, counsellors, coaches, supervisors, and other professionals interested in enhancing their reflective practice through creative approaches.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

Integrating creative reflection techniques into client work helps professionals address anxiety related to uncertainty, providing fresh approaches to help clients find stability in unpredictable times. This workshop will empower participants to use creativity as a tool to enhance their clients’ resilience and adaptability, fostering more dynamic and effective professional relationships.

RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
___________________________
All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Gillian Walter

Gillian is a coach, supervisor, mentor, and author accredited at master practitioner level by the ICF and EMCC. She is accredited as a supervisor by the EMCC, EASC, and CSA. She founded Inside-Out Coaching and Brave Voice Books*. Her expertise lies in combining creative and transformational tools with reflective practice to encourage personal and professional growth. Gillian’s work integrates her belief in the power of metaphor and storytelling, especially in supervision. Her first book, ‘Choir of Brave Voices’, encourages readers to develop their reflective practice and explore different perspectives to deepen their emotional, mental, and physical resourcefulness. these spaces for peer creative reflection bring an infinite mirror hall to each individual case reflection.

Website | www.bravevoicebooks.com | www.inside-out-coaching.com
Instagram | bravevoicesioc
LinkedIn | Gillian (Holt) Walter MCC, MP, ACTC, ESIA

Shirley Smith

Shirley has extensive cross-cultural experience as a coach, mentor, and supervisor. Her background in global human resources gives her a unique perspective on leadership development. Shirley has developed expertise in using creative tools and art-based approaches to explore difficult dynamics when language falls short. Her work with imagery and embodied approaches, honed over 30 years, provides clients with a new way of thinking and processing their experiences, applicable both in-person and virtually.

Islam: Therapy, Spirituality & Politics 2026
2026-02-06 18:30 - 2026-02-07 14:00
Islam: Therapy, Spirituality & Politics 2026 Online Conference

A conference that centres a different way of being
All are welcome to this conference, which aims to offer therapists from our diverse communities an opportunity to reflect and dialogue on ancient and contemporary Islamic understandings of self, therapy, and well-being. Our worlds are structured by our imaginings of it, and this conference explores Islamic understandings of knowing, being, and health, that may invite a wider understanding of the field of mental health as a whole.

Exploring intersections between spirituality therapy and politics
This is also important within the context of today’s political and geopolitical upheavals as we try to build therapeutic relationships with Muslim clients whose lives are structured by understandings of Islam. It is widely acknowledged that therapy is not neutral, and perhaps this is why Muslims in the Global North do not access standard therapeutic practice as often, as quickly or effectively as many other client groups.

Coming together
This event is a space for both Muslim therapists and their peers to reflect on the nuances of therapeutic work in the super-diverse Muslim community—a community that has often been subject to misunderstanding, suspicion, and surveillance. We will explore how Islam, Islamic Counselling, and Islamic Psychology, provide pathways to more culturally aligned and meaningful therapeutic experiences for Muslims. With keynote speakers, and practical examples of therapeutic work, we aim to provide valuable learning for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

Join Us
Join us as we explore the vital role that therapy, spirituality, and activism play in nurturing resilience, well-being, and social justice amid current challenges. This is more than a conference—it is a gathering of hearts and minds committed to fostering deeper understanding and meaningful change in our field.

TICKETS
Choose your ticket price. Each ticket provides access to the LIVE event on Zoom & the conference Recording. Choose the fee that works for you: £25.00, £37.50, or £50.00.
CPD Certificate
After attending the LIVE conference, your CPD certificate will be emailed to you.
If you watch the event on catch-up, you can download your certificate from the Onlinevents CPD Library.

RECORDING
This conference will be recorded and the recordings are included in the live admission tickets. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
___________________________
All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW…

CONFERENCE HOSTS

Sabnum Dharamsi is a psychotherapist, and writer. She co-founded the IslamicCounselling Model, developing an accredited training curriculum and practice based on sacred, timeless ways of seeing and being.

Stephen Abdullah Maynard has a history of working with diversity and counselling/psychotherapy. He became a counsellor in 1984. In 1990 he set up one of the first UK training programmes in transcultural counselling. In 1996 Sabnum Dharamsi and he developed the therapeutic model Islamic Counselling. Abdullah went on to set up The Lateef Project, which since 2010 has provided free Islamic counselling in the belief that people in England should access appropriate mental health care, free at the point of use. Through The Lateef Project, Abdullah is working towards the accessibility of appropriate faith-based and effective mental health care for Muslims in the UK.

VOXED – Voices of eXperience in Eating Disorders
2026-02-13 09:00 - 17:00
VOXED – Voices of eXperience in Eating Disorders Online Conference

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW…

TICKETS
Choose your ticket price. Each ticket provides access to the LIVE event on Zoom & the conference Recording. Choose the fee that works for you: £25.00, £37.50, or £50.00.

CPD CERTIFICATE
After attending the LIVE conference, your CPD certificate will be emailed to you.
If you watch the event on catch-up, you can download your certificate from the Onlinevents CPD Library.

RECORDING
This conference will be recorded and the recordings are included in the live admission tickets. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.
___________________________
All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Dancing in the Storm: How to Help Clients Turn Adversity into Opportunity
2026-03-04 13:00 - 14:30
Choir of Brave Voices: Navigating Anxiety and Uncertainty Through Creative Reflection Workshop with Gillian Walter and Shirley Smith

Overview:
In this monthly series of workshops, participants will learn creative approaches to help clients navigate anxiety and uncertainty. Leveraging art, poetry, and seasonal themes, practitioners will gain fresh perspectives to support clients in embracing uncertainty and finding calm amidst the unknown. Each session draws inspiration from the changing seasons to provide tools for deeper understanding and growth in client practice. The perfect space for reflective practice, case exploration and peer support.

Workshop Description:
In this March workshop, practitioners will explore the concept of navigating life’s storms and how to help clients turn adversity into opportunities for growth. Using art, poetry, and reflective exercises, participants will learn practical techniques to support clients in embracing unexpected challenges and finding resilience amid uncertainty. Through creative reflections, expressive art activities, and guided discussions, practitioners will gain tools to help clients reframe adversity, discover hidden strengths, and transform challenges into powerful moments of growth. This session will empower practitioners to guide clients in seeing the beauty within the storm, fostering resilience and transformation.

Session Outline:

Opening Reflection: Defining the supervision case and question through individual, guided reflection.
Art Exploration: Participants explore a selected piece of art in pairs or small groups, discussing what emerges with their supervision question in mind. Emphasis on noticing other participants’ perspectives.
Poetic Resonance: Reading the accompanying poem, followed by brief inquiries into words, phrases, and salient points that resonate.
Second Reflection: Re-reading the poem, focusing on the individual supervision question.
Creative Pairings: Breakout rooms for paired discussions on new, creative perspectives for the participant’s question.
Group Debrief: Collective reflection on insights gained.

Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event

Apply creative and reflective approaches to help clients manage anxiety related to uncertainty.
Use artistic and poetic prompts to explore clients’ responses to unpredictable situations.
Develop new strategies to foster resilience and adaptability in clients facing the unknown.

Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?

Therapists, counsellors, coaches, supervisors, and other professionals interested in enhancing their reflective practice through creative approaches.

How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?

Integrating creative reflection techniques into client work helps professionals address anxiety related to uncertainty, providing fresh approaches to help clients find stability in unpredictable times. This workshop will empower participants to use creativity as a tool to enhance their clients’ resilience and adaptability, fostering more dynamic and effective professional relationships.

RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded and you can use the ticket function to pre-purchase the recording before the event. This will be useful for colleagues who are not able to attend the event live and also for those who attend the event live and want to watch it again.

ZOOM
This workshop will be hosted on the Zoom meeting platform where we will use our cameras and microphones to interact with each other as a group.

SELF-SELECT FEE
The self-select fee is a radical inclusion policy to open learning for all colleagues. The guide price for this event is £20.00, however, we appreciate that income varies greatly in different locations and circumstances. Please contribute what you can to help us maintain inclusive professional training.
___________________________
All the colleagues at ONLINEVENTS and the presenters we collaborate with are committed to working in a manner consistent with the BACP Ethical Framework, which can be accessed on the link below. When registering for this event you are agreeing to be present and interact in a manner that is consistent with this Framework.
https://www.bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/ethics-and-standards/ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions/

Gillian Walter

Gillian is a coach, supervisor, mentor, and author accredited at master practitioner level by the ICF and EMCC. She is accredited as a supervisor by the EMCC, EASC, and CSA. She founded Inside-Out Coaching and Brave Voice Books*. Her expertise lies in combining creative and transformational tools with reflective practice to encourage personal and professional growth. Gillian’s work integrates her belief in the power of metaphor and storytelling, especially in supervision. Her first book, ‘Choir of Brave Voices’, encourages readers to develop their reflective practice and explore different perspectives to deepen their emotional, mental, and physical resourcefulness. these spaces for peer creative reflection bring an infinite mirror hall to each individual case reflection.

Website | www.bravevoicebooks.com | www.inside-out-coaching.com
Instagram | bravevoicesioc
LinkedIn | Gillian (Holt) Walter MCC, MP, ACTC, ESIA

Shirley Smith

Shirley has extensive cross-cultural experience as a coach, mentor, and supervisor. Her background in global human resources gives her a unique perspective on leadership development. Shirley has developed expertise in using creative tools and art-based approaches to explore difficult dynamics when language falls short. Her work with imagery and embodied approaches, honed over 30 years, provides clients with a new way of thinking and processing their experiences, applicable both in-person and virtually.
