You know what it’s like… whether you’re a counsellor, coach or other helping professional… you’ll most certainly have had that sinking feeling about one of your clients. It starts off as a dull thud in the pit of your stomach – all before it drops to the floor in a gut-wrenching thud!

Yes, it’s tough when your best efforts at helping feel ‘stuck’… whether you’re at a complete standstill or – if you’re lucky – you’ve realised it soon enough to do something about it. Either way, a splash of creativity in the consulting room is often all that’s needed. The good news is that you don’t have to be Pablo Picasso to brandish the right brush.

Here’s an insider secret: whether you prefer to collaboratively face such “stuckness” head-on or figure things out for yourself, two strategies tend to provide fast-action results. One is to orient your client toward a ‘search for strengths’ … and the other is to work with a supervisor who will help you reconnect with yours.

The University of East London’s Department of Professional Psychology knows this only too well. That’s why we’re so excited about two new postgraduate certificates with intake-points as early as January this upcoming year. Our PgCert courses in ‘strengths-based approaches in CBT’ and in ‘coaching psychology supervision’ arm you with many of the strategies, tools and techniques you’ll need whilst framing new futures, either for yourself or in collaboration with those you help and/or support.

But don’t take our word for it: Whether you want to hone your craft as a practitioner or shape the skills of others as a supervisor, join us as we demonstrate some of the hands-on principles which underpin the content of this ‘executive-style’ training.

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