Understanding our Relationship with Money: New Perspectives for Therapists

Speakers: Simonne Gnessen and Jeanine Connor

Venue: ONLINE via Zoom and CATCH-UP for 28 days.

Event Description:

Money is one of the biggest causes of stress. It plays an important part in our lives, yet we rarely pay much attention to the relationship we have with it.

In this one-day workshop, Simonne Gnessen and Jeanine Connor will help us explore the hidden dynamics often at play within the complex relationship people have with money.

Morning Session: Understanding our Relationship with Money

In the morning session Simonne Gnessen will use case studies and reflective exercises to help us gain insights to understand the unconscious meanings, emotions and beliefs that influence our attitude to money and drive behaviour.

In this session you will gain a deeper understanding of different money perspectives and patterns within your work with clients, while also gaining awareness of your own narrative and beliefs around money and how they may influence your therapeutic practice or conflict with your pricing strategies.

You will learn tools and strategies to improve your therapeutic work in supporting clients navigating money issues and explore ways to help transform your own relationship with money.

Afternoon Session: Therapy – What’s it Worth?

In the afternoon session, Jeanine Connor will facilitate discussion and hold a supervisory space to explore how money shows up in – and is kept out of – the therapy room. The balance between providing a wellbeing service and running a business can be a tricky one to navigate, especially when we are aware of our clients own financial struggles in the context of the prevailing cost of living crisis.

Money shows up in therapy in many guises, illustrating our and our client’s relationship to it, both unconscious and deliberate. We will explore fee structures, invoicing, cancellations, late payments, expenses and investments. We will ask (and attempt to formulate answers to) questions around how much we and our clients think therapy is worth, which also contains questions about how much we think we are worth, and other awkward ‘money in therapy’ questions.

Audience participation is greatly encouraged to create a collaborative, dynamic and engaging learning space.

This workshop is suitable for practitioners of any modality, and therapists who are very experienced or newly qualified are equally welcomed.

Trainers:

Simonne Gnessen has over 30 years’ experience working in the field of personal finance, and is the pioneer of financial coaching in the UK. She is founder of Wise Monkey Financial Coaching and co-author of ‘Sheconomics‘, a book designed to help women unravel the mysteries of the money world and change their money habits. Her work has been featured on BBC radio and TV, and in a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines.

Jeanine Connor is a psychodynamic psychotherapist, supervisor and workshop facilitator. She is author of three books influenced by psychotherapy with adolescents and young adults, including You’re Not My F*cking Mother and other things Gen Z say in therapy (2024), Stop F*cking Nodding and other things 16-year-olds say in therapy (2022), and Reflective Practice in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (2020). Jeanine is also Editor of BACP’s Children, Young People & Families journal and Reviews Editor for BACP’s Therapy Today.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

Online Workshop: This workshop will be delivered via Zoom. Bookings close 24 hours before the start of the workshop , and joining details will be sent to all delegates after bookings close (the Thursday before the workshop between 2pm and 6-pm). Please note that by booking a ticket for this workshop, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions for Zoom events, so please read through them carefully before making your purchase.

Catch-up: This workshop will be recorded. A link to the recording will be emailed out to all delegates on the Thursday AFTER the event. This recording will then be available to view in your own time for 28 days. Full details are included in emails sent to delegates. After this time the recording will no longer be available, so if you are planning to use the catch-up function, please ensure that you have adequate time to view the recording within this time frame.

Standard Ticket Price – £115

Available until 11am on Thursday 6th November 2025 when bookings close.

Ticket Payment:

Bookings must be paid for either via Paypal, Credit/debit card (via Paypal, no Paypal account required), or bank transfer. All payments via bank transfer must be made by 11am on Thursday 6th November 2025 to secure your place!

CPD Certificates:

All delegates will be sent a link to provide feedback on the event. Once this feedback is submitted a named CPD certificate will be available to download.

Brighton Therapy Partnership

Based in Brighton but serving therapists all over the world with top-quality CPD for over 10 years.

Visit the Brighton Therapy Partnership website for full information and a 20% discount off your first booking when you join the mailing list. An on-demand video library is also available via Therapy Education Online.