Welcome to Wonderland- Down the Rabbit Hole and Beyond
Join us to explore Alice in Wonderland's landscape, character roles & dynamics and investigate how we can use them to support our clients.
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About this event
Down the Rabbit Hole: Working Therapeutically with Alice in Wonderland Characters
Date: Tuesday, 14th October 2025
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM GMT
Live Online Training
Investment: £49.99
Why This Training?
Down the Rabbit Hole: Working Therapeutically with Alice in Wonderland Characters
Build on your use of metaphor, imagination, and deep therapeutic insight. In this unique 4-hour online workshop, mental health professionals, counsellors and creative practitioners will explore how characters from Alice in Wonderland can be used as powerful tools for emotional exploration, inner parts work, and client transformation.
Discover how the Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, Cheshire Cat and others represent common psychological states.Learn creative techniques including guided imagery, drama therapy, and narrative-based interventions.Build your own Wonderland-inspired toolkit to use with clients of all agesIdeal for therapists, coaches, counsellors, and expressive arts facilitators
What You’ll Gain:
Creative Techniques – Learn how to use metaphor, narrative, and character-based tools to deepen therapeutic insight and emotional expression.
Understanding Inner Worlds – Explore how Wonderland’s characters represent internal parts, psychological defences, and client coping strategies.
Imaginative Interventions – Discover guided visualisations, roleplay, and art-based methods that bring therapy sessions to life.
Trauma-Informed Metaphor Use – Learn how to safely introduce fantasy and symbolic language into work with clients navigating identity, loss, or chaos.
Interactive Practice & Peer Connection – Engage in breakout sessions, reflective journaling, and discussions with like-minded professionals who value creativity and depth.
Who Should Attend?
Therapists, Counsellors & Coaches – Build Confidence in Supporting Clients Using Story Metaphor and Characters.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Professionals – Develop Inclusive Therapeutic Practices.
Invest in your therapeutic practice: only £49.99
Down the Rabbit Hole: Working Therapeutically with Alice in Wonderland Characters
A 4-Hour Online Workshop for Therapists, Coaches & Creative Practitioners
Date: [Tuesday 14th October 2025 ]Time: [10 am -2 pm GMT]Location: Live on Zoom (Replay available for registered participants)Facilitators Gaynor Rimmer & Tanja Sharpe - Creative CounsellorsCost: £49.99 (Discounted for members, look out for your special members email and code)
Workshop Overview:
Step beyond traditional therapy and into Wonderland, a world rich with metaphor, emotion, and archetype. In this immersive 4-hour online training, you’ll explore how characters and scenes from Alice in Wonderland can be used as powerful therapeutic tools for self-discovery, emotional regulation, and inner parts work.
Whether you're working with children, teens, or adults, Wonderland offers a creative, trauma-informed framework to access clients' inner worlds, especially when words aren't enough.
What You’ll Gain:
✅ Creative Techniques – Use metaphor, narrative, and character-based tools to deepen client insight and expression.✅ Understanding Inner Worlds – Explore how Wonderland’s characters symbolise psychological parts and emotional states.✅ Imaginative Interventions – Experience guided visualisation, roleplay exercises, and art-based methods for therapeutic use.✅ Trauma-Informed Symbolism – Safely introduce fantasy and metaphor in therapy with grounding and ethical awareness.✅ Interactive Practice – Engage in experiential breakout rooms, use journaling prompts and creativity therapeutically.
The Training consists of:
Module 1: Falling Down the Rabbit Hole
- Introduction to metaphor in therapy
- Guided visualisation into our symbolic inner world
- “Wonderland Self-Quiz” + discussion
Module 2: Meeting the Madness
- Explore Wonderland characters as parts of the psyche
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)-inspired character mapping
- Journaling & group sharing
Module 3: Techniques in Wonderland
- Experiential tools: Tea Party Dialogue, Courtroom of the Heart, Mirror Work
- Practice in breakout sessions
- Creative therapy tips
Module 4: Finding the Way Home
- Integration: Designing your Wonderland session toolkit
- Adapting for children, teens, and trauma survivors
- Ethical use of fantasy in therapy
- Group shares & reflection
What’s Included:
- ✔️ Guided meditation script
- ✔️ Printable Wonderland character cards
- ✔️ Self-assessment quiz & reflection sheets
- ✔️ Downloadable Certificate of Completion
- ✔️ Replay access (if attending live isn't possible)
Who Should Attend?
This training is designed for:
- Therapists, counsellors, and psychologists
- Art, drama, and expressive arts therapists
- Coaches, educators, and creative facilitators
- Anyone drawn to metaphor, imagination, and narrative-based work
No prior experience with metaphor therapy required, just open curiosity!
Register Now:
Spaces are limited to ensure a connected, interactive environment.Click “Reserve a Spot” to secure your place and start your journey down the rabbit hole.Replay available for all registered attendees.
It’s time to follow the White Rabbit…We’ll meet you at the Mad Hatter’s table.
Certificate:
You will receive a downloadable CPD certificate for attending this workshop live and for watching on replay.
Recording:
This workshop is recorded, and you will get access to the replay within 72 hours after the live training date. To access your recording, you will be invited to create an account on our training hub, where you can view the replay at your convenience. Please look out for your replay invite.
Refunds:
We do not offer refunds as this is a recorded event and you can access the replay at any time.
How is this training delivered?
This training is delivered on Zoom, and you will need a free Zoom account at www.zoom.us to attend.
If you are a Creative Counsellors Hub Member, this is a discounted training opportunity with a 75% discount. Please enter your member's code at checkout. (www.theccchub.com).
Check your What's On Guide in your membership hub or your weekly emails. If you are not a member, then please use this link to book your ticket. You can join the membership for £10 a month at www.theccchub.com
About Your Trainers
Gaynor Rimmer - Integrative therapist, supervisor, and hypnotherapist with a passion for creating therapeutic change. Gaynor has previously worked in rape crisis and now has a successful private practice working both online and face-to-face.
Tanja Sharpe - Integrative therapist, supervisor, and solution-focused hypnotherapist with a special interest in post-traumatic growth and hypnotherapy. She has previously worked in the NHS and Rape Crisis and has a private practice supporting 1:1 and group work clients online.
They are Directors for Creative Counsellors and deliver CPCAB-endorsed creative intervention and therapeutic group facilitation training.
Gaynor and Tanja also create and deliver bespoke training for other organisations, and are deeply passionate about integrating creativity in counselling practice.
As with all of our Creative Counsellors training programmes, we aim to deliver a healthy balance of theory, practical and creative elements. This training is delivered via Zoom, allowing you to join us from anywhere in the world in a space that suits you.
Websites
Home | Gaynor Rimmer – Counselling & Supervision
Tanja Sharpe Online Counselling, Coaching & Hypnotherapy | Tanja Sharpe – Online Therapy & Coaching
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The training will be recorded, and the recording will be made available.
We do not offer refunds, if you are unable to access the live training, you will be given access to the recorded replay.
You can find out more about us and what we do here - wwwcreativecounsellors.org and our membership package here www.theccchub.com
Organized by
We are an award winning Creative Counselling Movement & membership dedicated to bringing the benefits of Creative Counselling Interventions into mainstream counselling models. We recognise that counsellors can often experience a lack of confidence in integrating new approaches and that we can also often experience isolation, burn out and vicarious trauma as a result of the work that we do. We believe that working creatively offers many benefits to our clients as well as for our own self-care. We offer training, CPD, counsellor retreats and wellbeing events plus networking opportunities.