Training for trans and non-binary therapy practioners

 This two-day course has been created in response to demand for a peer learning space for therapists and counsellors who are trans/non-binary themselves. 

While still based largely on the content of our open two day course, Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning People, we will be trialing an approach of removing some of the more introductory trans content on the basis that all attendees of this course will be familiar with this information. Instead we will make more time for reflective discussions and content.  If you have lived experience of being trans/non-binary but would still like to  to take a general introductory course before joining,  we recommend taking our online Introduction to Trans and Non-Binary Awareness CPD.

The training is a mix of formal presentations, interactive exercises and reflective discussions delivered in a small group learning environment by two professional trainers who combine extensive therapeutic and trans-specific knowledge and practice.

The venue is in Bounds Green, north London. Unfortunately it is not possible to attend online.

Fees: 

All places on this course are “pay what you can” between £50 and £350. 

If you are self-funding and currently a student or on a low income, the fee is £50.

If you are on a higher income or employed by an organisation that is funding your training, please pay at the higher end of the scale.

To request a place, please complete the BOOKING FORM.

If you have any questions about fees, please email training@genderedintelligence.co.uk

Times: 9:45 arrival for a prompt 10.00 start, close at 17.00

The course fee includes:

• A course booklet, handouts, extensive list of links and online resources
• Eligibility to join the GI Therapists and Counsellors Network
• An attendance certificate
• Lunch and refreshments on both days

We strongly recommend joining the network - it provides access to ongoing learning and support and also enables you to apply for listing in the Directory which is already bringing new clients to the therapists listed.

Who is eligible to join this course?

• You must be a practising psychotherapist, therapist or counsellor, working in the field of talking therapies (as opposed to physical therapies).
• You would describe your own gender identity as trans, non-binary, agender, genderfluid, gender-questioning or any identity within the broad ‘trans’ umbrella. 

We particularly welcome bookings from trans people of colour.

Numbers: Around 15 participants.

Facilitators:

Rahil Virik (they/them)

Rahil is a Senior Trainer at Gendered Intelligence, alongside working for Spectra as Therapy Services Manager and holding a small private practice. Having begun their transition in 2015 as part of their journey to live as their authentic self, they recognise the struggle of existing in between a multitude of identities. They bring this passion into developing support for and within the LGBTQ+ and POC communities. Rahil co-delivers GI’s two day specialist training for therapists and counsellors, Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning People.

Billy Urquhart (they/them)

Billy is a Trainer at Gendered Intelligence, based in Glasgow. They are also a person Centered Therapist with additional training in Narrative Therapy and Somatic Trauma Therapy. They have been working as a counsellor and group worker at LGBT Health and Wellbeing in Glasgow and at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, where they developed and delivered an LGBTQ+ survivors' support service. As a trainer, they have delivered training to therapists, charity workers and statutory organisations including social work, COPFS, NHS and GBV support services.