Mick Cooper Training and Consultancy

FORTHCOMING WORKSHOPS

11th April 2026. Online. On what really works: Research that supports your practice. Onlinevents.

8th May 2026. Online. How to use client preferences to improve therapy outcomes. Onlinevents.

20th June 2026, Truro, Cornwall. Existential therapy: An introduction. Lifetime.

21st June 2026, Truro, Cornwall. Goals in therapy: Actualising our deepest directions. Lifetime.

Pre-recorded, online versions of all my workshops can be found at Onlinevents.

Previous EVENTS (2018 onwards)

• 24 February 2018. Salford. Pluralistic therapy. One-day CPD workshop. Counselling North-West.

• 3 March 2018. Brighton. Working at relational depth. One-day CPD workshop. Brighton person-centred community.

• 17-18 March 2018. Dundee. 1st International Conference on Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy. Keynote talk and workshop.

• 24th March 2018. London. Existential therapy: An introduction. One-day CPD workshop. NScience.

• 19th May 2018, Gillingham, Kent. Meeting at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Relate Medway and North Kent.

• 26th May 2018, Shefford, Beds. An introduction to existential therapy. One day CPD workshop. Riverwood Counselling and Wellbeing Practice.

• 16th June 2018, Lancashire. Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Affordable CPD.

• 28-29th June 2018, Manchester. School-based counselling in the UK. Keynote lecture. Mental Health and Education: Building Relationships. Conference.

• 3rd July 2018, Ashridge. Working at relational depth: What the psychotherapy research is telling us and the implications for coaching. Keynote lecture. 5th International Relational one-day Coaching Conference.

• 5th July 2018. London. Developing an integrative model of counselling and psychotherapy: Contributions from (and to) transactional analysis. Keynote lecture. Theory Development and Research Conference: Working at the relational edge of evidence.

• 6th July 2018, Keele. Directionality, synergy and social justice. 24th Annual ACAT Conference (cognitive analytic therapy).

• 8th September 2018, Lincoln. Relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Supporting Minds.

• 18th September 2018, Auckland, New Zealand. Directionality: Towards an integrative framework for counselling and psychotherapy. Invited lecture. The University of Auckland.

• 19th September, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand. Counselling: A pluralistic approach. Half day CPD workshop. New Zealand Association of Counsellors.

• 19th September, 2018, Auckland, New Zealand. Working at relational depth. Half day CPD workshop. New Zealand Association of Counsellors.

• 21st September 2018, Christchurch, New Zealand. Relational depth. Keynote lecture and workshop. Person-centred and Experiential Therapies Conference: Transformation through Relationship.

• 25th-26th September 2018, Sydney, Australia. Existential therapy: Exploring the rich tapestry of practices. Two-day CPD workshop. Centre for Existential Practice. Click here for a video introducing the workshop. Workshop evaluation.

• 27th September 2018, Sydney, Australia. Developing a pluralistic approach to the psychological therapies. Half day CPD workshop. 2018 Australian Psychological Society Congress.

• 27th September 2018, Sydney, Australia. Working with goals in counselling and psychotherapy: A state-of-the-art review. Keynote lecture. 2018 Australian Psychological Society Congress.

• 28th September 2018, Sydney, Australia. Existential psychotherapy and counselling: Contributions to a pluralistic practice. Book club presentation. 2018 Australian Psychological Society Congress.

• 3rd October 2018. Perth, Australia. Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. APS College of Counselling Psychologist. Workshop evaluation.

• 20th October 2018, Lancaster. Working at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. North Lancashire Counselling Service.

• 10th November 2018, Kettering, Northamptonshire. Working at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Teamwork Trust. Workshop evaluation.

• 17th November 2018, Eastbourne. Working at relational depth in counselling. One day CPD workshop. Eastbourne Person-Centred Group.

• 19th November 2018, Derby. Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. The Compassionate Mind Foundation.

• 24th November 2018, Truro, Cornwall. Relational depth in counselling. One day CPD workshop, Lifetime therapies.

• 25th November 2018, Truro, Cornwall. Existential counselling--An introduction. One day CPD workshop, Lifetime therapies.

• 1st December 2018, London. Pluralistic therapy. One day CPD workshop. University of Roehampton. Workshop evaluation.

• 26th January 2019. Truro, Cornwall. Pluralistic therapy. One day CPD workshop. Lifetime therapies.

• 27th January 2019. Truro, Cornwall. Goals in therapy. One day CPD workshop. Lifetime therapies.

• 9th February 2019. Exeter, Devon. Existential therapy. One day CPD workshop. Iron Mill College.

• 23rd February 2019, Nottingham. Working at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Karen Emery Workshops.

• 24th February, 2019, London. Psychotherapy, goals, & behaviour change. Lecture. A Day on Behaviour Change. Weekend University.

• 2nd March 2019, London Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. NScience.

• 9th March, 2019, Preston. An introduction to pluralistic therapy. One day CPD workshop. Affordable Counselling and Psychotherapy CPD.

• 16th March, 2019, Wimborne, Dorset. Young people in the 21st century. Keynote speaker (counselling in schools), one day conference. Iron Mill College.

• 30th March 2019, Weston-Super-Mare, Dorset. Working at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. New Dawn Counselling Service.

• 6-7th April 2019, London. From goals to directionality: Exploring our highest-order directions. Workshop (Second International Conference on Pluralistic Counselling & Psychotherapy), University of Roehampton.

• 20th April 2019, St Petersburg, Russia. Existential approaches in psychology. Keynote lecture. 6th St Petersburg Week of Psychology. St. Petersburg Institute of Psychology and Social Work.

• 12th May 2019, Warsaw, Poland. Relational depth: Moments of movement in therapy. Keynote lecture. Moments of Movement: Conference of the European Symposium of Person Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counselling.

• 25th May 2019, Worthing. Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. CARA Counselling Training.

• 1st June 2019, Truro, Cornwall. Relational depth in counselling. One day CPD workshop, Lifetime therapies.

• 2nd June 2019, Truro, Cornwall. Existential counselling--An introduction. One day CPD workshop, Lifetime therapies.

• 22nd June 2019, Lisbon, Portugal. Goals in therapy: Actualising our deepest directions. One day CPD workshop. ISPA.

• 28-29th June 2019, Cardiff. Directionality. Keynote speaker, Division of Counselling Psychology Annual Conference. BPS Division of Counselling Psychology.

• 6th July 2019, Buckinghamshire. Working @ relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Clarity Thinking.

• 12th July 2019, London. Directionality. Keynote speaker. International Meaning Conference. IMEC.

• 27th July 2019, London. Existential therapy: An introductory workshop for practitioners. One day CPD workshop. The Weekend University.

• 14th September 2019, Hebden Bridge. Working at relational depth in psychotherapy & counseling. One day CPD workshop. Northern Therapeutic Alliance.

• 22-23rd September 2019, Kiev, Ukraine. Relational depth and Pluralistic therapy. Two, one day CPD workshops.

• 28th September 2019. Lancaster. Existential Therapy. One day CPD workshop. Lancaster.

• 29th September 2019. Sunderland. Working at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Lighthouse Therapy Group.

• 5th October 2019. London. Working with pluralistic therapy. One day CPD workshop. NScience.

• 9th October 2019. Edinburgh. Directionality: Implications for compassion focused therapy. Keynote lecture. Compassionate Mind Foundation’s 8th International Conference.

• 19th October 2019, Brighton. Working with goals in psychotherapy and counselling. One day CPD workshop. The Centre for Emotional Development.

• 2nd November 2019. Exeter, Devon. Relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Iron Mill College.

• 16th November 2019. Manchester. Relational depth and psychotherapy. Keynote lecture. Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy Conference. Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy.

• 17th November 2019. Chester. Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD Workshop. Time to Talk Chester.

• 30th November 2019. Shefford, Beds. Working at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Riverwood Counselling and Wellbeing Practice. Workshop evaluation.

• 1st December 2019. London. Pluralistic therapy. Lecture, A day on Psychotherapy. The Weekend University.

• 14th December 2019. Folkestone, Kent. Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Bedonwell Counselling.

• 18th January 2020. Belfast. Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Mental Health Matters, NI.

• 1st February 2020, Nottingham. Integrating counselling and psychotherapy: Directionality, synergy, and social change. One day CPD workshop. Nottingham Counsellors Group.

• 8th February 2020. London. Working with goals in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. NScience.

• 15th February 2020, Weston-Super-Mare. Working with goals in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. New Dawn Counselling Service.

• 29th February, 2020. Lancaster. Pluralistic therapy. One day CPD workshop. North Lancashire Counselling Service.

• 1st March 2020, Glasgow. Introduction to existential therapy. One day CPD workshop. Southside Counselling and Therapy Centre.

• 14th March 2020, Kettering. Pluralistic counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Teamwork Trust.

• 15th March 2020, Sunderland. Pluralistic counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. I.M.P.A.C.T. Northeast.

• 4th April 2020. Online. Relational depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Online events.

• CANCELLED DUE TO CV-19 25th April 2020. Exeter, Devon. Existential therapy. One day CPD workshop. Iron Mill College.

• 2nd May 2020. Online. Pluralistic therapy. One day CPD workshop. Online events. FULLY BOOKED

• 3rd May 2020. Online. Pluralistic therapy. One day CPD workshop. Online events.

• CANCELLED DUE TO CV-19 23rd May 2020, Norwich. Working at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Matrix College.

• 23rd May 2020. Online. Relational depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Online events. FULLY BOOKED

• 24th May 2020. Online. Relational depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Online events. FULLY BOOKED

• CANCELLED DUE TO CV-19 6th June 2020, Swindon. Exploring relational depth in therapy. One day CPD workshop. Willows Counselling Service.

• Saturday 6th June 2020. Online. Existential Contributions to Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Online events. FULLY BOOKED

• Sunday 7th June 2020. Online. Existential Contributions to Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Online events.

• Saturday 4th July 2020. Online. Goals in therapy: Actualising our deepest directions. One day CPD workshop. Online events. FULLY BOOKED

• Sunday 5th July 2020. Online. Goals in therapy: Actualising our deepest directions. One day CPD workshop. Online events.

• Saturday 25th July 2020. Online. Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Connection and Re-Connection at a Time of Social Distancing. One day CPD workshop. Online events.

• Sunday 26th July 2020. Online. A Pluralistic Approach to Therapy: Introduction and Application. One day CPD workshop. Online events.

• 10th October 2020. Online. Existential Therapy: An Introduction. One day CPD workshop. NScience.

• 18th October 2020. Online. Existential Therapy. One day CPD workshop. Iron Mill.

• 24th October 2020. Online. Profundidad Relacional en Counselling y Psicoterapia: Conexión y Reconexión en un Momento de Distanciamiento Social. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 15th November 2020. Online. Working at Relational Depth. One day CPD workshop. Matrix College.

• 22nd Jan 2021. Online. Existential Therapies: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Practices. Half-day CPD workshop (10.00-13.00 GMT). Online Events. (Concurrent Chinese translation: 存在疗法：探索丰富的实践方法).

• 6th Feb 2021. Online. Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. NScience.

• 7th Feb 2021. Online. The Tribes of Person-Centred Therapy: Celebration of Diversity & Difference. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 10th Feb 2021. Online. Personalizing Psychotherapy: Assessing and Accommodating Patient Preferences, ‘Book Nook’ Seminar. (13.00-14.30 Eastern Standard Time, 1800-19.30 GMT). American Psychological Association.

• 26th Feb 2021. Online. Personalizing Psychotherapy: Assessing and Accommodating Preferences. Half day CPD workshop (17.00-20.00 GMT). Online Events.

• 28th Feb 2021. Online. Goals in Therapy: Actualising our Deepest Directions. One day CPD workshop. Essential Therapy Training. Workshop evaluation.

• 6th March 2021. Online. Objetivos en la terapia: Hacer realidad nuestras orientacion más profundas. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 7th March 2021. Online. The Tribes of Person-Centred Therapy: Celebration of Diversity & Difference. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 8th May 2021. Online. Existential Therapy. One day CPD workshop. Cancer Focus Northern Ireland.

• 9th May 2021. Online. Existential Therapy. Basic Principles and How to Integrate Them into Your Work. One day CPD workshop. Therapy for Life.

• 12th June 2021. Online. Discovering What Works In Counselling and Psychotherapy. Half day CPD workshop. Online Events

• 20th June 2021. Online. The Tribes of Person-Centred Therapy: Celebration of Diversity & Difference. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 26th June 2021. Online. The Schools of Existential Therapy. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 24th July 2021. Exeter. Pluralistic Therapy. One day CPD workshop. Iron Mill.

• 25th July 2021. Online. An Introduction to Existential Therapy. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 11th Dec. 2021. Online. Relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 12th Dec. 2021. Online. A pluralistic approach to therapy. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 29th Jan. 2022. Online. Goals in therapy: Actualising our deepest directions. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 11th June 2022. Worthing. The Tribes of Person-Centred Therapy: Celebration of Diversity & Difference. One day CPD workshop. cara Counselling Training.

• 8th October 2022. Poole, Dorset. An Introduction to Existential Therapy. One day CPD workshop. Iron Mill.

• 22nd October 2022. Online. Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Onlinevents.

• 12th November 2022. Online. Person-Centred Therapy: A Contemporary Introduction. One day CPD workshop. Onlinevents.

• 18th February 2023. Online. Therapy at the Heart of Social Change. One day CPD workshop. Onlinevents. (Access recording here).

• 17th March 2023. Online. Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling in Action: Essential Skills and Theoretical Underpinnings. One day CPD workshop. PESI.

• 18th March 2023. Online. Introduction to Existential Therapy. One day CPD workshop. Onlinevents.

• 25th March 2023. Brighton. Therapy and Social Change. Half-day CPD workshop. Sussex Counselling & Psychotherapy.

• 20th May 2023, Banbury. Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Banbury Therapy Centre.

• 1st July 2023, Guernsey. Relational Depth. One day CPD workshop. Relate Guernsey.

• 14th Oct. 2023. Online. Person-centred therapy: A contemporary introduction. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 28th Oct. 2023. Online. An existential workshop. One day CPD workshop. Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. [Workshop evaluation]

• 11th Nov. 2023. Truro, Cornwall. Therapy and social change. One day CPD workshop. Lifetime Therapy.

• 12th Nov. 2023. Truro, Cornwall. Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Lifetime Therapy.

• 21st Nov. 2023. Online. An evening with Mick Cooper: Working at relational depth. CPD workshop (19.30-21.45). National Counselling Training Institute.

• 26th Nov. 2023. Online. Working at relational depth. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 20th Jan. 2024. Online. A pluralistic approach to therapy. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 1st and 8th March 2024. Online. Existential Therapy: Helping Clients Reclaim Choice & Purpose. 1800-2100 GMT (1300-1600 EST). NScience.

• 16th March 2024. Online. Therapy and social change. One day CPD workshop. Online Events. [A recording of this event can be accessed here]

• 27th April 2024. Online. Introduction to existential therapy. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 9th June 2024. Online. Tribes of person-centred therapy. One day CPD workshop. Online Events.

• 21st Sept. 2024. Poole, Dorset. Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy. One day CPD workshop. Iron Mill College.

• 25th Nov. 2025. Online. Working with Goals in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Bespoke Mental Health.

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