Conferences/Workshops/Seminars/Presentations
2023
  • June, Play Therapy UK Annual Conference, Workshop - 'Crafting Stories in Clay to ‘Show’ the Unspeakable.' Daventry, UK
  • May, Soul Encounters Sandplay Conference, Keynote speaker - 'Unconscious Imprints in Sandplay Therapy.' Essex. UK
  • February, Blue Smile Children's Counselling Charity - 'Monster Mayhem Morning! Clay, Caves, Monsters and Much More …' Cambridge, UK
  • January, Clear Sky Children's Charity - Webinar, 'An Introduction to Clay Conversations.'
2022
  • November Ormiston Trust - 'Trauma & the Therapeutic Use of Clay.' Cambridge, UK
  • October, BCT Consultancy Workshop - 'Mirrors to the Self: Reflections on Professional Practice.' Cambridge, UK
  • July, IATE, London. Live webinar, hosted by Dr Margot Sunderland – ‘The Use of Clay in Therapeutic Work with Individuals & Families.’
  • March, Blue Smile Children's Counselling Charity - 'Sand Use in Children's Therapy.' Cambridge, UK
2021
  • November, Indonesian Mental Health Virtual Conference: The Art of Healing in Anxious Times. Keynote speaker - 'Nature's Natural Gems for Emotional Well-Being.'
  • June, Play Therapy UK Annual Conference, Workshop – ‘A Dynamically Universal Language for Working Through Diversity and Cultural Aspects in Play Therapy – Let the Hands Share the Story in Clay.’ Crewe, UK
2020
  • October, 2020 Online Play Therapy Conference UK/Play Therapy International Conference, Workshop – ‘Shelters Against Life’s Storms. Exploring ways in clay to seek safe places, when abusive and traumatic events have happened.’
  • March, Play Therapy Network, Workshop – ‘Compassion Calls: Existential Aspects with Clay.’ Kent, UK
  • February, British Association of Art Therapy, Workshop – ‘Clay in Therapy.’ St Albans, UK
2019
  • November, Association of Christian Counsellors Conference, Keynote Speaker – ‘Voices Of & For Children & Young People: Contemporary Perspectives on Play Therapy & Young Peoples’ Counselling.’ Plus Workshop – ‘A World of Clay’, London & Leeds, UK
  • September, Play Therapy Asia Conference, Keynote Speaker – ‘The Potential for Transforming Experiences Using Clay in Play Therapy Group Work.’ Plus:
          Clay Therapy Training – Level 1 (3 days) & Creative Arts Therapy – ‘Tiny Mice & Tall Trees.’ (2 days). Bali
  • June, Play Therapy UK Annual Conference – Workshop, ‘The Potential for Transforming Experiences Using Clay in Play Therapy Group Work.’
  • June, Cruse Training Workshop – ‘Stories, Storytelling & Contained Stories.’ Peterborough, UK
2018     
  • November, IATE, ‘Clay Therapy Specialist Day.’ London, UK
  • September, Association for Sandplay Therapy, International Sandplay Conference, Paper presentation – ‘Into the Deep Blue: A Sacred Mystery.’ Kruger, South Africa
  • June, Play Therapy UK Annual Conference – Workshop, ‘Touching Clay – A deep way of working that is physical and that can often be an emotional, metaphorical and spiritual experience.’ Windsor, UK
  • April, ‘Clay in Therapy Day.’ Surrey, UK
  • March, Cruse, Peterborough Division - Metaphors Workshop. Peterborough, UK
  • February, BACP, Children and Young Peoples’ division-Annual conference. Workshop - ‘Seeing the Problem and Sharing the Difficulties: Making meaning by working with clay in therapy with children and young people.’ London, UK
2017  
  • September, Blue Smile, Cambridge, UK based charity offering children counselling services, Workshop – ‘Using clay with children and adolescents to work through relational conflicts.’ Cambridge, UK
  • December, Cambridge University Counselling Service, Workshop – ‘Clay Therapy.’ Cambridge, UK
  • May, Play Therapy International Congress, Workshop – ‘The Therapeutic Use of Clay in Play Therapy Sessions.’ Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2016
  • December, External assessor, panel member for the Review of the DPsyche by Professional Studies, Metanoia/Middlesex University
  • October, ESTMA Annual Conference, Keynote speaker, ‘A Framework for Staff in Building Robustness and Resilience.’ Hertfordshire, UK
  • July, Hertfordshire County Council, Counselling Provision, Keynote presenter – ‘Clay Work in Therapy.’ Hertfordshire, UK
  • June, Play Therapy UK Annual Conference, Workshop – ‘Seeking Shelter: Working with the Need for Safety: A  Clay Therapy Workshop.’  Windsor, UK
2015
  • November, Merak Training, Bangkok, (Post Qualified Clay Therapy intensive week training)
  • June, Play Therapy UK Annual Conference, Workshop – ‘Using Clay with Troubled Children Workshop.’ Warwick, UK
2014
  • October, Cambridge Adlerian Society, Workshop – ‘The Use of Clay in Therapy.’ Cambridge, UK
  • October, Severn Bridge Supervision Conference, Workshop – ‘Use of Clay in Supervision.’ Cambridge, UK
  • September, International Sandplay Conference, Paper presentation – ‘Sandplay with a Client Suffering with Anorexia.’ Kruger, South Africa
  • March, Ankur Counseling Centre, (An introduction to clay therapy – 5 days) Kattmandu, Nepal
  • February, Cambridge Jungian Circle, Workshop – ‘How clay may be used in therapy sessions.’ Cambridge, UK
2013
  • June, Play Therapy UK Annual Conference, Workshop - ‘Touching Clay – A depth way of working that is physical and often can be an emotional, metaphorical and spiritual experience.’ Manchester, UK
  • February, Metanoia Institute, London (Professional Knowledge Seminar). London, UK
2011
  • UKCP, Children’s Faculty Annual Conference, Workshop – Touching Clay, Touching What. A diverse way of working with children who are hard to reach or do not want to, or cannot talk about their worries. London February 2011,
  • BACP Association for University and College Counsellors-Annual conference, June 2011
2010
  • November, Rape Crisis Centre, Seminar - ‘Self-Harm Following The Trauma of Rape.’ Peterborough, UK
  • November, BACP, Children and Young Peoples’ division-Annual conference,
  • September, Cogwheel Trust (Christian Counselling Charity). Assessment Training. Cambridge, UK
  • May, Play Therapy World Congress, 3 Seminars – ‘Just Play with Clay, Uh!’ & ‘Touching Earth.’ & ‘Crazy Art or Creative Art.’ Morocco