Free Online CPD for Welldoing Members

Welldoing members can access free certificated online CPD at our weekly Lunch and Learn sessions

Expert therapists and authors are interviewed for the first 30 minutes, then attendees can join the Q and A for the second half of the session
All sessions start at 1pm and finish by 2pm. Pre-booking is essential to enter the Zoom call
Sessions are held on Wednesday or Thursdays at the same time
Certificates for individual sessions are available for each session
Currently recordings of the sessions are not available, though this will be possible in 2024

How to book

To attend any upcoming events for free, you must be a Welldoing member, either a therapist or coach. All the details about joining can be found here.

Members can email [email protected] with the date of the session in the subject line. You will be sent a Zoom link to the event on the morning of the session.

If you are a therapist, but not a member of Welldoing, you can now buy a ticket to individual Lunch and Learn sessions through Eventbrite. You will be asked to provide us with proof of your professional membership (eg BACP, UKCP, NCPS, etc) and you will receive a certificate if you attend.

What our members think

The CPD sessions have been very popular with our members:

"I find these sessions thought provoking and informative and find myself revisiting counselling relationships past and present to see how I can improve and support my clients better."

“We are able to talk freely and share our thoughts and feelings about so many important and interesting subjects.”

"Thank you for putting these on - I have referred a couple of clients to therapists who have been interviewed here."

“I benefit greatly from being connected to a larger and bigger force through Welldoing. I am so grateful for these gatherings, thank you Welldoing.”

“Lunch and Learn is a brilliant initiative - very well managed between speakers and questions and really thought-provoking. It’s a focused, bite-size piece of learning that that easily fits into the day.”

COMING UP FOR 2025

Wednesday January 8 at 1pm: What therapists should know about stress release and the body

with somatic therapists Jennifer Mann and Karden Rabin, co-authors of The Secret Language of the Body.

Thursday January 16 at 1pm: How my mother turned her breakdowns into art

with journalist Rachel Johnson talking about her late mother Charlotte Johnson Wahl whose work is being exhibited at the Bethlem Museum of the Mind.

Wednesday January 22 at 1pm: Confessions and lies on the couch

with psychotherapist and author Jane Haynes who is a founder member of the Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis.

Thursday January 30 at 1pm: Do we ever really know our parents?

with photographer Caroline Furneaux, author of The Mothers I Might Have Had.

Wednesday February 5 at 1pm: Understanding today's teenagers

with social scientist and independent researcher, Matilda Gosling, author of Teenagers: The Evidence Base.

Wednesday February 12 at 1pm: On mothers, daughters and addiction

with Arabella Byrne and Julia Hamilton, co-authors of mother-daughter alcohol addiction memoir In the Blood.

Wednesday February 19 at 1pm: What 30 years of coaching has taught me

with coach Jenny Rogers, author of Are You Listening? and Coaching: What Really Works.

Wednesday February 26 at 3pm: What you need to know about polyvagal theory and your nervous system NOTE TIME!

with world-renowned trauma expert Deb Dana, author of Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory.

PREVIOUS WELLDOING CPD EVENTS

Thursday December 12 at 1pm: Why psychotherapists should meditate

with Dr Alexander Ross, who is both a medical doctor and psychotherapist. After 15 years of meditation practice, Ross has recently published Meditation for Psychotherapists: Targeted Techniques to Enhance Your Clinical. He has a private practice and also works within the NHS.

Wednesday November 27 at 1pm: Why ADHD is different for females

with Dr. Janina E. Maschke who holds a PhD in psychology and an MSc in molecular medicine, as well as being a certified ADHD coach with personal experience. She is the author of A Feminist's Guide to ADHD.

Wednesday November 20 at 1pm: Working with victims of abuse

with therapist Martine Renoux who challenges the blaming and pathologising of victims of abuse and validates all their responses. Her book is You Are Not a Doormat And You Never Were.

Wednesday October 30 at 1pm: Living in the age of rage

with psychoanalyst and emiritus professor of English Josh Cohen, whose book All the Rage: Why Anger Drives the World is published in October.

Wednesday October 23 at 1pm: Are you or your clients burning out?

with Jayne Morris, ICF executive coach, EMCC master coach, and coach supervisor and leader on the Balanceology certified Burnout Coach CPD training programme.

Wednesday October 16 at 1pm: Why can't you be friends with your client?

with psychodynamic counselling psychologist Annette Byford who is also the author of Once a Mother, Always a Mother: On Life with Adult Children. We aim for this to be a collaborative talk in which different opinions can be shared.

Thursday October 10 at 1pm: Working with clients with Asperger's Syndrome

with therapist Elaine Nicholson whose online practice specialises in services for autism spectrum and Asperger's Syndrome clients.

Wednesday October 2 at 1pm: How the world is making our children mad

with child and family psychotherapist and author Louis Weinstock, whose recently published book How the World is Making Our Children Mad and What to do About It addresses the challenges to children, both at home and in society at large.

Thursday September 26 at 1pm: Why Oliver Burkeman's new book Meditations for Mortals might change your life

with journalist and author Oliver Burkeman, whose previous book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals became an international a bestseller. His new book Meditations for Mortals promotes a four-week mental retreat to teach "to embrace your limitations and make time for what counts".

Wednesday September18 at 1pm: Making sense of the gender debate from a feminist perspective

with Guardian leader writer Susanna Rustin, author of Sexed: a History of British Feminism. In her book, Rustin argues that the differences between male and female bodies have always been feminist issues.

Wednesday September 11 at 1pm: How writing can help us deal with grief and loss

with author Cathy Rentzenbrink. Having written non-fiction books such as Write It All Down, a novel Ordinary Time, and a memoir about the coma and death of her brother, The Last Act of Love, she believes that writers all use their craft as a form of self-exploration and understanding.

Thursday July 25 at 1pm: How Long Covid shaped my new book There's Nothing Wrong With Her

with author Kate Weinberg whose book There's Nothing Wrong With Her was published in July.

Thursday July 18 at 1pm: David Baddiel's dysfunctional family

with comedian and author David Baddiel whose book My Family: The Memoir was published Welldoing's Book of the Month for July.

Thursday July 11 at 1pm: Working with and understanding dreams