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Providing excellence in counselling & psychotherapy training. Nationally recognised qualifications.

We provide fun, fascinating and individually focused training in counselling and psychotherapy. We will enable you to become the best counsellor or psychotherapist that you can be.

21/11/2025

🌿 Facing the Journey Together: “Exploring Death, Dying & the End of Life Client” 🌿

Have you ever wondered how to support someone at the end of life—and what it brings up for you as a professional? Join us for this compassionate and insightful workshop hosted by Physis Scotland on Saturday 24 January 2026 (10 am-5 pm online via Zoom).

✨ What we’ll explore together:
- The experience of death, dying and working with end-of-life clients—from the inside out.
- Key considerations for your practice: contracting, treatment planning, medical models, safeguarding, and more.
- A model (based on case studies) and framework you can apply immediately to your work.
- The proposed Assisted Dying Bill—what it might mean and how it affects our professional and personal responses.

Who this is for? Trainee and qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who want to deepen their awareness and competence in working with end-of-life issues.

💬 Why join?
- It’s a safe, supportive space to talk openly about death — something many avoid.
- You’ll gain clarity about your own feelings, beliefs and responses — essential for practitioner wellbeing.
- You’ll walk away with tools for practice and a stronger foundation for ethical, compassionate work in this field.

👉 Ready to join us? https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-death-dying-and-the-end-of-life-client-tickets-1777734885899.

Spaces are limited, book your spot today.

21/11/2025

🥳 What an incredible day at Physis Scotland as we celebrate five wonderful newly qualified counsellors.🥳

Huge congratulations to Arlene Struthers-Lake, Dawn McFarlane, Ruxandra Blidaru, Christina Bickers, and Shaligram Pokharel.❤️

Your dedication, courage, and commitment to the work has been remarkable. Watching each of you grow, stretch, and find your therapeutic voice has been a privilege. This qualification marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of work that will touch many lives. We couldn’t be prouder of you.❤️

A heartfelt thank you to our examiners :Fiona Cook, Alistair McKinnon, Kate Simpson, and Karen Hudson , for the care, holding, and generosity you brought to the process. Your presence makes this milestone possible.💓

Here’s to new beginnings, deepening practice, and all the people who will be met with compassion because of the work you have done.

Congratulations, all of you. 🌿✨

20/11/2025

A misconception we often notice is the quiet belief many trainees can carry: “I should know how to do this by now.” 🧐

Beneath it, there’s often a flicker of shame, as if uncertainty means you are not cut out for this work.

Yet time and again, we see something very different. That wobbliness isn’t a sign of inadequacy but it is a sign of learning, of stretching, of meeting something real. ✨

Saying, “I need more time to grasp this,” or pausing to breathe, opens a new and unexpected level of understanding. Some of the most grounded therapists we know still admit, “I’m not sure yet.”✨💖

The truth is, working as a therapist has never been about perfect mastery. It’s about presence, curiosity, and deepening over time.💗

If you are in training and feel unsure, let this settle gently: you are not behind. You are becoming! 🌱💛

20/11/2025

🎯 Ready to boost your career and your impact?
Explore the Certificate in Counselling Skills with Physis Scotland — a recognised qualification that opens doors across roles and industries.

🧩 Whether you’re:
• Considering a move into counselling or therapy
• Working in HR, education, social care or leadership and want stronger communication, listening & self-awareness skills
• Interested in deepening your professional toolkit to stand out

…this course is for you.

📚 What you’ll gain:
• Core foundational counselling knowledge + ethics
• Practical skills: active listening, building rapport, attuning to others
• Self-awareness & insight that translate into stronger relationships, better teamwork and more confident leadership
• 40 SCQF credits at Level 8 — professionally recognised.

🗓 Format & details:
• Delivered online evenings — fits working professionals
• Next start: January 2026 (Weds evenings)
• Fee: £1,620 for full certificate (or per-module payment)

🚀 Why this matters:
In today’s workplaces, your ability to connect, understand others, communicate clearly and adapt emotionally gives you a real edge. This is more than “counselling training” — it’s career-enhancement training.

🔗 Interested?
Find out more + apply: https://www.physisscotland.co.uk/cosca-counselling-skills
📣 Feel free to tag a colleague or friend who might benefit.

17/11/2025

📣 Big news from Physis Scotland! 💜

What better way to start the week than to share the fantastic news that we’re welcoming new partners into our organisation — strengthening our future and ensuring we continue offering outstanding psychotherapy and counselling training for years to come.

✨ Read more: https://www.physisscotland.co.uk/post/physis-scotland-a-bright-future-ahead

17/11/2025

❤️ What a heart filling day at the STAA Conference in Glasgow on Saturday. The theme Transitions & Identity landed with such tenderness and power. You could feel it in the conversations, the gentle nods of recognition, and the generosity people brought into every space. Nea Clark PTSTA(P) ( ) opened the conference with a thoughtful and deeply resonant keynote. ❤️

The workshops were truly fantastic, each one offering its own spark of insight, comfort, or challenge in the best possible way. It felt like being part of a community that knows how to hold change with courage and kindness. ✨

We left with a full heart and so much gratitude for everyone who made the day what it was.🙏🏻💕

14/11/2025

✨ Understand yourself. Connect with others. Grow together.

Join us for TA101: Understanding You, Me & Us — a two-day online introduction to Transactional Analysis with Physis Scotland, happening 29–30 November 2025 🗓️

💭 Ever wondered...
• Why you do the things you do?
• Why certain people push your buttons?
• What shapes your thoughts, feelings & reactions?

This warm, engaging course offers a fresh lens to explore how you relate to yourself and others.

You’ll learn:
🧠 The core ideas of Transactional Analysis (TA)
💬 Tools to improve communication & relationships
💡 Insights for personal and professional growth

Facilitated by:
Fiona Cook & Fiona Firman – experienced psychotherapists and trainers at Physis Scotland.

📍 Online via Zoom
💷 £240 self-funding / £270 organisation-funded
📅 29–30 Nov 2025 | 10 am–5 pm

🔗 Visit:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ta101-understanding-you-me-and-us-november-2025-tickets-1719976258289

13/11/2025

🍁 As we move through November, we might ask ourselves: where have we grown more fully into presence this year, and where have we needed to step back, protect our energy, or allow space for rest?🤔

This month often brings a gentle invitation to slow down, to tune into our rhythms, and to notice how we show up for others and for ourselves.
Presence is not a constant state; it moves with us, shaped by our boundaries, energy, and inner world.✨

Some days, it feels effortless: steady breath, grounded body and open heart. Other days, we instinctively withdraw, protecting what is tender. Both are essential. Both are part of caring for ourselves and others.💚

To notice where we are is the work.
To honour the moments we have stretched further into connection. And to offer gentleness to the places that still need protection. ✨

This month, perhaps, isn’t about perfect presence but instead trusting the rhythm of approach and retreat, and knowing that both belong. 💛

11/11/2025

🌳 Another deeply moving weekend with our Advanced Year 2 students at Physis Scotland, guided by the wonderful Norma McKinnon - Fathi PTSTA(P) and Agnieszka Carruthers P.G.Dip TA Coun. 💙

Together, they journeyed through the tender landscape of sadness, loss, and grief :themes that touch every life and weave through every therapeutic relationship. Through different models of grief, the group deepened their understanding of how humans adapt, mourn, and make meaning in the wake of loss. The weekend invited reflection, small group exploration, and gentle connection with nature.🌲🌳

On Sunday, the group gathered by water for a ritual inspired by the work of Francis Weller : honouring grief as sacred, and water as a symbol of flow, change, and renewal. Each offering was a quiet act of release, a gesture of trust in transformation. 🌊🪨

A weekend of deep feeling, shared humanity, and quiet beauty. 🙏🏻❤️

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