Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Institute

06/03/2026

This weekend on the Relational Psychotherapeutic Diploma we will be looking at the 'Nature of Congruence', what does it mean for us as relational therapists? More info at www.scpti.co.uk

04/03/2026

15/02/2026

On our last Attachment module weekend for the Relational Integrative Psychotherapy diploma, we delivered the contributions of Alice Miller's the Drama of Being a Child, Wallin's attachment enactments and Sue Gerhardt's Why Love Matters, including concepts of the gifted child (one who learns to be the emotional antennae for the family), how attachment patterns show up in therapy and the neuroscience of how these patterns are laid down in the brain as a response to our early experiences.
Application process to begin your career in psychotherapy is now open! Visit www.scpti.co.uk for more info'

11/02/2026

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11/02/2026

We appreciate connection with other organisations who share similar values in supporting the public and developing trainees or staff in a therapeutic way. One of our determined 2nd year trainees on our Relational Psychotherapeutic Counselling diploma is a valuable staff member of Scarborough's Ark House Rehab Ltd, and is enthusiastically bridging the gap between addiction recovery and therapy with her clients!

08/02/2026

Day 3 of our weekend exploring ethical matters. Today we will look at the philosophies behing how we might think ethically, let alone act ethically. We will look at the thinking of Immanuel Kant and his Deontological perspective, versus Jeremy Bentham proposing a more Utilitarian take. For more info on all our courses, go to www.scpti.co.uk

07/02/2026

Day two of our exploration of all things ethical and moral. Today we will be looking at the deeply intertwined nature of EDI within the realm of ethics. For more info: www.scpti.co.uk

06/02/2026

Day 1 of our weekend looking at all things Ethical and Moral in the Relational Psychotherapeutic Counselling world. For more info go to: www.scpti.co.uk

28/01/2026

We welcome Anna Tuttle to our teaching team this weekend, as course director for her Level 6 Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling! We're excited to be offering another good quality training course here at SCPTI and Anna has a wealth of experience working in this therapeutic field. For further information, to speak with Anna and/or to apply, visit www.scpti.co.uk

As an overview;
This Diploma is designed for practitioners who want to work with children and adolescents in context, rather than in isolation.
Unlike many trainings that locate difficulty primarily within the child, this programme is grounded in a relational–developmental and systemic understanding of distress, recognising that children and young people develop, adapt, and struggle within families, schools, cultures, and social systems. Responsibility is not placed inappropriately on the child; instead, therapeutic work engages meaningfully with the environments and relationships around them.
The course places a strong and explicit emphasis on neurodifference, moving beyond narrow diagnostic or behavioural frameworks. Neurodevelopmental variation is understood relationally, shaped by the interaction between neurobiology, expectation, environment, and adaptation. The training is underpinned by the I-AM Model®, offering a clear and ethical framework for discerning when intervention is needed and when adaptation is more appropriate.

This Diploma also challenges traditional training and assessment models. While maintaining academic rigour, learning and assessment are designed to reflect the realities of contemporary practice. Trainees are supported to develop skills in communication, formulation, and professional decision-making across real-world contexts, rather than relying solely on academic essays.
Finally, the programme places equal importance on the development of the practitioner. Reflexivity, relational awareness, supervision, personal therapy, and group process are central, recognising that therapeutic capacity emerges through relationship, self-awareness, and ongoing developmental learning.

Together, these elements create a training that is depth-oriented, context-aware, neurodevelopmentally informed, and practice-facing, preparing practitioners for the complexity of real work with children and young people.

18/01/2026

Day 3 of our 1st weekend of the new academic year. Today we will be looking at Relational Dynamics and the types of relationship to be found in relational psychotherapeutic counselling.

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17/01/2026

Day two of a packed weekend, where we're looking at the evolution of the talking therapies...
for more information on this course and others
visit: www.scpti.co.uk

16/01/2026

Day 1 of a new year of training whereby we welcome new starters on the course... this first weekend we will be looking at the philosophy and theories that underpin the course. For more info: www.scpti.co.uk