Therapeutic Creative Solutions
CPD Training For Working With Children – Young People – Adults
Therapeutic Creative Solutions provides a welcoming and supportive Counselling and Training Service inclusive of LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse individuals.
Therapeutic Training & CPD
Martin has developed many Therapeutic Training Courses including Supervision Training and CPD courses. He runs these at the LIFE-FORCE Centre throughout the year.
He provides training sessions in the form of seminars and tutorials, available both in-person and online. These sessions can be developed to meet the specific needs of individuals, groups and organisations.
upcoming TRAINING
For further information about these courses, contact David Archard by email: archard7.2@outlook.com
Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision Training 2025
Commencing 7th March 2025
Readiness for BACP Accreditation
Friday 30th May 2025
Working Therapeutically with Addictions
Commencing Friday 17th October 2025
Other Training that is often run throughout the year:
(Dates to be confirmed)
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Working with Children & Young People
Working Creatively with Trauma (Adults & Teenagers)
Working with Neurodiversity
Working Therapeutically with Teenagers who Present with Anxiety & Self-Harm
Director & Facilitator – Martin Chester MBACP (Accred)
Qualifications – Dip. Psychodynamic Counselling (Children), Cert. Person-Centred Counselling, Cert. Clinical Supervision
Therapeutic Approach – Psychodynamic/Therapeutic Creative Play
Areas of Special Interest – Children, Young People, Adults & Supportive Supervision
Administrator & Co-Facilitator – David Archard MBACP
Qualifications – Dip. Integrative Counselling, Cert. Clinical Supervision
Therapeutic Approach – Integrative
Areas of Special Interest – Adults & Supervision
Martin also offers:
Psychodynamic Counselling
Martin has over 20 years of experience working and supporting children & young people from a variety of cultures and challenging backgrounds.
Martin’s clinical practice is based on a core humanistic model with a psychodynamic interactive approach. He incorporates creative media to enable non-verbal expression of difficult emotions and past trauma.
Specialist areas include special needs such as; ADHD, ASD, ODD, SAD and challenging behaviours, including School Refuser and Pupil Exclusion.
Supervision Service
Martin provides clinical supervision for both trainee and qualified adult, children and young people counsellors and learning support advisors.
He applies his wealth of experience of working with challenging clients to inform the supervisory relationship. He believes creating a safe space within which his supervises can openly explore, reflect upon their practice and gain self-awareness is fundamental to the supervision process.