Training Courses
All courses shown on this page have been checked and approved by APHP as being of high professional quality. Those with a star * indicated on them have agreed with APHP to give some kind of discount for APHP members. Please contact the training provider direct and state that you saw the training on the APHP website, and they will apply the discount at their end.
The APHP do not take any responsibility for any specific courses and the content and structure of the course is entirely the responsibility of the course provider. If you, as a member of the APHP, choose to undertake any of the courses listed below, it is understood that it is done so wholly with the knowledge that you are making a decision of your own accord. You are welcome to choose any forms of CPD whilst being a member of the APHP, not just those that are listed here.
UK College of Mindfulness Meditation – Mindfulness Teacher Training
The UK College of Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training course (BPS Approved, and APHP accredited) is structured through a specific, day-by-day programme, designed to guide students, over 5 consecutive days, through a combination of practical ‘hands on’ learning along with the teaching of underpinning theoretical knowledge.
Our Teacher Training includes the unique Mindfulness Now programme, which offers an integrated / eclectic approach to mindfulness teaching and aims to equip teachers to work with individuals and groups with many requirements including helping with physical and emotional pain, stress and anxiety, as well as building emotional resilience. This programme is designed to incorporate one-to-one work with participants, along with group work, and is fully adaptable to meet the needs of individual participants. Mindfulness Now has also been designed in such a way as to make it possible for practitioners to integrate it with other therapeutic modalities.
The course offers a stand-alone qualification in Mindfulness Teaching, as well as being one of four modules leading to the Mindfulness Based Clinical Hypnosis Diploma (MBCH).
Dates – various and on-going – 5-day course – face to face, online and hybrid options (please see website for full list of dates and further details)
Cost – £900 including assessment and certification
Contact – The UK College of Mindfulness Meditation

Contact : Rachel Broomfield
Email : info@mindfulnessnow.org.uk
Telephone : 0121 444 1110
Website : https://mindfulnessnow.org.uk/
Essex Mind Coach – Past Life Regression & Therapy for Qualified Hypnotherapists
Past Life Regression & Therapy for Qualified Hypnotherapists.
This is a distance learning course Accredited by the Past Life Therapists Association, and as Level 4 CPD by the ACCPH. Available on-demand.
You can order the course materials to be posted to you in the UK only (the manual and postage is FREE OF CHARGE or you can access the course online via the Essex Mind Coach training website.
The course is made up of 5 Lessons. Upon completion of this course you will have obtained all the skills you need to set yourself up as a practitioner of Past Life Regression and Therapy. Many training schools omit Past Life Regression from their curriculums, despite the fact that many hypnotherapists who use regression to cause on a regular basis are apt to come across a spontaneous past life regression now and then. This course prepares you not only for the spontaneous regression to a past life, but also how to offer this therapy to a whole new set of clients.
Full details of the course content can be found here https://essexmindcoach.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Past-Life-Regression-Course-for-Qualified-Hypnotherapists.pdf
The course covers:
– Past Life Regression and how it can occur
– ideas about where past lives come from
– theories of why people experience past lives
– the double induction method
– how to overcome sub-conscious resistance
– how to by-pass the most common difficulties encountered
– how to use PLR therapeutically
– how to ensure your client’s comfort and wellbeing throughout
– how to use clean language, and how to guide but not lead your client
Scripts are included which contain several different themes for you to choose from according to need or preference.
This is a course that will not only give you a whole new skill set, but will enrich your practice as a hypnotherapists and broaden your outlook.
At the end of each lesson you will have the opportunity to take an interim exam that, which allows your to check and consolidate your learning. Full feedback is given, and your tutor is available throughout to answer questions and provide clarification throughout.
When you have completed the course you can request the exam paper. Upon successful completion of the exam you will receive a full colour certificate in JPG and PDF format, as well as a hard copy through the post. You will also be entitled to use the letter DPLT after your name and in your professional endeavours. Completion of the course also qualifies you for membership of the international directory – The Past Life Therapists Association, and discounts on all further training PLTA Accredited courses.
Your course tutor is Gavin Bowtell. He is now the only trainer of the Past Life Therapist Association Trainings. Details can be found here https://essexmindcoach.co.uk/training/
The course costs £300 pounds with a £25 discount for APHP & NCH members.
To obtain the discount email Gavin hello@essexmindcoach.co.uk

Contact : Gavin Bowtell
Email : hello@essexmindcoach.co.uk
Telephone : 020 8172 0060
Website : https://essexmindcoach.co.uk/training/
Essex Mind Coach – EFT foundation course – Live in person – Course 2 (Essex)
This EFT Foundation Course is for qualified hypnotherapists who are looking for a tried, tested and versatile tool that can be used for self-help, with family, friends, or with clients.
No prior knowledge of EFT is required.
This is course written and presented by Gavin Bowtell, author of “Tapping for Emotional Freedom – the EFT Pocket Book”, and based on the training delivered at annually at the Kent Institute of Clinical Hypnosis.
The course is an interactive one day live event.
At the beginning of the course, before you are taught any EFT you get to experience how EFT can work easily and in a very short space of time with a presentation of Borrowing Benefits.
The course teaches you:
– EFT the Full Basic Recipe
– EFT the Basic Recipe
– How to use the Set-up phrase and reminder phrase.
– Where to locate meridian points for tapping.
– How to working with cravings,
– How to work with phobias,
– How to work with children and teens
– How to work with physical issues.
The next course runs on Saturday 6th of July 2024 from 10:00 – 16:00
The venue is Friends Meeting House, 7 Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, RM2 6AB.
The venue is close to the Elizabeth line and has free parking available. It is situation in a very quite conservation area, with beautiful gardens available to us if the weather is warm. Tea and coffee are provided. Cafes are within a short walk. Feel free to bring lunch with you.
The course costs £167 and is regarded as exceptional value for money.
There is a £30 discount for APHP and NCH members.
The discount can be obtained by emailing Gavin directly using hello@essexmindcoach.co.uk presenting an up to date NCH or APHP member certificate.
There will be an opportunity to buy signed copies of my book, and all who attend receive a certificate for CPD records. This is a good introduction to the EFT – Advanced Practitioner Qualification Course

Contact : Gavin Bowtell
Email : hello@essexmindcoach.co.uk
Telephone : 020 8172 0060
Website : https://essexmindcoach.co.uk/training/
Essex Mind Coach – EFT – Foundation Certificate course – Course 1
EFT – Foundation Certificate course.
On-line learning at your own pace.
This EFT Foundation Course is for qualified hypnotherapists who are looking for a tried, tested and versatile tool that can be used for self-help, with family, friends, or with clients. No prior knowledge of EFT is required.
This is an accredited course written and presented by Gavin Bowtell, author of “Tapping for Emotional Freedom – the EFT Pocket Book”.
It is comprised of 51 short lessons and 90 mins of video content. At the beginning of the course, before you are taught any EFT you get to experience how EFT can work easily and in a very short space of time with a presentation of Borrowing Benefits.
The course teaches you:
- EFT the Full Basic Recipe
- EFT the Basic Recipe
- How to use the Set-up phrase and reminder phrase.
- Where to locate meridian points for tapping.
- How to working with cravings, phobias and more besides.
In addition to video material there are also downloadable instructions.
The course is available instantly, and can be accessed on any mobile device with a data connection.
This is a good introduction to the EFT Advanced Practitioner Qualification Course
www.essexmindcoach.co.uk/training/
The course costs £167 and is regarded as exceptional value for money. There is a £50 discount for APHP & NCH members. The discount can be obtained by emailing Gavin directly using
hello@essexmindcoach.co.uk presenting an up to date NCH or APHP member certificate. Upon completion of a short test a certificate is sent by email in jpg and PDF format.

Contact : Gavin Bowtell
Email : hello@essexmindcoach.co.uk
Telephone : 020 8172 0060
Website : https://essexmindcoach.co.uk/training/
Essex Mind Coach – Affirmative Therapy: Working Successfully with LGBTQ+ Clients
Accredited by the APHP and Accredited by the ACCPH as Level 3 CPD
In this thorough training, throughout more than 200 pages, you will be taken on a tour of history of LGBT+ people.
You will be introduced to concepts of sexuality and gender, ideas of how these have been expressed historically, and current issues facing LGBT+ people today.
You will be introduced to the difficulties of growing up and becoming a fully rounded LGBT+ person.
There is even a survey of the attitudes of world religions towards LGBT+ people.
Obtain your certificate and display your LGBTQ+ Affirming Credentials with Pride
After competing the reading of this e-course/book you are able to obtain a Certificate showing your credentials as an LGBT+ affirming therapist. A short exam is necessary in order to obtain the certificate.
This e-course/books is available for your to download now in PDF format which you can use on your computer, tablet or other mobile device. BUY NOW

Contact : Gavin Bowtell
Email : hello@essexmindcoach.co.uk
Telephone : 02081 720 060
Website : https://essexmindcoach.co.uk/product/affirmative-therapy-working-successfully-with-lgbt-clients/
Georgina McKinnon & June Hale – Working with Non-Medical Psychosexual Dysfunction Diploma Training
12 x 90 minute online modules for professional therapists
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While we prefer attendance live, the training will be recorded for later viewing.
This comprehensive psychosexual training is a specialist diploma course, originally taught at the Essex Institute and written by Terence Watts who was awarded a MCGI for this work.
The course will teach you to work efficiently and with understanding and confidence around those individuals seeking help with psychosexual difficulty.
As stated above the course will be offered online, and the 12 seminars will be delivered by experienced tutors and practitioners June Hale & Georgina McKinnon.
There will be homework and a multi-choice open book examination to complete at home at the end.
Delivered by:
Georgina McKinnon DHP(Adv.), SportCert, FAPHP (sup), MNRPC(Acc), MIBWRT(Acc)RCM
June Hale DHP(Adv.), Dip.CBH, FAPHP, SQHP, MNCH(Acc), MIBWRT(Acc)
£449.00

Contact : Georgina McKinnon & June Hale
Email : info@thekentinstitute.co.uk
Telephone : 01634420039
