A Joint Journey Towards Healing: Navigating Love, Loss and Grief

Live Online Workshop: A Joint Journey Towards Healing: Navigating Love, Loss and Grief Facilitator: Michelle Fahy
  • Saturday, November 15, 2025
  • 10:00am - 5:30pm
  • LIVE Online Training Event
Book Now: €120.00

About The Training

This reflective and interactive workshop is designed for therapists, counsellors, and other  mental health professionals working therapeutically with clients of all ages, who are seeking to deepen their understanding and enhance their therapeutic skills and awareness in addressing the interconnected themes of love, loss and grief across different life stages. Participants will explore the various types and theories of love, loss, and grief, and how these experiences evolve from childhood to older adulthood. Interactive exploration of group experiences and strategies for integrating this knowledge into therapeutic practice, will foster personal and professional growth through self-reflection and dialogue to consolidate learning which aims to provide effective, empathetic, and developmentally appropriate attunement to clients navigating these complex emotional experiences.

  1. Identify and describe the different types of love, loss, and grief experienced across the life span.
  2. Explore different theories and lens to support therapeutic interventions tailored to the developmental stage and cultural background of clients.
  3. Integrate reflective practice into therapeutic work to enhance clients therapeutic  experience and enhance professional growth.
  4. Utilise supervision and the internal supervisor and ongoing professional development to continually refine  therapeutic practice.

This training is suitable for trainee and qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, play therapists, expressive arts therapists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals working within the range of psychotherapeutic modalities with clients of all ages.

Non-refundable booking deposit of €50. Full fee is non-refundable in the event of cancellations within 14 days of the course. You can nominate another person to attend in your place.

Materials & Resources Needed
  • Notebook, pen and coloured pencils/pens/crayons
  • Access to a computer with a stable internet connection and confidentiality
  • Reflections on pre-assigned reading /video material
  • A candle and lighter
  • Group work will require video and audio to be On
  • Preferred Creative Material including 10 miniatures or random items from nature or household and craft materials e.g.  Paper, pens, felt-tips, pencils, fabric, magazines, glue, scissors, clay, playdoh,
Our Distinguished Trainer
Michelle Fahy
Lecturer
Michelle Fahy (MIACP; MEAIP) has worked as a group process facilitator for CTC for over eight years and also serves as a part-time trainer, wellbeing coordinator, and equality & diversity officer. She is an experienced biodynamic and creative psychotherapist, group process facilitator, integrative clinical supervisor, and  personal leadership & executive coach. Michelle holds an MA in psy...
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Certificate of Attendance for CPD Purposes

All participants will receive a CTC Certificate of Attendance after the training.

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