Physis Scotland

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. 🙏🏻❤️

09/11/2025

🎯 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.

08/11/2025

This is going to be a fantastic day 🙌

Our keynote speaker, Nea Clark, invites us to reflect on who we become in times of transition, as people and as practitioners.

Come hear Nea explore how our evolving identities shape our therapeutic work.

Tickets here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1649297576449?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/11/2025

🍂 November feels like a threshold , the soft pause between the golden rush of autumn and the deep quiet of winter. The world exhales. Trees stand bare, unguarded, yet wholly themselves. 🪾

There’s a quiet invitation here: to rest not as a reward, but as a rhythm. To trust the slowing down. To let things fall away, just as nature does, and believe that stillness is not stagnation , it’s preparation. ✨

Maybe this month is asking us to soften, to listen, to be held by the same stillness that cradles the earth. Because nature never rushes and yet, everything unfolds in its own time. 💚

🤔 We are wondering : What would it mean for you to move at nature's pace this month?

07/11/2025

✨ 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

Spaces are limited — don’t miss your chance to explore You, Me & Us!

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

06/11/2025

🌱 Ready to step into something new? Introducing our COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate (SCQF Level 8) at Physis Scotland — the perfect launch pad whether you're exploring counselling or want to enhance how you communicate in your life and work! 🌱

📅 Starting Wednesday 7 January 2026, online from 6 pm–9 pm (Wednesdays) via Zoom.

In this course you will:
- Explore core counselling concepts, ethics and theories.
- Build practical skills: attuned listening, rapport, communication and self-awareness.
- Dive into four modules (Beginnings → Expansion → Reflection → Integration), 120 hours total.
- Gain 40 SCQF credits at Level 8 — professionally recognised.
- Join a supportive, experienced tutor team and connect with like-minded learners.

💬 Who’s this for?
- Anyone curious about counselling.
- Professionals wanting to sharpen listening/communication skills.
- People looking to deepen personal insight and interpersonal confidence.

🔗 Want to know more or apply? https://www.physisscotland.co.uk/cosca-counselling-skills-application-form

Visit our website or drop us a message and we’ll walk you through the details — we’d love to have you in the group.

✨ Let’s make 2026 the year you give yourself this opportunity to grow.

05/11/2025

🚨 Big news here at Physis Scotland!🚨

We are incredibly delighted to introduce two new Partners who are joining us with immediate effect: Kate Simpson CTA-P and Jon Henderson BA (Hons) Dip TA. 💫

Kate and Jon bring a wealth of experience, warmth, and enthusiasm for the growth of Transactional Analysis in Scotland. Both are deeply passionate about supporting the development of practitioners and contributing to the continued evolution of our vibrant TA community. ✨

They share our values of connection, integrity, and excellence, and are excited to be joining the Partnership as we move forward together , strengthening our commitment to high-quality training, professional development, and the heart of relational learning that Physis Scotland is known for.✨

Please join us in warmly welcoming Kate and Jon to Physis Scotland ! 💛

04/11/2025

Another wonderful weekend of connection, creativity, and courageous learning at Physis Scotland. ✨

Our two Advanced Year 1 groups came together for a shared weekend of learning, warmly led by Hanna Konoplianyk PTSTA (P) and Lisa Cherry-Byrnes ( Dip Coun TA, Dip Sup), who so graciously stepped in to hold both groups in Fiona Firman’s absence. A heartfelt thank you to them both for leading the weekend with such warmth and wisdom, and for holding the learning space with such care. 💖

Together, they guided the students through the Redecision, Gestalt, and Co-Creative schools of Transactional Analysis, weaving together theory, practice, and experiential learning in a rich and engaging way.🌟

We were also delighted to welcome back Margot Robertson, one of our former students, who brought the Five Chair work to life through a powerful live demonstration : a wonderful moment of learning and inspiration for all.❤️

Weekends like these remind us of the strength of our learning community, one built on curiosity, collaboration, and a shared passion for growth and transformation. 💛

04/11/2025

🌿 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.

03/11/2025

🌟 Explore You, Me & Us – 2-Day Online Course! 🌟

Have you ever wondered why you think, feel or behave the way you do? Join us for TA101: Understanding You, Me & Us – November 2025, a warm and welcoming two-day online workshop hosted by Physis Scotland on Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 November 2025, 10am-5pm.

✨ What we’ll explore:
- Understanding how we relate to ourselves & each other.
- How a powerful but accessible theory (Transactional Analysis) can help in work, relationships, training or life in general.
- Gaining greater awareness, clarity and confidence in your interactions.

📌 Register now to secure your place (by 27 November) via the link below
💷 Price: £240 (inclusive of VAT) for individuals.

🌐 Delivered online via Zoom—so you can join from anywhere!
Physis Scotland

Why you’ll love it:
- Friendly, experienced facilitators who guide you with compassion.
- A safe space to reflect, learn and grow.
- Practical insights you can use right away in your personal or professional life.

👉 Ready to dive in? https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ta101-understanding-you-me-and-us-november-2025-tickets-1719976258289

Spaces are limited and we’d hate for you to miss out.

Let’s spend two days unlocking new perspectives together. We’d love to have you join us. 💛