Human Development Scotland

16/10/2025

‘Through the eyes of the parents: working with parents in child psychotherapy’ is the title of the HDS conference on Saturday 8 November from 9:30am to 4pm in our Training Suite in Glasgow.

In this conference, our speakers will help us to share how a child psychotherapist might think about working with parents, in different clinical contexts. There will be an opportunity for attendees to hear from experienced speakers and from different perspectives on this work, and to benefit from discussions in large and small groups.

Speakers include Simon Cregeen, Margaret Rustin, Jane Turner, Emily Morgan and Lisa Webb.

‼️Hurry, final tickets remaining!

Find out more and book tickets here: https://bit.ly/45VcAt7

14/10/2025

‼️Hurry, closing date for applications for two of our courses is 31 October. If you or someone you know is considering part-time professional training in counselling, we have two courses which are still open for applications:

📚COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills

📚Certificate in Counselling Children, Young People and Families

Find out more and apply here:

At a glance look at the professional training on offer from HDS. Information and links to course information, including: entry requirements, fees, timings, applications and enquiries.

10/10/2025

Today is This is an international day to highlight the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for the benefit of people, organisations, and communities. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3WpT5ml

If you are feeling overwhelmed or that you can’t cope, access our counselling services, click here:
https://bit.ly/33zH9nu

08/10/2025

‘Through the eyes of the parents: working with parents in child psychotherapy’ is the title of the HDS conference on Saturday 8 November from 9:30am to 4pm in our Training Suite in Glasgow.

In this conference, our speakers will help us to share how a child psychotherapist might think about working with parents, in different clinical contexts. There will be an opportunity for attendees to hear from experienced speakers and from different perspectives on this work, and to benefit from discussions in large and small groups.

Speakers include Simon Cregeen, Margaret Rustin, Jane Turner, Emily Morgan and Lisa Webb.

‼️Hurry, final tickets remaining!

Find out more and book tickets here: https://bit.ly/45VcAt7

05/10/2025

If you’re going through a difficult time for any reason, HDS provides counselling and psychotherapy. We offer two fee options, including an affordable option.

Contact our counsellors here: https://bit.ly/33zH9nu

02/10/2025

Hurry, due to the demand for this course we have extended the application deadline to 5pm on 31 October.

Are you making steps towards gaining skills or a qualification in counselling and psychotherapy?

Apply now for our COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills / Foundations of Human Relations and Counselling.

It gives teachers, social workers and others working in ‘people-facing’ professions an introduction to psychodynamic ideas, about what it means to be human, together with experiential training in communication and counselling skills incorporating psychodynamic
principles.

This is also the first step to becoming a Counsellor in Scotland.

Find out more and apply here: https://bit.ly/3i8xyey

25/09/2025

In our latest newsletter:

- Tickets are available for our conference in November, “Through the eyes of the parents: working with parents in child psychotherapy” on Saturday 8 November.

- We are seeking an individual who has substantive employment background in financial management and accounting to fulfil the role of Treasurer of the Board.

- Save the date for our next Intensive Study Event (ISE) which will take place on Wednesday 26 November in our Glasgow city centre Training Suite. The ISE will be led by Psychoanalyst and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist John Shemilt.

Read the full newsletter here: https://bit.ly/4nllOVl

23/09/2025

If you or someone you know is seeking part-time training designed to prepare practitioners to work with children, young adults and their families, and is taught from a psychodynamic perspective, find out more about our Certificate in Counselling Children, Young People and Families course.

Closing date for applications is 31 October.

Find out more and apply here: https://bit.ly/2H13K3R

18/09/2025

‘Through the eyes of the parents: working with parents in child psychotherapy’ is the title of the HDS conference on Saturday 8 November from 9:30am to 4pm in our Training Suite in Glasgow.

In this conference, our speakers will help us to share how a child psychotherapist might think about working with parents, in different clinical contexts. There will be an opportunity for attendees to hear from experienced speakers and from different perspectives on this work, and to benefit from discussions in large and small groups.

This conference is suitable for child psychotherapists, couple therapists, parent-infant psychotherapists, counsellors and people in training in these disciplines. It is also suitable for various professionals working in CAMHS interested in psychoanalytic thinking.

Speakers include Simon Cregeen, Margaret Rustin, Jane Turner, Emily Morgan and Lisa Webb.

Find out more and book tickets here: https://bit.ly/45VcAt7

16/09/2025

Are you an employer seeking counselling support for your staff?

Your staff could benefit from access to counselling and psychotherapy with HDS.

We work with organisations to offer counselling and psychotherapy as part of their EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) at competitive rates. Each completed sessions costs £65.

We can provide your staff with access to HDS counsellors who can assist with a wide range of issues. These could include both difficulties directly related to one’s job as well as issues in one’s personal life, such as anxiety or trauma, which might affect performance at work.

Speak to us to find out more: https://bit.ly/2OCnaMK

14/09/2025

'Through the eyes of the parents: working with parents in child psychotherapy’ is the title of the HDS conference on Saturday 8 November from 9:30am to 4pm in our Training Suite in Glasgow.

In this conference, our speakers will help us to share how a child psychotherapist might think about working with parents, in different clinical contexts. There will be an opportunity for attendees to hear from experienced speakers and from different perspectives on this work, and to benefit from discussions in large and small groups.

Speakers include Simon Cregeen, Margaret Rustin, Jane Turner, Emily Morgan and Lisa Webb.

Find out more and book tickets here: https://bit.ly/45VcAt7