HQ Therapy

24/04/2026

HOW DO YOU LOVE SOMEONE? ❤️

Couples Counsellor & Psychotherapist Candy Newman Asks The Big Question.

So, how do you love someone? It seems like a very simple question, but when someone asks, ‘how do you know you love someone?’, it evokes an answer that will be totally unique to your own self, and the answer can be very complex.

Everyone is different when it comes to addressing their role in a close relationship, and therein lies a potential issue that could possibly cause problems for you and your partner if you both have different needs in a relationship.

Counsellor, psychotherapist, and parent coach Candy Newman, working in North London, looks at some of the factors behind the question ‘How do you love someone?’ and offers insights into how our own personal needs affect the way we behave in our close relationships with other people.

Candy also offers couples counselling as part of her practice.

Candy tells us about the causes and benefits for people seeking couples counselling, which addresses the question ‘How do you know if you really love someone?’.

She says, “All individuals have different family histories, different personal characteristics and different assumptions about how to love someone and what a loving relationship should be like.”

Candy goes on to say, “These differences impact relationships. You may find yourself reacting to your partner in ways that surprise you. You may begin to feel differently towards your partner than you did at the start of your relationship. Couples counselling is an opportunity to make sense of the complexities of being with another individual. It allows you and your partner to build trust and honest communication with each other.”

To read more, use this link > https://www.hqtherapy.com/how-do-you-love-someone

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So how do you love someone? It seems a simple question but it can be complex. Candy Newman looks at how we behave in close relationships.

08/04/2026

BEYOND WORDS: CREATIVE & EXPERIMENTAL WAYS TO DEEPEN THERAPUTIC WORK

This experiential workshop offers a space to explore creative ways of working therapeutically when words are not enough.

Event Description:

What happens when therapy feels stuck, repetitive, or just out of reach of language?

Together, we’ll experiment with simple, accessible tools — including working with objects and postcards — and consider how image, symbol, and creative forms can act as a “third” in the room, opening up new perspectives and possibilities.

You’re warmly invited if you’re curious about working at a greater depth and open to expanding your range when supporting clients.

Suitable for therapists at all stages of practice. No prior experience needed.

About the Facilitator:

Müge Erdogmus Turnbull is a UKCP-registered Integrative and Transpersonal psychotherapist and supervisor, and HCPC-registered Jungian dramatherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. Her relational, attachment-informed work integrates creativity and embodied ways of knowing in service of soul and healing.

Pricing:
Free for HQ Members
£5 for Non-HQ Members

Book your ticket HERE > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-words-creative-experiential-ways-to-deepen-therapeutic-work-tickets-1986199490142

Spaces are limited to support an intimate, experiential group setting. Early booking is recommended.

Further information: www.soul-journeys.co.uk

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30/03/2026

USE OF AI IN CLINICAL SETTINGS: CPD EVENT

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape healthcare, its role in therapy and clinical practice is rapidly expanding.

This CPD session is designed to support behavioural therapists in confidently understanding and applying AI in their work.

Through a structured and practical approach, this workshop will introduce core AI concepts, key terminology, and ethical frameworks—building a strong foundation in AI literacy tailored to clinical settings.

Participants will explore real-world applications of AI across therapeutic workflows, including:
Client intake and assessment Informed consent processes Clinical documentation

You’ll also gain hands-on insight into evaluating AI tools—learning how to identify bias, assess outputs, and determine when and how AI can be appropriately integrated into therapy.

Grounded in ethical and professional standards, the session will help you develop critical decision-making skills around responsible AI use.

Drawing on Aeli’s tiered AI-integrated clinical workflow, this CPD provides a clear and actionable framework for incorporating AI into your practice—while maintaining clinical integrity and prioritising client wellbeing.

Who Should Attend: Behavioural therapists Counsellors and psychotherapists
Mental health professionals interested in AI Clinical practitioners exploring digital tools.

Date & Time:
📅 Friday 24 April 2026 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location:
HQ Therapy Room
About the Facilitator:

To book a place use this link > https://bit.ly/AI-IN-CLINICAL-SETTINGS

Winnie Akadjo brings over 10 years of experience in technology and innovation, alongside a background in Journalism and an incoming MSc in Psychology.

Her work is deeply informed by lived experience within the mental health system, driving her mission to improve continuity of care between therapy sessions.

She is currently building clinical infrastructure that enables therapists to safely integrate AI into their practice—enhancing accessibility, support, and long-term client outcomes.

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27/03/2026

Working Well Club

✨ A little something to support your business (and your sanity!)

Running a therapy practice can sometimes feel lonely — but it doesn’t have to.

The Working Well Club, is a community designed to help women running businesses stay productive, connected and supported.

It’s London’s first, wellbeing-led co-working and coaching club for women who want to build a business without burning out.

Through co-working (online and in person), coaching, community and a monthly coffee morning, Working Well Club helps make running a business less overwhelming and a lot more enjoyable.

💥 HQ Practitioners Exclusive Offer
You can get 50% off your first 3 months of membership.

If you’d like more focus, accountability and connection with other women building businesses, it’s well worth a look.

👉 Find out more or join here:
www.workingwellclub.com

Because building a successful practice shouldn’t cost your wellbeing 💛

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23/03/2026

We’re delighted that Frederica Ernsting regularly provides Reflexology treatments here for HQ members.

Reflexology can support wellbeing in many ways, including:
• Aiding sleep
• Releasing tension
• Improving mood
• Encouraging relaxation
• Promoting overall well-being

If you’re interested in experiencing the benefits of reflexology, Frederica would love to hear from you.

07986 571 107
ljernsting@yahoo.co.uk

A wonderful way to take some time for yourself and support your wellbeing

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17/03/2026

Who We Were Before We Became Therapists: How Past Roles Shape Present Practice.

Hosted by James Crossland, Integrative Counsellor > https://www.hqtherapy.com/james-crossland-integrative-counsellor-london-e8/

About This Event
Before becoming therapists, we lived other lives — careers, roles, identities, and experiences that continue to shape the way we work today.

This informal CPD discussion invites therapists to reflect on the personal and professional journeys that inform their therapeutic practice.

Together, we will explore how our past roles, lived experiences, cultural identities, and personal narratives influence the way we relate to clients and hold therapeutic space.

The aim of this reflective session is to deepen self-awareness, recognise transferable strengths, and consider how our histories can both enrich and challenge our work.

In This Session We Will Explore
• Identifying aspects of pre-therapy careers or life experiences that influence therapeutic style
• Reflecting on transferable skills gained from previous roles
• Recognising how personal identity, cultural background, and lived experience shape clinical practice
• Developing greater self-awareness to strengthen the therapeutic relationship
• Exploring how past experiences can be intentionally integrated — or safely bracketed — in therapy work

Who This Event Is For
This event is open to:
• Qualified therapists
• Counsellors and psychotherapists
• Trainee therapists
• Helping professionals interested in reflective practice

Event Format
This will be a relaxed, discussion-based CPD session with opportunities for shared reflection and professional dialogue in a supportive environment.
Spaces are limited to maintain a reflective and conversational atmosphere.

💷Tickets
Free – HQ Members
£5 – Non-HQ Members

🎟 Advance booking via Eventbrite is required. > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-past-roles-shape-present-practice-tickets-1984964669761

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13/03/2026

Setting Up in Private Practice – Discussion Event for Therapists

Are you thinking about setting up in private practice but are not sure where to start?

Join us for an informal, in-person discussion session designed for therapists who are newly qualified, nearly qualified, or simply curious about working in private practice.

This is a relaxed and supportive space to ask questions, share experiences, and gain practical insights from fellow practitioners.

Whether you are exploring the idea of private practice or preparing to take the next step, this session will offer helpful guidance and real-world perspectives.

What we will cover:

• What to charge clients
• Costs involved in running a private practice
• Managing your time and workload
• Using social media to build your practice
• Mentoring and professional support
• Open discussion and Q&A
There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions and discuss topics that matter to you.

Event Details
📅 Date: Monday 16 March 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm

📍 Location: HQ Therapy Highbury Fields – Room 3
1 Highbury Crescent
London N5 1RN

💷 Ticket price: £5 for non-HQ members and FREE for HQ Members

🎟 Spaces are limited to keep the session small and discussion-focused.

To book a place, use this link > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/setting-up-in-private-practice-discussion-event-for-therapists-tickets-1984759735798

We look forward to welcoming therapists at all stages of their professional journey.

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11/03/2026

ECOTHERAPY - WORKING THERAPEUTICALLY OUTDOORS

Following our opening event at HQ Highbury in October 2025, we’re delighted to invite you to our next gathering — this time outdoors, at the cusp of the Spring Equinox.

This morning is designed for therapists in private practice working with adults who are curious about deepening their client work in connection with the intelligence of the more-than-human world.

There will be space to connect with one another, to walk and talk in a green and lush natural setting. As we move together, we’ll explore what it means to awaken and attune our embodied senses to the wider world that we live in. Throughout the walk, we’ll offer a couple of gentle, experiential exercises.

Weather permitting, we’ll gather in the woods and sit in council — creating a reflective space for shared insight and conversation.

This exploratory morning will introduce elements of ecotherapy and invite reflection on how working outdoors can introduce a different way of working with our clients’ psyche. There will be time to discuss how you might begin — or further develop — working with your clients in outdoor settings.

When: Friday, Mar 20, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Where: Hampstead Heath – meet at Hampstead Heath Overground Station
Spaces: Limited to 16
Charge: £5

TO BOOK A PLACE, USE THIS LINK > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-walk-in-the-woods-for-therapist-and-counsellors-tickets-1984886151912

10/03/2026

Creative & Soulful Supervision Morning 21/03/2026

Dear friends,

Following our previous fully- booked, and deeply moving Creative & Soulful Supervision Morning, I will now be offering this group as a Spring Series for both HQ and other interested therapists.

You can attend as a one-off, or join the whole series- next meeting is on Saturday, the 21st of March 2026 (see updated dates below).

This month’s theme will be: “What’s hiding behind?” An exploration of the defences of our clients and what they are serving to guard within- in an embodied, creative way.

These monthly three-hour supervision mornings offer a soulful, creative, and relational container for counsellors and psychotherapists of any modality who long for supervision with depth.

Together, we will journey into our clients’ stories through embodiment, creative and imaginative ways of working, and a reflective process. You’re welcome to attend as a one-off, or to join regularly and allow the work to deepen over time.
Attending to our clients in this way can deepen empathy, unblock places of stuckness, and open the possibility of unexpected transformation in our clinical work.
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Spring 2026 Dates (Saturdays, 10.00am–1.00pm):
21 March · 16 May · 20 June
Venue:
HQ Therapy Rooms, Highbury Fields
1 Highbury Crescent
London N5 1RN
(2 minutes’ walk from Highbury & Islington station)
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Pricing:
£60 per session (drop-in)
£150 full spring series
£125 concession rate for the full series
Limited places available to maintain an intimate group space.
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To book or request further details:
muge@soul-journeys.co.uk
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I’ll leave you with a reflection shared after our last session:
“A safely held, profoundly beautiful and transformational group supervision experience”

You are warmly invited!
Müge

For further information: www.soul-journeys.co.uk

28/02/2026

WHAT IS EMDR??

Originally developed by psychologist Francine Shapiro in 1990 to treat symptoms of trauma and PTSD, Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) is an integrative form of psychotherapy that combines talking therapy with bodywork.

It is thought to utilise the same state that you are in during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, during which you are processing emotions through your dreams.

The aim is to get you focusing on the associated negative thoughts and feelings that you have, and helping you to explore positive feelings with which you might want to replace them.

Read more about EMDR therapy here >>> https://www.hqtherapy.com/eye-movement-desensitisation-reprocessing-emdr

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23/02/2026

HQ THERAPY | CPD EVENT | THE ANALYTICAL THIRD

Our next CPD event will be hosted by HQ Therapist Leonardo O’Grady on Friday, 27 February 2026, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, in Highbury Fields HQ, Group Room 3. 💬✨

This session is open to both HQ and external therapists, and will introduce the therapeutic concept developed by Jessica Benjamin, focusing on the intersubjective and dialogical nature of the therapeutic relationship.

Leo will outline the theory and explore its practical clinical applications.🎤

The discussion will cover:🌱

Mutual recognition in therapy

The co-created relational space known as the Analytical Third

The role of dialogue in healing and repair

Working therapeutically with enactments

The transformational potential of shared meaning-making

👥👥👥 If you would like to attend, please click this link > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hq-therapy-cpd-event-the-analytical-third-tickets-1983713133382

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This session introduces the therapeutic concept, focusing on the intersubjective and dialogical nature of the therapeutic relationship.

28/01/2026

THERAPISTS.....GET READY FOR A CREATIVE & SOULFUL SUPERVISION MORNING!!!

HQ therapist Muge Erdogmus Turnbull is very excited to be offering "Creative and Soulful Supervision Morning"- the first one of a monthly space I will be holding at - come along to be held in community ❤️

This three-hour supervision morning offers a soulful, creative, and relational container for counsellors and psychotherapists of any modality who long for supervision with depth.

✨✨✨Together, you will journey into our clients’ stories through embodiment, creative and imaginative ways of working, and a reflective process. Attending to our clients in this way can deepen empathy, unblock places of stuckness and open the possibility of unexpected transformation in our clinical work. ✨✨✨

Muge Erdogmus Turnbull is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist, supervisor, and HCPC-registered Jungian dramatherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. Her work is attachment-centred and relational, integrating creativity and embodied ways of knowing in the service of soul and healing. She is also a theatre practitioner and published writer.

⏰Date: Saturday 31 January 2026
Time: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

📍Venue:
HQ Therapy Rooms
Highbury Fields
1 Highbury Crescent
London N5 1RN

🎟Price: £60

👥Places are limited. To book: muge@soul-journeys.co.uk or use the form on her website > https://soul-journeys.co.uk/contact/

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