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New London venue for emotional healing training course
 
The Foundation for Emotional Therapy will be holding its first training course in London for those wishing to explore training to become an emotional therapist. For the past 13 years, the foundation has provided training courses from various places around the country. Now, due to rise in awareness of emotional therapy and its ability to help those struggling with emotional trauma, the charity is offering a course in the London area for the first time.
 
The foundation's Training Officer Jane Rochfort said: "The stresses and strains of everyday life mean that more people are suffering all sorts of emotional difficulties, ranging from depression, anxiety and eating disorders to ill health, addictive behaviour and relationship problems.
 
"An emotional therapist supports his or her clients to come to terms with suppressed emotional pain in a healthy and integrated way. It allows individuals to gain greater self-knowledge and personal strength to help them more effectively manage their lives."
 
Jane added: "Potential therapists must have the right personal qualities, as well as commitment. But it is an extremely rewarding role." Training includes study of the theory and practice of emotional therapy, aspects of human development, as well as introducing students to the range of psychotherapies and counselling currently on offer.
 
The Foundation Course - held over ten days usually over five weekends for 5 months - includes communication and listening skills, working on a creative level covering anger, fear, guilt and shame, healing the hurt child, loss and bereavement, dream work, visualisation and imagery and many other techniques. Emotional Therapy brings counselling into the 21st Century, integrating mind, body, emotion and spiritual needs.
 
Students participate in lectures, workshops and discussions, and can expect to work individually and in groups of differing sizes.
 
Although a non-denominational organization, the first London Foundation Course, which starts in October, is being held at the Benedictine Spiritual Centre between Cockfosters and Oakwood Underground stations in north-east London. Jane said: "The facilities at the centre are excellent. It's a very tranquil setting, which allows reflection and quiet contemplation."
 
Other foundation courses are being held throughout the country from September onwards.
 
For further details please contact Jane Rochfort, telephone 01386 49424 or visit
www.emotionaltherapy.co.uk
 
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