L6 Certificate: Relational Creative Therapy for Adults
14/02/2026
- 21/02/2026
9:00 am
- 5:00 pm
In-person
£1250.00
About the course
The L6 Certificate Relational Creative Arts Therapy for Adults course is an innovative, exciting programme, which will build on your previous experience to enable you to work therapeutically and creatively with adults. The course draws on thought provoking theories which will enable you to develop your skills and clinical understanding to work ethically with adults. Within this programme you will learn how to apply Client Centred, talking therapy and creative approaches to work with a broad spectrum of mental health conditions, including trauma, neurodiversity and attachment difficulties.
The approach underpinning the course is based on a humanistic client centred perspective. Among others, the work of Rogers, Jung, Freud, Siegal, Porges, Karpman, Bowlby will be explored.
Relational Creative Therapy model of training focuses on enabling adult clients to connect with the therapist so they are able to explore emotional, personal and relational difficulties, which may be getting in the way of their personal and professional potential. This course will focus on the development of the therapeutic alliance between the adult and therapist, a key component to talking therapy which will stimulate the creative processes that evolve as a result of this engagement. Engaging with creative arts media such as: sand trays, clay, art, movement, story or music allows adult clients to express thoughts and feelings, which might be difficult to articulate in words. These creative approaches can often support greater insight for our clients and develop their self-awareness. You will explore how to offer creative art media to adults so they can experience the power of metaphor and symbolism bypassing their inner critic and connecting more directly with their unconscious. You will experience a blend of experiential creative practice combined with theoretical learning to underpin your therapeutic counselling skills development. Relational Creative Arts Therapy holds the adult central to the entire therapeutic process.
This course is facilitated over 8 days, after which you will undertake 70 clinical hours with adults. You will benefit from termly online sessions with your tutor and ongoing tutor support.
Guided Learning Hours (direct tutor engagement): 72
Total Qualification Time: 224
Course requirements:
- Attendance at all 8 training days.
- Quarterly online tutorials (dates to be arranged with cohort) with your tutor.
- Completion of Reflective Journal, Assignments of 2000 words and Case Study 3000 words.
- Personal Therapy is a requirements of this course and is not included in the course fees.
- Clinical Supervision is a requirement of this course and is not included in the course fees.
Assessments:
Tasks include formative and summative assessments:
- Three Circle Reflective Journal
- Peer Reflective feedback
- Tutor Observations
- Assignments
- Case study presentation
- Supervisor report
Entry requirements:
- Qualified Counsellor
- Counsellor for Young People
Other requirements:
- Insured
- ICO registration
- Hold membership registration e.g., BACP
- Enhanced DBS
Accreditation:
CpCAB Accreditation Pending
CpCAB is the only awarding organisation run by Counsellors for counsellors, their ethos aligns with the School of Play and Creative Therapies completely.
The Team
Course Dates
14 February to 21 February – In Person
Quarterly Tutorials dates will be arranged with the cohort:
- May 2026
- September 2026
- November 2026
- January 2027
Location Information
Venue: Bedford
33-36 High Street
Kempton
Bedford
MK42 7BT
Quarterly tutorials will be online.
Learning objectives
- LO1: Work within the ethical and professional framework with adults undertaking Creative Therapeutic Counselling.
- LO2: Establish and develop therapeutic relationships with adults.
- LO3: Work to understand and promote difference, equality, diversity and inclusion.
- LO4: Work with a primary focus on the complex needs and experiences of adults.
- LO5: Working with self-awareness in the therapeutic process.
- LO6: Working within the context of theory, research and skills.
- LO7: Monitor and maintain professional effectiveness when working with adults.
Optional Reading
Full suggested reading list will be discussed during the course of the training at appropriate points.
Payment Options
Full suggested reading list will be discussed during the course of the training at appropriate points.
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