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We have been awarded our certification for a one year diploma in TWM. CPCAB are in the process of getting us up on their website!! course dates in your diary!
Here is the overview, and below the provisional dates. You can register your interest here so that you get notified as soon as we have our award and we can send you an application form.
Diploma* Course Overview
The Walters Method (TWM) relieves emotional distress, empowers and enhances greater self-understanding. It transforms lives, sometimes after only 3 sessions, giving clarity on how to be; how to deal with difficult emotions; how to find meaning and become fulfilled.
It offers tools that can be used at times of challenge and uncertainty or as a daily practice.
It is a pluralistic and body-based psychotherapy focusing on felt sensations and does not require the client to talk about their issues.
This document outlines the content of the diploma course in TWM. No specific qualifications are required: each person brings their own unique life experience regardless of their educational and career background. A willingness to learn, heal from past trauma and participate in the workshops is essential.
Our Ethos
We hold an open, non-judgemental, nurturing environment for our clients; guide them with love and authenticity and take responsibility for addressing any personal issues that could affect our ability to be fully present with them.
TWM is not something we ‘turn on’ as practitioners, but is a way of being. Every life challenge is seen as an opportunity to become more open and to deepen our understanding and compassion for ourselves and others.
The Training Programme
The course runs as six weekends over a year and focuses first on personal development using the TWM tools and techniques. Then from weekend four it supports students into practice.
You will:
- Gain a deeper understanding and awareness of yourself using TWM,
- Accrue a toolkit that supports you to become increasingly present, calm and compassionate,
- Build confidence in using the techniques with clients,
- Gain an understanding of the TWM models and maps,
- Be able to place TWM techniques in current psychotherapeutic contexts,
- Be able to work ethically and professionally, building trust with your client and working to address your intrinsic bias and prejudices.
- Develop a reflexive and reflective practice, increasing your self-awareness and consciousness of your ‘inner supervisor’ and ‘wise guide’,
- Keep a reflective journal evidencing your progress over the year.
- Know the limits of your abilities and when and how to refer clients on
- Gain your TWM practitioner licence,
- Understand and be supported to meet the requirements for annual accreditation as a TWM practitioner
Objectives
- To spend the year focussing on personal issues and becoming increasingly mindful, compassionate and free from mental clutter, trauma, emotional baggage, negative thinking, fears and unconscious programming.
- To gain a deep, experiential understanding of the techniques while becoming increasingly skilled, intuitive and confident in using The Walters Method with clients.
- To be mindful of The Walters Method’s aims: to practise without fear, judgement, collusion or a need to rescue our clients.
- To integrate our code of ethics into your practice.
- To practise and gain increasing experience in and confidence of The Walters Method tools and techniques through supervised practice with clients.
- To be supported with developing a private practice; integrating The Walters Method toolkit within your existing practice or joining the TWM team.
Course Outline
- Supervision (20 hours)
- 10 individual person-centred supervision sessions to guide and support you at your own pace through the year. (10 hours)
- 10 course-focussed supervision sessions to support your research, reflections and the building of your log of evidence to show you have met the objectives. Feedback on progress towards attainment of accredited practitioner status.
- Six Weekends (72 hours)
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Unit One
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Therapeutic Processes |
Reading List |
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Active Listening The Empty Chair Questioning Thoughts ‘Shoulds’ Exercise
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An Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy Andrew Reeves. Parts I and II
Loving What is by Byron Katie
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Unit Two
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Therapeutic Processes |
Reading List |
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Frozen Child Mindfulness Meditation |
An Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy Andrew Reeves. Parts III and IV.
The Journey by Brandon Bays.
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Unit Three
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Therapeutic Processes |
Reading List |
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Emotional Release Process Pain Release Process |
The Body Keeps the Score Bessel van der Kolk.
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Unit Four
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Therapeutic Processes |
Reading List |
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Memory Reframe Phobia Neutralising Technique The Heart to Heart |
Revolutionising Trauma Treatment Babette Rothschild
The Gentle Art of Blessing Pierre Pradervand |
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Unit Five
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Therapeutic Processes |
Reading List |
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Revisit Pain Release Process Conscious Communication |
NVC Marshall Rosenberg
TA Today by Stewart and Joines.
Love Languages |
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Unit Six
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Therapeutic Processes |
Reading List |
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Parts Integration Coaching Techniques and TWM |
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- Course Assignments and Research (180 hours).
- Personal Reflexive/Reflective Journal (written or audio) (30 hours)Evidencing a journey of increasing depth of presence, personal healing, understanding of The Walters Method
- Practice with peers and with clients under supervision (180 hours)
When you are ready, at some point after unit 3 and in agreement with your supervisor you can commence working under supervision. The guideline is that you will do 5 sessions each with 10 clients. This phase of your learning may extend into Year 2.
Year 2 – Ongoing Support
- Retain your accreditation as a TWM Practitioner with the continued support of TWM Team through peer group sessions, regular individual person-centred supervision sessions and retreats
- Deepen your understanding of TWM and build confidence in working with a wide range of clients
- Gain specialist knowledge in chosen areas
- Be supported with developing a private practice or continuing to integrate The Walters Method toolkit within an existing practice.
This will be tailored to your learning and development needs depending on the experience you already have; your personal development needs and the understanding of and the level of confidence you have in using the TWM (Level A, B or C) with clients.
This will be discussed with your supervisor at the end of Year 1 and an individual learning programme agreed.
Mandatory
- Attend (in person or online) 10 monthly one to ones (1hr) with an assigned TWM Supervisor in order to continue key learning of TWM tools and techniques; experience TWM for addressing personal and professional challenges; discuss client case studies that have arisen and receive guidance as they progress along their individual practitioner journey.
- Reflexive Journal: Continue your personal reflexive journal evidencing your journey of increasing depth of presence, personal healing and understanding of TWM and wider reading and experience that offer fresh insights.
- Attend Bi-Monthly Person-Centred Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions (3 hrs), with other TWM trainee practitioners and qualified practitioners to:
- deepen your practice;
- work on personal issues;
- bring challenging client cases and client successes.
- learn new tools and techniques.
- refresh knowledge and understanding of The Walters Method policies and
procedures.
Optional
Re-sit the weekend workshops – As a Trainee TWM Practitioner, you may re-sit year 1 to deepen your understanding of the practice and continue your personal and professional development.
Attend workshops in specialist areas:
Coaching techniques (2 days): Coaching models, GROW, powerful questions, goal setting; theory and practice in triads
- Learning: working knowledge of some basic coaching techniques for use with clients.Building a private practice (2 days) using social media, networking, developing a website, joining a team, setting up a business, accountancy.
- Learning: understand what is needed to build a thriving practice and know where to get the support you need
The enneagram:(2 days) exploring this model of understanding personality types and how to use it for personal development and in your practice.
Working with trauma and dissociation: understanding trauma patterns; soothing and grounding techniques; red and blue flags; The work of Carolyn Spring and Babette Rothschild.
- Learning: be confident in assessing and approaching trauma, have a framework for working with traumatised clients.
Relationship and divorce coaching: family systems, communicating, contracting, separating carefully, working with family lawyers.
- Learning: be confident working with couples, business partners and blended family members.
Supervision training (2 days) after completing 200 practitioner hours as an accredited practitioner. Understanding supervision models, person-centred supervision, contracting, safeguarding.
Trainer training after completing 500 practitioner hours, supervision training, resitting Year 1 and then sharing the delivery of a Year 1 course alongside a qualified trainer.
Accreditation
Accreditation will be awarded based on the successful completion of observed practice at workshops; progress evidenced by the reflexive journal; feedback from supervisors and trainers; practice under supervision and, most importantly, when the student feels ready. This may be achieved at the end of Year 1 but more commonly will happen at some stage in Year 2.
Accredited practitioners will agree to hold an ICO licence, DBS and practitioner insurance and agree to abide by TWM Code of Ethics and policies.
Accredited practitioners will be offered a presence on the TWM website, can use the TWM branding and be able to work for our social enterprise. They will be supported (if this is their chosen direction) as they begin to develop their own practices, form local hubs in their community and build their client lists.
This status will be reviewed annually.
Dates
Weekend 1: 4th -5th October 2025 in person in Leeds
Weekend 2: 25-26th October online (or in person if all students in agreement)
Weekend 3: 6-7th November online (or in person if all students in agreement)
Weekend 4: 7-8th February 2026 online (or in person if all students in agreement) Weekend 5: 25-26th April 2026 online (or in person if all students in agreement) Weekend 6: 13-14th June 2026 in person
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