Kate Gillhespy - Therapist, Mental Health Trainer, Write Your Self Guide

Training & consultancy

Enhance your, or your team's, skills with comprehensive professional training and workshops

From over twenty years of teaching, learning and development and therapy practice, I have accrued subject matter expertise in three key areas: psychologically-informed practices and approaches within mental health, how to support staff to stay safe and have effective communication with colleagues and with clients or patients, and therapeutic interventions and psychological approaches for those working with children and young people.
Within these areas, I have listed the subject courses I offer below or a bespoke mix of models can be planned for.

Staff safety & communication

  • Assertive Communication; Restorative Practice (half day/full day(s))

  • Creating Professional Boundaries (half day)

  • Looking After Yourself; stress management, vicarious trauma, self-care (half day)

  • Working with Unknown or Higher Risk;
    De-escalation skills (half/full day)

Mental Health courses
Children & young people

  • Creative Therapy Techniques; approaches and theory; story-making, art and drama (2 hour workshop/full day)

  • Trauma Informed Care (half day)

  • Attachment Theory (half day)

  • CBT Approaches when working with Anxiety or Change (half/full day)

  • Child Safeguarding Awareness (half day)

  • Restorative Approaches (half day)

  • Trauma Informed Care (half/full day)

  • Strengths Based Approaches

  • Working with Distressed Behaviour (half day)

  • Counselling and Active Listening skills (half day)

  • Recovery Focused Mental Health Care (full day)

  • Motivational Interviewing (half/full day)

  • Adult and Child Safeguarding (half/full day)

  • Dynamic Risk Assessment and Safety Planning (half day)

  • Domestic Abuse Awareness and using the DASH (half/full day)

  • Bereavement and Loss (half day)

Contact Me
Please get in touch for a free consultation where we can discuss your training needs or for more details on any of the courses.
Testimonials
Kate was an absolute pleasure to work with. Her commitment and passion were clear to see. She supported teaching staff in their understanding and practice around key areas such as trauma, bereavement and emotional wellbeing.
SENDco and Designated Safeguarding Lead, Brighton

The two trainings I’ve been on that Kate taught were the most enjoyable and engaging out of all the ones I’ve done at this organisation, and they've all been good, so it's a high bar!

Housing First Officer, Rough Sleepers Initiative and Complex Needs Homeless Service