This course, led by Tim Woodhouse of Tiptoes Child Therapy Service, will take place over 3 consecutive days, from Thursday 27th November to Saturday 29th November 2025. The training will consist of an equal mix of
theory and experiential exercises.Key Areas of Focus
Therapist
Confidence Across Developmental Stages
Understanding
chronological vs developmental age.
Adapting
methods for 5–13s and for 13–17s.
Safety,
Trust, and Boundaries in Practice
How
these concepts are built, maintained, and repaired in the room.
Role
of relational safety in creative and verbal interventions.
Theory
into Practice
Applied attachment
theory and polyvagal theory.
Psychodynamic
formulations to guide intervention choice.
Being
confident in the purpose of resources.
Therapeutic
Methods & Creative Practice
Transition
from play to therapeutic play.
Creative,
symbolic, behavioural, cognitive, and psychoeducational strategies.
Challenging
Fixed Ideas of Therapy
What
therapy can look like beyond talking.
Self-reflection:
“What am I doing, why, and how is it helpful?”
Referral
Parameters & Case Planning
When
to accept or decline referrals.
When
to stop work and how to manage endings.Making the best use of a time-limited framework (e.g.
robust assessment vs full programme).Tim has worked with children
and families since 1984 and specifically in the field of sexual harm (sexual
abuse, sexual assault, rape, children who sexually harm children and child
sexual exploitation) since 1996. He is an advanced and certified Sensorimotor
Psychotherapist, Enactive trauma therapist, registered Non-directive Play
therapist, Filial therapist, EMDR Practitioner, Jungian and Integrative sand
play therapist, an ABE approved Social Worker and is currently studying
Internal Family Systems Therapy. Tim is also trained in BUSS Level 1, (Building
Underdeveloped Sensory Motor Systems) and AIM3 – (Assessment, Intervention and
Moving on). He worked on the NSPCC child sexual abuse consultancy for 16 years
where he co-founded the Hilton House attachment project and the St. Mary’s
children’s sexual assault referral centre in Manchester, was an investigator on
the Waterhouse inquiry and vice chair of BAPT. He was principal tutor on the
Liverpool Hope MA course in play therapy and is a visiting lecturer to Manchester
Universities 2nd and 3rd Year MA social work programme. He is the Founder and
CEO of Tiptoes Child Therapy Service, a provision for children and families
affected by sexual harm and developmental trauma launched in 2010. He is a
published author, keynote speaker, consultant, trainer, clinical supervisor,
provider of clinical governance and has been a governmental advisor on several
research programmes.Training will take place at CRASAC's offices in Coventry. The location is easily accessible by public transport and car, with free parking available on site and on the surrounding roads. The address will be supplied in your booking confirmation email.Please read and agree to our training terms and conditions before booking.