Seminars & Training
Ashburn Clinic offers seminars and courses for health professionals. Our upcoming events are listed here, and further details on the types of training we offer can be found below.
Monthly Luncheon Seminars
Ashburn presents a free luncheon seminar each month between February and November, which has a particular focus for mental health professionals.
The seminar runs between 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm (usually on the second Monday of the month), and there is an opportunity to catch up with professional colleagues over a light lunch from midday.
RSVPs are essential, and limited parking is available on-site – we encourage car-pooling where possible.
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There is no charge for the educational luncheon. The Board of Trustees has undertaken to provide these events as part of its educative function as a charitable trust for many years. We are very grateful to the James Hume Bequest Fund for its ongoing funding to support our luncheon seminars, as well as create future capability for seminar recording and remote access.
Explore the training placements available at Ashburn.
Psychotherapy Seminars
Ashburn offers a series of four psychotherapy seminar modules over two years, which form an advanced course in the theory of psychotherapy. Each module has a specific theme and consists of 10 evening seminars. A course essay is submitted to complete the module. The four modules are:
- Stages of Human Development
- Models of Psychotherapeutic Practice
- Selected Theorists
- Psychopathologies & Well-Being
On application, participants may complete individual modules or the full programme. While the course is not offered as a practising qualification, it forms a sound basis for those who wish to pursue such qualifications or add an additional knowledge base to their existing professional qualifications or practice. Those who achieve certificates of completion in all four modules are able to apply for a further assessment to achieve a certificate of completion of the advanced course.
Read the ATPM Introductory Guide for Participants for further information.
Supervision Workshops
Ashburn hosts clinical supervision seminars for psychotherapists working in the community. These take place once or twice a year, and generally run over a weekend.
Upcoming Events
Luncheon Seminar
Healing Through Belonging
Presented by: Dr David Beaumont
When: Monday 14 September 2026 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Luncheon from 12.00 pm-12.30 pm; presentation from 12.30 pm
Why do relational and empowering therapeutic approaches work? In this engaging presentation, Dr David Beaumont explores mental illness, trauma and addiction through… read more.
NB: registrations for this seminar have closed as we have reached capacity. Spaces may become available – if you’d like to go on the waitlist, please email us.
Register by Wednesday 9 September 2026
Advanced Theory of Psychotherapy
262: Models of Psychotherapeutic Practice
When: 21 July to 22 September 2026 7:00pm – 8:30pm
The series is open to any interested parties but particularly beneficial to:
- those considering or beginning formal training towards registration as a psychotherapist
- mental health and addictions health professionals trained in other disciplines, wishing to understand psychotherapy theory and the underpinnings of human development and dysfunction, and psychodynamic treatment approaches.
Read the ATPM Introductory Guide for Participants for more information.
Applications close on Monday 13 July 2026
Training Placements at Ashburn
Psychotherapy Placements
Ashburn offers a place in a full-time three-year training position in psychotherapy to a selected applicant. The selected trainee is an employee of Ashburn during their period of training. Trainees who successfully complete the training programme are awarded a certificate of completion of the Psychotherapy Training Programme and a certificate of completion of the Advanced Theory of Psychotherapy Modular Series, which is a required component of the traineeship.
Keep an eye on our Careers page for the next posting.
Nursing/Medical Training Placements
If you are seeking a placement for nursing or medical training, please contact us.