Courses for Human Relations Practitioners
Developing an ecological sensibility in organisations, education, & the wider psychological professions

Becoming an Ecological Practitioner
On this page you will find innovative new programmes, building on broad ecological philosophy and incorporating contemporary ecological thinking and approaches to practice.
This is work that is urgently needed if our human relationship with the earth is to radically change. The courses here are designed to support the development of an ecological mind (Marshall 2020), whereby human relations practices affect an ontological stretch into an ecocentric frame.
Introducing Eco-TA
This is an innovative introductory programme into ecotherapy and holistic education practice and theory for TA practitioners. Led by Hayley Marshall, PTSTA (P) and Giles Barrow TSTA (E), participants will be given opportunities to explore how nature, landscape and environment can provide powerful agency into clinical, organisational, and educational practices.
Whilst ecotherapy and holistic education have been around for some years, they have, so far, remained outside of mainstream TA theory and practice. We see this programme being at the growing edge in terms of integrating these timely, earth-spirit based themes into the work of the TA practitioner. Whether it’s with a view to healing trauma with clients, building connection to natural agency, or promoting holistic development through learning, this programme will engage the practitioner with the outdoors, as classroom or therapy space, or perhaps something quite new entirely.

at Mill House Farm Earl Soham Suffolk
Fee £260
(NB: We will be adjusting the fee for those attending from TAlent countries as identified by the ITAA)
Places are limited to 20
Please click here to email for more details and to go on the list for 2024-25

Becoming Ecological
A Seasonal Workshop Cycle
2023 - 24
Shining Cliff Woods Derbyshire & Mill House Farm Suffolk
Facilitated by Hayley Marshall and Giles Barrow
A year long programme of four 3-day workshops tracking the seasons aimed at human relations practitioners seeking to develop their work with clients across all fields of application and theoretical modalities. The purpose of the programme is to deepen personal and collective ecological conversations, thereby building confidence for working within the ecological domain. The workshops will follow the general direction of our previous Shining Mill Group and will alternate between Mill House, Suffolk, and Shining Cliff Wood, Derbyshire. We aim to work exclusively outdoors in these places incorporating the wisdom of our more-than-human kin.

Workshop 1 25th October – 27th October 2023
Based at Shining Cliff Woods, Ambergate, Derbyshire
Workshop 2 6th December – 8th December 2023
Based at Mill House, Earl Soham, Suffolk IP13 7RP
Workshop 3 3rd April - 5th April 2024
Based at Shining Cliff Woods, Ambergate, Derbyshire
Workshop 4 26th June - 28th June 2024
Based at Mill House, Earl Soham, Suffolk IP13 7RP
£200 deposit - balance payable in installments
This group is now full and in process, but we are taking names for next year's cycle to begin October 2024