This new Interactive Programme, Being There, is the culmination of Dr. Derek Smyth’s work over the past 30 years as a psychotherapist, and a teacher. It provides training to professionals and laypeople in basic and essential counselling skills. Dr. Derek Smyth is a graduate of University College Dublin, The Angelicum University Rome and the Institute for Creative Counseling and Psychotherapy. He h
as also received his Doctorate in Psychology from the CCU.
‘Being There’ teaches essential skills when dealing with loved ones or colleagues who need emotional support. The course is based on the highly-sought-after in-person workshops that Dr. Smyth has been giving internationally to organisations, institutions and individuals. Delivered entirely online through video and interactive content, the course is not reliant on in-person training which is particularly useful in our post-COVID lives.