Getting out of the clients way

  • Certification: IICP will issue a CPD Certificate of Attendance. CPD: 6 hours

  • QQI: N/A

  • Cost: €120.00 (15% Discount for IICP Students/ Alumni and VCS Counsellors)

    • NOTE: Summer Series Special Offer – Book any two workshops and get a third free (cannot be used in conjunction with alumni discount)

  • Date: Saturday 16th August 2025

  • Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm

  • Apply: Click Here to Apply Online

  • Delivery: Onsite IICP College, Killinarden, Dublin 24

Introduction

“Getting Out of the Client’s Way” is a one-day workshop for trainee and accredited psychotherapists. It helps participants become more aware of how they may unintentionally step into the client’s process. Using reflection, theory, group discussion, creativity, the Seven-Eyed Model, and Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR), the workshop supports deeper self-awareness and presence in client work.

Learning Outcomes
1. Identify and explore common ways therapists may unintentionally get into the client’s process, like rescuing or fixing, can show up in therapy and in supervision through parallel process.
2. Use supervision such as the Seven-Eyed Model and IPR to explore your own reactions and maintain a supportive, client centred approach.
3. Deepen one’s reflective process on internal responses and how they influence the therapeutic relationship.
4. Develop confidence in holding space without needing to solve the client’s issues.

Date

  • Saturday 16th August 2025, 9:30am – 4:30pm

Certification:

  • The college will issue a certificate of attendance to those who take this workshop.
  • CPD: 6 hours

Cost:

  • €120.00 (15% Discount for IICP Students/ Alumni and VCS Counsellors)
  • This course is part of IICP’s Summer Series and eligible for our 3 for 2 offer so book any two summer series workshops and get a third one free!

    • Note: The discount for IICP Students / Alumni and VCS Counsellors cannot be used in conjunction with the 3 for 2 offer.

Venue:

  • This workshop will take place onsite IICP College, Killinarden, Dublin 24

Getting Started

Applications to this course are done online using the link below. If you have any queries, schedule a meeting with Dr Anna Attwood, Admissions Lead at IICP.

If you have any questions about the admissions process: the application, interview or entry requirements please schedule a meeting, and we can talk about it. https://scheduler.zoom.us/draattwood/iicp-admissions-meeting

If this is a general enquiry about our courses: please schedule an appointment with Sabrina Behan, Registry & Admissions Administrator: https://scheduler.zoom.us/sabrina-behan/general-enquiries

Thank you! We are looking forward to speaking to you about IICP.

Simply click the below button to be brought to our online application process. When prompted, please select ‘Summer Series’, then select ‘Getting out of the clients way 2025’ option and complete the form.

Online Application Form

If you have any trouble at any stage of the application please click here to get in touch and we will be happy to help.

About the Programme Facilitator

Laurence O’Reilly, MIACP, SIACP – IICP Clinical Group Supervisor
Laurence O’Reilly, MIACP, SIACP – IICP Clinical Group Supervisor
Laurence O’Reilly, MIACP, SIACP, is a Clinical Group Supervisor with the IICP, working across all professional backgrounds. His supervision approach is rooted in creativity and integrative theories, drawing from Relational Transactional Analysis, Choice/Reality Therapy, Rogerian, and psychodynamic traditions. Laurence creates a collaborative space that prioritises reflective and reflexive practice, encouraging deep self-awareness and ethical engagement.

At the heart of his work Laurence focus on supporting practitioners in learning how to get out of their clients’ way, letting go of the urge to fix, and instead cultivating presence, engagement, and trust in the client’s own process. Laurence helps supervisees stay grounded in their roles as counsellors and psychotherapist using a relational module.

He also places significant importance on helping practitioners recognise their own limitations, embrace vulnerability as part of the therapeutic journey, and understand the value of ongoing personal therapy and professional support. He draws on the Seven-Eyed Model and cyclical models of supervision to illuminate the complex dynamics of clinical work, the therapeutic relationship, and the evolving identity of the practitioner.

Laurence fosters supervision as a shared, human experience—where learning, curiosity, and compassion guide the development of both personal and professional insight.