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TRAINING & SEMINARS

Professional training that blends insight, experience and practical tools

Ruth is passionate about delivering high quality professional training that is evidence-based, practical and inspirational for counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists (clinical and educational), social workers or anyone working in the Mental Health professions.

 

With her considerable years of experience as a therapist in different countries, as well as a research-active Senior Lecturer, conference speaker and presenter Ruth combines practical insights with a sound theoretical foundation in a very easy-to-listen to approach.

 

Ruth can create customised training for your organisational needs.

Therapist Dr Ruth McConnell

Fees for Professional Development, Seminars and Training Days

If you would like to book me for any Professional Development training please contact me.

2 hour evening presentation

$1000 + GST and expenses

Half day presentation (3 hours)

$1500 + GST and expenses

Full day presentation (6 hours)

$3000 + GST and expenses

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WHAT MY ATTENDEES SAY

“First, a big thank you for the excellent workshop you presented yesterday.  I have been a psychologist for almost 30 years (12 years in New Zealand, the rest in USA) and have a very high standard for the word “excellent”.  You are most definitely in that category!  You are a pleasure to listen to…. your manner of delivering information is one which makes it a pleasure to receive and digest the material!   It all made perfect sense to me and increased my understanding of a process that had not yet been understandable to me!!!” 

Seminar attendee

“I appreciate your deep knowledge of attachment and your personal knowledge and empathy for grief and your yearning for growth. I felt very accepted by your warm, loving and inclusive nourishment. You have inspired me to grow in this area and my practice has benefited.”

Supervisee experience

Upcoming events

  • Applying Attachment Theory to Clinical Practice
    Applying Attachment Theory to Clinical Practice
    21 Jul 2025, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm NZST
    Zoom
    This is Ruth’s ‘flag ship’ course presenting a crucial foundational understanding of Attachment theory, as espoused by Dr Gordon Neufeld, and applied to working therapeutically with all ages of clients.
  • One Wild and Precious Life online course
    One Wild and Precious Life online course
    10 Sept 2025, 7:00 pm NZST – 26 Nov 2025, 9:00 pm NZDT
    Zoom
    A healing and recovery journey through creativity (Online course Based on The Artist’s Way with poetry/reflections)

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