Renew Counselling and Training

Want to Become a Better Listener?

Starting January 2026 in Chelmsford — our Level 2 Introduction to Counselling Skills course helps you build confidence, develop listening skills and take the first step toward a counselling career.

Renew’s Graduate Celebration Day 2025: In conversation with our special guest, Dr Sami Timimi

This July, we’re honoured to welcome child and adolescent psychiatrist and author Dr Sami Timimi to our Celebration Day at Renew. Known for his challenges to conventional mental health thinking and his belief in the power of relationships, Dr Timimi’s work has so many parallels with our ethos at Renew.
Ahead of his talk, we asked about the ideas that shaped his thinking – from challenging dominant narratives around diagnosis to the importance of relationships, culture and context. He shared what this means for those entering the profession, and what he hopes new counsellors will carry with them.