PRESS RELEASE: Grid Society and Counselling First launch new partnership supporting mental health professionals with a CPD workshop

Team Gridmoves
Jan 22
4 min read

Updated: Oct 3

Collaborating to support the Counselling and Coaching Community

Grid Society is proud to announce a meaningful and values-led collaboration with Counselling First, a respected organisation in therapeutic care, supervision, and trauma training.

Together, we are co-developing a new series of CPD workshops designed specifically for Qualified Counsellors, Trainee Counsellors, Supervisors, Coaches and mental health professionals. This partnership brings together the therapeutic expertise of Counselling First and the structured mindset tools of Grid Society with the aim of providing practical, relevant, and emotionally grounded training for those working in mental health and wellbeing.

We are pleased to add that this is not a one-off collaboration. It marks the beginning of a long-term professional offering that sits alongside and supports the work already being done in the field.

What this partnership represents to Grid Society

After years of developing systems that support clarity, self-reflection, and emotional resilience, we are honoured to see our tools being recognised as a valuable resource for professionals working in the counselling and coaching space.

To be working in partnership with Counselling First and contributing to the ongoing development of those who serve others through care, insight, and emotional labour is something we value deeply.

A group of mental health professionals holding CPD certificates after attending a workshop co-hosted by Grid Society and Counselling First.

An affirmation from a trusted professional voice

We are especially honoured to have our tools acknowledged by Kay Choudary, the founder of Counselling First. As a Senior Accredited Therapist, trauma specialist, and educator with nearly 20 years of frontline experience, Kay brings both deep clinical insight and ethical leadership to everything she does.

She teaches counselling, supervises other professionals, and runs a thriving private practice, all while maintaining a strong commitment to evidence-based treatment and accessible therapeutic learning. Her decision to bring Grid Society tools into a CPD framework is an affirmation of their professional relevance and a moment we do not take lightly.

Grid Society tools supporting counselling practice

At Grid Society, we have developed a range of mindset tools, including journaling systems, emotional diagnostics, and clarity frameworks designed to help individuals better understand and work through internal patterns.

To now see these mindset tools being welcomed by professionals in the counselling and coaching community is both humbling and affirming. We are not replacing what already works. We are contributing something structured and practical that can sit alongside clinical insight and therapeutic process.

Introducing our first collabrative workshop: Silencing the Inner Critic

Promotional banner for the CPD workshop “Silencing the Inner Critic,” created for mental health professionals, counsellors, and coaches.

Our first co-created workshop will take place on 14th March 2025 and is open to professionals across the UK and beyond.

Silencing the Inner Critic is a 6-hour, CPD session designed to provide therapeutic practitioners with structured tools to help interrupt negative self-talk, both in themselves and in their client work.

What to expect:

✅ Evidence-based techniques to identify and challenge inner critical dialogue

✅ A full interactive workbook to support personal reflection

✅ Printable worksheets to use in therapeutic sessions

✅ A CPD certificate for professional development portfolios

To register or find out more

To explore upcoming dates, join the mailing list, or register for the March workshop:

👉 www.thisisgridlife.shop/counsellorsandcoaches

Visual from Grid Society’s online CPD workshop showing a laptop, printed workbook, and slide deck used to teach tools for qualified and student counsellors.

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You want to broaden your toolkit with client-ready methods that meet modern challenges in the room.
You support clients facing self-doubt, perfectionism or imposter syndrome, and you want a clearer, more effective way through.
You want strategies that align with the models you have been trained in, without abandoning your theoretical ground.
You are ready to use a framework that helps clients verbalise their emotional state, so you can work at greater depth with clarity.

About - Silencing the Inner Critic

Silencing the Inner Critic is a 6-hour live CPD workshop co-created by Counselling First and Grid Society. Backed by over 100 verified reviews and officially endorsed by CPCAB, this session is designed to expand your practice, not replace it, offering modern tools that work seamlessly with your existing modality.

Whether your clients spiral into overthinking, freeze under pressure, or carry a harsh inner narrative, this workshop gives you adaptable strategies that help them express what they are feeling, so you can work at greater depth, not just surface level.

The day is structured, practical and rooted in real-world application, no roleplay, no over-theoretical content. Just a proven framework you can use in the counselling room immediately.