Would you like to expand your therapy business by specialising in the treatment of depression? Gaining an alternative deep understanding of the root cause and cutting edge interventions to provide instant relief of symptoms. You will learn to guide individuals into full recover by offering an tried and tested 8 weeks programme.
Depression Specialist Practitioner Training (CPD)
Calling counsellors, coaches, hypnotherapists and therapists.....
A structured practitioner training for understanding depression through human programming, emotional processing, and the nervous system.
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Why this training exists
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Depression is rarely just a chemical imbalance or a lack of motivation. For many clients, depression is the natural result of:
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Unresolved Trauma
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Early human conditioning and programming
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Learned belief systems
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Suppressed or unprocessed emotional experiences
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Repressed and unexpressed parts of self
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A nervous system that has moved into freeze or shutdown
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Many practitioners sense this but lack a clear framework for working with depression symptoms safely and progressively.
This training exists to offer that framework and cutting edge techniques that create instant relief of symptoms and a pathway into full recovery.
​​​​​​​​​​​​My name is Donna and I have 20 years experience working with private clients. I opened Newquay Therapy Centre ten years ago and during that time I have helped 1000's of individuals overcome a wide range of challenges and emotional issues. I also teach practitioners, so I hold a wealth of knowledge around mental and emotional health, trauma, depression, overwhelm and dis-empowerment. I have gone very deep into what causes these things at the root and developed therapeutic approaches, programmes and courses to help others understand the cause of why they experience these challenges and struggles.​​​
"We all get lost in the dark sometimes...I can be a guiding light - Donna"
Who this training is for?
This CPD training is designed for qualified practitioners working 1 to 1 with clients, including:
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Coaches
Counsellors
Hypnotherapists
EFT practitioners
NLP practitioners
Other therapeutic or wellbeing professionals
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This training is not suitable for:
Individuals seeking therapy for themselves
Brand new practitioners without client experience
Anyone looking for a quick fix approach to depression
It is OK not to be OK - and everybody needs support sometimes. - Donna
The foundation of this training
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This course is built on three core pillars that underpin depression work:
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1. Human programming and conditioning
Practitioners are guided to understand:
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How early experiences shape identity and self perception
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How belief systems are formed and reinforced
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How unconscious programming maintains depressive states
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Why insight alone is often not enough
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This creates a compassionate, non pathologising understanding of depression.​
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2. Belief change and emotional processing
Depression often involves:
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Repressed or suppressed emotional material
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Stuck emotional energy held in the body
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Protective belief structures that once served a purpose
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This training teaches practitioners how to:
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Identify core beliefs maintaining depression
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Support belief change without bypassing emotion
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Safely process stuck emotional states
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Work with emotional overwhelm at the client’s pace
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Create a maintenance plan that clients can manage
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The nervous system and safety
At a physiological level, depression frequently reflects:
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Freeze and shutdown responses
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Reduced capacity and energy
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A nervous system prioritising protection
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Practitioners learn:
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How depression presents in the nervous system
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The role of safety, regulation, and capacity
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How to work progressively without re-traumatisation
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Why nervous system awareness is essential in depression work
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What this training covers
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Key themes explored include:
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What depression is and what it is not
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The lived experience of depression
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Feeling stuck, flat, or disconnected
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Depression and trauma
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Repression and suppression
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Beliefs, meaning, and identity
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The nervous system, freeze response, and shutdown
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The 8 week practitioner framework
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Practitioners are taught a clear, progressive 8 week framework designed to support clients from deep depression toward balance and stability.
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The framework integrates:
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Psychoeducation and nervous system awareness
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Belief change and reorientation
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Emotional processing and release
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Gradual rebuilding of capacity, meaning, and agency
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This structure allows practitioners to work with clarity rather than guesswork.
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Format and delivery
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Online course with structured modules
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Five live training sessions (3 hours each)
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Live integration, discussion, and Q&A
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Practitioner resources and client materials
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Certificate of completion with CPD hours
" I love supporting therapists to upgrade their facilitation practice, its so exciting to see a new lease of life being injected into something that has been stagnant or stuck,
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We can achieve so much in just a single morning and I get a lot of joy in the creative process.
— Donna Akasha, Facilitator and Trainer
"It was way better than I could have imagine and I feel like all these dreams and ideas that I had in the back of my mind Donna has helped to bring into reality in a really easy going and practical way. And I feel much more confident to move forward with it all."
_ Ellie, Newquay
Pricing
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Founding Cohort Rate: £545
Full Price: £725
Payment plans available
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Dates: next training starts FEBUARY 2026
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Accreditation and CPD
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This training is accredited through Love Consciousness and provides a Certificate of Completion with CPD hours.
It is designed to complement existing practitioner training and sits within professional scope of practice.
What is ASM?
ASM (Activate Superconscious Method) is a global movement in conscious evolution and growing community. At the heart of ASM we want to offer pathways that are simple but have the biggest impact and can potentially create massive shifts in awareness. We also train facilitators in our foundational method where individuals are guided into a much higher state of consciousness through a simple instruction set with often profound results.
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ASM is an accumulation of 20 years experience in study and practice of NLP, Psychology, Hypnotherapy, Energy work and quantum physics.
There is nothing else out there like ASM and if you have found us we invite you to explore with us, as perhaps you are meant to be here.
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Lets Evolve together and Align to Our Authentic Selves!
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"All your answers are within"​​