Training and Events
Symposium 2025 Sydney
TLSWa is holding a Symposium in Sydney 16th - 18th November 2025, to showcase best practice, innovation, and outcomes, to network and to advocate for more TLSW to be available for children, young people, and adults Australia wide.
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This symposium is following on from our highly successful and inspiring Naarm-Melbourne Symposium held in November 2023.
We will be holding our symposium at a venue in Bankstown. Please watch this space for updates.
In 2023 TLSWa held our first Australian Symposium in Naarm / Melbourne. Over 100 people attended over 2 days
Community Drop-In sessions
TLSWa holds regular monthly drop-in sessions for TLSWa community members to discuss practice issues. These drop-ins are held by practicing members and guest experts.
The June drop-in is facilitated by Amy Payne who will be talking about
Working Intergenerationally:
• Exploring Intergenerational Trauma: Reflect on how trauma is passed through generations, the themes that emerge in sessions and about its impact on family systems.
• Fostering Intergenerational Understanding: Explore ways to bridge generational gaps and create meaningful connections in therapeutic work.
• Practical Tools for Intergenerational Practice: Discover and share practices and tools to support healing.
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If you have completed the Diploma course in TLSW you are able to become a community member. As a community member, you can attend drop-ins and special events.​
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Future guest speakers will include Richard Rose who will be ‘dropping-in’ to share his magic in September 2025. This event will be exclusive to TLSW Australia members and students (full and community members).
Not a member yet? Join here:
Let us know if you're a member and want to come to this special event by email here.
Drop-ins 2025
Month | Time | Topic | Practitioner |
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Jan | TLSW in practice | Tamara Bellamy | |
Feb | When things don't go as planned | Karen Vance | |
Mar | Including Filial therapy in TLSW | Tameeka Willis | |
Apr | Special guest | Rob Tucker | |
May 23 | 11-1 pm | Working inclusively with sibling and family groups | Renee Coiner |
June 17 | 10-12 pm | Working Intergenerationally in TLSW | Amy Payne |
July 22 | 1-3 pm | Drop in | Tina McGhie |
Aug | Drop in | Kayla Curtis | |
Sept 9 | Special guest | Richard Rose | |
Oct 2 | 10-12 pm | Drop in | Meisha Taumoefolau |
Nov | When helping hurts, compassion satisfaction & fatigue | Carla McConnell | |
Dec 8 | 10-12 pm | Drop in | Elise Saunders |
TLSW Training
There are a range of training options available to further your TLSW skills. ​​
Professional Diploma: Therapeutic Life Story Work - mixed delivery
The comprehensive 12 day course designed to equip participants with the skills, knowledge and experience to undertake Therapeutic Life Story Work with children and young people during the course of their work.
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Block 1 delivered online: 18-20 July 2025
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Block 2 delivered online: 10-12 October 2025
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Block 3 delivered online: 20-22 February 2026
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Block 4 delivered face-to-face: Melbourne: 22--24 May 2026
In order to practice TLSW you need to have completed the TLSW Professional Diploma course.
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Professional Certificate: Therapeutic Life Story Work - online.
Richard Rose (UK) | Elise Saunders (AU)
The Professional Certificate (formally known as the Advanced Certificate) comprises six teaching days and focuses solely on the delivery of Therapeutic Life Story Work providing an opportunity to put this intervention into practice within your current role.
Each session runs from 9am - 4pm (AEST)
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18-19 July 2025
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8-9 August 2025
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29-30 August 2025
Related training
The Staying Safe Programme - Online
Rob Tucker
Psycho-educational work with children affected by sexual abuse in family environments. Aimed at those children and young people who are no longer in the families where abuse took place or where the offender is living elsewhere. It is designed to build upon traditional ‘Protective Behaviours Work’ by ensuring that the work is applied to the family’s specific abuse circumstances, helping children get answers to questions they might have.
Each session runs from 8am - 11am (AEST) each day.
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Session 1: 16 - 17 June
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Session 2: 23 - 24 June
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Session 3: 30 June - 1 July
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Safe use of self in Therapeutic Practice- online
Elise Saunders, TLSW practitioner, supervisor and trainer
Training to support professionals to understand the art of storytelling and how to create and share therapeutically safe stories when working with traumatised children and young people, families and communities.
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25 June 2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (AEST)
Working Intergenerationally - Healing across generations with TLSW skills
Amy Payne, Psychologist and TLSW practitioner
This webinar will explore the impact of intergenerational trauma and its far-reaching effects on families across generations, incorporating Therapeutic Life Story Work (TLSW) principles, providing participants with practical tools and strategies to deepen understanding, foster healing, and build resilience.
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26-27 June 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm (AEST) each day​​​
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