Alcoholic to Alchemist (Online CPD) – A Specialist System for the Treatment of Alcoholism | The United Kingdom Academy of Integrative Therapy

Course based on the book: Alcoholic to Alchemist

This Online Course can be used as a CPD for trained therapists, or a course of treatment for people suffering from alcoholism, or simply for deep insight into the phenomenon of alcoholism for people interested in the subject.

The term Alchemist in the title, does not refer to the medieval process of turning base metals into gold, it has a more contemporary meaning: turning your mental and emotional debris into your psychological wealth.

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Paul Henderson – Author and Course Tutor, talks about his experience with alcohol

More About the Course Creator

After a life-threatening battle with alcohol in the 1980s, Paul Henderson developed a deep interest in the workings of the human mind. Subsequently, he qualified as a clinical hypnotherapist and psychodynamic counsellor, before embarking on a Bachelor’s Degree and specializing in Child Development and Social Psychology.

Dedicated to promoting diversity and flexibility in the field of applied therapy, Paul recently founded the United Kingdom Association of Integrative Therapy (UKAIT), and its associated training school – the United Kingdom Academy of Integrative Therapy.

In addition to teaching psychology, Paul travels the country conducting workshops and speaking on a wide array of subjects, including Vedic Science, the Mechanisms of Consciousness, and Past-Life Therapy. His interest in the transpersonal led to his first novel ‘In This World But Not Of IT,‘ a compelling read which combines psychology, philosophy, modern science and spirituality in a way that is inspiring, challenging and transformative.

His second book, from which this course has been devised, is entitled Alcoholic to Alchemist. to date, it has enabled thousands of people to understand and alleviate their addiction to alcohol.

Paul’s TV Interview About The Book

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Introduction

Welcome to this course, my name is Paul Henderson, founder of Alcoholic to Alchemist^TM. I once drank two bottles of spirits a day, plus anything else I could lay my hands on. As my habit progressed, this included surgical spirits, methylated spirits, and after shave. Homeless, penniless, and desperate, I spent my nights on a rat-infested railway embankment. The extent of my deterioration was shocking: emaciated body, yellow complexion, eyes sunken, jittery and unkempt. At twenty-five years of age, the former fun-loving entertainer resembled an old man – bereft of meaning and emotionally bankrupt.

My constant battle with alcohol and the fear, futility, guilt, and paranoia it evoked, finally became too much. I took a lethal cocktail of painkillers and alcohol, only to have my life saved by the swift response and expertise of hospital staff. Death seemed imminent: almost welcoming. The destructive force that possessed me was relentless, intent on propelling me towards a liquid last supper.

Today, I am an inspirational speaker, author, therapist and trainer, who embraces the infinite possibilities that life has to offer. At sixty years of age, I am in the pinnacle of health. On reaching rock bottom, a powerful force emerged from the depths of my psyche and led me on a journey of radical transformation: this force I refer to as the archetypal alchemist. Alchemy is the art of transforming one’s mental and emotional debris into the invaluable treasures of insight, inspiration, motivation, direction, prosperity and abundance: Alchemy promotes life.

As a result of implementing this programme, I experienced a radical shift in thinking. Subsequently, I pledged to develop and document my powerful antidote to alcoholism. Thirty years of work and continuing development has culminated in this philosophy. The information is not designed solely to liberate your clients from the clutches of alcoholism, although it will certainly do that if they work through the course with an open mind, determination and courage, it is designed to enable them to reach their true potential and transform their life beyond recognition.

Alcoholism is a mind-set; a destructive way of thinking, the answer to which is a profound shift in consciousness. The Alcoholic to Alchemist philosophy combines ancient wisdom, thought-provoking philosophy, and practical psychology in a way that educates, inspires, encourages, enlightens, empowers and evokes an incredible shift in thinking. If your clients are struggling with alcohol and seek answers, then it is time for them to join the ever-growing number of people who have transformed their lives the Alcoholic to Alchemist way.

The Course Curriculum

The course draws on techniques from psychodynamic therapy, CBT, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Therapy, and Life Coaching. However, if you are not a trained therapist, don’t worry – the information is relayed in very accessible language

Course Delivery:

The course is presented via 14 recorded Zoom therapist training videos, plus other videos. There is also a comprehensive series of theoretical modules which give you a deep insight into the Alcoholic to Alchemist Philosphy. There is even a set of videos wherein Paul counsels himself for alcoholism, using the philosphy. The course contents will also translate for use with drug addiction very effectively.

Phase One: Acceptance and Awareness

Step 1: Admit having developed a destructive alcohol habit as a consequence of attempting to escape the curriculum of life.

Step 2: Having crossed the Abreactive Threshold, we need to abandon the idea that alcohol provided a means of escape and supplant it with the following belief: The most effective way to escape our problems is to solve them

Step 3: Come to accept that the locus of the problem is a mind infected with fear, futility, guilt and pain – the answer to which is a profound shift in consciousness.

Phase Two: Invoking the Shift

Step 4: Aspire to invoke a major shift in consciousness by allowing life to unfold from the wisdom of your Indwelling Divinity.

Step 5: Live Life Consciously

Step 6: Develop and sustain self-love through regular communion with your inner child.

Step 7: Make an inventory of all the kind and caring acts you’ve carried out throughout the course of your life – and/or – make an inventory of all the future kind and caring acts you intend to carry out.

Step 8: Forgive and be Free

Step 9: Identify Your Life’s Purpose

Phase Three: Maintaining the Magic

Step 10: Daily Meditation

Step 11: Continuing Development

Step 12: Having radically transformed our lives and actualized our optimal potential, we aspire to assist others to make the journey from Alcoholic to Alchemist.

There is a set workbook for this course which will be provided (as a download)

it is also available on Amazon

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Course Tutor: Paul Henderson BSc Psychology. FACCPH, MNCP (Snr. Accred.) Founder of Alcoholic to Alchemist

Cost: £59

Access: 180 Days

50 CPD Hours

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If you wish to enrol on the course, simply click the ‘Take this Course‘ button and you will be directed to registration and payment. Once you have registered and made payment, you will be logged in and directed to your profile page, which contains the links to your course(s). You can do the course at your own pace and in your own time.

You will use the email address and password you created at registration as your login credentials for all subsequent access, so please make a note of them. Login page is: https://alc2alc.com/course-login/

Welcome from course director: Paul Henderson