CPD Certified Training for Counsellors & Practitioners

Are You Accidentally Failing 1 in 20 of Your Clients?

The clients who go quiet. Who stop engaging. Who drop out and you never know why. Some of them weren't resistant — they were invisible to the tools you were trained to use.

Yes, I Want to Fix This — £249
✓ CPD Certified
✓ Self-Paced + Live Sessions
✓ Downloadable Resources
✓ UK's Leading Specialist

Does This Sound Familiar?

These are the thoughts that keep therapists in private practice awake at night. If any of them resonate, you are not alone — and this is not your fault.

"I had a client who just… stopped coming. They seemed engaged, but something wasn't clicking. I still wonder what I missed."

Client Drop-Off

"When I ask clients to visualise a safe place, some of them look at me blankly. I assumed they were dissociating, but now I'm not sure."

Self-Doubt in Complex Cases

"I'm doing CPD, but it all feels so generic. I want to go deeper and actually feel more skilled — not just tick a box."

Feeling Stuck in Surface Learning

"In private practice, there's no one to ask. When I hit a wall with a client, I'm completely on my own trying to figure it out."

Isolation in Private Practice

Sassy, Founder of Aphantasia Academy

I Was That Invisible Client.
Then I Became the Expert Who Could Finally Help.

I am a therapist with aphantasia. I cannot form mental images. When I sought help for a crushing depression, I sat in rooms with skilled, caring therapists who had no idea that the tools they were using simply could not work for a mind like mine.

I was told I was resistant. I was told I was dissociating. I left feeling more broken than when I arrived.

I had to fix myself. And then I decided to fix therapy for the millions of people like me.

This course is the training I wish every one of my therapists had taken.

1 in 20 of your clients cannot form mental images. As of today, fewer than 10 therapists in the UK are trained to support them.

What You Will Learn

Five practical modules designed to be immediately applicable in your next session. No theory for theory's sake — every lesson connects directly to your work with real clients.

1

The First 15 Minutes: How to Spot the Invisible Client

Learn the 5 key phrases that signal a non-visual mind, and how to introduce the topic without creating shame. Includes a downloadable Aphantasia-Informed Intake Questionnaire to integrate into your practice immediately.

Includes: Downloadable PDF Intake Form
2

The Core Adaptations: Modifying Your Existing Toolkit

The "Verbal-Somatic" framework for adapting CBT, non-visual grounding techniques for anxiety, and a step-by-step guide to non-visual EMDR resourcing. These are the practical tools your training never gave you.

Includes: Technique Reference Cards
3

The Tip of the Iceberg: An Introduction to the Full Spectrum

Aphantasia rarely travels alone. This module gives you a clear, accessible overview of SDAM (Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory), Anendophasia (no inner voice), and Alexithymia — and the red flags that tell you when a client needs more specialist support.

Awareness Overview — Full Adaptations in Advanced Certification
4

Case Study Workshop: From First Contact to Breakthrough

Follow a detailed, narrated case study of a real (anonymised) aphantasic client from first contact through to a meaningful breakthrough. See exactly how the Module 1–3 adaptations are applied in practice. Download the annotated session notes and client worksheets used throughout.

Includes: Annotated Session Notes & Client Worksheets
5

Building Your Practice: Marketing & Your New Qualification

How to ethically market yourself as an aphantasia-informed therapist, update your Counselling Directory profile, and leverage your new CPD Certification to attract the clients who have been searching for someone exactly like you.

Includes: Profile Template & CPD Certificate

This is Not Another CPD Box-Tick

This is the only UK training that combines lived experience, clinical expertise, and a direct focus on practice growth.

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You've Read the Book. Now Take the Next Step.

If you've already read Unseen Minds, this course is the natural continuation — moving from understanding to implementation, with the clinical tools and certification to match.

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Session-Ready from Module One

Every module is built around practical application. You will finish Module 1 with a new intake questionnaire you can use in your very next session.

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CPD Certified & Professionally Recognised

This is a fully accredited CPD qualification, not a certificate of attendance. It demonstrates genuine, assessed competence to your clients and professional body.

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Taught by the UK's Leading Specialist

Created by an expert with lived experience of aphantasia who has trained more aphantasia-informed practitioners in the UK than anyone else.

How Does This Compare?

Not all aphantasia training is equal. Here is how the Aphantasia Academy Foundation Course stacks up.

Feature Other Providers Aphantasia Academy
Professional Certification ✗ Certificate of Attendance Only ✓ Full CPD Certification
Scope of Training ✗ Aphantasia Only ✓ Full Spectrum Overview incl. SDAM, Anendophasia & Alexithymia
Practical Tools ✗ Theory-Focused ✓ Intake Forms, Session Plans & Worksheets
Lived Experience ✗ Academic Perspective Only ✓ Taught by a Therapist with Aphantasia
Practice Growth Focus ✗ Not Included ✓ Dedicated Module on Marketing & Client Attraction
Course Status ✗ Pre-Launch / In Development ✓ Live & Available Now
Sassy, Founder of Aphantasia Academy

Hi, I'm Sassy. I Built This Course Because I Needed It.

I am an aphantasia expert, author, and the founder of the Aphantasia Academy. I have aphantasia, SDAM, and anendophasia. I know what it feels like to sit in a therapy room and be invisible to the person who is supposed to help you.

After years of research and building the UK's only specialist training programme in this area, I have trained more aphantasia-informed practitioners in the UK than anyone else. Four of the five therapists currently listed as aphantasia-competent on the UK's largest counselling directory trained with me.

This course is the distillation of everything I know about making therapy work for the minds that standard training ignores.

Author, Unseen Minds: A Therapist's Guide to Multisensory Aphantasia
Founder, Aphantasia Academy
UK's Leading Expert in Aphantasia-Informed Practice
Lived Experience: Aphantasia, SDAM & Anendophasia

Your Investment

One complete, CPD-certified course. Practical tools you can use from day one. The foundation you need to become the therapist that 1 in 20 clients desperately need.

Foundation Course

The Aphantasia-Informed Therapist

£249

One-time payment. Lifetime access.

Enrol Now — £249
  • 5 Practical Modules (Self-Paced)
  • Downloadable Aphantasia-Informed Intake Questionnaire
  • Technique Reference Cards for CBT & EMDR Adaptations
  • Full Case Study Workshop with Session Plans
  • Practice Growth & Marketing Module
  • CPD Certified Certificate of Completion
  • Lifetime Access to All Materials & Updates

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, and practitioners in private practice or employed settings who want to expand their competence and attract a new client base. It is suitable for all experience levels.

Is this course CPD certified?

Yes. Upon completion, you will receive a full CPD Certified certificate that you can log with your professional body and display on your directory profiles.

I've already read Unseen Minds. Is this course still worth doing?

Absolutely. The book gives you the understanding; this course gives you the tools. The Foundation Course takes you from "I know what aphantasia is" to "I know exactly what to do in my next session with an aphantasic client."

What is the difference between this and the Advanced Certification?

The Foundation Course focuses on aphantasia and provides an awareness-level introduction to related conditions (SDAM, Anendophasia, Alexithymia). The Advanced Certification provides the full clinical adaptations for the entire spectrum, including detailed protocols for each condition. Many students complete the Foundation Course first and then upgrade.

How long will it take to complete?

The course is self-paced. Most students complete it within 2–4 weeks alongside their existing practice. You will have lifetime access, so you can revisit any module at any time.

The Clients Who Need You Are Already Out There.

They are in your waiting room. They are in your current caseload. They are searching for a therapist who understands them. This is your moment to be that therapist.

Enrol Now — £249
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