About THEiA • Our Course Facilitators • Karla Burley

Karla Burley

Independent Certified Therapeutic Life Story Work and Play Therapist based in Kent

Karla provides TLSW interventions, training, TLSW supervision and consultation internationally.

Karla has developed and co designed the Creating Therapeutic Stories Programme and the Certificate in TLSW Supervision Course, both endorsed by Richard Rose.

Karla is the Founder of The Open Toy Box (2002), offering Play Therapy and Psychotherapy.

She is a BACP Accredited Member, former course director for Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Play Therapy, and TLSWi Member and Supervisor. Karla and Co-author Suzanne published Handbook of Therapeutic Life Story Work: The Rose Model, May 2024. Karla is Vice Chair, Academic Lead and an Associate Presenter for THEiA.

Training opportunities for carers and social, education and health professionals providing support to children, young people and adults

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Making Sense of Fragmented Lives Through Life Story Work

This one-day course offers an in-depth understanding of the Life Story process and how this work helps children to make sense of their past so that what has happened to them does not dominate, control, or inhibit the present.

7 total hours
Remote

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Exploring Sexual Abuse in Fostering Contexts

This workshop aims to help you consider how to apply Professional Curiosity to the field of sexual abuse in fostering contexts.

6 total hours
Remote