Online Exam Preparation Group

Online Exam Preparation Group to help you maintain focus and motivation. We are delighted to confirm dates for our Exam Preparation Group starting September 2025.

Registration Form

Maintaining focus and motivation in the exam prep period can often prove challenging for students when they have completed their formal TA training. An Exam Preparation Group provides ongoing stimulus, motivation, support and encouragement for those who are en route to their UKCP Registration and/or CTA exam.

Physis Scotland is delighted to be offering an online Exam Preparation Group (6 days over 10 months) starting this Autumn to support practitioners who are preparing for their UKCP Registration and/or CTA Exam. The group will be facilitated by Helen Rowland, TSTA. Helen having been the CTA Written Exam Coordinator, has fantastic experience.

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About the group

Learning is through active participation in the group, and includes advanced theory discussion, supervision of client work, managing the practicalities of the exam process itself, written exam support and mock oral exams. The group aims to develop skills, competencies and perspectives that are part of becoming a fully fledged TA psychotherapist, as well as providing peer support, and opportunity for celebration too!

The group will be a closed group for the academic year, with a maximum of 10 members.

What you will gain

An in-depth understanding of Transactional Analysis through presentation and analysis of tapes
Development of your identity as a practitioner through presentations of theory of your own choice/interest
The ability to extend your knowledge of TA and the psychotherapeutic process through planned teaching by your trainer
Feeling stimulated, stretched, focussed and motivated as you work towards achieving your goal
An opportunity to supervise each other’s practice – a fantastic way to develop a meta-view of psychotherapeutic work
An understanding of UKATA/UKCP/CTA oral exam processes
Group support and discussion about the UKATA/UKCP/CTA Written Exam preparation
The opportunity to participate in a mock exam – either candidate or examiner
Tools and techniques to help you manage any anxiety around being observed and assessed
An opportunity to discuss a range of ethical dilemmas
A consideration of practical issues such as which recording equipment to use
An understanding of the marking criteria
Supervision on the exam process
The content of the days will be contracted for at the beginning of each day, depending on the needs and wants of the group members.

Pre-course requirements

Completed 4 years of core training
A Diploma in Counselling or equivalent
Be in ongoing supervision for clinical practice
Be engaged in preparation for UKCP Registration and/or CTA exam

Dates for Exam Prep Group 2025/2026

5th September 2025
7th November 2025
9th January 2026
6th March 2026
8th May 2026
10th July 2026

Course tutor

Helen Rowland, TSTA

Course Fees

The fee for our Exam Prep Group is £630 (inc. VAT). This may be paid in one instalment due by 8th August 2025 or by 3 instalments spread as follows:

1st September - £210

4th February - £210

1st May - £210

Please note that the full fee remains payable if you decide to withdraw from the course or exit early.

How to apply

To secure your place in the Exam Preparation Group, please download the registration form from the link below. Alternatively, please email enquiries@physisscotland.co.uk or phone 07927 557217. Registration closes on the 8th August 2025.