Would you like to learn more?

If you feel inspired by the information and case histories on this website, we suggest you take a look at the training offered by Human Givens College

It is the official, international source of training in the human givens approach and offers a wide range of courses, both online and in person, on how best to help people with a range of emotional and behavioural problems and more. It also offers essential psychotherapy and counselling skills training.

You can develop your own knowledge and skills through its:

Online courses
One- and two-day courses (currently held in the UK and Ireland)
Diploma Course

Training in the USA

For the first time ever, Human Givens College is taking its training courses to America – for more information, please contact John Shuford at the North Carolina Human Givens Center

You can read more about human givens courses here

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The therapist's account

Read Mike Beard's therapist account of Nina's treatment.
Imagine

If people are suffering emotional distress there will always be unmet emotional needs, this is how the Human Givens approach works.
Normal birth can be pain free

Sheila Barratt-Smith tells Denise Winn that the images and language used to describe birth can determine whether a woman experiences pain — or euphoria.
Just what couples need

Véronique Chown explores the value of the human givens approach in successful couples therapy.
The Century of the Self

Ivan Tyrrell explores with Adam Curtis how Freudian ideas are flourishing in business and politics today and insidiously influence all of our lives.
Great Expectations

Joe Griffin goes back to basics to arrive at some powerful new insights into the givens of human nature.
A cloud lifted...

Studying to become a counsellor would give her the skills to help people, thought Frances Masters. It didn’t … until she came across the human givens approach.
Where the rainbow ends - the collapse of civilization?

Ivan Tyrrell talks to Anne Glyn-Jones author of "Holding up a Mirror" about the dynamics of history that eventually lead to the destruction of security, prosperity and artistic achievement.