Addiction CPD Bundle

Specialist CPD for Working with Addiction in the Therapy Room

7 on-demand lectures — over eight hours of certified CPD — built for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, not addiction specialists.

Because clients presenting with addiction show up in general practice more often than training ever prepares you for.

  • Covers both substance and behavioural addictions — alcohol, drugs, gambling, gaming, sex and pornography
  • NCPS Trusted Resource · BACP Organisational Member
  • Instant access — start today, learn at your own pace
One-time payment · Lifetime access
£24.99

Less than a single book — a fraction of an in-person training day

  • 7 specialist lectures — over eight hours (8.5) of certified CPD
  • Covers substance and behavioural addictions
  • Lifetime access — revisit whenever a client brings it into the room
  • CPD certificate for each specialist area you complete
Get the Addiction CPD Bundle → £24.99

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You're Not Alone In This

When addiction shows up in the room, does a quiet voice ask "is this really my area?"

It arrives quietly, often once the therapeutic relationship is already established — and it can leave you genuinely conflicted. Can I work with this? Or is this someone I need to refer on?

If you've felt that, you're not under-skilled. Addiction typically receives minimal coverage in core counselling training, so it's a training gap — not a competence gap. And it's one you can close.

The Core Reframe

You're not starting from zero

The core skills you already have transfer directly into addiction work. Motivational Interviewing is rooted in the person-centred tradition — the empathy, the unconditional positive regard, the belief in a client's capacity to change. The trauma-informed lens mirrors the relational, compassionate practice that already defines your work.

Understanding addiction as a response to pain, rather than a character flaw, isn't a departure from your values — it's an expression of them.

What changes with this bundle: far more of this work sits comfortably within your scope than you might think.

What's Inside

7 Lectures. Over Eight Hours of Certified CPD.

Each lecture follows the standard Counsellor CPD Library format — video, audio, slides, transcript, summary, references and a CPD certificate.

11 hour

Introducing Therapy for Addiction

The biopsychosocial model, the neurobiology of reward, stigma, and where relapse prevention and referral fit in.

21 hour

Motivational Approaches in Addiction Therapy

Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change, so you can work with ambivalence rather than against it.

31 hour

Relapse and Relapse Prevention

Triggers, craving management, urge surfing, and a relapse-prevention plan you can use with clients straight away.

41 hour

Trauma & Addiction

The trauma–addiction link, the window of tolerance, and keeping clients regulated and safe in session.

51 hour

Alcohol, Problem Drinking & Recovery Pathways

The AUDIT tool, units and risk categories, and harm reduction and controlled drinking as valid, evidence-based outcomes.

62 hours

Working with Addictions

Delivered in two parts — substance and behavioural addictions side by side, plus CBT, DBT, 12-step and SMART Recovery.

71.5 hours

Recognising Sex and Porn Addiction

A dedicated lecture on a presentation many counsellors find hardest to raise with a client.

8.5 CPD hours in total, across 7 lectures

The Shift

From working it out in the room, to walking in with a framework

Before the bundle

  • Working from feel, not framework, when addiction surfaces
  • A quiet flicker of anxiety when the topic comes up in session
  • Reflexively referring on, even when you could safely continue
  • A private sense of being incomplete, despite looking competent to others

After the bundle

  • Fluent in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change, harm reduction and trauma-informed practice
  • Grounded and present when addiction enters the room
  • Referring by clinical judgement, not by default
  • 8.5 CPD hours of concrete, credentialed evidence of your competence
NCPS Trusted Resource BACP Organisational Member Part of the Counsellor CPD Library Certificates recognised by all UK ethical bodies

Your 30-Day, No-Risk Guarantee

Buy the Addiction CPD Bundle today. If it isn't right for you, let us know within 30 days for a full refund — no questions asked.

Ready When You Are

Ready to Feel Equipped for Addiction Work?

On-demand access. No intakes, no waiting — buy today and start straight away.

One-time payment · Lifetime access
£24.99

Less than a single book — a fraction of an in-person training day

  • 7 specialist lectures — over eight hours (8.5) of certified CPD
  • Covers substance and behavioural addictions
  • Lifetime access — revisit whenever a client brings it into the room
  • CPD certificate for each specialist area you complete
Get the Addiction CPD Bundle → £24.99

30-day money-back guarantee · No questions asked

Questions

Your Questions Answered

Do I need to be an addiction specialist to benefit from this?
No. The bundle is built for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who already have core clinical skills — it gives you the addiction-specific frameworks, language and confidence to use those skills in this context, not a specialist qualification.
Is 8.5 hours of CPD really enough?
It's a complete, dedicated block of specialist CPD — over eight hours (8.5) across 7 lectures, covering the core frameworks (Stages of Change, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, trauma-informed practice, harm reduction, and the biopsychosocial model) you need to work confidently and ethically with addiction presentations.
Does it cover behavioural addictions, or just substances?
Both. The bundle covers substance and behavioural addictions — alcohol, drugs, gambling, gaming, sex and pornography.
Does this only teach abstinence, or does it cover harm reduction too?
Both. The bundle explicitly covers harm reduction and controlled drinking as valid, evidence-based recovery pathways alongside abstinence-based approaches, so you're equipped to support more than one path to recovery.
Do I need to be a CPD Library member to buy this?
No. It's a standalone bundle — you don't need a Counsellor CPD Library membership to purchase or access it.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime access. Buy once and it's yours to keep, to return to whenever a client brings addiction into the room.
Will I get a CPD certificate?
Yes, a CPD certificate for each lecture you complete, recognised by all UK ethical bodies.
What if it's not right for me?
You're covered by a 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee — no questions asked.

Start Building Your Addiction Confidence Today

7 on-demand lectures. Over eight hours of certified CPD. Instant access. £24.99.

Get the Addiction CPD Bundle → £24.99