Courses

Upcoming Courses

Becoming a Better Listener

One day course –  Saturday 21st September 2024
10.00am –  4.00pm at Bemerton Methodist Church, Roman Road, SP2 9BH
Course fee £20 payable on the day – Please bring a packed lunch

Train as a Volunteer TLP Listener

4 Day Course – Saturdays 21st September, 19th October, 26th October, 2nd November 2024*
10.00am –  4.00pm at Bemerton Methodist Church, Roman Road, SP2 9BH

*The last session will be held at Salisbury Methodist Church SP1 1EF
Course fee £20 payable on day 1 (no further fees apply) – Please bring a packed lunch

Becoming a Better Listener

This course provides an introduction to active listening and aims to increase listening skills by raising awareness of what being a ‘good listener’ means and improve the ability to listen to the ‘whole person’ without judgement.

Who should attend?

Anyone whose role either professionally, personally or in a voluntary capacity involves listening to a diverse group of people, staff, colleagues, people in distress or family members.

What does the course involve?

The sessions comprise a mix of theory and practical workshops, giving course participants plenty of opportunities to practice new skills. The course is led by qualified Tutors from The Listening Place.

Train as a Volunteer TLP Listener

Would you like to train as a volunteer TLP Listener and join the Salisbury Listening Place team?

If you are interested in enrolling on either of these courses, or would like more details you can contact us or pre-register. Please fill out the form below indicating which course you are interested in and we will get back to you.


    “When I joined the course I thought I was already a good listener. During the course I found that, although I had a basic understanding, my skills fell well short of being ‘good’! The course improved my ability to ‘listen well’ considerably and I now use those new skills in my voluntary role as a Listener at The Listening Place. I have also found these skills invaluable when listening to friends and family members. It’s a course that could benefit everyone!” JL

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    “This service is excellent and much needed”

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    “I went away feeling much happier/better”

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    “Being listened to allowed me to work through my thoughts and feelings in a safe environment”

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    “It helps to have an emotionally uninvolved person to listen”

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    “I was surprised at how tearful I felt, but after talking and the Listener being so attentive, I felt the burden lift enormously”

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    “Being listened to clarified the issue for me and I felt strengthened, calmed and encouraged”

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    “Although working within a church environment, TLP offers an impartial service without judgement or pushing religious beliefs on those who are not comfortable with them”