Train with Me in the CVC Model™ for Child & Teen Therapy
A clear, practical approach to help you feel confident and effective in your work with children and adolescents
The CVC Model™ gives you a simple, structured way of working that you can rely on in every session—so you’re no longer left guessing what to do next.
What This Course Will Help You Do:
- Engage children more easily
- Build connection and trust quickly
- Respond effectively to emotions
- Support meaningful, lasting change
- Know exactly what to do in sessions
- Feel more confident and less unsure
- Work effectively with anxiety, fears, and emotional overwhelm
A Model Developed Through Real Work with Children
After several years working as a secondary school teacher, I went on to establish the Emotional Therapy Centre, recognising the growing need to support young people with their emotional and mental wellbeing.
Working with children and teenagers every day in my practice, I understand how challenging it can feel when you don’t have a clear structure to rely on in sessions.
The CVC Model™ is the approach I use in my own work—and now I teach it to therapists who want to feel more confident, clear, and effective when working with children and adolescents.
Within the CVC Model™, You Will Learn:
- A clear structure you can use in every session
- What to say (and what not to say) in the moment
- How to build connection and engagement quickly
- How to support emotional regulation effectively
Practical tools you can begin using immediately
Course Overview
This 8-week online training is designed to give you a clear, structured way of working with children and adolescents.
Across the course, we focus on the three key elements of the CVC Model™—Connect, Validate, and Capability—helping you understand how to build trust and engagement, respond effectively to emotions, and support lasting change.
Each week builds on the last, combining practical teaching, real examples, and immediately usable tools so you can begin applying what you learn directly into your sessions with confidence.
Alongside the core model, the training is informed by an understanding of child development, neurodiversity, and a range of therapeutic approaches, allowing you to work in a way that is responsive, flexible, and tailored to the individual child.
You will also be introduced to a range of proven signature techniques, developed through clinical practice, giving you practical tools you can use immediately to engage children, support emotional regulation, and create meaningful change.
The focus throughout is on helping you develop a way of working that is both grounded and adaptable, so you can feel confident supporting a wide range of needs in your practice.
Course packages available:
The training is designed to support you at different stages of your learning, depending on the level of depth, guidance, and support you’re looking for.
Each package includes access to the full training, along with an extensive course manual and toolkit of techniques, including a number of original approaches developed through clinical practice.
Foundation Training
- 8-week online course
- One 2-hour live session per week
- Certificate of Attendance for CPD
- €597
This option is ideal if you’re looking to gain a clear understanding of the CVC Model™ and begin applying it in your work with children and adolescents.
Practitioner Certification
- Everything included in Foundation Training
- Additional weekly live Q&A session
- Practitioner Certification accredited by Carina McEvoy
- €997
Designed for those who want to deepen their understanding, ask questions as they arise, and build greater confidence in applying the model in real sessions.
Mentorship Programme
- Everything included in Practitioner Certification
- A 3-month mentoring plan following the course
- Continued weekly group mentoring calls for 3 months
- €1497
This option provides ongoing support as you integrate the CVC Model™ into your practice, helping you develop your skills, confidence, and consistency over time.
