In addition to being a multi-published writer, I am an experienced keynote speaker, available for bookings. I have presented and run workshops at some of the most prestigious events at well-known organisations in the counselling/psychotherapy profession including: The BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) Student Conference; The BACP Private Practice Conference; The BACP AGM; PCU (Psychotherapy and Counselling Union) SCoPEd conference, AGM, and panel debate with The University of Strathclyde; COSCA (The Counselling and Psychotherapy body in Scotland) Annual Ethics Conference, The Therapy and Social Change Network, and #TherapistsConnect. For more details, see the full list of engagements below.
Please email my PA on info@cazbinstead.com, if you would like to invite me to speak at your event.
2025
• Recorded lecture: Relational Ethics in Private Practice for the Counselling Tutor (July 2025).
• Author Q&A and book signing: an evening with Caz Binstead at TA East training Institute (June 2025).
• Prosper in Private Practice Conference: delivered a presentation entitled ‘Ethical Considerations for Therapists in Business: Navigating Boundaries, Marketing and Money’ (May 2025).
• An event with Caz Binstead at The Relational School – ‘SCoPEd in the Spotlight: an Exploration of Professional Ethics’ (March 2025).
• Keynote speech for COSCA’s Annual Ethics Event: ‘Demystifying Ethics, a Relational Approach’ by Caz Binstead (February 2025).
• Podcast episode on Good Enough Counsellors with Josephine Hughes: ‘Thriving in Private Practice with Caz Binstead’ (January 2025).
• Guest expert Q&A, and podcast episode on Therapists Corner: ‘Ethical Matters in Private Practice’ with Caz Binstead (January 2025).
• #TherapistsConnect Podcast – Caz Binstead, Author Special: Services To Private Practice (January 2025).
2024
• Podcast episode on The Grow Your Private Practice Show: ‘From Blank Slate To Authentic Voice: Why Your Marketing Needs To Show Who You Are, with Caz Binstead (December 2024).
• YouTube episode on the John-Paul Davies channel: ‘Becoming and being a Therapist/Counsellor in private practice, featuring Caz Binstead’ (November 2024).
• Keynote speech for The Psychotherapy and Counselling Union (PCU) event, The SCoPEd Fiasco. Presentation entitled: ‘SCoPEd in the Spotlight, An Exploration of Professional Ethics’ (November 2024).
• Author presentation at the online book launch for ‘Relational Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counselling Private Practice, with Onlinevents (November 2024).
• Podcast episode on Counselling Tutor Podcast: ‘Relational Ethics in Private Practice: Solidarity Compassion and Justice’, with Caz Binstead (November 2024).
• #TherapistsConnect podcast, Podcast Discussion between co-leads Caz Binstead and Dr Peter Blundell (August 2024).
• Keynote speech for the Therapy and Social Change Summit, Mind the Vote. Presentation entitled, ‘From Relational Therapy to Relational Activism: The Search for Humanness in a Disconnected World' (June 2024).
• TaSC Community Dialogue: Reflecting on Professional Associations, facilitated by Caz Binstead and John Wilson. For the Therapy and Social Change Network (May 2024).
• #TherapistsConnect YouTube chat with author Myira Khan on her book ‘Working Within Diversity: A Reflexive Guide to Anti-oppressive Practice in Counselling and Therapy' (May 2024).
• #TherapistsConnect podcast and YouTube recorded interview with the editors of the book, ‘Therapists Challenging Racism and Oppression: The Unheard Voices’ – Caz Binstead leads the discussion with Neelam Zahid and Rachel Jane Cook (February 2024).
• Private practice workshop at Onlinevents – ‘Private Practice: The Art of Doing Less as a Therapist’, with Caz Binstead and Maxine Walsh (February 2024).
• Private practice special guest lecture at Liverpool John Moores University: ‘Private Practice Day, with Caz Binstead’ (February 2024).
• A #TherapistsConnect Lifetime Achievement Interview with Andy Rogers (January 2024).
• #TherapistsConnect Private Practice Special – Caz Binstead in conversation with guest Jane Travis: building your practice through blogging (January 2024).
• Participant on a panel debate at the University of Strathclyde, ‘The future of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland: What are the implications of SCoPEd and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy’ (January 2024)
2023
• Seminar for the Therapy and Social Change Network (TaSC) and Onlinevents: ‘Embodying Activism: Actively Living What We Stand For’, by Caz Binstead (December 2023).
• Host for the ACTO (Association for Counselling and Therapy Online) annual conference (November 2023).
• Honorary guest at the Private Practice Division Conference (BACP) where a thank you address was given by the chair of the division for the work I did creating the Private Practice Toolkit (September 2023).
• Workshop for International Supervision Week: ‘An Isolated Sector: Thinking about Holistic Self-Care in Private Practice with Caz Binstead (June 2023).
• Podcast episode on Dr Mish, The Craft of Supervision: ‘Caz Binstead – private practice supervision’ (June 2023).
• #TherapistsConnect podcast episode and YouTube recording with the editor (J Chance Czyzselska) and chapter author of the book ‘Queering Psychotherapy’, facilitated by Caz Binstead and Dr Peter Blundell (April 2023).
• Keynote at The Psychotherapy and Counselling Union (PCU) AGM: ‘A history of SCoPEd from past to present (March 2023).
• Seminar and presentation entitled, ‘On Building A Therapy Community’, by #TherapistsConnect leads Caz Binstead and Dr Peter Blundell, for the North West Regional Psychotherapy Association (February 2023).
• #TherapistsConnect presentation for the #TherapistsReflecting Series (January 2023).
• Lifetime Achievement Interview for #TherapistsConnect. Caz Binstead chats with Professor Lynne Gabriel OBE (January 2023).
2022
• Grow your private practice podcast (Jane Travis), guest special episode: How clear boundaries can help grow your practice, with Caz Binstead - being released July 2022.
• International Supervision Week 2022 Conference : Onlinevents - Workshop Supervision for those New to Private Practice (July 2022)
• The 2022 International Conference on Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy : The Power of Collaborative Relationships : Working Together to Re-build Lives and Communities. Part of a panel dialogue entitled: Pluralism and the Politics of Therapy (June 2022)
• Resilience Reflections Podcast (Dr Mish) - Caz Binstead (June 2022)
• #TherapistsCreate special : Samantha Lee introduces her new mental health poetry collection (plus overview to #TherapistsCreate, and chat on mutually shared love of poetry) - discussion with Caz Binstead and Sam Lee.
• Training for Bereavement Counselling, with Dr John Wilson : Onlinevents - Host and Facilitator (Feb 2022)
2021
• PCCS Books publisher CPD day : Counselling and Psychotherapy in Times of Global Calamity - Host and Facilitator (Dec, 2021)
• BACP AGM 2021 : invited to present in recognition of the work as a member serving the membership - Caz Binstead presentation on her work on the Private practice toolkit (Nov 2021)
• Private practice support interview with Caz Binstead - Josephine Hughes of the online community Good Enough Counsellors interviews Caz Binstead, in recognition of her immense work on behalf of private practitioners with the BACP and TherapistsConnect (Nov 2021)
• TherapistsConnect career reflections : lifetime achievement - Interview with Dr Aaron Balick (Nov 2021)
• Private Practice 2021, Surviving and Thriving in Uncertain Times (2 day conference)
- Caz Binstead was the Creative Lead, and designed this event (Nov 2021).
- Organiser, and Event Host (Nov 2021).
- Keynote. Explorations and reflections on surviving and thriving in uncertain times - the impact of the pandemic on the private practitioner (Nov 2021).
- Presentation and discussion, Online Communities and Support, Caz Binstead and Peter Blundell (Nov 2021).
- Facilitator, on a selection of the general discussions/debates/group experiential (Nov 2021)
- Experiences of running a private practice during a global pandemic - Panel Chair (Nov 2021)
- Old vs New! Experiences of new private practitioners setting up practice in Covid Era - Panel Chair (Nov 2021)
• In the Spotlight: reflecting on eating disorders during the pandemic - Interview with Bernie Wright (Oct 2021)
• BSA Work, Employment, and Society Conference : Connectedness, Activism and Dignity at Work in a Precarious Era - Oral Presentation, Caz Binstead and Peter Blundell #TherapistsConnect: Relational Activism through virtual and online communities (Aug 2021)
• APT Conference : Reflecting for the future; higher education in disruptive times - Oral Presentation, Caz Binstead and Peter Blundell Therapists on Twitter: A case study of facilitating #TraineeTalk, an innovative international social media learning community for student counsellors and psychotherapists (July 2021)
• #TherapistsCreate recorded launch - Caz Binstead launches her new project of which she is the founder of. #TherapistsConnect presentation, YouTube channel (Aug 2020)
• #TraineeTalk Live! - An international one-off event for students on the #traineetalk platform based on twitter, to meet up and discuss challenges of the last year, as well as network - Co-Facilitator with Peter Blundell and Zekiye Kartal (June 2021)
• Reflections on Activism for Change Within Membership Bodies - Caz Binstead on relational activism (working on behalf of private practitioners within the BACP (June 2021)
• BACP student conference 2021 - Workshop, Caz Binstead: Student to Private Practice, use of the BACP toolkit. BACP student conference (2021).
• BACP 2 Day Online Student Conference - Host (Feb 2021)
• #TherapistsConnect Conference : Connection, collaboration, campaigning and community (a whole week of pertinent events for therapists)
- Co-Creator, Organiser, and Host (Jan 2021)
- Making a Difference Activism Through Connection and Conversation - Facilitator (Jan 2021)
- #TherapistsConnect In Conversation - Panellist, and Facilitator (Jan 2021)
- #TraineeTalk Event - Facilitator (Jan 2021)
- Therapists and Social Media - Panellist (Jan 2021)
- Speed Modalities - Chair, and Facilitator (Jan 2021)
- Poetry Showcase Workshop - Host, Facilitator and Participant (Jan 2021)
• TherapistsConnect career reflection : lifetime achievement - Interview with Professor Mick Cooper, (Jan 2021). View it on: https://mick-cooper.squarespace.com/
2020
• #TherapistsConnect Third SCoPEd Debates - Organiser, Host and Facilitator. (November 2020)
• Reflection on Mental Health Provision in the UK - #TherapistsConnect presentation, YouTube channel (October 2020)
• BACP Private Practice Conference - Q&A Facilitator (September 2020)
• Presentation on the launch of the Private Practice ToolKit, and my role in its creation as divisional executive lead (September 2020).
• #TherapistsConnect Student Debates - Organiser, Host and Facilitator (August 2020)
• The Big #SCoPEd Debate : #TherapistsConnect were the only platform to hold SCoPEd debates. Our 3 debates in total featured a wide mixture of the therapist community - representatives from: 3 of the main Membership Bodies involved with SCoPEd; activist groups opposing SCoPEd; training and education; students; qualified therapists working on the ground (of varying modalities and years of practice) - Organiser, Host and Facilitator (July 2020)
• BACP and Counselling Tutor Podcast Special : Starting a Private Practice in Counselling - Caz Binstead, BACP divisional executive Private practice toolkit lead, and Jo Langston, ethics services manager (July 2020)
• National Counsellors’ Day 2020, CTUK : Event host, and Facilitator (June 2020)
• National Counsellors’ Day 2020, CTUK : Interview with Jo Watson from Drop The Disorder - conference presentation (June 2020)
• TherapistsConnect Podcast : interviewed by the platform for my work and life as a therapist - Peter Blundell interviews Caz Binstead (June 2020)
• What is #TraineeTalk ? - Founder of #TraineeTalk Caz Binstead introduces the #traineetalk community. #TherapistsConnect presentation, YouTube channel (April 2020)
• Reflections on BACP’s representation of members' views on SCoPEd - Caz Binstead reflects. #TherapistsConnect presentation, YouTube channel (April 2020)
2019
• BACP Private Practice Conference - Q&A Facilitator (London, September 2019)
• BACP Student Conference - ‘Private Practice Strand’ Host (London, February 2019)
• BACP Student Conference - Introduction to Private Practice Workshop, Caz Binstead (London, February 2019)