Optima Presents GAME OVER: Uncovering the Secrets of Unhealthy Relationship Behaviours and Manipulation : Talk and Q&A with Julia Summer

OCTOBER 5TH | 7 PM | ONLINE

We are delighted to present a FREE webinar with Julia Summers, a counsellor, clinical supervisor, trainer and author specialising in trauma, manipulation, abuse and coercive control.

GAME OVER: Uncovering the Secrets of Unhealthy Relationship Behaviours and Manipulation explores more than 60 behaviours used to gain power and control in relationships.

Drawing on research and clinical experience, Julia helps practitioners recognise harmful patterns, understand their impact on identity, emotional safety and self-trust, and support clients with greater clarity and confidence.

The book also explores healthy communication, boundaries, accountability and repair, making it a valuable resource for both practitioners and clients.

Don’t miss your CPD certificate and exclusive reflection pack after the live online event - just select “yes” on the sign-up form to receive yours.

About the guest and host

Amy Peters is an autistic/ADHD therapist, supervisor, trainer and author based in the UK.

Through her practice, Newglade Counselling, her team offers therapy, clinical

supervision, and training with a focus on neurodivergent affirming therapy. Amy combines lived experience and professional insight to help therapists unlearn harmful norms and rebuild their practice through a lens of inclusivity, respect, and deep reflection.

Darren Sharpe is an Attachment-Based Psychotherapist, Trainer, and experienced therapeutic Foster Career with a counselling background rooted in humanism, particularly the person-centred approach. With over two decades of experience in training and assessment across various educational and therapeutic settings, he also runs a thriving private counselling practice in Kent.

Optima Presents

Optima Attachment Training is a specialist training and wellbeing organisation for people who want to understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that shape how they live and work.

Our work is rooted in attachment-informed practice, but we do not believe insight should stay in theory books or training rooms. It needs to be useful. It needs to make sense in real life.

We offer professional training, therapeutic learning, couples retreats, and restorative retreats for therapists who spend so much of their lives holding others.

At the heart of it all is the same belief: when people understand themselves more clearly, they can relate differently, recover differently, and grow in ways that last.