Kents Hill Park: A Modern Space for Professional Growth
Find the perfect balance of contemporary comfort and focused learning in a venue designed to support your development.
While our training is deep and often soul-searching, we believe the environment you learn in should be seamless and supportive. Kents Hill Park in Milton Keynes offers a professional “campus” feel, a dedicated space where the logistics of your stay are handled with excellence, leaving you free to focus entirely on your therapeutic journey.
Choosing the Kents Hill Park cohort means joining a community that values both professional standards and personal well-being.
“Marion is truly a wonderful instructor! She wholeheartedly models the values I am striving towards embodying professionally (empathy, non-judgment, curiosity, etc.), as well as the BACP ethical principles she teaches. I know the class is not meant to be group therapy, but the atmosphere and power of the group that Marion leads makes the container supportive and therapeutic for all students’ self-inquiry process.“
A Dedicated Space for Deep Work
Becoming a counsellor requires a unique kind of focus. Kents Hill Park provides a structured, quiet environment that respects the intensity of your training.
Unlike a standard hotel, this is a specialist learning centre; the atmosphere is one of purpose and calm.
The bright, modern training rooms offer a “blank canvas” for your group work, while the expansive breakout areas provide vital moments with your peers. It is a setting that honours your transition from student to professional practitioner.
A Dedicated Space for Deep Work
Becoming a counsellor requires a unique kind of focus. Kents Hill Park provides a structured, quiet environment that respects the intensity of your training. Unlike a standard hotel, this is a specialist learning centre; the atmosphere is one of purpose and calm.
The bright, modern training rooms offer a “blank canvas” for your group work, while the expansive breakout areas provide vital moments with peers. It is a setting that honours your transition from student to professional practitioner.
Your Wellbeing: Rest, Movement, and Reflection
The Level 4 journey is as much about self-care as it is about study. Kents Hill Park is uniquely equipped to help you decompress and stay grounded during your residential weekends.
Restorative Rest: Your private double or twin room with an ensuite serves as your personal retreat. Modern, quiet, and comfortable, it provides the “containment” you need to process the day’s work and ensure you wake up refreshed for the next stage of your training.
Full Leisure Club Access: A standout feature of this centre is the on-site Leisure Club. As a trainee, you have full access to the gym and the heated indoor swimming pool. We know that “moving the body” can be a vital way to process the emotional energy of a training weekend.
Nourishing the Journey: The catering here is designed with your energy levels in mind. You’ll enjoy varied, nutritious, and eco-conscious menus that cater to all dietary needs, ensuring you feel cared for from breakfast through to dinner.
Your Wellbeing: Rest, Movement, and Reflection
The Level 4 journey is as much about self-care as it is about study. Kents Hill Park is uniquely equipped to help you decompress and stay grounded during your residential weekends.
Restorative Rest: Your private double or twin room with an ensuite serves as your personal retreat. Modern, quiet, and comfortable, it provides the “containment” you need to process the day’s work and ensure you wake up refreshed for the next stage of your training.
Movement as Self-Care: A standout feature of this centre is the on-site Leisure Club. As a trainee, you have full access to the gym and the heated indoor swimming pool. We know that “moving the body” can be a vital way to process the emotional energy of a training weekend.
Nourishing the Journey: The catering here is designed with your energy levels in mind. You’ll enjoy varied, nutritious, and eco-conscious menus that cater to all dietary needs, ensuring you feel cared for from breakfast through to dinner.
Community and Connection
Counselling training is rarely a solo journey. The layout of Kents Hill Park naturally fosters the “small community” feel that makes our residential courses so special.
Evening Connection: The relaxed lounge and social areas offer a space to sit with your cohort in the evenings, sharing experiences and building the peer-support networks that will sustain you throughout your career.
Reflective Grounds: While the venue is a hub of professional excellence, the landscaped grounds offer pockets of peace for a breath of fresh air or a quiet moment of reflection between sessions.
Community and Connection
Counselling training is rarely a solo journey. The layout of Kents Hill Park naturally fosters the “small community” feel that makes our residential courses so special.
Evening Connection: The relaxed lounge and social areas offer a space to sit with your cohort in the evenings, sharing experiences and building the peer-support networks that will sustain you throughout your career.
Reflective Grounds: While the venue is a hub of professional excellence, the landscaped grounds offer pockets of peace for a breath of fresh air or a quiet moment of reflection between sessions.
Easily Accessible: Removing the Barriers to Learning
We want your journey to be as stress-free as possible, starting with your arrival. Kents Hill Park is exceptionally well-connected, making it a gentle choice for those travelling from across the UK.
By Train:
Just 10 minute drive from Milton Keynes Central Station. With direct, high-speed links to London Euston (35 mins) and Birmingham (50 mins), your travel time is minimised, allowing you to arrive in a calm state of mind.
By Car:
Located just off the M1 (Junction 13/14) with over 450 free parking spaces. There’s no need to worry about the logistics of parking or city traffic.
By Air:
London Luton Airport is a simple 30-minute journey, supporting our students coming from further afield.
Kents Hill Park address
Swallow House,
Timbold Drive,
Milton Keynes,
MK7 6BZ
Kents Hill Park
Meet our Kents Hill Park Residential Tutor
Our residential courses offer a truly unique pathway to becoming a qualified counsellor.
But of course, there is no course without its tutors, and a course like our residential deserves excellent tutors.
You can learn more about our residential course tutor below, and watch our tutor interview to see what they have to say about the residential journey.
Marion Elkin-Greener
Marion is an experienced Licensed Psychologist and Certified addiction therapist with over 25 years of experience specialising in mental health and addictions. Accredited by the British Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and the National Counselling Society, her qualifications underscore her extensive expertise in therapeutic practices.
Outside of tutoring, Marion runs virtual video therapy and clinical supervision from her home on the scenic West Coast of Scotland. She utilises an integrative approach in her practice, combining methods like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, and Person-Centred Therapy, among others.
Her academic journey in Counselling Psychology began in the United States, where she obtained advanced degrees, equipping her with a solid foundation in various psychotherapeutic modalities.
Passionate about promoting mental health awareness and wellness, Marion is also a brilliant tutor at Astranti Connect, where she teaches at our Glasgow hub and the online Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and the Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision.
Teaches: Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6
Marion Elkin-Greener
Marion is an experienced Licensed Psychologist and Certified addiction therapist with over 25 years of experience specialising in mental health and addictions. Accredited by the British Association of Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and the National Counselling Society, her qualifications underscore her extensive expertise in therapeutic practices.
Outside of tutoring, Marion runs virtual video therapy and clinical supervision from her home on the scenic West Coast of Scotland. She utilises an integrative approach in her practice, combining methods like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, and Person-Centred Therapy, among others.
Her academic journey in Counselling Psychology began in the United States, where she obtained advanced degrees, equipping her with a solid foundation in various psychotherapeutic modalities.
Passionate about promoting mental health awareness and wellness, Marion is also a brilliant tutor at Astranti Connect, where she teaches at our Glasgow hub and the online Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and the Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision.
Teaches:
Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6
What our students say
Hopefully, we’ve given you all the information you need to decide whether our residential course could be right for your final step in your counselling qualification journey.
However, it’s often useful to hear from people who’ve experienced it firsthand.
Here are just a couple of the hundreds of reviews we’ve received from our students over the years…
Have a question?
If you have any questions or need help deciding whether the residential course is right for you, please get in touch.
“Marion, our tutor, was amazing – so helpful, supportive and caring, she made the whole experience fantastic and one I’ll always have happy memories of. This course, and Marion, took me on a life changing journey I never realised how much I needed. The course content was interesting and easy to follow without any long assignments to complete. “
“Marion, our tutor, brilliantly guided us through the learning in a safe, open environment that allowed the group to express ourselves and therefore learn in an honest and open way. The skills practise elements were a vital part of my learning and the structure of the workbook and assessment is fabulous.“
Please see our testimonials page for more of our latest student reviews.
Our Kents Hill Park courses
At Astranti Connect our aim is to provide the best and most comprehensive CPCAB-accredited counselling courses in the UK, and we are continually developing our courses and training our tutors to achieve that goal.
Take a look at the upcoming courses offered at our Kents Hill Park Residential.
Note: If you can’t find the course you’re looking for at our Kents Hill Park Residential, then it might be that we have an online course available instead. Learn more about our upcoming online courses.
Course Details
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Our course advisors are on hand to help you with any queries that you may have about our courses, and our 1-2-1 calls are completely free.
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