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How to Deal With Feelings of Dreading Counselling Skills Practice.

If the thought of counselling skills practice at college leave you feeling fear or dread, you are not alone, this episode is for you. Today we explore how to re-frame your thoughts about it and how to begin to thrive during skills.If yo...

November 26, 2024 • Season 4 • Episode 2 • 22:30

Starting Your Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Soon and Feeling Nervous?

If you, like many others, are you starting a Level 4 Diploma in Counselling soon and feeling nervous, this is the podcast for you. I share some musings both from a tutors perspective but also from the perspective of how I have felt on my own tr...

September 02, 2024 • Season 4 • Episode 1 • 20:26

Money and the Counselling Profession; Discomfort, Guilt and Tips to help Manage.

Having worked with supervisee's and learning from my own battles around feeling guilty for charging for my counselling service, I want to use this space to have a frank and open conversation about money and the counselling world.If you ...

August 07, 2024 • Season 3 • Episode 10 • 24:16

How to Build and Maintain Good Boundaries Whilst Counselling Online

Today we explore the dilemmas that may face us when we work therapeutically with a client online. Some points to think about. With thanks to Jennifer for the question that sparked this episode.If you would like to leave me a 5 star revi...

June 28, 2024 • Season 3 • Episode 9 • 25:15

Trusting In Your Ability To Remember What Is Important as a Counsellor

In todays episode I discuss how to trust in your own ability to remember the important bits when working with a client and some strategies to help. If you would like to leave me a 5 star review, please do, it would mean a lot to me on t...

April 09, 2024 • Season 3 • Episode 7 • 21:18

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