The Counsellors Guide
Expert Advice & Information on Counselling

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Responding and Reflective Skills
Responding, in a counselling environment, requires that the counsellor’s attention is focused on the client’s feelings and verbal expression at all times...
Counselling Course Assessments
The qualification a student receives at the end of a counselling course very much depends on the assessment of their combined study. This form of assessment...
Counselling and Self Awareness
Because of the intimately private counselling work that qualified counsellors and psychotherapists do with clients, it is vitally important that a counsellin...
Further Training and Career Development
Training and career development includes a combination of work experiences, formal training, networking, and a formal course of study that updates personal s...
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Becoming a counsellor: A guide
In recent years, counselling has become more highly recognised by the NHS as an effective way to help people with mental health problems. Various programs to...
The Importance of Counselling Sabbaticals
Individuals who work in a counselling or caring profession can be prone to stress related issues that over time can impact on the quality of their own emotio...
Counselling Supportline Training
Telephone services that provide instant support, to individuals experiencing a wide range of emotional problems and issues, have become a popular and accessi...
How to Avoid Burnout as a Counsellor
Providing on-going counselling support to individuals experiencing emotional issues can be draining and exhaustive, if proper steps are not put into place to...
Body Dysmorphia Counselling Support
Body Dysmorphia or Dysmorphic Disorder, otherwise known as BDD, is a mental health issue that relates to preoccupation with self-image. This condition can on...
Counselling Self Harmers
Self-harm counselling provides a confidential, supportive service for individuals who resort to self-harm in order to cope with deep-seated emotional issues...
Counselling Using the Sedona Method
The counselling process can be enhanced with the introduction of other complementary therapies or concepts. The Sedona Method is a personal development appro...
Eating Disorder Counselling Support
It is estimated that 4% of 16-25 year olds suffer from bulimia each year, with an additional 1% of 10-20 year olds suffering from anorexia. Eating disorders...
What Are Talking Therapies?
Whilst most forms of therapy involve talking and expression Talking Therapy generally describes open conversation between an individual experiencing emotiona...
What is Lay Counselling?
Trained and qualified professional counsellors provide support and guidance to people experiencing emotional problems and difficulties that impact on their l...
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