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Counselling Tutor — 371 episodes

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Title
1

344 – Ethical Use of AI in Therapy

2

343 – Why Have an Online and Telephone Informed Supervisor?

3

342 – The Art of Apologising as a Counsellor

4

341 – Everyday Trauma

5

340 – Can Clients Ask You to Delete Their Data?

6

339 – Dual Relationships in Counselling and Psychotherapy

7

338 – Supporting Suicidal Clients

8

337 – Talking to Children About Death

9

336 – Building your Counselling CV

10

334 – Managing Triggers and Flashbacks

11

335 – Extra-Therapeutic Factors in Supervision

12

335 – Managing Triggers and Flashbacks

13

Understanding Website Design for Therapists with Daragh McLaughlin

14

WebHealer Special Episode

15

333 – Dunning-Kruger Effect in Trauma-Informed Therapy

16

332 – Developing an Online Mindset

17

331 – Ethical Dilemmas in Supervision

18

330 – Working with Clients Abroad

19

329 – Distinguishing PTSD and Complex PTSD

20

Special Edition: Expanding Therapeutic Approaches with NHS Policies

21

328 – Professional Letter Writing

22

327 – 7-eyed Model of Supervision in Clinical Practice

23

326 – Ambiguous Loss

24

325 – Applying Attachment Theory

25

324 – Regulation of Counselling and Psychotherapy

26

323 – Engaging with Clinical Supervision

27

322 – Theory of Mind

28

321 – Online Counselling for Neurodivergent Clients

29

320 – Preparing the Therapeutic Environment

30

319 – Double Empathy Problem

31

318 – Autism and the Law

32

317 – Strengths and Challenges in Autism

33

316 – See the Individual, Not the Label

34

315 – Neurodivergence and Autism

35

314 – Perspectives and Definitions of Trauma

36

313 – What is Trauma-Informed Practice

37

312 – Working Within Your Competence

38

311 – Confidentiality Laws for Therapists

39

310 – Importance of PD Groups

40

309 – How to Recognise Vicarious Trauma

41

308– Grounding Techniques for Trauma

42

Special Edition: The Importance of Human Connection in Counselling Training

43

307 – Neurodivergent-Affirming Therapy

44

306 – Recognising Suicide Risk in Therapy Clients

45

305 – Reasonable Adjustments in Counselling

46

304 – Autism-Informed Supervisor

47

303 – Safeguarding Clients in Online or Phone Therapy

48

302 – Shame in Supervision

49

301 – Skills-First Learning for Counsellors

50

300 – Trauma-Informed Interventions for Therapists

51

299 – Differences between Counselling Young People and Adults

52

298 – Self-Care for Counsellors

53

297 – Scams Targeting Therapists

54

Special Edition: Blogging for Therapists

55

296 – Counsellor Safety

56

295 – Outdoor Therapy for Children

57

294 – Linking Theory to Practice in Counselling

58

293 – EAP Counselling

59

292 – Working with Self-Harm in Therapy

60

291 – Counselling Neurodivergent Young People

61

290 – Trauma-Informed Therapist

62

289 – Why Become a Clinical Supervisor

63

288 – How Counselling Training Affects Your Personal Relationships

64

287 – Adoption Counselling

65

286 – AI and Confidentiality

66

Special Edition: SEO for Therapy Websites

67

Special Edition: CPCAB Taster

68

285 – Canine Therapy

69

284 – Dangers of Smart Devices in the Therapy Room

70

283 – Legal Obligations of Counsellors

71

282 – Counselling from Home

72

281 – Cancellation Policy for Therapists

73

280 – Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as a Therapist

74

279 – Complicated Grief

75

Special Edition – Website for Counselling Practice

76

278 – How to Deal with Ethical Issues in Counselling

77

277 – Discussing Payment with Therapy Clients

78

276  – Career Counselling

79

275 – Tax for Therapists

80

274  – Cultural Competence in Counselling

81

273 – How to Develop a Therapist Network

82

272  – Roleplaying Games in Therapy

83

271– How Counsellors Can Use AI

84

Special Edition: Therapist Website

85

270 – Looking Up Therapy Clients on Social Media

86

269 – Compassion Fatigue in Counsellors

87

268 – Recovered Memory Therapy

88

267–  How to Write a Counselling CV

89

266 – Anti-Oppressive Practice in Counselling

90

265 – How to Set Up a Therapy Room

91

264 – Counselling a Client You Don't Like

92

263 – NCS Membership Benefits

93

262 – Integrative and Pluralistic Counselling Difference

94

261 – Professional Conduct Procedures for Counsellors

95

260 – NCS Accreditation

96

Special Edition: NCS Accredited Register Programme

97

259 – Counselling Cult Survivors

98

258 – Touch in Therapy

99

SCoPEd: Summary of Views and Perspectives

100

257 – Counselling Muslim Clients

101

256 – TEAM CBT

102

Special Edition: Winston’s Wish

103

255 –  Note Keeping in Counselling Agencies

104

254 – Counselling Celebrities

105

253 – Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

106

252 –  Helping Clients with Trauma Bonding

107

251 – Difference between PTSD and Complex PTSD

108

250 – Counselling Terminally Ill Clients

109

249 – Stages of Grief

110

248 – SEO for Therapists

111

247 – Counselling for Adoption

112

246 – Paid Advertising for Therapists

113

245– Stages of Counselling

114

244 – How to Deal with Guilt in Therapy

115

243 – Circumstances That Complicate Grief

116

242 – How to Deal with Irrational Beliefs in Therapy

117

Special Edition: Kooth Counselling and Training

118

241 – How to Build a Therapist Website

119

240 – Counselling Clients with Body Dysmorphia 

120

239 – Carl Rogers’ Fully Functioning Person

121

238 – How to Get Counselling Clients

122

237 – Record-Keeping in Counselling

123

236 – Working with Eating Disorders in Therapy

124

235 – Making a Counselling Business Plan

125

234 – Using Humour in Therapy

126

233 – Focusing in Counselling

127

232 – Managing Vicarious Trauma

128

231 – Working with Couples in Therapy

129

230 – Metacognitive Therapy

130

Special Edition: Counselling Children and Young People

131

229 – Counselling Victims of Narcissistic Abuse

132

228 – Inner Child Work

133

227 – Counselling Autistic Clients

134

226 – How to Identify Vicarious Trauma

135

225 – Becoming a Clinical Supervisor

136

224 – Narcissistic Personality Disorder

137

Special Edition: CPCAB Progression Route

138

223 – Counselling Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

139

222 –  Time-Limited Counselling

140

221 – The Power Threat Meaning Framework

141

220 – Choosing a Clinical Supervisor

142

219 – Common Factors in Counselling

143

Special Edition – New Changes in the National Counselling Society

144

218 – Counselling Clients with Addiction

145

217 –  Radical Empathy in Counselling

146

216 – Insurance for Counsellors

147

215 – Pre-Trial Therapy

148

214 – Social Media Considerations for Therapists

149

213 – Using Role-Playing Games in Therapy

150

212 – Psychosexual Therapy

151

211 – Self-Disclosure and Immediacy in Counselling

152

210 – Erotic Transference in Therapy

153

209 – Working as a School Counsellor

154

208 – Relational Depth and Trauma

155

207 – The Wounded Healer Counsellor

156

206 – Compassion Fatigue in Counselling

157

205 – How to Become a Counsellor in the US

158

Special Edition – New CPCAB Level 5 Qualification: Counselling Children and Young People

159

204 – What is Ambiguous Loss

160

203 – Counselling Clients with Sex Addiction

161

202 – Counselling LGBTQ Clients

162

201 – Non-judgemental Attitude in Therapy

163

200 – Working with Addictions in Therapy

164

199 – Resilience in the Counselling Practice

165

198 – Use of Silence in Counselling

166

197 – Academic Writing in Counselling

167

Special Edition – Q&A with the National Counselling Society

168

Special Edition – CPCAB’s Online Courses

169

196 – Importance of Self-Care in Supervision

170

195 – Therapeutic Impasse

171

194 – The Shadow Self

172

193 – Tackling Destructive Thought Patterns

173

192 – The Supervision Triangle

174

191 – Online Supervision Training for Counsellors

175

190 – Erikson’s Eight Stages of Development

176

189 – Role of Parents in Mental Health

177

188 – Counselling for Personality Disorders

178

187 – Walk-and-Talk Therapy

179

186 – Understanding Your Attachment Style

180

Special Edition – National Counselling Society: Autonomy-Centred and Process-Centred Counselling Practice

181

185 – Choosing Online Therapy Platforms for Therapists

182

184 – GDPR for Therapists

183

183 – Online Therapy Research Findings

184

182 – Tasks of Supervision in Counselling

185

BACP SCoPEd

186

181 – Neuroscience and Counselling

187

180 – Teenage Brain Development

188

179 – Counselling Research Projects: Tips for Students

189

178 – Mental Health Models

190

177 – When Clients Don’t Show Up for Therapy

191

176 – Working with Challenging Clients in Counselling

192

175 – Supervision for Online Therapy Work

193

174 – The Polyvagal Theory in Counselling Practice

194

173 – Talking about Sex in Therapy

195

172 – Working with Trauma in Counselling

196

171 – Assessment in Counselling

197

170 – Telephone Counselling Tips for Counsellors

198

169 – Producing a Client Information Sheet for Counselling

199

168 – Insurance for Online Counsellors

200

Special Edition – National Counselling Society Membership

201

167 – Therapist Boundaries When Working Online

202

166 – Is Online Therapy Effective?

203

165 – Is Online Therapy Safe?

204

164 – Online Therapy Contract

205

163 – Questions to Ask Counselling Placement

206

162 – Counselling Clients on Medication

207

161 – Synchronous and Asynchronous Communication in Counselling

208

160 – Benefits and Challenges of Counselling Clients Online

209

159 – Challenges in Online Counselling Training

210

158 – BACP Special: Employment for Counsellors

211

157 – BACP Special: Starting a Private Practice in Counselling

212

156 – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

213

155 – Blended Learning in Counselling Training

214

154 – Deliberate Practice in Counselling

215

153 – Attribution Bias and How It Matters in Counselling

216

152 – Applying Winnicott’s Attachment Theory in Counselling

217

151 – Benefits of Getting a Level 5 Diploma in Counselling

218

150 – Single-Session Therapy

219

149 – CORE Assessment in Counselling

220

148 – Counselling for Substance Abuse

221

147 – Power Dynamics in Counselling

222

146 – ADHD Counselling

223

COVID-19 Special 02 – Online Counselling Supervision

224

COVID-19 Special 01 – Counselling during the COVID-19 Outbreak

225

145 – Working with Shame in Counselling

226

144 – Suicide Prevention for Counsellors

227

143 – Grief Recovery Method

228

142 – How to Create a Good Counselling Environment

229

141 – Pros and Cons of Integrative Counselling

230

140 – Counselling for Self-Harm

231

139 – Counselling a Grieving Child

232

138 – Id, Ego and Superego

233

137 – Counselling Suicidal Clients

234

136 – Best Practice in Taking Client Notes in Counselling

235

135 – Preparing for Counselling Breaks

236

134 – Giving and Receiving Feedback in Counselling Training

237

133 – Can You Become a Counsellor with a Criminal Record?

238

132 – Working within Your Competence in Counselling

239

131 – Personal Development Groups in Counselling Training

240

130 – How to Set Boundaries as a Counsellor

241

129 – Counselling Diverse Clients

242

128 – How to Find Counselling Placements

243

127 – Recording Therapy Sessions

244

126 – Is Counselling Accreditation Essential?

245

125 – How to Set Up a Private Counselling Practice

246

124 – Assessment Tools in Counselling

247

123 – Ethical Frameworks in Counselling

248

122 – Counselling Session Role Play versus ‘Real-Life’ Counselling

249

121 – Difference Between Counselling Assessment Criteria and Learning Outcomes

250

120 – Counselling Awarding Bodies

251

119 – Counselling Children of Narcissistic Parents

252

118 – Being the Adult in the Therapy Room

253

117 – Are the Core Conditions in Counselling Necessary and Sufficient?

254

116 – Counselling Supervision Models

255

115 – How to Grow as a Counsellor

256

114 – Counselling Reluctant Clients

257

113 – Therapeutic Use of Self

258

112 – Finding Work as a Counsellor

259

111 – Self-Disclosure in Counselling

260

110 – Dual Relationships in Counselling

261

109 – Counselling Angry Clients

262

108 – Personal Development as a Counsellor

263

107 – Group Supervision for Counsellors

264

106 – Unethical Behaviour in Counselling

265

105 – Counselling Placement Interview

266

Special Edition – National Counselling Society

267

104 – Confidentiality in HIV/AIDS Counselling

268

103 – Attachment Styles

269

102 – How to End a Counselling Session

270

101 – When Counselling Doesn’t Work

271

100 – Success in Counselling

272

099 – How to Dress as a Counsellor

273

Special Edition – Counselling Clients with Autism

274

Special Edition – Studying with Dyslexia

275

098 – Use of Questions in Counselling

276

097 – Personal Therapy for Counsellors

277

096 – Counselling and Psychotherapy Difference

278

095 – Counselling Clients with Mental Health Issues

279

094 – Data Protection and Counselling

280

093 – Personal Development Linked to Theory in Counselling

281

092 – Counselling Modalities

282

091 – Struggles with Fellow Students on Counselling Course

283

090 – Reflexivity in Counselling

284

089 – Counselling Research

285

088 – Reflective Journaling in Counselling

286

087 – Counselling Self Harm Clients

287

086 – Working with Suicidal Clients in Counselling

288

085 – Here and Now in Counselling

289

084 – Counselling Study Reading List

290

083 – BACP Ethical Framework 2018

291

082 – Taking Risks in Therapy

292

081 – Timelines in Therapy

293

080 – Counselling Clients with Domestic Violence

294

079 – Becoming a Counsellor

295

078 – Counselling Assignment Referred

296

077 – Fitness to Practice in Counselling

297

076 – When to Break Confidentiality in Counselling

298

075 – Psychodynamic Approach to Counselling

299

074 – Self-Concept in Counselling

300

073 – Metaphor in Counselling

301

072 – Empathy in Counselling

302

071 – Working with Grief and Loss

303

070 – Contracting in Counselling

304

069 – Getting-a-Counselling-Placement

305

068 – Expressive Therapies – Reviews in Counselling – Working with Goals

306

067 – Difference and Diversity in Counselling

307

066 – Is All Counselling Person-Centred? – Boundaries in Counselling – When Clients Change the Topic

308

065 – Decoding Criteria – Making Referrals – Using Timelines in Counselling

309

064 – Language Use by Clients – Assessing Clients – Person-Centred Interventions

310

063 – Patterns of Relating – Cyber Trauma – When Your Moral Compass Shifts

311

062 – First Contact with Clients – Philosophy of Martin Buber – Challenging Our Own Prejudice

312

061 – Ethical Dilemmas versus Ethical Conflicts – Rackets and Stamps in Transactional Analysis – Id, Ego and Superego

313

060 – Self-Care for Counsellors – Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development – Comparing and Contrasting Humanistic Models

314

059 – When Your Personal Beliefs Differ from the Client’s – Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing – Hitting Awarding-Body Criteria

315

058 – Law on Adoption Counselling – Brain Plasticity – Does Therapist Gender Matter?

316

057 – Explicit versus Implicit – Existentialism – Science behind Person-Centred Counselling

317

056 – Spotting Subtle Themes in Counselling – Experiments in Gestalt Therapy – Skills in Existential Therapy

318

055 – Gender Equality in Counselling – Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision – Race and Culture in Counselling

319

054 – Mobile Phones in the Therapy Room – Separation Individuation Theory – When Clients Come to Therapy Reluctantly

320

053 – Writing a Journal – Self-Object Transference – Collective Grief

321

052 – Self-Care in Skills Practice – Topdog and Underdog in Gestalt Therapy – Is Age a Barrier in Counselling?

322

051 – Organising Your Class-Notes – False Memory Syndrome – UK Professional Bodies

323

050 – Vocabulary in Counselling – Redecision Therapy – Dealing with Conflict

324

049 – Taking a Break for Self-Care – The Jonah Complex – Planning Your Resources for This Year’s Study

325

047 – Rise of Person-Centred Counselling in Europe – Endings in Counselling – Achievements of Counselling Tutor

326

046 – Coping with Stress as a Counselling Student – Trauma Bonds – Personal Counselling for Trainees

327

045 – Dialogue in Therapy – Development of the Person-Centred Approach – Choosing a Supervisor

328

044 – Getting into the Client’s Frame of Reference – Existential Counselling – Does the Seventh Stage of Process Exist?

329

043 – Choosing an Awarding Body – Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing – Challenge in Counselling

330

042 – Dealing with Client Anger in the Counselling Room – Secondary Loss – Responding to Requests for Advice

331

041 – Writing Case Studies – Carl Rogers’ 19 Propositions – Counselling Skills

332

040 – Personal Boundaries – Melanie Klein’s Object Relations Theory – Diversity

333

039 – First Sessions with Clients – Integrative versus Eclectic Therapy – Measuring Client Progress

334

038 – Law in Counselling and Psychotherapy – Seven Stages of Process – Endings

335

037 – Transference and Countertransference – Unconditional Positive Regard – Your Research Project

336

036 – Using Counselling Qualifications Overseas and in Other Roles – Congruence – Funding for Counselling Training

337

035 – When a Client Judges You – Psychological Contact – When a Client Cries

338

034 – Safeguarding Computer Data – Margaret Warner and Fragile Process – Confidentiality in Counselling

339

033 – Counsellors in Schools – Postmodernism in Therapy – Insurance for Counsellors

340

032 – Recent Changes in Counselling – Thematic Apperception Test – Using Transitional Objects

341

031 – Dealing with Your Own Emotions – Karpman’s Drama Triangle – Managing Your Time as a Trainee Counsellor

342

030 – Levels of Qualification – Tuckman’s Team Development Model – Self-Actualisation versus the Actualising Tendency

343

029 – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross –Student Overwhelm

344

028 – Online Counselling – Cognitive Dissonance Theory – Referring Clients

345

027 – Keeping a Journal – Bowlby and Attachment Theory – Posture in Counselling

346

026 – Using Social Media as a Counsellor – The Oedipus Complex – Paid Media – Personal Development Groups

347

025 – Introjected Values – Gerard Egan – Building a Website 2 – Gender in Counselling

348

024 – Choosing Your Modality – Irrational Thoughts – Building a Website 1 – Dealing with Personal Triggers

349

023 – Lone Working – Stereotypes – Creating a Brochure – Referencing

350

022 – Client Notes and Confidentiality – Actualising Tendency – Offering a Free First Meeting – Research in Practice

351

021 Questions from Clients – Erotic or Eroticised Transference

352

020 – Gifts from Clients – Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs – Following Up Enquiries – Counselling Placements

353

019 – Counselling Academic Books – Theory of Empathy

354

018 – Theory and Practice – Five-Relationship Model – Business Planning – Qualitative and Quantitative Research

355

017 – Returning to Study – Defence Mechanisms – Person-Centred Business – BACP Ethical Framework

356

016 – Self-Care – Gestalt Therapy – Honing Your Skills – Personal Change and Relationships

357

015 – Counselling Young People – Scripts, Injunctions and Drivers – Appropriate Referrals – Progression

358

014 – Assignment Referrals – 19 Propositions 2 – Rapport-Building – Eclectic versus Integrative Counselling

359

013 – Third Person in the Room – 19 Propositions 1 – Simile and Metaphor – Personal Philosophy in Counselling

360

012 – Self-Actualisation – Solving Ethical Problems – Seven Stages Of Process in Practice 2 – Difference between Counselling and Psychothera

361

011 – Note-Taking – Transactional Analysis – Seven Stages of Process in Practice 1 – Supervision

362

010 – REBT – Endings in Counselling – Ethics versus Culture

363

Podcast Episode 09

364

008 – Real-World Counselling – Hidden Conditions – Immediacy – Therapeutic Process

365

007 – Therapeutic Pace – Phenomenology – Skill of Questioning – BACP-Accredited Courses

366

006 – Counselling Assignments – Conditions of Worth – Skill of Focusing – Measuring Self-Development

367

005 – PD Groups – Critiques of Carl Rogers – Idiosyncratic Empathy – Counselling Placements

368

004 – Equality & Diversity – Configurations of Self – Opening a Session – CPD

369

003 – Counselling ‘Volume' – Transference & Countertransference – Paraphrasing – UPR

370

002 – Parallel Process – Seven Stages of Process – Skill of Reflection

371

001 – Contracting – Core Conditions – Silence