Professional Development · Guides Continuing Professional Development After Qualifying as a Counsellor Updated June 2025 Qualifying as a counsellor is not the end of your learning – it is the beginning of a professional development journey that continues for the whole of your career. This guide explains what CPD is required, what counts, how to […]
Counselling Education & Guides Counselling Placement: A Student’s Complete Guide Updated June 2026 Placement is the most demanding and most rewarding part of counsellor training. It is where everything you have studied in the classroom – the theory, the skills practice, the personal development work – is brought into contact with real people and real
Training Insights · Guides Why Train in Both Counselling and Hypnotherapy? Updated June 2025 Most people who enquire about training in counselling and hypnotherapy ask the same question at some point: why not just choose one? This guide addresses that question directly – exploring how the two disciplines relate, what the evidence says about combining
Counselling Education What is Integrative Counselling? Published August 2025 Integrative counselling is a pluralistic approach to therapeutic practice that draws on multiple theoretical models rather than adhering to a single school of thought. This article explains what integrative counselling is, why it has become one of the most widely practised orientations in the UK, which
Counselling Education & Guides How to Become a Counsellor: A Complete Guide Updated June 2026 Counselling is one of the most accessible professional careers in the UK. You do not need a previous degree, you do not need a clinical background, and most training is designed to fit around existing work and family commitments. What
