Training & Qualifying Resources for Trainee & Newly Qualified Counsellors
A quick note for clients: This section is primarily intended for trainee and qualified counsellors. If you're looking for counselling support, you might find the Counselling, How I Work, Articles, or FAQs sections more relevant. You're very welcome to explore these resources too, but they have been written with therapists in mind.
Alongside these resources, I also work with trainee and newly qualified counsellors seeking personal therapy during training.
Not sure where to begin? Start with whichever area feels most relevant to where you are today.
Why I Created This Resource Library
When I was training, I often found myself searching across dozens of websites looking for practical resources, honest reflections and answers to questions that didn't always seem to be covered in the classroom. Now, having built my own practice and working with clients online across the UK and in person in Manchester, I still remember how overwhelming those early days could feel. This resource library is my way of creating the kind of place I wish I'd had when I was starting out.
Some resources were excellent.
Some were difficult to find.
Many simply didn't exist.
Whether you're beginning your counselling training, preparing for placement, approaching qualification or building your own private practice, I hope you'll find something here that feels useful, reassuring or thought-provoking.
Some resources are practical.
Some are reflective.
Others explore the realities of becoming a counsellor and building a practice that feels authentic.
Who You'll Find These Resources Helpful If You're...
Beginning your counselling training
Preparing for your first placement
Approaching qualification
Building a private practice
Developing your confidence, writing and professional identity
Personal Therapy for Trainee Counsellors
Completing personal therapy is an important part of most counselling training. I offer reduced-rate personal therapy (£40 per session) for trainee and newly qualified counsellors, online across the UK and in person in Manchester.
→ Find Out More About Personal Therapy
Explore Our Free Resource Library
The Therapist's Toolkit
A collection of free resources for trainee counsellors, featuring practical tools, therapeutic reflections, metaphors, and clinical resources designed to support your development as a counsellor.
→ Explore the Therapist's Toolkit
Building a Counselling Practice
Honest reflections on building a counselling private practice—from websites, SEO and AI visibility to confidence, finding your niche, writing with your own voice and developing a practice that feels authentic and sustainable.
→ Explore Building a Counselling Practice
Reflections on counselling, placement work, men's mental health, grief, identity and the realities of therapeutic practice.
→ Explore Articles & Reflections
Books that have shaped my own development as a counsellor.
Still Looking for Something?
This resource library will continue to grow over time, but it won't answer every question.
If there's a topic you'd like me to explore, a resource you'd find helpful, or you're looking for personal therapy during your counselling training, you're very welcome to get in touch.
Whether you have a quick question, would like to suggest something for the library, or would simply like to arrange a free 30-minute conversation before booking, I'd be happy to hear from you.
Looking for Something More Personal?
The Resource Library has been created to share practical ideas, honest reflections and lessons I've learned along the way.
If you'd value a conversation focused entirely on your own practice, I also offer Sunday Morning Practice Development Sessions for trainee and newly qualified counsellors.
Together We Can Explore Things Like:
Your website
SEO and AI visibility
Finding your niche
Writing in your own voice
Your Google Business Profile
Ethical marketing
Building a sustainable private practice
Whatever feels most important to you at this stage of your journey
£99 • One 60-minute online session
No course.
No membership.
No pressure.
Just an honest conversation.
→ Explore Sunday Morning Practice Development Sessions
Questions from Trainee & Newly Qualified Counsellors
If you're currently training, preparing for placement or beginning your own private practice, you may have a different set of questions. Here are some of the things I'm most often asked by trainee and newly qualified counsellors.
Continue the Conversation
If you'd like to keep up with my latest writing, professional reflections and resources, you can also find me here:
LinkedIn – where I regularly share reflections on counselling, men's mental health, grief, neurodivergence and private practice.
Psychology Today – my professional therapist profile and overview of my approach.
BACP Register – verify my professional registration as a BACP Registered Counsellor.
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Yes. I offer reduced-rate personal therapy (£40 per 50-minute session) for trainee and newly qualified counsellors, online throughout the UK and in person in Manchester.
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Yes. Where required, I'm happy to provide confirmation of attendance for your training provider.
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Yes. You're welcome to arrange a free 30-minute telephone or online conversation to discuss your training requirements and decide whether we're the right fit.
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Yes. The Me In Time Resource Library contains practical tools, therapeutic questions, reflections, recommended reading and guidance on building a counselling practice. → Explore the Training & Qualifying Resources
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Yes. Alongside the free Building a Counselling Practice series, I offer one-off Sunday Morning Practice Development Sessions for trainee and newly qualified counsellors looking for an honest conversation about websites, confid