In Episode 355 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', they discuss the importance of having a clinical will - why it matters, what it should include, and how it upholds your ethical responsibilities.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Ona Clark about the cost of caring - highlighting the emotional, financial, and systemic barriers that many face when training to become a counsellor.
• And finally, in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken explore erotic transference - how to recognise it, work with it ethically, and maintain clear professional boundaries.

In Episode 354 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', we explore the draft BACP Ethical Framework for 2025 - highlighting key proposed changes and what they might mean for practitioners.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Ruth Hill about REBT – Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy – offering clear definitions and practical insights for working with beliefs and emotional responsibility.
• And finally in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken discuss how to navigate personal triggers in counselling training - and why these moments offer powerful opportunities for growth.

In Episode 346 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', they explore trauma-informed practice, focusing specifically on triangulation and trauma — how this hidden dynamic shows up in therapy and why recognising it is vital for working safely and effectively with clients.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Mel Ciavucco, a counsellor, trainer, and specialist in domestic abuse, about her new CPD lecture, Domestic Abuse Awareness. They discuss working with both survivors and perpetrators, how coercive control operates, and the importance of understanding abuse through an intersectional lens.
• And finally, in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken explore why formal counselling training includes a full year focused entirely on counselling skills. They explain how these foundational skills form the bedrock of all therapeutic work and how they support students in becoming confident, competent practitioners.

In Episode 264 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Up first in 'Theory in Practice', we look at the philosophy of phenomenology and counselling.
• Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken speak about counselling a client you don't like as a person.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory is once again speaking with Meg Moss, head of policy and public affairs at the National Counselling Society (soon to be the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) about some of the campaigns the society is currently involved in.

In Episode 263 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice' we look at passing your recorded or observed skills session.
• Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken take us through what happens if you have to break confidentiality.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Camilla Firth, the head of member services, and Kate Mahoney, head of professional standards from the National Counselling Society about the NCS's membership benefits.

In Episode 262 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Up first in 'Theory in Practice' Rory and Ken take us through the differences between eclectic, integrative and pluralistic counselling.
• Then in 'Practice Today', we look at the importance of psychological education for our clients.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Faye Blackwell, Head of Engagement and Development at the NCS (soon to be NCPS) about organisational membership and development.

In Episode 261 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• First in 'Theory in Practice', we look closer at assessment in counselling.
• Then in 'Practice Today', we have Daragh Mac Loughlin from Web Healer speaking about the differences between a DIY website and a professionally built one.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory continues the series by speaking with Rachel King, Professional Conduct Officer, and Meg Moss, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the NCS (soon to be the NCPS), about professional conduct procedures for counsellors.

In Episode 260 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice', Rory and Ken go through some things to think about when preparing for a research project.
• Then in 'Practice Today', we look at building your ethical framework into your supervision sessions.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Kate Mahoney from the National Counselling Society (soon to be the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) on the NCS accreditation and course recognition process.

This week we have a special episode of the Counselling Tutor Podcast with Rory speaking to Meg Moss, head of policy and public affairs at the National Counselling Society (NCS) – soon to be the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

In Episode 259 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

· Firstly in 'Theory in Practice' we look at preparing your clients for breaks.

· Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken discuss understanding your ethical body's complaints procedures.

· And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Claire Alison Hams on counselling cult survivors.

In Episode 258 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

· Firstly in 'Theory in Practice', we look at psychological contact.

· Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken share their thoughts on touch in therapy.

· And finally in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Sally-Anne Armitage on managing risk.

Scope of Practice and Education (SCoPEd) is a framework that sets out the core training requirements and practice standards for counsellors and psychotherapists working with adult clients. It has been developed by six professional bodies that hold registers accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA):

· Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC)

· British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

· British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)

· Human Givens Institute (HGI)

· National Counselling Society (NCS – shortly to change its name to the national Counselling & Psychotherapy Society: NCPS)

· UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).

In Episode 257 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

· First up in 'Theory in Practice' we look at Locus of Evaluation.

· Then in 'Practice Today', we think about what you might do when meeting a client in a social setting.

· And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Tayba Azim on counselling Muslim clients and supporting them with their mental health.

In Episode 345 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', we examine working with rehearsed material with Sarah Henry. How to identify it, what it means for the therapeutic relationship, and ethical ways to respond.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Laura Davies, who shares her personal experience of navigating perimenopause while working as a therapist, offering insights into how it affected her practice and ways she adapted.
• And finally in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken do a deep dive into the counselling skill of reflection. How it works, when to use it, and the important role it plays in helping clients connect with their emotions.

In Episode 256 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

· Firstly in 'Theory in Practice', we look at building rapport.

· Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken discuss transitional objects.

· And finally in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Sean Connolly about TEAM CBT.

In this Special Episode of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your host Rory Lees-Oakes speaks with Letizia Perna, the Director of Services and Service Transformation for the charity Winston's Wish.

In Episode 255 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

· Firstly in 'Theory in Practice', we look at note-keeping in counselling agencies, in particular the different expectations you might find from an agency or placement when storing notes.

· Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken discuss whether you can be a member of more than one ethical body, and why you might consider this an option.

· And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Josephine Hughes on overcoming procrastination and perfectionism for counsellors.

In Episode 254 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

· First up in 'Theory in Practice' we look at the art of closing a therapy session.

· Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken discuss things you might consider when it comes to counselling celebrities.

· Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Catherine Samson about her work looking into the psychotherapeutic needs of mothers returning to work after maternity leave.

In Episode 253 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice', we look at different types of counselling supervision.
• Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken discuss counselling in tough economic times.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Ruth Hill about Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT).

In Episode 252 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Up first in 'Theory in Practice', we'll take a closer look at helping clients with trauma bonding.
• Then in 'Practice Today', we discuss changing your ethical body.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Sally-Anne Armitage about the use of empathy in counselling.

In Episode 251 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice' we look at the four pillars of Gestalt therapy.
• Then in 'Practice Today' Rory and Ken will discuss sexual intimacy.
• Lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Lou Lebentz on the difference between PTSD and complex PTSD (CPTSD).

In Episode 250 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly discuss this week's three topics:

• In 'Theory in Practice' we'll look at Donald Winnicott's theory of true and false self.
• Then in 'Practice Today', Rory and Ken discuss protecting your data online.
• And finally in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Paula Mayes on counselling terminally ill clients.

Starting off 2023 with Episode 249 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly return with two familiar topics – and a new addition, 'Practice Today', where we look at contemporary developments and challenges you may face in the therapy room.

In today's podcast:

• Returning with 'Theory in Practice', today we look at Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' stages of grief.
• Then in our new section 'Practice Today' we look at working with interpreters in therapy.
• And finally, returning once again is 'Practice Matters' where today Rory speaks with Allan Frater about waking dreams.

In Episode 248 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• In 'Theory in Practice', we look at evaluating and improving your counselling skills.
• Then in 'Practice Partner', Rory and Ken discuss SEO for therapists and counsellors (in particular how to use local SEO effectively).
• And finally in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr. Jeremy Holmes on attachment theory and research in day-to-day counselling.

In Episode 344 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', we look at the ethical use of AI in therapy, highlighting potential risks and ethical responsibilities.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Caroline Evers Endicott about her lecture Introducing Therapy for Addiction - a vital area of practice that's often underrepresented in core training.
• And finally, in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken discuss how learning never stops in counselling - and why planning your CPD is essential as you qualify and build your therapeutic career.

In Episode 247 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• First in 'Theory in Practice' we'll look at Petruska Clarkson's 7-level model.
• Then in 'Practice Partner' Rory and Ken discuss how you can begin to build yourself a referral network.
• And finally in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Sam Shiel about counselling for adoption.

In Episode 246 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back to discuss this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice' we'll look at Petruska Clarkson's 5 Relationship Model.
• Then in 'Practice Partner', Rory and Ken discuss options when it comes to paid advertising for therapists, and the possible pros and cons.
• Then lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr. Dwight Turner about working with otherness.

In Episode 245 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice' we'll look at the stages of counselling.
• Then in 'Practice Partner', Rory and Ken discuss digital tools you may want to look into when it comes to running your own practice.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Carley Symes about what it is like to be a young counsellor in today's world.

In Episode 244 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice' we talk about developing your internal supervisor.
• Then in 'Practice Partner' Rory and Ken discuss how we keep, store and manage data.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters' Rory speaks with Amy Launder on how to deal with guilt in therapy.

In Episode 243 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• First in 'Theory in Practice' we look at contracting in counselling.
• Then in 'Practice Partner' Rory and Ken discuss portfolio practice.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr. John Wilson on adverse circumstances that complicate grief.

In this special edition episode of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Rory Lees-Oakes speaks with Phil Harvey, the clinical lead for training at Kooth PLC with several years experience as an online counsellor at Kooth, and John Stones, who works with Kooth's clinical governance team and supports Kooth's practitioners with their training and development.

In Episode 242 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice' we'll be looking at irrational beliefs.
• Then in 'Practice Partner', Rory and Ken discuss how we go from an inquiry to a client booking.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Erene Hadjiioannou about the changes made to pre-trial therapy guidance.

In Episode 241 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Starting with 'Theory in Practice', we'll look at ethics and their importance in counselling.
• Next in 'Practice Partner', we have Daragh Mac Loughlin from webhealer.net to talk about how to build a therapist website.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr Danielle Mills about equine therapy.

In Episode 240 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Starting with 'Theory in Practice', we look at Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
• Then in 'Practice Partner' we pick up from last week's discussion about directory listings, and how you can make yourself stand out.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with a Counselling Tutor favourite, Amy Launder, on counselling clients with body dysmorphia and negative body image.

In Episode 239 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Theory in Practice' we look at the fully functioning person according to Carl Rogers.
• Then in 'Practice Partner', Rory and Ken look at ways to get the best from a directory listing.
• Lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Barbara Pidgeon about breathwork for counsellors.

In Episode 343 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', they explore the importance of having an online and telephone informed supervisor when you work in this way.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Sarah Henry about her concept of race and everyday friction - how these subtle, often hidden experiences shape identity and create barriers in life and therapy.
• And finally in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken discuss the significance of ending well in counselling training - how to navigate goodbyes with your peers and why these endings matter in your development.

In Episode 238 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• In 'Theory in Practice', we'll look at boundaries in counselling.
• Then in 'Practice Partner', Rory and Ken discuss how you might go about getting counselling clients – or more importantly, how clients might find you.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory is speaking with Mamood Ahmad about race, culture and anti-discrimination in counselling.

In Episode 237 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• In 'Theory in Practice', we'll look at frame of reference.
• Then in 'Practice Partner' Rory and Ken will discuss record keeping in counselling.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Ali Bate on integrative counselling.

In Episode 236 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Starting with 'Theory in Practice' we'll look at conditions of worth.
• Then in 'Practice Partner' we continue last week's discussion on business planning.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Kel O'Neill about working with eating disorders in therapy.

In Episode 235 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Theory in Practice', we look at interjected values.
• Then in 'Practice Partner', Rory and Ken discuss making a counselling business plan.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr. Jessica Bockler about Carl Gustav Jung's theories on ego and self.

Back with a new season of the Counselling Tutor Podcast after the academic break, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are thrilled to be back with today's three topics – two of which are brand new:

• We start with 'Theory in Practice', looking closer at how theories you learn apply within sessions. This week we focus on how to use the core conditions.
• Then in 'Practice Partner', Rory and Ken will discuss aspects of setting up your own private practice, focusing this week on having a business mindset.
• And lastly 'Practice Matters' returns, where this week Rory speaks with Christine Shore about using humour in therapy.

In Episode 233 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast – the last of the season – your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through today's three topics:

• In 'Counselling Foundations', we look at phenomenology – the philosophy of perception.
• Then in 'Focus on Self', we think about new beginnings.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Sally-Anne Armitage about using the skill of focusing in counselling.

In Episode 232 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's three topics:

• In 'Counselling Foundations' we look at Albert Ellis' REBT model.
• Then in 'Focus on Self' we think about what to do when a client asks us a question.
• And finally in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Erene Hadjiioannou on the impact and ways of managing vicarious trauma.

In Episode 231 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, join hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly as they take us through this week's three topics:

• In 'Counselling Foundations', we look at the 6 necessary and sufficient conditions for therapeutic change.
• Next in 'Focus on Self', what can we class as appropriate self-disclosure?
• And finally in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr. Mary Goss on working with couples in therapy.

In Episode 230 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• First, in 'Counselling Foundations', we look at existential therapy.
• Then in 'Focus on Self', Rory and Ken discuss adapting your therapeutic model.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr Pia Callesen about metacognitive therapy.

In this Special Edition Podcast, Rory Lees-Oakes speaks to Kate Day about the importance of training in adolescent therapy.

In Episode 342 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:

• Firstly in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', we explore the art of apologising as a counsellor - why it matters, how to do it effectively, and how to avoid making it about yourself.
• Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr. Ruth Birkbeck about a powerful and often unspoken topic: shame in supervision. We explore what it looks like, how it can impact both supervision and client work, and what can be done to repair it.
• And lastly in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken look at how you can make the most of your academic break with creative learning - offering tips for staying engaged without overwhelming yourself or contaminating your core training.

In Episode 229 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oaks and Ken Kelly take us through today's three topics:

• In 'Counselling Foundations', we'll look at the seven stages of process.
• Then in 'Focus on Self', we think about the difference between reflective and reflexive, and the importance of both.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Amy Launder on counselling victims of narcissistic abuse.

In Episode 228 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly are back with this week's 3 topics:

• In 'Counselling Foundations', Rory and Ken discuss attachment theory and the importance of recognising your own attachment style.
• Then in 'Focus on Self', we'll look at the four stages of competence.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Rachel Eastop and Moira Hood on inner child work.

In Episode 227 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly discuss this week's three topics:

• In 'Counselling Foundations', we'll look at transference and counter transference.
• Then in 'Focus on Self', we'll think about why you might consider changing your supervisor.
• And lastly in 'Practice Matters' Rory continues his discussion with Quinn Dexter, speaking in this episode about accommodations to consider when counselling autistic clients.