Tom Meaney MBACP (accred)
Welcome to practicalcounsellingskills.com - a resource for trainee counsellor/psychotherapists.
I'm an experienced BACP accredited counsellor, lecturer and author with a passion for Counsellor/Psychotherapist trainee development.
This site provides a space for you, the trainee, to access affordable, quality and developmentally enhancing experiences - to support your wider training and development.
Having worked closely with trainees for a number of years, I know just how important it is to break down the financial and accessibility barriers that so often stand in the way of trainee development.
I hope this website can be a source of hope and support to you, during your training journey.
What do you need?
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I'm a Counselling/Psychotherapy trainee and my course requires me to engage in a certain number of counselling sessions. I need this to be as affordable and as accessible as possible.
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I'm a Counselling/Psychotherapy trainee and my PD group has ended for the academic year. I feel the need to continue to learn, grow, connect and reflect with peers over the long summer break.
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I'm a Counselling/Psychotherapy trainee and I need to continue to develop my counselling skills over the long summer break, as I'm worried I'll lose or forget my skills by the time I return to my studies.
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I'm a Counselling/Psychotherapy trainee and I have many questions about counselling skills. I need to find out more about how to develop my fundamental counselling and relational skills.
Skills in Action
If you've ever wondered how you might integrate creative activities into your client work - check out this short clip of Beth (the 'speaker') and myself as 'listener'.
This video is taken from Chapter 7 'Symbolism & representation' of my book Practical Counselling Skills