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A leading children's mental health organization in Greater London is seeking a qualified Level 4 therapist/counselor. The role involves providing clinical assessments and interventions for young people as well as engaging with the school community to enhance understanding of child mental health. You will have opportunities for professional development and contribute to shaping programs. We welcome diverse applicants to support our mission in transforming children's lives.

School-Based Counsellor (Level 4 Therapist)

Together we can change children's lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma. Allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us. Qualified, creative and ambitious. Sound like you? As a level 4 qualified therapist / counsellor, you'll not only work in one to one situations with young people providing clinical assessments and interventions, you'll also engage in the wider school community to strengthen skills, and promote understanding of child mental health and the importance of early intervention. As part of a huge community across the United Kingdom you'll have opportunities to bring your fresh thinking and ideas to the table to help us shape our programmes for today and tomorrow. You'll have access to an enormous range of training and development and a pathway to develop and grow your career. For a career with purpose, this is your place. Recruitment Process As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result. Your answers will be used in the shortlisting process. Closing date for applications: Midnight on 19 January 2026 Interview date:26/01/2026 When you work at Place2Be -whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising -every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support. Here's just a few things we have on offer: <ul> <li>Annual Leave that increases with service</li> <li>Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career</li> <li>5% contributory pension scheme</li> <li>Life assurance of four times your annual salary</li> <li>A comprehensive employee assistance programme</li> <li>Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)</li> <li>Wellbeing days to allow you some 'you' time</li> <li>Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave</li> </ul> We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation. We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role. If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team on or We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you will uniquely bring to our team. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Place2Be Counsellor, Hillyfield Primary Academy, London

Female Part Time Counsellor Required: London (Assessments-Focused) Woman's Trust Salary: £29,000-£31,000 FTE per annum (depending on experience), payable on a pro rata basis Hours: 18 hours per week Location: London NW1 Start: ASAP As the leading specialist mental health charity for women who have experienced domestic abuse, Woman's Trust's mission is to help survivors to overcome the devastating mental health impact of domestic abuse. We are seeking a Counselling Manager to lead our clinical services. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced therapeutic professional to combine clinical practice with leadership, safeguarding, and project management. If you are looking to make a real impact on women and children's lives in your career, then please do get in touch. About Woman's Trust The charity, established almost thirty years ago to meet the gap in specialist mental health services, is led by and for women and aims to ensure that women affected by domestic abuse can live a life free from further harm and abuse. Our approach is trauma informed and person centred, empowering survivors on their journey to recovery from the trauma. Alongside delivering our existing 1 1 counselling, self development workshops and therapeutic support groups for women who have experienced domestic abuse, we are focused on developing our innovative mental health services for young women and girls, delivering new peer led support groups and providing therapeutic groups to children and their mothers. We are also committed to developing further awareness raising workshops and training for professionals, building on our research and policy to improve systems nationally.

Female Part Time Counsellor Required: London

Female Part-Time Counsellor (Assessments Focused) Salary: £29,000-£31,000 FTE per annum (depending on experience), payable on a pro rata basis Hours: 18 hours per week Location: London NW1 Start: ASAP As the leading specialist mental health charity for women who have experienced domestic abuse, Woman's Trust's mission is to help survivors overcome the devastating mental health impact of domestic abuse. We are seeking a Counselling Manager to lead our clinical services. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced therapeutic professional to combine clinical practice with leadership, safeguarding, and project management. If you are looking to make a real impact on women and children's lives in your career, then please do get in touch. About Woman's Trust The charity, established almost thirty years ago to meet the gap in specialist mental health services, is led by and for women and aims to ensure that women affected by domestic abuse can live a life free from further harm and abuse. Our approach is trauma informed and person centred, empowering survivors on their journey to recovery from the trauma. About you and how to apply As a skilled and compassionate counsellor, aligned with our feminist ethos and the needs of our service users, you will bring experience in delivering high quality trauma informed assessments for women affected by domestic abuse. You will have a strong understanding of risk assessment, safeguarding, and clinical decision making, and be confident in assessing suitability for counselling and group work services. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting comprehensive initial assessments, identifying client needs, assessing risk and making appropriate recommendations or referrals. You will work closely with the Therapeutic Services team to ensure assessments are timely, consistent, and aligned with best practice, while maintaining accurate records and contributing to service monitoring and reporting. If you are an experienced counsellor looking to apply your clinical skills in an assessment focused role and make a meaningful impact on women's lives, we would welcome your application. To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages to outlining your experience, skills and knowledge relevant to this post. Closing date for applications: To be considered on a rolling basis. Interviews: To be held on a rolling basis. This post is open to female applicants only, in line with the Equality Act 100 pursuant to Schedule, 9 Part 1 applies. We particularly welcome applications from women from black and minoritised, and disability communities. Application pack including Job description &amp; Person specification: Female Part time Counsellor

Female Part-Time Counsellor (Assessments-Focused)

Overview Job Description: We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Incident &amp; Trauma Counsellor to join our dedicated team. The successful candidate will provide specialised support to individuals experiencing trauma, distress, or crisis, helping them to process their experiences and work towards recovery. Responsibilities <ul><li>Offer confidential counselling and emotional support to clients affected by traumatic incidents</li><li>Conduct assessments to determine clients' needs and develop tailored treatment plans</li><li>Facilitate individual and group therapy sessions</li><li>Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records</li><li>Collaborate with external agencies and support networks as needed</li><li>Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation when required</li><li>Contribute to the development of trauma support programs and initiatives</li></ul> Qualifications &amp; Skills <ul><li>Recognised qualification in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field</li><li>Proven experience in trauma and incident counselling</li><li>Excellent communication and active listening skills</li><li>Ability to work under pressure and handle sensitive situations with empathy and professionalism</li><li>Knowledge of trauma-informed care approaches and mental health best practices</li><li>Relevant certifications (e.g., trauma counselling certification) are desirable</li></ul>

Incident & Trauma Counsellor

Step Forward is seeking a Senior Counsellor and Wellbeing Worker to provide high quality therapeutic support to young people and clinical supervision to honorary counsellors. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people aged 11-25 yearsand combine direct therapeutic work with leadership responsibilities. You will be a passionate and skilled individual that will help us to shape services that reach young people facing complex challenges in East London. Key Responsibilities <ul> <li>Provide high quality and confidential 1:1 counselling and wellbeing support in a range of settings</li> <li>Deliver clinical supervision to Step Forward honorary counsellors/therapists</li> <li>Facilitate small group sessions and wellbeing workshops</li> <li>Support engagement with young people who are less likely to access traditional mental health services</li> <li>Lead and/or contribute to service improvement initiatives</li> <li>Monitor and evidence the impact of therapeutic interventions</li> <li>Build and sustain partnerships with external agencies (e.g. CAMHS, schools)</li> </ul> About You <ul> <li>A recognised qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy (accredited or working towards)</li> <li>Supervision qualification and experience providing clinical supervision to practitioners</li> <li>Extensive experience delivering evidence-based short, medium, and long-term therapy</li> <li>Experience supporting young people with a wide range of presenting issues (e.g. anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma, abuse, identity and relationships)</li> <li>Minimum 2 years' counselling experience with young people aged 11-25</li> <li>Experience working in school and multi-agency environments</li> <li>A commitment to holistic, young people centred care</li> <li>Strong safeguarding expertise, including managing complex cases and multi-agency working</li> <li>Leadership and/or mentoring skills to support colleague's professional development</li> </ul>

Senior Counsellor and Wellbeing Worker at Young People Charity

Wellbeing Counsellor £30,000-33,000 FTEHybrid or office based position Are you a qualified counsellor looking for a company that will invest in your development and career progression? Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing our Client who are a trusted health and wellbeing network who have been making a positive difference in over 15 million lives, in their search to add an Helpline Counsellor to their team. Our client offers the most comprehensive employee assistance programme on the market, giving 24/7 caring and compassionate support services to employers from organisations of all sizes, across the private, public and non-profit sector. This is a great opportunity to join the industry leading EAP and OH provider &amp; Sunday Times 'Best Places to Work' organisation as an EAP Counsellor. Job Overview Providing immediate emotional support and guidance to callers on the 24/7 helpline - completing clinical assessments and signposting appropriately. The role also includes structured telephone/ video counselling clients - hour can be counted towards BACP accreditation. Day to Day Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Providing an efficient and effective telephone counselling service to all callers</li><li>Demonstrating an ability to work with a variety of individuals and presenting issues, including those who are distressed and/or at risk</li><li>Providing "In the moment support" to callers, adopting a Solution Focused approach and achieving a one call resolution</li></ul> Essential Skills and Competencies: <ul> <li>Minimum diploma level 4 in Counselling &amp; minimum of 150 counselling hours</li><li>12 months post qualification experience</li><li>Registered member of the BACP or equivalent (or COP booked)</li><li>Relevant telephone experience</li><li>High level of computer literacy (MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)</li><li>High level of organisational ability; ability to work to tight deadlines and targets</li><li>Good communication and customer service skills</li></ul> Desirable Skills and Competencies: <ul> <li>Accredited with the BACP or eligible for the accreditation process</li><li>EAP experience</li><li>Experience of working within a target driven environment</li></ul> Employee Benefits: <ul> <li>BACP (or equivalent) membership and accreditation paid for </li><li>BACP CBD Hub</li><li>Up to £70 per month for supervision </li><li>Monthly incentives such as weekends away! </li><li>25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays, holidays increase after 2- and 5-years' service</li><li>Day off on your birthday</li><li>Cash plan for you (and your children, if any)</li><li>Contractual sick pay</li><li>Private medical insurance after 5 years' service</li><li>Pension Plan and Life Insurance</li><li>Pension plan contributions increase after 5- and 7-years' service</li><li>Holiday season bonus after 3 years' service</li><li>Profit share scheme</li><li>Season ticket loan scheme after 6 months and successful completion of probationary period</li><li>Cycle to work scheme after 6 months and successful completion of probationary period</li><li>Access to Employee Assistance Programme</li><li>Free breakfast every Monday and social sessions on the last Friday of the month with free food and drink - we call this Fab Friday!</li><li>Company incentives, access to discount schemes</li><li>Discounted glasses/contact lenses prescription</li></ul> 47589LS1R22 INDHA

EAP Counsellor

Wellbeing Counsellor £30,000-33,000 FTEOnsite Are you a qualified counsellor looking for a company that will invest in your development and career progression? Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing our Client who are a trusted health and wellbeing network who have been making a positive difference in over 15 million lives, in their search to add an Helpline Counsellor to their team. This is a great opportunity to join the industry leading EAP and OH provider &amp; Sunday Times 'Best Places to Work' organisation as an EAP Counsellor. Job Overview Providing immediate emotional support and guidance to callers on the 24/7 helpline - completing clinical assessments and signposting appropriately. The role also includes structured telephone/ video counselling clients - hour can be counted towards BACP accreditation. Day to Day Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Providing an efficient and effective telephone counselling service to all callers</li><li>Demonstrating an ability to work with a variety of individuals and presenting issues, including those who are distressed and/or at risk</li><li>Providing "In the moment support" to callers, adopting a Solution Focused approach and achieving a one call resolution</li></ul> Requirements: <ul> <li>Minimum diploma level 4 in Counselling &amp; minimum of 150 counselling hours</li><li>12 months post qualification experience</li><li>Registered member of the BACP or equivalent</li><li>High level of computer literacy (MS Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)</li></ul> Employee Benefits: <ul> <li>5 days' holiday, plus bank holidays</li><li>Day off on your birthday</li><li>Holidays increase after 2- and 5-years' service</li><li>Cash plan for you (and your children, if any)</li><li>Private medical insurance after 5 years' service </li><li>Pension Plan and Life Insurance </li><li>Support with revalidation and CPD</li><li>Funding support with training and development 11. Holiday season bonus after 3 years' service </li><li>Profit share scheme </li><li>Season ticket loan scheme after 6 months and successful completion of probationary period </li><li>Paid membership to BACP upon successful completion of probationary period (or equivalent accrediting body) </li><li>Free 24/7 onsite gym with regular group classes</li></ul> 47589LS1R19 INDHA

Helpline Counsellor

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent <ul> <li>Full time</li> <li>Part time</li> </ul> 37.5 hours per week (Between 22.5 (min) and 37.5 (max) hours per week) Job ref 333-G-HM-0749 Site Beaufort House, Uxbridge Town Uxbridge Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata P/T) Salary period Yearly Closing 01/01/:59 CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. We are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. Job overview Applicants must be fully accredited and on the Accredited register of the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). This covers Accredited Counsellors / Counselling Psychologists registered with the UKCP, BPC, HCPC or an equivalent professional bodies and/or Accredited with the BACP. Please provide correct details of registration to confirm Accreditation by search of number and not name, on the PSA or BACP 'Find an Accredited Therapist', for shortlisting. Main duties of the job Our counselling service works to a brief model, offering between 8 and 10 sessions of generic counselling or around 16 sessions for therapy within one of the specialist relational modalities. Clinicians offer 5 sessions within each working day of 7.5 hours, with adjustments to accommodate service meetings, paid CPD and training and generous paid holiday leave. Our post-holders work between 3 days (22.5hrs) and 5 days (37.5hrs) a week, one day of which must be a Tuesday. Individual supervision is provided fortnightly with additional supervision for modality clinical work. Staff currently work to a mix of home- and site-working in order to meet the demand for face to face work and for team cohesion and wellbeing. Clinicians currently offer either video or face to face sessions, dependent on patient choice and clinical need. Service hours are between 8am and 6pm and clinicians are expected to provide some later working hours within their week. Our primary hub is at Beaufort House in central Uxbridge. There is no on-site parking. CNWL offers flexible working to meet staff wellbeing for a health work-life balance. You will join a friendly, highly experienced and diverse team of clinicians and have opportunities to work in innovative areas of the service including our perinatal and Long Term Conditions provisions. Working for our organisation The Hillingdon Talking Therapies Service is an innovative and progressive Talking Therapies service provided by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. We work in close partnership with our local GP Confederation within North West London, with other mental health services, with CNWL Community physical healthcare teams and with voluntary sector and other specialist services delivering primary care support and treatment, including the primary care eating disorders team STRIDES, services for Young Adults, outreach initiatives supporting those suffering healthcare and economic inequalities and building relationships with community connectors. We are a supportive, friendly and experienced group of clinicians with core training in psychodynamic or integrative counselling models, working within a busy and creative service. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Accredited Counsellors without modality training enter preceptorship positions at band 6 including outer London weighting, to undertake funded training for a further year in one of the relational modality trainings with advancement to band 7. Those qualified as practitioners in a Talking Therapies modality join at band 7 with outer London weighting. Person specification Education and qualifications <ul> <li>A Counselling Diploma approved by the BACP or equivalent.</li> <li>Accredited with the UKCP, BACP, BPC, HCPC or PSA equivalent professional accreditation</li> <li>Critical understanding of the relevance of studies of human development, psychopathology, psychology, social issues and evidence-based practice.</li> <li>Supervisor qualification from a substantial Counselling and/or IAPT modality supervision course, as a supervisor for Counselling, CfD, DIT, IPT, Couples Therapy, EMDR or CBT</li> <li>Additional training in specialist areas related to primary care mental health eg LTC, Perinatal, CBT principles, clinical risk assessment</li> <li>Qualified/Registered Mental Health Professional</li> </ul> Previous Experience <ul> <li>Experience of working as a qualified counsellor with specialist post-qualification experience in the NHS, including substantial post-qualification experience within primary care.</li> <li>Experience of professional management and supervision of qualified and pre-qualified counsellors in the NHS in a primary care setting.</li> <li>Experience of working with a wide range of clients over the age of 18 years and including older adults presenting with mild to moderate degrees of severity of mental illness.</li> <li>Experience of working in the NHS or an IAPT service or other primary care setting, providing specialist expertise in the field of brief Counselling interventions.</li> <li>Experience of assessing clinical risk in the context of common mental health problems.</li> <li>Specialist experience acquired through having conducted 450 hours of supervised assessment and Counselling therapy during training.</li> <li>Specialist psychotherapeutic working experience.</li> <li>Experience of the application of psychotherapy in different cultural and diversity contexts.</li> <li>Experience of working within a primary care/community setting</li> <li>Experience of managing an independent and specialist caseload.</li> <li>Research skills and knowledge and aptitude.</li> </ul> Skills and Knowledge <ul> <li>Qualification as practitioner in a specialist brief model of psychotherapy a Talking Therapies modality</li> <li>Ability to work independently and manage a caseload, with freedom to act and take decisions about patient care, under supervision.</li> <li>Skills in providing professional and clinical supervision, management and training to qualified and pre-qualified counsellors.</li> <li>Experience of carrying a high patient caseload</li> </ul> Other <ul> <li>To demonstrate emotional resilience and stability. Ability to establish and maintain working relationships under pressure</li> </ul> The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. <ul> <li>Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.</li> <li>Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system</li> <li>Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.</li> <li>If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.</li> </ul> Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

High Intensity Counsellor

A leading health insurance provider in Birmingham seeks a Counsellor for their Mindplace service, offering both part-time and full-time roles with hybrid work options. The role involves delivering high-quality counselling, conducting assessments, and collaborating with teams. Candidates should have BACP accreditation and at least three years of experience. Comprehensive benefits include holidays, pension, and health insurance. Join us in making health happen for our customers and communities.

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