Join our team
Trainee & Volunteer Placements
St. Martin’s Counselling and Psychotherapy is committed to providing professionally supported placements for trainee & qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, CBT practitioners, counselling psychologists and those working towards professional accreditation.
Our team have successfully supported over 2,000 trainees in obtaining clinical hours and are able to offer you a challenging and varied caseload of clients.
We have training agreements with over 20 Universities and training providers and are keen to develop relationships with new training organisations.
For more information or to send your C.V to apply for a placement please email: suzannel@smchh.co.uk
Peer Support
Our large peer support group offers everyone a welcoming community to share experiences, socialise, and learn from each other.
Risk and Safety
We are positive about risk, ensuring a wide variety of ‘presentations’, and a challenging caseload, depending on your level of experience. All of our client work adheres to the Ethical Framework of BACP, UKCP, BABCP and BPS and our Risk Management processes, Safeguarding, Confidentiality & Data Protection (GDPR) policies and procedures align with those of the NHS.
Thank you for considering practicing with us.
We work hard to maintain the highest of professional standards on behalf of our clients.
You will need to be qualified or studying Counselling and/or Psychotherapy at level 4 and above, have some clinical experience or a fitness to practice or similar from your training provider.
You will need to commit to a minimum of 4 hours at the same time each week for at least 12 months.
We interview all prospective therapists and if successful you also will need to provide the following information before you can begin client work
We will need you to provide evidence:
Of your Identity - Photo ID such as a Passport or Driving License
You are on a valid therapy training course
Of your registration with a recognised governing body
Of £5 million insurance covering you to practice as a therapist
You have a supervisor
Of a current DBS
Of a Prevent certificate Link
Of a Level 3 Adult safeguarding certificate Link
Contact details for two people we can approach for references
Are you ready to join us
What our Trainee Counsellors are saying