The Process of Becoming a Counsellor: Navigating the Transformation

This book aims to help the reader understand what is involved in becoming a counsellor, and what to expect of the experience of counsellor training.

Covering everything from interviewing for practitioner training, doing personal and professional development, to seeing your very first client, this book gives a thorough, step-by-step examination of the process of becoming a counsellor. It draws upon the authors’ diverse experience of working within the counselling field, academic research and personal testimonies from a wide range of counselling students. Readers will gain valuable insight into the personal demands/responsibilities and the transformation that training and qualifying involves. Included throughout the book are pedagogical features such as reflection points, vignettes, case studies, and activities which will help prepare readers for the experiential process they will go through.

The Process of Becoming a Counsellor is an important resource for anyone planning to start or just beginning counselling training. It is a must-read for anyone contemplating a counselling qualification or who may be wondering if training to be a counsellor is the right pathway for them.

Tara Fox is a BACP accredited relational psychotherapist and clinical supervisor . She is a senior lecturer in integrative counselling and mental health at Leeds Beckett University. She has worked in education since 1999 delivering counselling training and personal development courses in community, FE and HE environments from introduction to Masters level.

Jayne Godward is a Person-Centered counsellor and supervisor who has been teaching counselling skills and counselling since 1993 and has taught on counselling practitioner courses in FE colleges and Universities since 2006. Jayne is the director of Yorkshire Counselling Training working with students on the introductory courses, CPCAB L3 Certificate, L4 Diploma and L6 Certificate in Supervision.