103 – Attachment Styles

103 – Attachment Styles Future of Counselling Qualifications –Importance of Feelings in Counselling In episode 103 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes talk about the future of counselling qualifications. Next – in ‘Practice Matters’ – Rory describes attachment styles. Last, the presenters discuss why we focus on feelings (as opposed to narrative/story) […]

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101 – When Counselling Doesn’t Work

101 – When Counselling Doesn’t Work Study-Life Balance for Student Counsellors –Personal Development as Counselling Students In episode 101 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes discuss the challenges of balancing your studies with all the other demands of life. In ‘Practice Matters’, Rory looks at what we can do when counselling doesn’t

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100 – Success in Counselling

100 – Success in Counselling Celebrations in the Counselling Room – Achieving 100 Client Hours Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes are very proud and excited to present the 100th episode of the Counselling Tutor Podcast! There have been over 600,000 downloads of the podcast since it began – that’s about the population of Glasgow – with

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099 – How to Dress as a Counsellor

099 – How to Dress as a Counsellor Friendships with Clients – Progression Routes after Level 3 In episode 99 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes discuss the thorny issue of whether it’s possible to become friends with a former client. In ‘Practice Matters’, Rory discusses how to dress as a counsellor. He

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Special Edition – Counselling Clients with Autism

Special Edition – Counselling Clients with Autism During the UK academic breaks, Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly produce occasional special editions of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, in which they provide a ‘deep dive’ into a specific topic important to counselling and psychotherapy. In this episode, Rory talks with Angela Maughan about her experiences with autism as both

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098 – Use of Questions in Counselling

098 – Use of Questions in Counselling Can a Counsellor Be Too Nice? – Understanding Your Attachment Style In episode 98 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes discuss whether it’s possible for a counsellor to be too nice. In ‘Practice Matters’, Rory then talks about the appropriate use of questions in counselling.

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097 – Personal Therapy for Counsellors

097 – Personal Therapy for Counsellors Managing Anxiety in Skills Assessments – Cultural Divisions In episode 97 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes talk about the natural anxiety that students often experience when having their counselling skills observed and/or assessed. In ‘Practice Matters’, Rory explores the thinking behind the requirement of many

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096 – Counselling and Psychotherapy Difference

096 – Difference between Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice Matters: Developing Your Internal Supervisor – Skill of Reflection In episode 96 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes clarify the difference between counselling and psychotherapy. In ‘Practice Matters’, Rory looks at how to develop your own internal supervisor. Last, the presenters discuss the

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