Ethics isn't a tick box exercise. It's the container that holds counselling work safe. Learn what working within an ethical framework actually means.

Students want to steer clients toward the "real" issue. But counselling means helping people discover their own needs, not identifying needs for them.

Your difference from your client isn't a barrier. It's valuable information. Learn how to work across difference in counselling with curiosity and empathy.

Learn how to recognise and challenge your own prejudices in counselling. Guidance for CPCAB Level 2 students on blind spots and self-awareness work.

Learn what empathy really means in counselling from a person-centred perspective. Guidance for CPCAB Level 2 students on Carl Rogers' core conditions.

Learn why time boundaries matter in counselling. Practical guidance for CPCAB Level 2 students on establishing and maintaining therapeutic time limits. If you're training at CPCAB Level 2, time boundaries will feel unnatural. Rigid. Even cold. You're learning to end sessions at an agreed time , whether or not the conversation feels finished. In training, those sessions might be 15 minutes for practice. In qualified practice, they're typically 50 minutes (the "psychological ho

Learn how to end counselling sessions appropriately. Practical guidance for CPCAB Level 2 students on managing time boundaries and ending well.

Learn when to ask questions in counselling and when to stay quiet. Practical guidance for CPCAB Level 2 students on open vs closed questions.

Discover what therapeutic listening really involves. Practical guidance for CPCAB Level 2 students on developing active listening and responding skills.