Silence in counselling feels uncomfortable for most students. Learn why it matters, what's really happening during silence, and how to stay with it confidently.

Learn what confidentiality really means in counselling, when it must be broken, and how to talk about it with clients. Essential guide for CPCAB Level 2 students.

Discover what empathy really means in counselling. Learn why it's more than just words, how to show authentic understanding, and avoid common Level 2 mistakes.

For counselling students, ending a session is a critical skill so the other person feels held and safe after the session. But many stumble with this question when ending a session. In the last few minutes of a role-play session, the goal for counselling students is to wind down the session and land it gently to a close, returning the other person safely. The Common Question Counselling Students Should Avoid When Ending a Session Yet it’s common for students ask in those last

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Here are five alternatives for asking the question “how does that make you feel?”. I'll guarantee the 4th one is going to surprise you. How does that make you feel? This is common question that trainee counsellors and counsellors can still get caught out by. It’s not uncommon to want to ask the question: “How does that make your feel?”. It is, after all, much of what counselling is about: to connect with your feelings and experience. However, it can be detrimental to the clie

A counselling session and a helping session are two different settings. What makes the difference?