Couples Counsellor/Couples Psychotherapist
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Summary
This role, starting February/March 2025, offers the opportunity to generate significant income as a self-employed couples counsellor/psychotherapist. Responsibilities include providing couples therapy, working with self-referred and organization-referred clients. Candidates need relevant qualifications, clinical experience, and accreditation.
- Highly developed clinical skills in counselling/psychotherapy
- Specialist skills in working with couples and relationships
- An ability to understand clinical presentations and needs, and to develop an effective approach to meeting these using established counselling and/or psychotherapeutic models.
- An ability to undertake both short-term and longer-term therapeutic work with clients
- An ability to work independently but also within a pluralistic, multi-profession ‘psychological community’
- Highly developed personal management and communication skills, including the effective use of IT.
- Flexibility and adaptability in approach, with an advanced ability to learn and develop new skills and understandings.
- A mature and highly professional approach in working with clients from a range of backgrounds.
Job description and person specification
Introduction
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is a leading independent provider of counselling and psychological therapies in Scotland. With 11 bespoke therapy centres as well as an established online portal, we deliver services to individuals and organisations. We work with over 120 practitioners from a range of backgrounds including counselling/ psychotherapy, CBT, counselling psychology, clinical psychology, and coaching. We also have our [Employer hidden] Institute which provides CPD and training opportunities to those working in partnership with us.
About the role
This self-employed partnership role, based in our Aberdeen service at 5 Golden Square, will provide the opportunity to offer a therapeutic role specialising in couples and relationships therapy. Some online work may be required. Work with self-referred adults and clients referred by organisations and businesses will also be necessary.
Who should apply
We will accept applications from any practitioner with a postgraduate qualification in counselling/ psychotherapy along with significant clinical experience working with couples and who hold relevant certicates in couples’ therapy. We would normally expect practitioners working with us to hold accreditation with an appropriate professional body or to be significantly advanced in their pursuance of this. Additionally, the availability to offer at least one evening clinic is required.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate an outstanding ability to integrate clinical practice and professional learning, and to engage professionally within a highly reputable organisation. We are looking for practitioners with the following competencies:
- Highly developed clinical skills in counselling/psychotherapy
- Specialist skills in working with couples and relationships
- An ability to understand clinical presentations and needs, and to develop an effective approach to meeting these using established counselling and/or psychotherapeutic models.
- An ability to undertake both short-term and longer-term therapeutic work with clients
- An ability to work independently but also within a pluralistic, multi-profession ‘psychological community’
- Highly developed personal management and communication skills, including the effective use of IT.
- Flexibility and adaptability in approach, with an advanced ability to learn and develop new skills and understandings.
- A mature and highly professional approach in working with clients from a range of backgrounds.
How to apply
To apply, please complete our online application form. Please note we will ask you to provide the following:
- Your CV
- A brief statement detailing your relevant experience/qualifications – making specific reference to your experience working with couples – and suitability for this role and any days of the week you would be unavailable to work due to other commitments
- A summary of your ongoing clinical, professional, learning and other work activities at present and as envisaged should your application be successful
To find out more and/or to express an interest, please email [contact hidden] or you can also call us on [contact hidden].
This advert will remain open until suitable candidates have been appointed.