Volunteer Counsellor/Therapist - Volunteer

Will you share your professional therapy skills to support a mental health support service for patients with a debilitating pain condition, their relatives & partners?

What difference will you make?

You will join the charity during a growing period and your expert knowledge and experience will be invaluable to our success.

You will have a role in not only assisting to develop the counselling and psychotherapy service but also ensure we provide counselling and therapy services and mental health support to CRPS patients, their relatives, partners and carers who are in need of our support and inclusion on a regular basis.

With your help we will expand our support and service to ensure our service users receive mental health support that they may not have been offered.

Essential

• Be a member of one of the recognised organisations (see below)
• Diploma level qualifications as a minimum, Degree or Masters in Counselling, Counselling/Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy or Art Therapy (minimum of 100 hours)
• Proof of professional indemnity insurance annually (the charity will offer to pay for the insurance up to a maximum amount on an annual basis)
• Proof of professional body membership annually
• A valid DBS certificate (enhanced version), which is less than three years old and renewed every three years (the charity will pay for this)
• Able to keep people’s personal data safe

Desirable

• Knowledge of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or chronic pain
• Previous experience as a chronic pain or CRPS counsellor or psychologist
• Committed to our values
• Willing to develop skills and experience
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Approachable, presentable, enthusiastic
• Effective administration skills, planning and organisation skills

The charity has clinical supervisors available for monthly group supervision, and you’ll receive 1.5 hours of group supervision per month.

Each supervision group has between 3 and 4 therapists.

Once we’ve assessed your application, you may be invited to an online interview.

If you are successful, we will arrange for you to have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service DBS or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check.

• Recognised Organisations
• British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
• British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists
• British Psychological Society
• Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council
• EMDR Association U. K.
• General Hypnotherapy Register
• British Society for Clinical Hypnotherapists
• National Council for Hypnotherapists
• United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
• The National Hypnotherapy Society
• National Counselling Society
• Health & Care Professions Council
• The Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy
• National Register of Hypnotherapists & Psychotherapists
• Remote

What will you be doing?

We are seeking 2-3 qualified counsellors, psychologists or psychotherapists for our adult therapy service.

As a Volunteer Counsellor /Therapist, you’ll be providing therapy support services to people, many of whom are at risk, isolated and in need of mental health services.

You’ll be providing one-to-one counselling/therapy sessions online via Zoom or the telephone.

With your recognised counselling/therapy qualifications and experience, you will be an asset to our small charity and to our service users.

Depending on your qualifications, skills and experience, volunteer counsellors provide person-centred or integrative counselling support or specialist therapy services such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) and EMDR for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) patients, their families, loved ones, carers and friends, for both adults and children.

People are referred both by health or legal professionals as well as referring themselves to the service.

In this role you’ll be able to develop your counselling and therapy skills, organisation, communication and team working skills.

Most importantly, you’ll be providing essential services that help make sure no one has to face CRPS alone, whether they are a patient, relative, partner or carer.

Be the hope for CRPS.

• What The Role Involves
• This role may vary depending on needs, but is likely to include
• Providing one-to-one counselling sessions
• Helping to develop our mental health service
• Participating in monthly group clinical supervision
• Maintaining client confidentiality, upholding data protection and equal opportunities principles

We can support you to develop the skills you need for this role, including an induction into all the areas outlined.

You will have a chance to discuss your role and any additional needs with us.

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