Designed for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.
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The course is based on Carl Rogers' person centered approach to counselling and will help you to develop your counselling skills for use within the speech and language therapy context.
What will we cover?
The following topics will be covered:
- Boundaries
- Hearing the story
- Ways of responding including paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning
- Loss
- Practice counselling skills session
- Developing the therapeutic relationship
- Boundaries
- Hearing the story
- Ways of responding including paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning
- Loss
- Practice counselling skills session
- Developing the therapeutic relationship
- Active listening
- Empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence
- Challenge and support
- Self care
- Self-awareness
- Immediacy
- Relevance of counselling skills for different client groups
- Endings.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
1. distinguish counselling skills from counselling
2. identify the core conditions
3. demonstrate unconditional positive regard, congruence and empathy
4. use paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning effectively.
5. practise a range of counselling skills and be more confident about using these within your work.
6. explain why self-awareness is important for therapists and how self-awareness can be developed
7. identify the stages of grief and bereavement and relate these to your client group.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
To access the course you will be a qualified speech and language therapist. You will have an adequate level of English to:
- Express your opinions and feelings
- Follow discussions and make relevant contributions
- Make use of handouts with some assistance if necessary
It is most suitable for therapists who have done little or no previous counselling training.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
There will be a large experiential component to the course as well as some theoretical input and practical sessions.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
There are no additional costs although you might choose to purchase books from the suggested reading list.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You may choose to go on to do further counselling training either at the City Lit or elsewhere.
Louise trained as a speech and language therapist 16 years ago and started her career working with children and young people in school and community settings. Her interest in stammering grew as she started running after school therapy groups for children who stammer and learnt more about the wider impact that stammering has on a person’s life. Louise pursued specialist training in ways of working with stammering and went on to set up evening groups for adults who stammer in one of the London NHS trusts. She joined City Lit as a part-time tutor in 2019. Louise does not stammer and finds the opportunity to learn from adults who stammer invaluable. She became particularly passionate about the emotional impact of stammering and psychological ways of working which moved her career into the field of mental health. Louise gained a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in 2023 and now works as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for the NHS alongside her part time work in stammering.
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Anita McKiernan, BSc, MSc, Dip Coaching, Dip Counselling Skills, MRCSLT, HCPC registered. Anita is a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist and joined CityLit as a part-time tutor in 2019. Her wider work includes children, young people & adults with Selective Mutism, Stammering and Voice Disorders. She spent several years working in the NHS in clinical & management roles. Anita is also a Visiting Lecturer & Clinical Tutor at City, University of London. She is the Chair of the National Clinical Excellence Network in Selective Mutism and is an adviser for the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists. She is also a member of the National and Regional Clinical Excellence Networks in Fluency. Anita has completed further qualifications in areas of Coaching & Counselling and uses a range of psychological approaches in her work. As a lover of the Arts and trained improviser, Anita reslishes the creative process of working with others. She draws on various art forms as appropriate, including art-making, music, movement, improvisation and poetry. She has written songs & melodies for therapeutic use and writes poetry when the impulse strikes!.
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We’re sorry. We don’t have a bio ready for the tutor of this class at the moment, but we’re working on it! Watch this space.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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This is a live online course. You will need:<br />
- Internet connection. The classes work best with Chrome.<br />
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.<br />
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.<br />
We will contact you with joining instructions before your course starts.1051186840Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapists499499https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/catalog/category/Interiorised-stammering-XS302-1024.jpgInStockDaytimeMon-WedKeeley StreetAvailable courses1 to 4 weeksWeekday2026-05-18T00:00:00+00:00Beginners, Some experience, Advanced, Suitable for allMay 2026Specialist learningXS503499499Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapists499499499Louise Hillyer, Anita McKiernan, Amy Stewarteffective-counselling-skills-for-speech-and-language-therapists/xs503-2526Designed for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.0000-Available|2026-05-18 00:00:00The course is based on Carl Rogers' person centered approach to counselling and will help you to develop your counselling skills for use within the speech and language therapy context.Designed for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.The following topics will be covered:<br />
- Boundaries<br />
- Hearing the story<br />
- Ways of responding including paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning<br />
- Loss<br />
- Practice counselling skills session<br />
- Developing the therapeutic relationship<br />
- Boundaries<br />
- Hearing the story<br />
- Ways of responding including paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning<br />
- Loss<br />
- Practice counselling skills session<br />
- Developing the therapeutic relationship<br />
- Active listening<br />
- Empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence<br />
- Challenge and support<br />
- Self care<br />
- Self-awareness<br />
- Immediacy<br />
- Relevance of counselling skills for different client groups<br />
- Endings.1. distinguish counselling skills from counselling<br />
2. identify the core conditions<br />
3. demonstrate unconditional positive regard, congruence and empathy<br />
4. use paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning effectively. <br />
5. practise a range of counselling skills and be more confident about using these within your work.<br />
6. explain why self-awareness is important for therapists and how self-awareness can be developed<br />
7. identify the stages of grief and bereavement and relate these to your client group.To access the course you will be a qualified speech and language therapist. You will have an adequate level of English to:<br />
- Express your opinions and feelings<br />
- Follow discussions and make relevant contributions<br />
- Make use of handouts with some assistance if necessary<br />
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It is most suitable for therapists who have done little or no previous counselling training.There will be a large experiential component to the course as well as some theoretical input and practical sessions.There are no additional costs although you might choose to purchase books from the suggested reading list.You may choose to go on to do further counselling training either at the City Lit or elsewhere.Speech therapyTraining courses in speech and language therapyvirtual499499499XS503NONEMon-Wed18/05/26 - 20/05/2609:30 - 17:0009:3017:003 sessions31 to 4 weeksDaytimeWeekdayKSKeeley StreetLouise Hillyer, Anita McKiernan, Amy StewartBeginners, Some experience, Advanced, Suitable for allAvailable courses2026-05-18T00:00:00+00:00May 2026Specialist learning499499Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapistseffective-counselling-skills-for-speech-and-language-therapists/xs503-2526Designed for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.0000-Available|2026-05-18 00:00:00The course is based on Carl Rogers' person centered approach to counselling and will help you to develop your counselling skills for use within the speech and language therapy context.Designed for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.The following topics will be covered:<br />
- Boundaries<br />
- Hearing the story<br />
- Ways of responding including paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning<br />
- Loss<br />
- Practice counselling skills session<br />
- Developing the therapeutic relationship<br />
- Boundaries<br />
- Hearing the story<br />
- Ways of responding including paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning<br />
- Loss<br />
- Practice counselling skills session<br />
- Developing the therapeutic relationship<br />
- Active listening<br />
- Empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence<br />
- Challenge and support<br />
- Self care<br />
- Self-awareness<br />
- Immediacy<br />
- Relevance of counselling skills for different client groups<br />
- Endings.1. distinguish counselling skills from counselling<br />
2. identify the core conditions<br />
3. demonstrate unconditional positive regard, congruence and empathy<br />
4. use paraphrasing, reflecting and questioning effectively. <br />
5. practise a range of counselling skills and be more confident about using these within your work.<br />
6. explain why self-awareness is important for therapists and how self-awareness can be developed<br />
7. identify the stages of grief and bereavement and relate these to your client group.To access the course you will be a qualified speech and language therapist. You will have an adequate level of English to:<br />
- Express your opinions and feelings<br />
- Follow discussions and make relevant contributions<br />
- Make use of handouts with some assistance if necessary<br />
<br />
It is most suitable for therapists who have done little or no previous counselling training.There will be a large experiential component to the course as well as some theoretical input and practical sessions.There are no additional costs although you might choose to purchase books from the suggested reading list.You may choose to go on to do further counselling training either at the City Lit or elsewhere.Speech therapyTraining courses in speech and language therapyconfigurable
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Introduction to mindfulness for speech and language therapistsFull fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £249.00