Since launching Counsellors Together UK in July 2017, we have been one of the few counselling groups rooted in politics – campaigning to effect change on both a social and political level. There are other groups, but CTUK has grown to over 5,500 members and we are now the UKs largest Counsellors campaign group. At CTUK we, and myself personally, have always been subject to Read More …
During our national counsellors’ day event back in June, I was asked what had made me decide to be a part of Counsellors’ Together UK from its inception. At the time, I was taken aback as I had not really thought much about it but recently I have been reflecting on this question and, the truth is, the answer lies many years before the formation Read More …
Happy 2nd Birthday Counsellors Together UK. Hey everyone, Maria here. Today is our 2nd birthday so I thought I should say a few words. However, as I’m sat here thinking what I should write about I can’t seem to think of anything without being a little (ok maybe more than a little!) emotional, dramatic and full of pride….. so I’ve decided to just run with that…..which may not be for everyone, but hey…. this is me!
It’s been just over a week since counsellors and other professionals from all over the UK met in Lincoln for the first ever National Counsellor’s Day. Set in the comfortable surroundings of the University of Lincoln, 70 delegates met to explore the future of counselling; and the weather wasn’t too shabby either! An ambassador from the National Counselling Society started off our day and opened Read More …
Counsellors Together UK lodge official complaint against BACP for not consulting members about changing the resolution and AGM voting process. In July 2018 the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) sent an email to their members informing them that the AGM member resolution process had changed. In 2017 the process meant that any member who wished to submit a resolution had to propose it Read More …
