A Student's Guide to Therapeutic Counselling
Book Details
- Publisher : Sage
- Published : 2025
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 336
- Category :
Counselling - Catalogue No : 94824
- ISBN 13 : 9781529682465
- ISBN 10 : 1529682460
About the Author(s)
Kelly Budd is an experienced person-centred counsellor, supervisor and tutor. She has worked at CPCAB, the UK’s only awarding organisation specialising in counselling and psychotherapy, since 2017. In her role as Chief Professional Standards Officer, she oversees the valuable work of the qualification service to maintain the standards and relevance of CPCAB qualifications. Prior to this she spent many years working in substance misuse agency settings and also private practice work. She is passionate about high quality counselling education and championing the importance of human connection in training. She is an advocate for inclusive vocational training pathways towards becoming a counsellor and enabling students to flourish and gain self-understanding through their training. She has a particular interest in supporting practitioners taking their first steps into the field of counselling and found her years teaching diploma programmes hugely inspirational.
Traci Postings is an experienced counsellor and supervisor and has taught extensively in adult education. She has been a training consultant in the homelessness and addiction sectors, and compiled a training manual highlighting the value of counselling skills in health and social care settings. More recently, Traci has been involved in qualification and competence development, being committed to promoting and achieving high standards in the counselling professions.
Heather Price is a senior lecturer and staff tutor at the Open University, UK, and a psychodynamic individual and couple psychotherapist and visiting lecturer at Tavistock Relationships.