Reflective Practice Group: Working with Time Boundaries

Our Reflective Practice Group meets monthly. The next session is on 4th June at 7pm. It is open to counsellors, psychotherapists and other professionals working in the sector. It is run by one of our assessors, Helen Miskin. If you wish to attend we ask that you contact Helen on Helenmiskin@marchescounselling.org and send a £5 […]
April – Stress Awareness Month

The concept of the stress bucket, introduced by Professor Alison Brabban and Dr. Douglas Turkington in 2002, provides a simple yet powerful way to understand and manage anxiety. It’s a practical tool for recognising how stress impacts mental health and discovering ways to build emotional resilience. Picture a bucket where all your stress and worries […]
NEURODIVERSITY CPD with MCS

How diverse are we as human animals?How much of how we function is a commonality of the species and how broad a spectrum of difference might this encompass before we can classify something as ‘abnormal’?We know our animal nature is not the only consideration.What of the diversity of culture and beliefs – how might this impact […]
World Book Day

As it’s World Book Day I asked some of our counsellors if there are any books they’d recommend to either their peers or our clients. The last is fiction but as the counsellor says, reading in itself is fantastic for one’s wellbeing. Are there any books you would recommend to others?
Complex Presentations

Our Reflective Practice Group runs every month for counsellors and psychotherapists in Herefordshire. This group is a space to reflect on our practice as a whole, all areas of our work, to share ideas and support, and to learn different approaches to our professional framework. We cover topics each session, our next topic for the […]
Trauma

We are running a CPD on Trauma for our counsellors. Just one of the many ways we ensure we are up to date with best practice and can help clients with a broad range of issues in a professional manner. This CPD session will explore approaches to trauma with an emphasis upon understandings from attachment […]
Reflective Practice Group

Our Reflective Practice Group is for counsellors and psychotherapists in Herefordshire, to provide a space for reflection and development. We reflect within our working day, every day we work, but it is not always possible to step back within our day-to-day work to see our practice as a whole. This group is a space to […]
Vacancy : Service Director

For MCS, a Charity providing Counselling and Psychotherapy throughout Herefordshire and the Marches Based in Hereford City Combination of onsite and home working Self-employed position – PT flexible hours – £30,000 to £35,000 pro rata Essential: Management skills in client centred practice Job Purpose To provide efficient direction for the delivery of a therapeutic service; […]
CPD – 14th December 2024

At MCS staff development is important to us. As part of our CPD programme we are running the following for staff and professionals associated with us. NHS Talking Therapies in Herefordshire 14th December 2024 10 am – 12 pm In-person and Online NHS Talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression has grown from small beginnings in […]
Vacancy

Service Director We are looking for a new Service Director for MCS, a Charity providing Counselling and Psychotherapy throughout Herefordshire and the Marches. Based in Hereford City Combination of onsite and home working Self-employed position – PT – £30,000 to £35,000 pro rata Essential: Management skills in client centred practice Job Purpose To provide efficient […]