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I remember graduating from my training and being able to call myself a Psychotherapist. I was a weird mix of over- and under-confident. My training had been superb, and I trusted it and the tutors who delivered it. I was already working in private practice, and it was going well. But suddenly I was out there alone. One-to-one supervision remained, and continues to remain, very important, but the pull to be part of something bigger, to continue learning and evolving was immens

We don’t talk enough about what happens after qualification. During training, therapists are surrounded by support. We have our tutors, who seem to know and understand so much. Our placement does the work of attracting and assessing prospective clients. The clinical lead will judge whether we are the right therapist for them, and safeguarding leads provide an invaluable backstop for challenging ethical concerns. We’ve also got our supervisor. These are people to turn to whe

We are almost halfway through 2026. June is a month of abundance, long evenings and warmer temperatures. Approaching the end of May, we had quite glorious sunshine for days, and the countryside, and more urban green spaces were lush and verdant. ‘No Mow May’ encouraged swathes of weed and wildflower, and the pollinators are busy busy busy living their lives with an energy and enthusiasm mere human beings cannot possibly emulate. June events and festivals mark this point in t