Join Our Therapy Team

Find our more about completing your student placement with us or volunteering as a qualified therapist

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Interested in joining our therapeutic volunteer team?

From student counsellors through to private practice therapists, our volunteers offer a space for our members to work through a variety of struggles, whether related to transition or simply with someone who understands that being trans may affect the issues people face, but won’t always be the main focus.

Our members are trans+, non-binary and questioning adults and their families. Your experience will help us deliver mental wellbeing support, allowing them to develop a deeper understanding of themselves, navigate challenges, build resilience and make healthy decisions about their future. The current hostile media landscape and long waiting lists for gender-affirming care mean our members are in more need than ever of professional support. By volunteering some of your practice hours, you can make a huge difference to an otherwise disenfranchised client group.

What we offer our therapeutic volunteers:

  • Access to our training, with attendance certificates available on request.

  • Monthly one-hour online peer drop-ins, where we discuss anything from client work to general chat and the team can get to know each other.

  • Free attendance at our training and development days for volunteers currently seeing our clients.

  • Valuable experience working with a minority group.

Experience and/or understanding of the LGBT+ community is desirable, and we provide training on trans awareness and working with trans, non-binary and neurodiverse clients.

Are you a qualified Counsellor or Therapist?

We're looking for qualified counsellors and therapists from a range of modalities and specialisms to volunteer some practice hours taking on our clients. As a qualified counsellor of therapist you will be able to choose whether to become part of our onboarded team, or take our clients within your private practice set up.

  • You’ll complete an application form, have an initial discussion with our Volunteer Coordinator, and have an interview with our Therapeutic Lead. If we take you on, you’ll need to show proof of your qualifications.

    You’ll see each client for up to 16 sessions. You can extend to up to 20 without additional permission, though we ask you to record your reasoning.

  • If you have your own private practice, you can take our clients through your own practice and systems.

    You’ll take one or more clients at a time, with an approx. 1-2 hour time commitment per week.

    We’ll ask to see your professional body membership and insurance.

    You’re responsible for your own supervision, and we’ll check in minimum  annually to discuss your volunteering with us.

  • If you’d like to join the team with a little more structure, or you’re newly qualified and building experience, you can see clients through our system.

    You’ll take two or more clients at a time, with an approx. 2-3 hour time commitment per week.

    We will ask you for 2 references during the application process, as with all our non-theraputic volunteers.

    You be provided with our monthly supervision (2 hours, groups of four) and arrange any additional supervision yourself.

Looking for a student placement?

We offer counselling and therapy placement roles to students wishing to gain experience in their fields. A placement with us allows students to develop their practice through working with our members as they explore their authentic selves. We consider students from any modality.

  • You will need to complete an application form, have an initial discussion with our Volunteer Coordinator, and take part in an interview with our Therapeutic Lead, including a practical skills element.

    You’ll have three clients at a time for up to 16 sessions each, unless an extension is agreed, with an approx. 4 hour time commitment per week.

    You can see clients online or use our counselling room in central Southampton.

    • Professional body membership card.

    • Certificates of applicable qualifications.

    • Fitness to Practise certificate.

    • Two references (with at least one professional).

    • We’ll provide placement contracts and complete any forms your placement requires.

    • Training on trans+ awareness and working with trans, non-binary and neurodiverse clients.

    • Three development days a year, allowing you to meet other counselling volunteers and therapists in person and learn new skills outside the classroom.

    • Monthly group supervision (2 hours, groups of four). You’re responsible for sourcing your own additional supervision.