OLT4C is one of our profession’s longest established online training providers. ACTO is delighted to welcome the organisation as an Online Training Provider. One of the principal aims of ACTO is to ensure that it fully represents the rich diversity within our growing profession. We are therefore extremely pleased to confirm that OLT4C, widely recognised…
The Revolution & Evolution of Online Training for Counsellors Have you ever wondered where Online Training for Counsellors courses come from? We sing their praises and also the praises of the thousands of professionals have added OLT4c training to their skill set, but why? It feels like this former student said it all… …
You may have heard of counselling, but are less familiar with how this would be done online. I work from a belief that using online methods of counselling can do a lot of good for people in different ways. The use of online counselling (online therapy) is growing and is already a well-established form of…
When I began my training to work online we used Microsoft Messenger. It was just called MSN or messenger but at that time was seen to be simple to use and there was a flexibility which made it useful for online counselling. It was free and it seemed most clients had it already installed on…
The current health crisis means many counsellors are considering taking their practice online for the first time. Therapist Suzie Mosson, a director of Online Training for Counsellors, has some expert advice for practitioners looking to make this move, from reviewing insurance and fees to choosing a webcam programme and re-contracting with your client. Top of…
In this age of technology, I, like most people have an email inbox which seems to fill up fast. There are lots of enquiries from organisations, students and service users trying to gain clarity around training requirements to work online. As a professional I am heartened to receive such correspondence because it’s an indication of…
There are so many private or semi-private groups on social media for therapists it’s very hard to not join 1 or 2 or a multitude of them, depending on your personality. [raises brows] They are great sources of information when you sift through and it occurred to me, not everyone has time to filter through…
It is September and a new group of students have joined the general certificate course. There is the usual excitement and resistance, panic with technology and ‘ah ha’ moments when it is discovered how small things can feel like huge issues until they are suddenly solved, the feelings of being ‘out there’ alone. But most…
My interest in online counselling began with an interest in supporting young people. Research suggests that when young people (aged 15-25) want help, they don’t turn to their parents, friends, a teacher or doctor – they go online. I started facilitating online support groups for young people with eating disorders about eight years ago, and…
As you may have read we are getting ready for our autumn workshops. We try to add more every year and on subjects that are of interest to our students. Latest in these are our practice building workshop and course. It is not or almost not touched upon in our therapy training and yet if…