Placement Programme

Bright Light recognises the importance of enabling counsellors in training to access placements and supporting counsellors to develop their practice. We therefore run an active programme which currently provides 6 student counsellors with a placement.

As we are primarily a couple counselling service the programme supports 4 counsellors on the Certificate in Couple Counselling course delivered by Relationships Scotland, one counsellor who is working with individuals and another in training as a sexual relationship therapist or psychosexual counsellor.

Student counsellors will therefore already be qualified as counsellors and are now doing further training and development.

As part of the programme the counsellors have –

  • a dedicated member of the operational team to allocate them clients and
    arrange appointments based on their training requirements and availability

  • group supervision paid for by Bright Light

  • peer support sessions

  • free access to in-house and Relationships Scotland CPD

  • a Zoom licence for Bright Light clients

We offer placements from September for 12 months (or until the required placement hours are achieved).

If you wish to be considered for a placement with us please claire@bright-light.org.uk, our Counselling Practice Manager.