The Advantages of Working with a Therapist in Training

Contemporary Therapy Network offers low cost general counselling and sex and relationship therapy for individuals, couples and multiple partnered people. The service is provided by therapists undertaking their training at the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology, (CICS), under the guidance of the wonderful CICS Teaching Team. Our therapists in training have reached the stage in their development where they are deemed competent to safely offer either general therapy or sex and relationship therapy, depending on their course of study.

It is a common assumption that a therapist in training might not be as effective as a fully qualified therapist. Although a fully qualified therapist will certainly have more experience, there are many advantages to working with a therapist in training.

1. What therapists in training lack in experience they gain in up to date knowledge. The therapists in training providing our low cost service have the very latest knowledge in general counselling and sex and relationship therapy approaches from their training at CICS.
2. All of our low cost Network members have completed thorough training in all aspects of diversity including gender, relationships, sexuality, race, religion, culture, disability and neurodiversity. They understand how these intersections of identity affect the lives of the people in our society today.
3. Therapists in training only work with small numbers of clients, which means each individual client gets a high level of attention and focus.
4. Therapists in training are required to have much more clinical supervision than qualified therapists. Their work is closely monitored and guided by their supervisors, all of whom are senior practitioners.
5. Therapy with a therapist in training is offered at a much lower cost than with an experienced therapist. Low cost therapy in our Network starts at £25 a session compared with an average rate of £60 for a fully qualified therapy.  
6. Our sex and relationship therapy trainees are already qualified counsellors, nurses and doctors, with specialist knowledge and experience in sexual health. They are offering low cost sex and relationship therapy as part of their development to becoming registered psychosexual and relationship therapists.  
7. All of our therapists in training are mature individuals with a range and depth of life and work experiences, all of which adds to their ability to support the resolution of your sexual or relationship problem.
8. Every one of our team members are super keen to hone the craft of counselling or sex and relationship therapy. This is their new career and, as such, they are fully engrossed in their learning and in building their clinical competence.

These are all great reasons to trust our service to provide you with the very best support. If you need help with life in general or with your sex or relationship life contact us now for a confidential referral to one of our keen and well prepared Network therapists in training.