Counselling Placements at The Meridian Centre

Counselling / Psychotherapy Placements

Meridian Therapeutic Services CIC offers supportive counselling placements for trainee and qualified therapists to gain experience and work towards qualification and / or accreditation. We accept applications from people that are on recognised courses accredited through CPCAB, colleges or universities (from level 4 to level 7) and that are willing to work with clients in person and online. A four way agreement must be in place between training provider, student, placement and supervisor. Applicants must be a member of UKCP, BACP or NCPS and have completed enough training and skills practice to be signed off by tutors as fit to practice or are fully qualified at a minimum of level 4. We do not currently offer in house supervision and regular supervision must be in place through an external supervisor.

We are currently taking applications for child counselling placements. To apply for a child placement please complete the application form below and you will be informed if you are to be invited to the centre for an interview.

Child Counselling Placement Application Form

We are not currently accepting applications for adult placements. Our application process will open between September 2026 and November 2026. Applications can be made through a link that will be shown here. If you are to be invited to interview you will be informed in December 2026 and invited for an interview on 23rd January 2027. Placements can begin once paperwork has been completed after February 2027.

All trainees on placement must be in weekly personal therapy throughout their placement. Clients that we work with benefit from humanistic, psychodynamic, CBT and Integrative approaches.

Benefits of working at Meridian Therapeutic Services CIC:

  • A full induction to prepare you for work with clients at The Meridian Centre
  • Experiencing both long term and short term work with clients
  • Providing therapeutic support to people that might not be able to access other services due to cost
  • Supportive mentors and regular reviews
  • Becoming a part of a community of practitioners with opportunities for socialising and networking

Our counsellors / psychotherapists offer therapy for the following concerns:

  • Anxiety
  • Issues related to ADHD
  • Depression
  • Issues related to identity
  • Relationship issues
  • Bereavement / Loss
  • Issues related to sexuality
  • Anger
  • Low self esteem
  • Issues related to childhood
  • Issues related to Autism