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London Friend provides time-limited counselling to LGBT clients and require all volunteer counsellors to identity as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans. In addition, candidates must demonstrate:

  • Experience of counselling training or provision.
  • Have achieved a minimum of 2nd year of a recognised counselling diploma course.
  • At least 30 hours experience of supervised counselling practice prior to application.
  • An awareness of issues affecting LGB&T people and an awareness of their own attitudes and experiences of their own sexual orientation or gender identity and how these may affect the counselling relations.
  • An awareness of issues associated with problematic drug and/or alcohol use.
  • Candidates who do not fulfil all of the criteria but have demonstrable relevant experience and identify as LGB&T may be considered. For more information on being a volunteer counsellor for London Friend, please download the Counselling role description for counsellors.

 

If you would like to apply to be a counsellor with London Friend:

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