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Chloe's Book Recommendations - part 1

I am excited to highlight some of my favourite books which I use in my work as an LGBTQ counsellor and trainer. This is part of a series ...

Chloe Foster

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Who am I? - part 3

In this series of blogs I talk a bit more about my background and who I am. Part 3 looks at my journey working in the LGBTQ community. MY...

Chloe Foster

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Who am I? - part 2

I am very passionate about education and training. Since 2003 teaching and training has been a part of my life... working as an activity

Chloe Foster

4 min

Who am I? - part 1

It may not come as a surprise to you that I had counselling before deciding to train as a counsellor. In fact this...

Chloe Foster

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Is Online CPD the future?

When I reflect back on face-to-face CPD I remember the early alarm and rainy dark mornings to get to an unfamiliar venue. The frustration of

Chloe Foster

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During the COVID-19 Lockdown, is it ok for trainee counsellors to offer email counselling?

There is no option at the moment to go out and see a counsellor in their office, so online counselling has surged. However, in lockdown

Chloe Foster

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Email Counselling (part 4) - Misunderstandings in Email Counselling

In this 4-part series of blogs on email counselling we have explored the history of email counselling (part 1) and the issues of disinhib...

Chloe Foster

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Email Counselling (part 3) - Boundaries in Email Counselling

Email counselling is notoriously more difficult for counsellors to set and keep to boundaries. Many counsellors I know report that they...

Chloe Foster

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Email Counselling (part 2) - What is the Disinhibition Effect?

When meeting online, clients often feel able to be more open and are less inhibited - this is known as the “disinhibition effect”...

Chloe Foster

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Email Counselling (part 1) - What is Email Counselling?

Email Counselling - unlike face-to-face, video or phone sessions - is all text based. Counsellors and clients never see each other’s faces..

Chloe Foster

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How LGBTQ affirmative is your counselling practice?

How confident do you feel working with clients from LGBTQ community? Do you ever worry about getting

Chloe Foster

3 min

LGBTQ Relationship Counselling

Relationship counselling can help people see what happens when they argue and what patterns they find themselves in. Does one of you tend to

Chloe Foster

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A year in the life of Sussex Rainbow Counselling

As the New Year begins I have decided to write a summary of a year in the life of Sussex Rainbow Counselling. The year started with the fir

Chloe Foster

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Pronouns – what’s the big fuss?

Talking to other counsellors about pronouns I am often faced with the same questions and confusion: - Do pronouns really matter that much...

Chloe Foster

2 min

How to be a Trans Ally

With the rise of the hashtag #transally I thought it timely to write a piece on how to be a Trans Ally. The way I see it, a Trans Ally is...

Chloe Foster

4 min

Is online counselling second best?

Traditionally, counselling has always taken place face to face (f2f), and so it seems the default way that counsellors work. Through my e...

Chloe Foster

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Do we still need LGBTQ specialist services in 2019?

Many counsellors ask me why I run a service aimed at LGBTQ clients. Some worry this can cause more segregation in society and some state ...

Chloe Foster

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LGBT History Month 2019

February is LGBT History Month and the theme for 2019 is Peace, Activism and Reconciliation. Every year since it’s inception in 2005, eve...

Chloe Foster

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5 Tips to Survive a Break-up

As the cold face of January sets in, many relationships break down after living through the pressure to be happy at Christmas. In fact, t...

Chloe Foster

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Reflections of 2018 - the year of change

Hello, welcome to my new blog! One of my 2019 goals is to write a regular blog and be more active on my counselling practice’s social med...

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