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3 min

Bisexual Health

So my bisexuality was kept completely secret for years. I had seen many friends come out and be referred to as promiscuous, greedy, indecisi

Chloe Foster

3 min

Do you know your LGBTQ history?

As a counsellor working in the LGBTQ community, it’s so important we think about LGBTQ history. The timeline shows a very brief whistle

Chloe Foster

3 min

Gay shame - Part 2

I don’t remember ever feeling safe to be openly gay. There were no out gay teachers in any of the 3 schools I taught in. Being in Brighton I

Chloe Foster

3 min

Gay shame – part 1

Gay shame is a central theme in the Channel 4’s It’s a Sin. Shame seriously affected the lives of the characters in this drama which was set

Chloe Foster

2 min

Suicide in the counselling room

LGBTQ people are, sadly, statistically at higher risk of suicide. Did you know? 46% of trans people had suicidal thoughts in the last year

Chloe Foster

3 min

Are you cisgender?

When I first started running LGBTQ awareness workshops for counsellors a few years ago it was very common for almost the whole room full of

Chloe Foster

3 min

Bisexual vs. pansexual

Bisexuality and pansexuality are two identities that I repeatedly see counsellors getting confused about when I meet groups of...

4 Things you need To know - counselling trans clients

Chloe Foster

3 min

4 Things you need To know - counselling trans clients

LGBTQ clients, particularly those who are transgender are quite rightly very wary of professionals. It is quite likely your clients will

Chloe Foster

3 min

What is asexuality?

Asexuality Awareness Week is the last full week of October. So I put together some great resources to help more counsellors and the wider

Chloe Foster

3 min

Coming Out Day – do we need it?

When working with clients who are thinking about disclosing who they are, I find that many find the concept of “inviting in” very helpful in

Chloe Foster

3 min

What is bierasure?

Today is Bi Visibility Day. Every year on the 23rd September people wave their blue, purple and pink flags and scream out to be noticed.

Chloe Foster

3 min

Suicidal ideation in LGBTQ clients

My boss used to say to me that I was the only youth worker who had so many suicidal clients. I wondered why. Was I doing something wrong? No

Chloe Foster

3 min

Chloe's book recommendations – Part 4

As an LGBTQ counsellor this book is gold dust. It is VERY inclusive of LGBTQ people as it explores diversity in how people manage difference

Chloe Foster

3 min

Chloe's book recommendations - Part 3

Queer Sex: A Trans & Non-Binary Guide to Intimacy, Pleasure & Relationships Juno interviews trans & non-binary people about sex, desire and

Chloe Foster

4 min

Chloe's book recommendations - Part 2

This book explains how to use language & pronouns in a respectful way & lists lots of detailed information about medical transition such as

Chloe Foster

2 min

Chloe's book recommendations - Part 1

Not only does this book cover all LGBTQ identities, it also looks at gender & sexuality as a whole & has chapters on cisgender and ...

Chloe Foster

3 min

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

How LGBTQ-affirmative is your counselling practice?

Chloe Foster

2 min

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

A year in the life of
Sussex Rainbow Counselling

Chloe Foster

3 min

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

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"I highly recommend Chloe’s ability - she established a sense of trust and safety"