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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

4 min

2020 - my reflections

In the counselling world - in March 2020 - Covid restrictions forced counselling to move online overnight. This was a strange and incredibly

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 counsellor...

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

4 min

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

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

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

Chloe Foster

4 min

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

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"