Chloe Foster3 minPolyamory - What is it?Polyamory means more than the simple media messages of having multiple partners and lots of sex. Polyamory is a subset of ethical or consens
Chloe Foster3 minMy year - 2021 ReflectionsA round up of what I have been up to in 2021. Learn more about my work to help counsellors actively include and attract LGBTQ+ clients.
Chloe Foster3 minWhy Sharing Pronouns Helps ClientsHave you seen she/her, he/him or they/them on email signatures or social media bios recently? Maybe you've spotted mine?
Chloe Foster4 minPronouns in the Counselling Room- Why pronouns matter in the counselling room - Pronoun privilege - Pronouns and gender diversity - Why we shouldn't guess client's pronouns
Laura Clarke4 minWhy LGBTQ+ people need inclusive healthcareWhy LGBTQ+ people need inclusive and healthcare and what's going wrong in UK mainstream services for lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans people.
Chloe Foster3 minDo LGBTQ Labels Matter?Labels give us the vocabulary to discuss oppression, they help us to discuss power structures which is what enables inequality to exist.
Chloe Foster3 minI passed my NCS quality checkAs a counsellor and trainer, I’m so committed to helping fellow counsellors build confidence and knowledge working with LGBTQ clients so we
Chloe Foster2 minSuicide in the counselling roomLGBTQ people are, sadly, statistically at higher risk of suicide. Did you know? 46% of trans people had suicidal thoughts in the last year
Chloe Foster3 minAre 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 Foster3 minBisexual vs. pansexualBisexuality and pansexuality are two identities that I repeatedly see counsellors getting confused about when I meet groups of...
Chloe Foster3 min4 Things you need To know - counselling trans clientsLGBTQ clients, particularly those who are transgender are quite rightly very wary of professionals. It is quite likely your clients will
Chloe Foster3 minWhat 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 Foster3 minComing 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 Foster3 minWhat 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 Foster3 minSuicidal ideation in LGBTQ clientsMy 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 Foster3 minChloe's book recommendations - Part 3Queer Sex: A Trans & Non-Binary Guide to Intimacy, Pleasure & Relationships Juno interviews trans & non-binary people about sex, desire and
Chloe Foster4 minChloe's book recommendations - Part 2This book explains how to use language & pronouns in a respectful way & lists lots of detailed information about medical transition such as
Chloe Foster2 minChloe's book recommendations - Part 1Not only does this book cover all LGBTQ identities, it also looks at gender & sexuality as a whole & has chapters on cisgender and ...
Chloe Foster4 minWho am I? - Part 2I am very passionate about education and training. Since 2003 teaching and training has been a part of my life... working as an activity
Chloe Foster3 minA year in the life of Sussex Rainbow CounsellingAs 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