342 - The Art of Apologising as a Counsellor
Counselling Tutor podcast
Kenneth Kelly
4.8 • 657 Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 342 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly take us through this week's three topics:
- Firstly in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', we explore the art of apologising as a counsellor - why it matters, how to do it effectively, and how to avoid making it about yourself.
- Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Dr. Ruth Birkbeck about a powerful and often unspoken topic: shame in supervision. We explore what it looks like, how it can impact both supervision and client work, and what can be done to repair it.
- And lastly in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken look at how you can make the most of your academic break with creative learning - offering tips for staying engaged without overwhelming yourself or contaminating your core training.
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| 1:06.6 | Hello and welcome to episode 342 of the counselling tutor podcast. I'm Rory and my guest today is Dr Ruth Berkebeck, |
| 1:17.5 | a medical doctor, a UKCP registered psychotherapist and supervisor. She's also a certified |
| 1:25.3 | transactional analysis and a certified integrative psychotherapy trainer and supervisor. |
| 1:34.1 | Ruth offers therapy and supervision both online and in person from her practice in Market Harbour. |
| 1:40.7 | In today's episode, Ruth joins me to explore an often overlooked topic, that of shame in supervision, |
| 1:49.2 | how it could affect the supervise's sense of safety and competence and the ripple effects it may have on client work. |
| 1:56.9 | So with that said, let's roll the intro. |
| 2:01.6 | Welcome to the counselling tutor podcast. |
| 2:06.1 | The must listen to podcast for counsellors, psychotherapists and counselling students. |
| 2:14.2 | Here are your hosts, Rory Lee's Oaks and Ken Kelly. |
| 2:19.8 | A very warm welcome to episode 342 of the Counseling Tutor podcast, both my colleague Rory |
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