361: Managing Isolation in Counselling Practice
Counselling Tutor podcast
Kenneth Kelly
4.8 • 657 Ratings
🗓️ 10 January 2026
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 361 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly explore three vital topics for students and practitioners of counselling and psychotherapy:
- Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', Rory and Ken examine managing isolation in counselling practice, highlighting why counsellors may experience isolation, the impact of emotional labour, and the importance of maintaining professional connections.
- Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with psychotherapist Claire Ratcliffe about the subtle but essential distinction between feeling safe and being safe in therapy, and what this means for clients and therapeutic practice.
- And finally, in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken offer practical guidance on how to reference non-academic resources in academic assignments.
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| 1:06.9 | Hello and welcome to episode 361 of the counselling tutor podcast. |
| 1:12.7 | I'm Rory and today we're delighted to welcome back |
| 1:16.0 | Manchester-based psychotherapist Claire Ratliff, |
| 1:19.7 | who last joined us in episode 328. |
| 1:24.2 | Claire works with individuals, couples and groups around the UK and internationally with a |
| 1:29.9 | practice that includes couples and relationship therapy, sex therapy, and she's also the |
| 1:35.7 | host of the podcast Healing Relationships with ourselves and others and the world. |
| 1:43.1 | Today Claire joins us to explore an essential and often |
| 1:46.9 | overlooked distinction in therapy, the difference between feeling safe and being safe in therapy. |
| 1:54.7 | So with that said, let's roll the intro. |
| 1:59.5 | Welcome to the counselling tutor podcast. The must listen to podcast for |
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