362: Working with Clients Who Have a Psychiatric Diagnosis
Counselling Tutor podcast
Kenneth Kelly
4.8 • 657 Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2026
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 362 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 working with clients who have a psychiatric diagnosis, considering how to approach this work ethically, including navigating risk, understanding medication, and maintaining person-centred care.
- Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory catches up with Alex Gulland, a year after she qualified, to hear what the transition from student to practitioner has really been like – from building a client base to discovering a passion for equine-assisted therapy.
- And finally in 'Student Services', Ken and Rory explore how to protect client confidentiality when writing case studies – including anonymisation techniques and data protection guidance. Sarah Henry joins to share her frontline insights into balancing academic and ethical responsibilities.
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| 1:06.6 | Hello and welcome to episode 362 of the counselling tutor podcast. I'm Rory and my guest today is a documentary filmmaker, counsellor and equine therapist. When we last met Alex Gulland in episode 313, we discussed her transition from student to qualified practitioner. |
| 1:30.8 | She joins us again to share her journey over the last 12 months and what she has learned. |
| 1:36.8 | So with that said, let's roll the intro. |
| 1:41.6 | Welcome to the couning Tutor podcast. |
| 1:45.8 | The must listen to podcast for counselors, psychotherapists and counseling students. |
| 1:54.1 | Here are your hosts, Rory Lee's Oaks and Ken Kelly. |
| 1:59.5 | Hello and welcome to episode 362 of the counselling tutor podcast |
| 2:04.5 | with Rory Lee's Oaks and Ken Kelly. Today Rory and I are walking you through three different |
| 2:11.0 | topics starting off with ethical, sustainable practice where today we're going to be speaking |
| 2:15.3 | about working with clients who have a psychiatric |
| 2:18.8 | diagnosis. We're then going to practice matters. There's been beautifully teed up by Rory |
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