371: AI in Counselling – Have Therapists Been Left Behind?

Counselling Tutor podcast

Kenneth Kelly

Education

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 371 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly explore three key topics relevant to counsellors and counselling students.

Firstly, in 'Ethical, Sustainable Practice', they introduce the emerging conversation around AI in counselling, exploring whether therapists are being left behind and how practitioners can engage with AI ethically.

Then in 'Practice Matters', Rory speaks with Jessica Wing about preparing to meet your very first client, sharing insights to help students transition from classroom practice to real therapeutic work.

And finally in 'Student Services', Rory and Ken clarify the difference between humanism and person-centred therapy, a common area of confusion for counselling students studying theoretical models.

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0:00.0	As a qualified practitioner, you'll know that our understanding of autism is ever evolving.
0:06.0	More autistic clients are coming into the therapy room and people are actively looking for a therapist who understands neurodivergence.
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0:24.4	self-directed learning and an intimate live workshop where the theory comes to life.
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0:33.4	Click products and select autism informed practice.
0:40.9	Counseling Tutor Hello and welcome to episode 371 of the Counseling Tutor podcast.
0:50.5	I'm Rory and today I'm joined by practitioner Jessica Wing, an online integrative therapist with a strong background in mental health support and training.
1:01.6	Her list of qualifications is impressive and includes a BSC in psychology, diploma in therapeutic counselling, diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy,
1:13.5	and a certificate in professional couples counselling.
1:17.7	She's an accredited member of the British Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
1:23.6	And she joins us today to discuss a much talked about topic among student counsellors
1:30.9	preparing to see your very first clients, which coincidentally is also the title of a lecture
1:37.7	she has delivered for the CSR student library.
1:41.5	So with that said, let's roll the intro.
1:46.0	Welcome to the counselling tutor podcast. The must listen to podcast for counsellors,
1:54.0	psychotherapists and counselling students. Here are your hosts, Rory Lee's Oaks and Ken Kelly.
2:04.1	Very warm welcome to episode 371. Counseling Tudor podcast is where you find yourself with Rory
2:11.2	Lee's Oaks and Ken Kelly. Today we're taking you on a journey. Rory and I are going to be
2:15.7	walking through ethical, sustainable practice where today we're going to be diving into AI in counselling. And the question that we're
2:22.2	asking is, have we as counsellors been left behind? Then we're going into practice matters. Rory's
2:28.9	already teed that up beautifully. And that is the conversation with Jessica Wing about a topic that comes up all the time,
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