We are the only specialist eating distress charity in the North East and aim to be a centre of excellence for eating distress support.
We offer counselling, support, information, help and hope to anyone in the region affected by eating distress. We have a person-centred approach and our services provide help from early identification through to recovery.
Placement opportunities now open for qualified counsellors training to be psychotherapists.
If you’d like to volunteer in a specialist service, within a highly qualified, friendly and supportive team, you will:
- Hold a counselling qualification at Diploma level 5 or above
- Be undertaking a psychotherapy qualification
- Hold BACP membership, or equivalent, and ability to observe the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
We’d need you to:
- Be able to commit to a 6 months minimum placement and see two or three clients per week
- Deliver online and in person counselling sessions from our office in Newcastle (so you can be properly supported by our Counselling Lead and team)
- Provide two references and undergo a DBS check
In return we will provide:
- Eating disorder / distress training and work experience in this highly specialist area
- Other training and development opportunities including peer support and supervision
- We will offer 1-1 supervision from an eating distress/disorder perspective with our counselling lead. We would still require you to have your own clinical supervisor and as a charity, we would be unable to contribute to the costs of your clinical supervision.
To apply: please submit your CV and covering letter to Rachel.Cowey@edne.org.uk.
