The Cellar Trust - Associate Therapist

Purpose of the Job:

• Associate Therapist (delivering short-term counselling, typically 6–12 sessions)
• Provide 1:1 evidence based therapeutic work with clients presenting with complex and specialist needs, including:
  
  • Complex trauma and emotional dysregulation.
  • Critical and long-term health conditions.
  • Complex bereavement and grief.
  • Relationship and psychosexual difficulties.
• Deliver counselling interventions in line with best practice, adapting approach and modality to meet individual needs.

Main Duties: 

• Provide a professional and high-quality therapy service in line with Trust Therapies policies and procedures.
• Deliver safe, effective, and ethical therapy in accordance with BACP guidelines and relevant specialist codes of practice.
• Undertake triage-informed short-term therapy tailored to client needs across complex trauma, bereavement, critical illness health-related distress, and relational/psychosexual difficulties.
• Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, in line with The Cellar Trust policy.
• Work with clients in an inclusive, non-judgemental way, considering diverse cultural, social, and community contexts.
• Communicate effectively with health and social care professionals, referring agencies, and community partners.
• Contribute to integrated pathways, ensuring continuity of care and appropriate signposting.
• Attend monthly personal clinical supervision and engage in specialist supervision as required by practice area (e.g., trauma, psychosexual).
• Contribute proactively to service development and quality improvement.
• Collect and input data for monitoring purposes, including GAD7/PHQ9 clinical outcome measures and client feedback.
• Maintain accurate and confidential case notes in line with Trust Therapies requirements.

Values and Behaviours: 

• Create and maintain a culture of Respect always challenging and rooting out discrimination and stigma.
• Demonstrate a consistent belief in people and tenacity in supporting people to improve their future.
• Be passionate about our work and inspire others to feel the same.
• Be committed to doing things well and always look for opportunities for improvement.
• Model excellent partnership and team working.