Highgate Counselling Centre

Highgate Counselling Centre The longest serving, accredited counselling service in the UK, offering experienced and affordable counselling and training.

The first weeks of training are rarely about technique. Before anything else, trainees are introduced to ideas that begi...
24/09/2026

The first weeks of training are rarely about technique. Before anything else, trainees are introduced to ideas that begin to change the way they listen, the unconscious, transference, and the ways in which our earliest relationships can shape how we relate to others in the present.

It is a shift in perspective that can feel disorientating at times, and often deeply personal. Learning to listen psychodynamically is not simply about learning to understand someone else; it also invites us to become curious about ourselves.

Most families have rules that are never formally announced. Be grateful. Don’t upset your mother. Keep private things pr...
21/09/2026

Most families have rules that are never formally announced. Be grateful. Don’t upset your mother. Keep private things private. Be useful. Do well, but not so well that other people feel threatened.

As children, we often learn these rules because belonging depends on them. Much later, they can continue to shape how much space we take up, what we ask for, how we handle conflict and what we believe other people will tolerate from us.

The rule may once have protected an important relationship. That does not mean it still has to organise an adult life.

Which unspoken family rule do you think people commonly carry into adulthood?



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Applications are now open for our Fast-Track Certificate in Counselling, starting January 2027. This intensive route is ...
17/09/2026

Applications are now open for our Fast-Track Certificate in Counselling, starting January 2027. This intensive route is designed for people who want to immerse themselves in counselling skills over a shorter period than a full academic year, and for those planning to begin a qualifying training in September 2027.

The Certificate is equivalent to a Level 3 qualification, a standard prerequisite for qualifying training. Rather than running September to July like our full-year course, this one runs January to July, with seminars held twice weekly over two terms.

Want to know more? >https://highgatecounselling.org.uk/fast-track-certificate/
Drop us an email, we're always happy to talk it through.



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September is often spoken about as a fresh start: a return to routine, a new term, and a chance to begin again. But begi...
14/09/2026

September is often spoken about as a fresh start: a return to routine, a new term, and a chance to begin again. But beginnings do not always feel positive. They can bring pressure, reluctance, grief for what has ended, or a fear that an earlier difficulty will repeat itself.

Sometimes the strength of our reaction seems out of proportion to what is happening now. That may be because the present moment is touching other experiences of starting, leaving, succeeding or being left behind.

Counselling can help us become curious about why a transition feels the way it does, without insisting that we should be excited simply because it is new.

Find out about counselling at Highgate Counselling Centre via the link in our bio.



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A very warm welcome to our new Certificate in Counselling Skills and Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling trainees! Whet...
11/09/2026

A very warm welcome to our new Certificate in Counselling Skills and Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling trainees!

Whether you're taking your first steps into counselling or beginning your psychodynamic training, you're joining a community built around careful listening and careful learning.

Read our full welcome message: https://highgatecounselling.org.uk/welcome-trainees-2026/

People come to counselling to gain support for a wide variety of reasons and often because they are encountering somethi...
07/09/2026

People come to counselling to gain support for a wide variety of reasons and often because they are encountering something in life that feels like an obstacle to what they want for themselves.

Many more people than you would expect encounter difficulties with fertility. It can leave individuals and couples feeling disempowered, experiencing overwhelming loss and excruciating emotional pain at the thought of hope for the family they long for.

Counselling can help to support the difficulty that many encounter in sensitive and deeply private aspect of life. It allows a safe space to work through the pain, isolation and confusion that can arise.



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Keeping your practice honest. CPD at Highgate Counselling Centre.The topics that practitioners return to, such as transf...
27/08/2026

Keeping your practice honest. CPD at Highgate Counselling Centre.

The topics that practitioners return to, such as transference, the therapeutic relationship, what a diagnosis actually means in the room, tend to be the ones that keep the practice honest.

We run CPD workshops across a range of these areas, open to qualified counsellors and trainees at any stage of their career.

Learn more about our CPD offer here: https://highgatecounselling.org.uk/counselling-cpd/

What does it mean to support someone in becoming a counsellor? In this Faces Behind HCC conversation, Jan Harvey-Clarke ...
24/08/2026

What does it mean to support someone in becoming a counsellor?

In this Faces Behind HCC conversation, Jan Harvey-Clarke reflects on more than three decades of supervision: what it asks of us, what it gives, and how the work continues to evolve over time.

From early beginnings at to a long-standing role in supervision, this interview offers a thoughtful perspective on learning, responsibility, and staying open to the process.

Read full article: https://highgatecounselling.org.uk/in-conversation-with-jan-harvey-clarke/

Breaks in the therapeutic relationship are rarely just breaks. They carry meaning, stir feelings and can offer some of t...
20/08/2026

Breaks in the therapeutic relationship are rarely just breaks. They carry meaning, stir feelings and can offer some of the richest material in the room.

Our recent article on what therapeutic breaks really bring up, for clients and counsellors alike is live. Read the full article: https://highgatecounselling.org.uk/therapeutic-breaks/

There is no right and wrong in a counselling space. You do not have to be in crisis or even know why you want to start c...
10/08/2026

There is no right and wrong in a counselling space. You do not have to be in crisis or even know why you want to start counselling. It could just be curiosity that brings you to the door and that would be an excellent place to start.

At Highgate Counselling Centre we would encourage you to scratch the itch, to push the door a little wider and we will be there to sit beside you and explore together with you what brings you to the work.

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58a Highgate High Street
London
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Tuesday 10am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 1pm - 9pm
Friday 9am - 1pm

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