Clinical Placements For Trainee Therapists
Clinical Placements in Child & Adolescent Counselling – Cambridge
At Counselling with Madeleine, I offer a small number of carefully supported clinical placements for trainee therapists wishing to gain experience working therapeutically with children, adolescents, and young people.
This placement opportunity has been developed within a relational, ethically grounded private practice setting, offering trainees the opportunity to work with meaningful clinical presentations alongside ongoing support, supervision, and safeguarding oversight.
My practice is based in Girton, Cambridge, and works with children, adolescents, young adults, and families across Cambridge and the surrounding areas.
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What Trainee Placements Offer
Trainees joining the practice will receive:
- Clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and young people
- Referrals appropriate to training level and experience
- Fortnightly group supervision with an experienced Child & Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor
- Ongoing support with safeguarding, formulation, boundaries, endings, and clinical development
- Experience working within a relational private practice setting
- Exposure to neurodivergent-informed practice
- Opportunities to develop confidence, therapeutic identity, and reflective practice
Sessions may include:
- Creative arts
- Play-based approaches
- Sand tray work
- Relational talking therapy
- Neurodivergent-affirming practice
My Placement Ethos
I believe placements should feel containing, supportive, and clinically meaningful.
Many trainees enter placement feeling overwhelmed by the realities of therapeutic work with children and families. My aim is to offer a placement that balances both support and accountability, allowing trainees to develop safely and thoughtfully within practice.
The work within the practice is grounded in relationship, curiosity, reflection, safeguarding awareness, and respect for the individuality of every child and family.
Affordable Counselling Within The Practice
As part of the placement programme, the practice also offers a limited number of lower-cost counselling spaces for children, adolescents, and young people working with carefully selected trainee therapists.
All clinical work is supervised and overseen by Madeleine Gooding, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor.
Location
Face-to-face sessions take place in Girton, Cambridge. Opportunities for online work may also be available depending on placement experience and suitability.
Applying For A Placement
If you are interested in joining the placement programme, please send:
- Your CV
- A short covering email
- Details of your current training course
- Outline your current supervision arrangements
Applications can be sent via the Contact Page or by email.
Where to Find Me
You can find me at my private practice, conveniently located just 15 minutes from the Cambridge city centre.
William Collyn Community Centre
Wellbrook Way, Girton, Cambridge - CB3 0GP
I work out of the Scrine Meeting Room. The building is fully accessible, with disabled access throughout, free on-site parking, and a comfortable waiting area.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
You can also call me on +44 (0)7802 657722 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first.
Contact me to find out more about how online therapy works.
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