ACTO Association for Counselling & Therapy Online

A New @CPCAB Level 5 Award in Online and Phone Counselling Practice to start in 2024. Good initiative from in partnership with the OU. Appropriate training is crucial to enable therapists & counsellors to be compassionate, safe, & effective practitioners bit.ly/3YJOdZx

Dr Kate Anthony was one of the pioneers of online therapy - a pivotal figure and influencer. Kate sadly died in July 2023. Read the tributes from @officialacto here: 👉👉👉 acto.org.uk/kate-anthony-mem… #onlinetherapy

National Refugee Week takes place the 19 – 25 June, in recognition of World Refugee Day on 20 June. In celebration of this event, ACTO invited two directors of the Board to write about their personal experiences. acto.org.uk/two-voices-natio… #NationalRefugeeWeek #onlinetherapy

Do you work with clients online who present with a history of past or recent trauma(s)? If so, you may be interested in joining @OfficialACTO's new #Trauma Special Interest Group #onlinetherapy acto.org.uk/trauma-special-i…

@OfficialACTO is proud to be supporting @mentalhealth this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek - 15 to 21 May. Join in and help to create a world with good mental health for all.

This week (13 - 19 March) is #Neurodiversity week. Vauna Beauvais has written an article which explores what is neurodiversity, who is #Neurodivergent and the principles behind Neurodivergent-Affirming therapy 👉acto.org.uk/the-neuro-affirm…

My Journey from Marketing to Psychotherapy Read how @Simpsongray overcame her challenges, specialising to work with multiple-heritages and neurodiverse clients using virtual reality plus details of her webinar on 25 Mar @Onlinevents_saz @baatn_network acto.org.uk/my-journey-from-…

Today 8 March is International Women’s Day and is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. We asked two ACTO directors to tell us about some of the women who have inspired them in their lives. acto.org.uk/celebrating-inte… #IWD23

In this workshop on 25 March, @Simpsongray examines how her creative journey using immersive technology led her to embrace important, collective challenges & experiences faced by many of the UK’s Black mental health professionals eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-black-p… @Onlinevents_saz

How can we make online therapeutic spaces inclusive? - mailchi.mp/dc9726de22f3/febr…