High Intensity Counsellor | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Job advert for Counselling

We are looking for enthusiastic, passionate team players to join our dynamic service as High Intensity (HI) Counsellors. We are particularly interested to hear from female and Global Majority applicants to strengthen our diverse team.

If you are committed to delivering short-term evidence based high-quality care and making a real difference in people’s lives, we would like you to apply.

Why Join Us?

· Well established counselling team within a Talking Therapy Service (IAPT)

· Delivering short-term, goal focussed, outcome centred interventions

· Supportive, collaborative team environment

· Opportunities for professional development

· Make a meaningful impact in the Lewisham community

Working for the organisation

We are a diverse, friendly and forward-thinking psychological therapy service based in Lewisham. Our team is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions and fostering an environment where staff feel valued and supported in their professional growth. We have strong partnerships within the local community and welcome applicants who bring special interests or expertise in developing these links.

Main duties of a

HI Counsellor

The post holder will provide specialist psychological therapy services to clients residing in the Lewisham Borough.

This includes

· Conducting specialist assessments to identify psychological needs.

· Developing individualised treatment plans, primarily using short-term, goal focused counselling.

· Delivering evidence-based interventions and monitoring progress through weekly outcome measures to support clients’ recovery rates.

· Ensuring high standards of clinical care and adherence to professional guidelines.

· Working autonomously, within the team and supervision guidelines.

· Competent to liaise and refer to multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) when appropriate.

Our clinicians are highly skilled and motivated, with access to specialist training enabling us to offer a wide range of therapies, including:

· Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD)

· Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)

· Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

· Couple Therapy for Depression (CTfD)

To apply, download a full Job Description and main responsibilities.

We are a diverse, friendly, and forward-thinking psychological therapy service based in Lewisham. Our team is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions and fostering an environment where staff feel valued and supported in their professional growth.

We maintain strong links with leading TT training programmes at King’s College London / Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) and University College Londonr. In addition, we collaborate with centres of clinical excellence and research innovation, such as the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma (CADAT).

Our clinicians are highly skilled and motivated, with access to specialist training enabling us to offer a wide range of therapies, including:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Counselling for Depression (CfD)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)
• Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
• Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT)

We have strong partnerships within the local community and welcome applicants who bring special interests or expertise in developing these links.

We aim to listen to and value our team members, promoting opportunities for continued professional development and career progression. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality care and contributing to service innovation, we would love to hear from you.

Provide specialist psychological therapyfor clients referred to the NHS Talking Therapies service, integrating complex information from multiple sources, including:

• Specialist psychological assessments
• Self-report measures and routine outcome monitoring
• Clinical observations and formulation
• Deliver evidence-based, NICE-recommended psychological therapies for depression and anxiety disorders, including Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD), Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), and Couple Therapy for Depression (CTfD), where appropriately trained.
• Formulate and implementindividualised treatment plansusing a collaborative, evidence-based and recovery-focused approach.
• Deliver short-term, goal-focused psychological therapy interventions and regularly review treatment progress and clinical outcomes to support recovery.
• Monitortreatment progress and outcomesthrough routine outcome measures, ensuring interventions remain effective and aligned with best practice.
• Work autonomously within professional, organisational and clinical governance frameworks, making appropriate referrals and liaising with multidisciplinary teams where required.
• Maintain high standards of clinical care, adhering to professional, ethical and service-specific guidelines.

This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Oct 2026