Professional support built for counsellors
Whether you are looking for supervision, a placement, personal therapy during training, or an associate role — Hope Therapy offers qualified, experienced support for counsellors and psychotherapists at every stage of their career.
NCPS Organisational Member
90+ Qualified Therapists
5,000+
People supported
90+
Qualified therapists
10+
Years Supervising
Est 2014
Over a decade in practice
What we offer
How we can support you
Four distinct services for counsellors and therapists — from early training through to established practice
Counselling for Counselling Trainees
Personal therapy for counsellors in training — a BACP requirement and an essential part of your own development. We offer counselling to trainees at a reduced rate, with therapists who understand the specific pressures and experiences of counselling training.
Learn about personal therapy →
About Us
A practice built on professional standards
Hope Therapy & Counselling Services has been operating since 2014. We are an Organisational Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and work in line with the NCPS Code of Ethics and BACP Good Practice across everything we do.
Our team of 90+ qualified therapists work across a wide range of modalities and specialist areas. Our supervisors hold formal supervision qualifications and active accreditation with recognised UK professional bodies. We take clinical quality seriously — not as a marketing claim, but as the baseline from which all of our work begins.
Whether you are a trainee looking for your first placement, a qualified counsellor seeking supervision, or an experienced practitioner interested in joining our associate team, we approach every professional relationship with the same care and rigour we bring to our client work.
NCPS Organisational Member since founding
All supervisors hold formal supervision qualifications
All therapists are professionally registered with BACP, NCPS, or equivalent
Led by Ian Stockbridge — MBACP (Senior Accredited), SCoPEd Band C
90+
Qualified therapists across England, covering a wide range of modalities and specialist areas
10+
Years offering counselling supervision to qualified and trainee counsellors across the UK
Est 2014
NCPS Organisational Member — working in line with the NCPS Code of Ethics and BACP Good Practice
Clinical Leadership
Led by a Senior Accredited practitioner
All professional services at Hope Therapy operate under the clinical oversight of Ian Stockbridge — founder, Senior Accredited counsellor, and qualified supervisor.
Ian founded Hope Therapy in 2014 after 25 years in senior management — having seen firsthand what happens when people cannot access the right support. He holds Senior Accredited status with both the BACP and NCPS, operates at SCoPEd Band C (the highest level of the shared competence framework), and is a qualified clinical supervisor on the NCPS Approved Supervisor Register. He remains a practising therapist, published author of PMDD Uncovered, and co-presenter of The Talk Room Podcast.
MBACP (Senior Accredited)
SNCPS (Acc)
SCoPEd Band C
BSc (Hons) CBT
PGCert Supervision L7
Quality Award 2024 — 95%+
Standards
What you can expect from working with us
Clinical quality as standard
Every service we offer to professionals — supervision, placements, associate roles, and personal therapy for trainees — is operated to the same clinical and ethical standards we hold our client work to. That means:
- Supervisors who hold formal supervision qualifications and active professional body accreditation
- Placement supervision at a reduced rate, provided by qualified supervisors
- Careful matching for both supervision and placements — based on your modality, caseload, and professional context
- Clear confidentiality boundaries established before any professional relationship begins
- Ongoing clinical oversight from Ian Stockbridge — MBACP (Senior Accredited)
- Working in line with NCPS Code of Ethics and BACP Good Practice throughout
A straightforward process
Every professional enquiry starts the same way as a client enquiry — with a free 15-minute consultation. We use that conversation to understand what you are looking for, confirm the right service, and match you appropriately before anything is agreed.
- Free 15-minute consultation — no commitment, no pressure
- Careful matching to the right supervisor, placement structure, or team contact
- Clear confirmation of fees, expectations, and next steps before you commit
- Responsive team — we aim to respond to all professional enquiries the same working day
Not sure where to start?
A free 15-minute conversation is the easiest way to find out which of our professional services is the right fit for you.
Get in Touch
Start your enquiry
Not sure which service is right for you? Send us a message and a member of our team will get back to you. All enquiries are treated in the strictest confidence.
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“From the very first phone call, I felt heard. They didn’t rush me — they helped me work out what I needed.”
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NCPS Organisational Member
Est 2014
90+ Qualified Therapists
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies
Individual registrations vary per therapist. Last reviewed: May 2026.