Mentoring

Do you ever feel unsure…

…about an aspect of your practice, unclear about how to proceed in a certain situation, unsure about how to work with something that has come up for a client?

Ever want to talk things through with someone, get clear on an aspect of your practice or maybe set new goals or focus your practice development aims?

Well, we have another way to support you and your CST training with mentoring, offered by some of our advanced therapists who have completed additional mentoring training. 

This is usually 1:1 but can also be done in a small group.

It can be a very insightful, helpful and rewarding way to continue our development.

How our mentorship works

You decide:

What do you need help with?

Arranging a session or series of sessions with a mentor can help you to focus on an aspect of your practitioner life that you need support with. We will work in a similar way to how we treat – helping you find the answers to your questions!

Who would you like to work with?

This can be done in person or it can be online (eg via zoom). You can work with different mentors at different times according to what seems relevant. Your professional needs and learning requirements are the priority and focus of the sessions.

How many sessions?

It is very flexible, although it can be helpful for accountability and follow through to plan for a few. All our mentors charge the same standard amount per session – £60 per hour whether in person or online.

Please contact any of our current Mentors to organise sessions:

Caroline Barrow

CST-D MCSS
Brighton, Sussex
T: 0800 690 6966
e: mail@upledger.co.uk

Fiona Gilbraith

CST-D MCSS
Perth, Scotland
T: 07801 939337
e: fionagilbraith@gmail.com

Maggie Gill

CST-D MCSS
Rottingdean, Brighton, Sussex
T: 07967 046943
e: mmgcranio@yahoo.co.uk

Joe Gore

CST-D MCSS
Redruth – Devon / Cornwall
T: 0800 690 6966
e: mail@upledger.co.uk

Nikki Kenward

CST-D MCSS
Marlow, Bucks
T: 07989 416237
e: nikki.cranio@gmail.com

Francesca McCluskie

CST-D MCSS
Glasgow
T: 07871 289345
e: fmccluskie@yahoo.com

Carolyn O’Neil

CST-D MCSS
Holsworthy, Devon
T: 07717 400152
e: carooneillcst@gmail.com

Gabor Vajnai

CST-D MCSS
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
T: 01892 278631
e: csthealing@gmail.com

Mentoring FAQs

Not at all. It is useful and supportive to your practice to go over the work you have learned learned at any time. However, it is good to put the time in yourself after new classes, both treating and reviewing the material first.

Only if you are on the Training from Scratch programme. In this case we ask that you have at least 6 sessions, probably with 2 different mentors (eg 3 sessions each or 2 /4) to explore different aspects of your pracationer journey.

Otherwise, it is a recommended addition to support your training.

Yes! Both the mentorship program and the Techniques and Diplomate Certification program are designed to help you refine and be recognised in your skills as a CST practitioner. Although the mentorship program is more focused on helping you become a better practitioner and the certification program is more focused on helping you be recognised as a skilled practitioner, obviously the end goals are complementary.

Many people will work with a mentor in preparing for the certification process.

It will depend on your learning needs and goals. It might involve reviewing and practicing the techniques. It could support you by tracking and having discussions about clients you are seeing in your own practice. It include co-treating with the mentor – one of your clients or one of theirs. There are many, many types of arrangements possible with 1:1 mentorship.

Part of the additional training your mentor has undergone has been to learn about different mentorship arrangements and when one type of mentorship might be more appropriate than another. When you schedule a mentoring session, your mentor will work with you to establish your learning needs and goals and then make a recommendation on how best to meet those needs. Almost everything in the mentorship arrangement is about a supportive and collaborative discussion process between you and your mentor.

One of the beautiful things about the era we live in is the connectivity available to us! Many of our mentors are very happy to work online via whichever programme they are most used to. They will discuss that with you.

It also means that you can vary who you work with… eg have a different mentor you to the person who perhaps treats you.

Not really, no. A mentor does not replace actually attending courses. Although the mentor might very well teach you variations on different techniques for example, they won’t teach you techniques from courses that you haven’t yet done. Reviewing techniques (and their applications) which you have already learned on IAHE courses may very much be part of your mentorship session.

Yes! In order to even become a mentor, mentors have had to demonstrate a strong value in the process of mentorship in their career.

You can become a mentor. For a full list of requirements to be a mentor see this document. There are also ongoing requirements to maintain approved mentor status.

If you can tick the appropriate boxes and would like an application form to begin the process, please email the UK office at mail@upledger.co.uk.

What people get from mentoring


  • The mentoring sessions I had let me feel I could really deepen my understanding of things I didn’t always want to speak about in groups. It was really helpful to have the session framed the way it was too.
    Sukh

  • I just want to say how useful the mentoring session was and how much it helped me with a particular issue with a client. Thank    s!
    Clare

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