Echo is reopening recruitment to expand our specialist counselling team in response to continued client need. We invite applications from counsellors and psychotherapists who share our commitment to trauma‑informed, relational practice. We are particularly interested in practitioners who can offer regular evening availability (typically between 5pm and 8pm), as this remains a high‑demand area for clients. We encourage applications from practitioners who can offer daytime availability as we continue to respond to client need.

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If you would like to apply, please complete our Confidential Information Form and upload a brief statement along with your CV.  We receive a high number of applications, so we aren’t able to reply to each one individually. If your application is shortlisted, we’ll contact you directly.

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Location: Remote (UK-based)
Minimum availability: 6 hours per week

 

Session Availability

We are particularly interested in practitioners who can offer regular evening appointments (typically between 5pm and 8pm), as this continues to be a high‑demand area for our clients.

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We welcome applications from practitioners with a broad range of backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, recognising that diversity strengthens both therapeutic practice and client choice.

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Applicants able to offer a blend of daytime and evening sessions are particularly valued.

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About The Echo Society

The Echo Society is a UK‑based organisation whose values and approach have been shaped by the experiences of people affected by narcissistic abuse and coercive control, together with specialist clinical expertise.

We offer trauma‑informed, specialist support for adults impacted by narcissistic abuse and coercive control.

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We believe no one should have to navigate narcissistic abuse or coercive control alone. Our purpose is to provide specialist support that helps people reclaim their voice, autonomy and sense of self.

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Founded in 2016, Echo provides:

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• Specialist online counselling

• Psychoeducational resources, including The Echo Healing Toolkit and wider recovery resources

• Workshops and community outreach

• Training for professionals supporting people affected by narcissistic abuse, coercive control and relational trauma

• Advocacy and awareness‑raising to illuminate hidden forms of narcissistic abuse, coercive control and relational trauma

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Alongside our specialist counselling service, Echo develops psychoeducational resources, delivers professional training, collaborates on research and creative projects, and contributes to wider awareness of narcissistic abuse, coercive control and relational trauma. These interconnected strands reflect our commitment to education, recovery and social understanding.

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Practitioners at Echo are supported by an evolving Operational Framework that brings together governance, safeguarding guidance, practitioner support and sustainable ways of working. It provides a clear, consistent foundation for safe, ethical and relational therapeutic practice and continues to develop alongside the service.

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Our approach is informed by lived experience, strengthened by clinical expertise and guided by a commitment to emotional safety. Every aspect of the service is designed with the needs and healing journeys of those impacted by relational trauma in mind.

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Our Values

Our work is guided by a clear, trauma‑informed values framework:

• Emotional Safety — creating spaces where clients feel secure, seen, and never judged
• Autonomy — honouring each person’s pace, voice, and choices
• Compassion — meeting every story with empathy and care
• Integrity — holding ourselves to the highest ethical and relational standards
• Collaboration — supporting one another through shared learning and reflective practice

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Our Specialist Therapeutic Focus

We understand the profound and often hidden impact of narcissistic abuse, coercive control and relational trauma. Our confidential online counselling service supports adults impacted by:

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• Narcissistic abuse

• Coercive control

• Domestic abuse (including emotional, psychological, physical, sexual and economic abuse)

• Relational trauma

• Trauma and its lasting effects (including PTSD and complex trauma)

• Adult children of narcissistic parents

• Family dynamics

• Relationship difficulties, including confusing or controlling dynamics

• Narcissistic partners, ex‑partners, parents, siblings and friendships

• Workplaces, organisations and institutions where harmful or controlling dynamics are present

• Post‑separation abuse and ongoing control

• Family Court and legal stress

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Many clients also seek support while navigating:

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• Parallel parenting

• Child contact manipulation

• Legal abuse

 

Who We’re Looking For

This role is ideal for counsellors and psychotherapists with experience in complex trauma and a strong interest in working within a specialist service supporting people affected by narcissistic abuse and coercive control.

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We invite practitioners from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, faiths, identities, disabilities, lived experiences and ways of being. We value culturally responsive, inclusive and trauma‑informed practice, recognising that diverse professional and personal perspectives strengthen our service and enhance client choice.

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We recognise that diversity strengthens both therapeutic practice and client choice. We therefore encourage applications from practitioners with a broad range of backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, including disabled and neurodivergent practitioners, practitioners from ethnically diverse communities, practitioners from different cultural and faith backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ practitioners, and others who can contribute to an inclusive, accessible and culturally responsive service.

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This role suits practitioners who are emotionally steady, attuned and able to hold space for clients navigating long‑term relational trauma.

Although practitioners work independently with their clients, we value collaboration, consultation and shared learning as part of maintaining safe, high‑quality practice.

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You’ll be supported through team meetings, group supervision, reflective practice, peer connection and steady one‑to‑one organisational support.

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The Work at Echo

Working within this field can be deeply meaningful as well as challenging. Practitioners at Echo often describe the work as steady, relational, and quietly transformative — supporting clients as they begin to reclaim their sense of self, voice, and safety after long‑term relational trauma.

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Echo’s environment — rooted in compassion, integrity and reflective practice — nurtures both client healing and practitioner growth. We place genuine emphasis on sustainability, emotional safety and collegial support.

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Much of our work centres on helping clients understand the impact of narcissistic abuse and coercive control, gently reconnect with themselves, and develop greater clarity, safety and self‑trust over time.

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Echo’s Operational Framework holds the structure of the work, so practitioners can focus on the relational work itself.

 

Therapeutic Matching

We know that no single therapeutic relationship is right for everyone.

Wherever possible, we thoughtfully match clients with a practitioner whose experience, therapeutic approach, availability and — where appropriate — language, culture or other client preferences can help create the strongest possible foundation for therapy.

 

Sustainable Practice

We believe healing is nurtured through steady, sustainable therapeutic relationships.

Recovery from relational trauma is rarely linear, so practitioners are encouraged to work at a pace that honours each client's capacity, nervous system and readiness, while maintaining healthy professional boundaries and supporting long‑term wellbeing.

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What It Takes to Work with This Client Group

Supporting those impacted by narcissistic abuse and coercive control requires:

 

Trauma‑Informed Competence

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• Understanding of PTSD, C‑PTSD, attachment trauma and trauma bonding

• Somatic sensitivity

• Ability to work within Echo’s therapeutic frame (validation, pacing, psychoeducation)

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Relational Depth

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• Capacity to hold identity erosion, chronic self‑doubt and shame

• Ability to manage endings with steadiness and clarity

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Legal & Systemic Awareness

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• Awareness of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and its relevance to therapeutic practice

• Understanding of post‑separation abuse

• Awareness of economic/financial abuse, isolation and systemic coercion

• Clear boundaries around Echo’s non‑crisis, non‑forensic remit

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Emotional Steadiness

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• Groundedness

• Strong boundaries

• Reflective capacity​

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Essential Qualities & Experience

 

Narcissistic Manipulation Tactics

Experience supporting individuals impacted by narcissistic abuse and coercive control, including DARVO, gaslighting, stonewalling, triangulation, smear campaigns and chronic invalidation.​

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Psychoeducational Recovery Approach

​Ability to integrate psychoeducation thoughtfully into therapy — helping clients make sense of narcissistic abuse, coercive control, trauma responses and recovery, while working gently at the client’s pace.

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Professional Standing

• Recognised counselling or psychotherapy qualification (or equivalent)

• Registration with NCPS, UKCP, BACP (or equivalent)

• Commitment to ongoing CPD

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Clinical Competence

(Not essential, but beneficial for therapeutic matching and client choice.)

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• Experience supporting LGBTQIA+ clients

• Experience working across different cultural or faith communities

• Knowledge of migration, displacement or intercultural family dynamics

• Ability to work in languages in addition to English

• Regular evening availability

• Experience delivering remote therapy with adult clients

• Confidence using secure online platforms for long‑term therapeutic work

 

Technical Requirements

• Private, secure space for remote sessions

• Reliable internet

• Competence using secure, encrypted platforms

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All practitioners must work within their professional body’s ethical framework and UK GDPR.

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What We Offer

• Comprehensive induction, including training in The Echo Healing Toolkit, Echo’s psychoeducational approach, and recovery resources.

• Free group supervision

• Access to a comprehensive operational framework supporting safe, ethical and sustainable practice

• Ongoing trauma‑informed support

• Collaborative, values‑led team environment

• Secure, user‑friendly online systems

• A supportive, emotionally safe environment that honours practitioner wellbeing and sustainable pacing

• An organisational culture that values clarity, predictability, accessibility and emotionally aware ways of working.

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Organisational Details

• Self‑employed, sessional role

• Minimum availability: 6 hours per week

• Minimum commitment: 12 months

• 3‑month introductory period

• Practitioners are responsible for their own invoicing and self‑employment admin

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How to Express Interest

Echo is currently accepting applications for this role. As our service continues to grow, we particularly welcome practitioners who can offer regular evening availability, alongside those with daytime availability.

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To apply, please complete our Confidential Information Form and upload a brief statement along with your CV.

We carefully review every application we receive. Due to the volume of applications, we're unable to respond individually unless you're shortlisted.

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If shortlisted, we’ll request:

• Proof of professional membership

• Sample Therapeutic Agreement

• Professional Indemnity Insurance

• Enhanced DBS / PVG / AccessNI

• ICO registration

• Relevant CPD certificates

• Two professional references

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Joining the Echo Team

If you're looking for a role where thoughtful, relational trauma work is valued, where reflective practice is part of everyday culture, and where you'll contribute to a service dedicated to supporting recovery from narcissistic abuse and coercive control, we'd welcome your application.

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