Volunteer Counsellor/Therapist

Our volunteer therapists play a vital role in enabling men to navigate complex life challenges, build resilience, and improve their lives.

What you'll be a part of
At MensCraft, we enable men and boys to feel connected, valued, and able to live with purpose. We support men to navigate complex challenges, build resilience, and embrace healthy masculinity through tailored, non-judgemental, male-focussed services across Norfolk and Waveney.

Role purpose
To deliver high-quality, gender-informed counselling or psychotherapy to adult men experiencing mild to moderate emotional and mental health challenges.

The impact you’ll make
Men face unique barriers and costs when seeking therapy. As a Volunteer Counsellor, you will provide an authentic, male-informed space to help men build healthy alternatives to damaging coping strategies—reducing distress, preventing crisis, and reconnecting men with their communities.

What you will do

• Deliver weekly 1:1 sessions (online or in person).
• Provide an authentic, confidential, and non-judgemental space tailored to each man.
• Maintain short, accurate session records, and organise your sessions, via our practice management software. 
• Adhere to professional ethics and MensCraft policies.
• Promptly raise any safeguarding concerns to the service manager.
• Attend regular supervision and a monthly service meeting.

What you will gain

• Specialised practice: Expand your experience in gender-informed, male-focussed therapy within a respected local organisation.
• Community impact: Make a direct, lasting difference to men's lives across Norfolk and Waveney.
• Team connection: Gain unique insights alongside a passionate, supportive therapeutic team.
• Cost coverage: We cover some or all supervision costs if all your client hours are with us, or contribute towards travel expenses if not.

What we are looking for

• Fully qualified therapist (Diploma Level 4+) OR a diploma trainee approved for placement.
• Open to all therapeutic backgrounds and modalities.
• Registered member (or student member) of a recognised body (e.g., BACP, NCPS, UKCP).
• Minimum 2 client hours weekly, plus time for admin, supervision, and monthly meetings.
• Enhanced DBS check (arranged and funded by MensCraft).
• We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As men are currently underrepresented within the therapeutic professions, we particularly encourage applications from men.