What is the private learning community?

At a Glance

Every cohort has a private chat-style community — a space just for members of your intake to share what they're experiencing, draft implementations, exchange feedback, and build professional relationships.

What happens in the community

The community is where the course becomes more than content consumption. It is where members:

• Share what they're learning as they work through the modules

• Post drafts of website copy and implementation plans for peer feedback

• Ask for input on real practice questions

• Share resources, articles, and findings from outside the formal curriculum

• Build professional relationships that often continue well beyond the course

It is consistently described in feedback as one of the most valuable parts of the experience.

Why this matters

Counselling is often a solo profession. Working with autistic clients can deepen the sense of working alone — particularly if your own supervisor is not specifically trained in this area. The cohort community provides the peer thinking that this kind of work calls for, with people who are walking the same learning path at the same time.

How the community works

The community is private, members-only, and accessible from any device. It's deliberately simple — no extra platform to learn, no complicated setup. The focus is on the conversation, not the technology.

A wider professional ecosystem

Beyond your cohort, you also become part of the broader Counselling Tutor community — over 55,000 practitioners across all platforms, including students, qualified counsellors, supervisors, and tutors. There is a sense of joining something, not just buying something.

Want to know more?

You can see full course details — including upcoming start dates and current pricing — at the Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients page.

If you have a specific question we haven't answered here, email us at support@counsellingtutor.com — a real person will reply within 24 hours.