About Talk Works
Our mission has always been to empower individuals and organisations to thrive through care, compassion, and evidence-based solutions.
What started as a small practice has grown into a trusted provider of therapy and mental health education, serving thousands across the UK.
Our services range from rapid access counselling and cognitive-behavioural therapy to bespoke workplace training. Whatever the format, our goal remains simple - to help people feel better and do better, one step at a time.
Visit our website at talk-works.org.uk to learn more about how we are transforming workplace wellbeing.
Our Values
We live by three core values that shape how we work:
* Excellence: We collaborate with industry-leading experts to deliver evidence-based care that creates real, lasting change.
* Compassion: From your first interaction with us, you’ll feel supported and understood. We meet you where you are, without judgment.
* Integrity: As a certified B Corp, we hold ourselves accountable to do the right thing, for our clients, our community, and the environment.
The Role
As a CBT Therapist at Talk Works, you play a key role in supporting the mental health of working-aged adults, most of whom access therapy through their employer. You’ll work independently and collaboratively to deliver high-quality, short-term interventions – in person and online, at our customer’s workplace. Even though your clinical work is primarily delivered from your base in Stevenage, Newport or Portsmouth, you’ll be part of a supportive, close-knit national team. Our therapists work across different locations but stay connected through regular supervision, peer discussions and shared training.
Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year (pro rata)
Hours: 7.5-15 hours per week (i.e. 1 or 2 days, Monday to Friday)
Contract: 12-month fixed term
Location: Portsmouth
Key Responsibilities:
· Deliver structured, evidence-based CBT to clients within the agreed therapeutic timeframe.
· Work with diverse and sometimes complex psychological presentations.
· Operate as an autonomous practitioner, conducting both face-to-face and remote interventions (including video sessions), onsite at our customer’s premises.
· Manage your own caseload and maintain clear, accurate clinical records.
· Produce sensitive, well-written clinical reports and correspondence (with client consent).
· Provide both face-to-face and online sessions from your base at our customer’s site.
· Adhere to Talk Works’ policies, procedures, and service standards and BABCP Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.
· Occasionally deliver training or group psycho-education sessions.
· Participate in regular clinical and management supervision.
· Comply with GDPR and all data protection requirements.
· Contribute to service evaluation, audit and research as required.
Essential Requirements:
* Post-Graduate Diploma in CBT or High Intensity Psychological Therapies or equivalent.
* BABCP accreditation (full or provisional).
* Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage a caseload effectively.
* Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
* Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to produce sensitive, accurate client reports and records.
* Experience delivering short-term therapy to working-aged adults.
* Familiarity with complex client presentations.
* Ability to adapt therapy for neurodivergent clients.
* Commitment to ongoing professional development.
* Enhanced DBS clearance.
Desirable Requirements:
* Experience facilitating groups or delivering training.
* EMDR qualifications
Effort and Environment
· Sitting for 50-minute client therapy sessions
· Daily use of computer systems
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension scheme
* Regular clinical and line management supervision
* Free flu jabs
* Paid time off for volunteering
* Health insurance
* Bupa cashback plan
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Our commitment as a B Corp
As a certified B Corporation, we are committed to making a positive impact, from the therapy we provide to the way we operate as a business. We prioritise people, communities, and the environment alongside our organisational goals. We commit to doing things differently, ensuring that our work genuinely contributes to a better world.
Join Us
Join Talk Works, where excellence meets compassion – and help make a meaningful difference in workplace mental health.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Talk Works is committed to building a workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including (but not limited to) those of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, faiths, disabilities, and neurodivergent individuals. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more responsive. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.