I live with visual impairment and work collaboratively with a range of third sector organisations, and health and social care services to support the enablement, empowerment and rehabilitation of people experiencing sight loss. I’m a senior accredited counsellor and supervisor, and since 2010, I’ve also taken on different roles within BACP including membership of the Professional Ethics and Quality standards committee, the Ethics and Good Practice steering committee, the EDI Task and Finish Group and the Ethical Framework Review Working Group. My fading sight has confronted me with ever more barriers to independence, some of which are proving to be insurmountable. It’s led me to become increasingly supportive of people and organisations focused on enablement and empowerment, and it is this experience, at both a strategic and personal level, which I’ll be able to contribute to today’s session.