Mentoring For Counsellors

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I offer one-to-one Mentoring or Coaching sessions to support Counsellors and Therapists to grow their counselling practice whilst ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

Many counsellors finish their training with little support or knowledge to enable them to develop their own private practice. It can feel very overwhelming setting up a website, social media, pricing structure whilst figuring out the administration, supervision, insurance and ethical standards.

I came to counselling with several qualifications and decades of experience working in business. Creating connections, developing ethical, values-led marketing plans, using writing and imagery to engage interest and building a sustainable business is 'in my blood' and so within 14 months of setting up in private practice, I was fully booked and had to shut my books to new clients.

Are you fearful of moving into private practice?

Are you finding it hard to attract counselling clients?

Unsure of where or how to start?

Wondering whether you've made the right choice by training to become a counsellor?

Asking yourself what's the point of social media if no-one interacts with your posts?

Feeling lonely and isolated in your career?

In my early career I managed a Business & Conference Centre in central London then progressed to become a PR & Events Manager. I then moved into mental health and worked for Mind (the Mental Health Charity), supporting 20 local charities to  provide mental health services. In this role, I supported CEOs, employees and Trustees around issues such as branding, quality management, communication, grant applications and building capacity. Prior to re-training to become a counsellor, I ran my own businesses for 10 years mainly via e-commerce sites and I employed a small team.

My qualifications in business, include;

• Business Studies GCSE
• HND Business & Finance (equivalent of a degree)
• BSc Hons Applied Economics
• PR & Copy Writing Certificate

Due to my background in business, I mostly attract clients who align with my values, skills and experiences. During our coaching sessions, I will share with you my process for attracting people that 'fit' best with you and share my knowledge, experience and lessons learnt to support you to become successful as a private practice counsellor. 

Other areas we can work on together include;

• Working through fears around whether you feel ready to work in private practice
• Support to identify your goals and putting in place plans to achieve them
• Identifying clients that are ethically a 'good fit' for you
• Choosing a name for your private practice business
• Conveying yourself, your values, ethics & skills to potential clients
• Creating an ethical, values-led online & physical presence that attracts new clients
• Handling initial introductory sessions
• Pricing
• Offering block booking versus single sessions
• Handling cancellations & non-payments
• Avoiding 'compassion fatigue' 
• Creating a work-life balance
• Finding a timetable that works for you
• Website & social media critique
• Do I need social media, if so, which ones?
• Are business cards & flyers helpful?
• 'Outside the box' ideas for attracting clients 
• Generalised counselling versus developing a niche 
• Face-to-face versus online counselling
• Work from home versus renting a counselling space
• Setting up your counselling space
• Decisions around working weekends and evenings
• Juggling administration
• Avoiding isolation as a lone worker
• Safety concerns as a lone worker
• What has worked well for me?
• What lessons have I learnt?
• What are the pitfalls to avoid?
• Planning holidays or time off
• Which are the busiest times of year for new clients?

An online (or in person if you live near St Leonards) 70 minute mentoring session costs £99. 

An individualised, written review and critique of your online presence including directory listings, website and social media including constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement costs £199.

Please contact me via What's App, Text or Email to book a session or a review.