This Business of Therapy

Tag: Counselling

  • What Does a Successful Practice Look Like For You?

    The first step in establishing a therapy or counselling practice (or indeed any other kind of venture) is to envisage it. Since most people who set out to do something do so with an attitude of wanting it to go well, I am assuming that you want your practice to be successful. What would tell…

  • RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL DOCTORS

    Doctors and other medical professionals are a good source of work. They see people who are vulnerable, and at times of crisis in their lives, when counselling or therapy may be one of a range of possible solutions. It’s a good idea therefore to establish a connection with them, and let them know how your…

  • What Do You Think of the Competition?

    What comes to mind when you hear the word “competition”? For many people, it conjures up a sense of threat. But I wonder if you have ever thought of the competition as an asset? A common topic of discussion among therapists is the challenge of isolation. Perhaps surprisingly, this is not just a feature of…

  • Finding Your Voice

    My good friend and EFT practitioner, Barbara E Belmont has been blogging recently about fears of various aspects of finding your voice, speaking up and speaking out. (You can read her blog at http://www.barbaraebelmont.com/blog/) As I read what she has to say, I‘m wondering what is it about putting ourselves out there, in whatever way,…

  • What Horse Riding Taught Me About Therapy Practice: Part 2

    Jumping, Ambivalence and the Power of Making Choices I’m the wimp of our family when it comes to any risk of physical injury. Where my brothers and sisters inherited the “neck or nothing” gene, I seem to have missed out. While they hunted and rode as children, I fell off and got such a scare…

  • Feeling Low? (Soap Box Warning)

    You’ve heard the saying about the cobbler’s children haven’t you? So many therapists tell me they enjoy what they do. They speak warmly of the growth they see in clients, the tiny surge of excitement when something changes, and the joy of seeing someone move on to better things. However, sometimes after that first rush…

  • Spending Time ON Your Practice

    A reader of one of my newsletters wrote to tell me of her struggle to find time to work on her accounts. It reminded me of how often we can forget that running a practice is more than just seeing the clients. There are lots of little tasks that need to be done to keep…

  • Where to Practice From? Location, location, location!

    One of the key decisions in starting to practice is where to base yourself. It may seem like you have lots of options, or very few. Here are some ideas to consider, and help you choose:

  • Can the Client Pay?

    Twice recently, while discussing with therapists who might be their ideal clients, the question of clients’ ability to pay came up. Or rather, it didn’t come up. Neither of the therapists in question mentioned ability to pay as a criteria they would consider in forming an idea of their ideal client. And yet, both of…

  • All About Business Cards

    At a recent meeting of therapists I attended, one recently qualified therapist was describing the dilemmas that she had met in deciding on a design for her business cards. It’s an issue that can tie people in knots, and keep them stuck for long periods of time, while they work through their feelings. I thought…