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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…
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What Horse Riding has Taught me About Therapy Practice Part 1: Eddie Macken and the Ideal Client
It was clear from the moment I first saw him that he was a master in the saddle. I had no idea who he was, but I knew he knew his stuff. I was mesmerised by his hands, by the way he sat, by the effortlessness of his movements. All the directions my riding instructor…
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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…
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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…
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Paperwork Blues?
7 Tips for Easier Accounting It’s coming up to that time of year, when the deadline for submission of accounts and tax returns for self-employed professionals looms. If you haven’t got your 2019 accounts completed and submitted yet, it might be time to start thinking about it. Tax Payment 31 October is also the time…
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Setting up a Private Practice
Are you thinking of starting your own practice as a counsellor or psychotherapist? This workshop will help you get off the ground. Looking at the practical issues related to setting up a private professional practice such as Clarifying the type of practice you would like to create Exploring the services you might provide, and the…