Starting Private Practice with Confidence
A practical, supportive course to help qualified counsellors take the next steps into confident, ethical private practice.
This course has been designed for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who are ready to take the practical steps towards establishing their own private practice.
The moment after training ends, the real questions begin:
- How do I actually do this?
- What do I need in place before I see my first client?
- How do I build something that is professional, ethical, and sustainable, without losing the values that brought me into this work?
Setting up independently involves navigating a number of professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities alongside the clinical work you are already trained to do. None of these are difficult to understand in isolation but taken together they can feel overwhelming.
This course draws on established professional guidance, including BACP frameworks, alongside practical experience of working in private practice and brings those elements together in one place, offering clear guidance and practical tools to support you through that process.
The guidance given is intended to be applied thoughtfully, not followed rigidly. You know your clients, your context, and yourself better than any course can. What you will find here is a framework you can shape around your own practice.