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Aw thank you so much for the lovely comment. You’re very welcome! 😊

Hey, the best route to become a school counsellor after your degree would be to either do a masters degree in child & adolescent psychotherapy & counselling or go through the diploma route with a company called place2be, the different levels and routes are on their website: www.place2be.org.uk/counselling-training-placements/child-counselling-and-placements/how-to-become-a-child-counsellor/

@@ceethecounsellor Thankyou so much 🩷

@@ceethecounsellor after my degree, would doing a PG in counselling and psychotherapy after doing my level 3 allow me to become a school counsellor?

Hi, yes it would, if it’s specifically a child & adolescent postgraduate course

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Yes most likely

Hi, academic writing will be expected but you will have guidance from your lecturers and if you’re anxious, your uni library will probably offer academic writing classes/support to help you as well. You can also read some books about writing academically at degree level to help you even more. Also, give yourself time to write your essays, don’t do it last minute so that you won’t be too stressed

I volunteered for a site called 7 cups when I was 16/17 as a listener!

Hey, I didn’t find much unfortunately. There is one called Samaritans hope which allows 15+ to volunteer (they are different from the Samaritans)

@@Isabeldf1 ill definitely do some research on it

@@ceethecounsellor ok thanks

You’re welcome. I wish you all the best!

Yes I believe so, unless you are already qualified as a counsellor in another country

@@ceethecounsellor thank you I will now be fully qualified soon 💐

Hi, this is the link to the website, if you scroll down, the video will be there www.bacp.co.uk/membership/registered-membership/certificate-of-proficiency/

Hi, yeah you should be able to apply for the loan if the applications are still open right now. If they are not open, then you will have to wait until they are open again

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Hey! Congratulations to you! I wish you all the best on your training. Yes you can work full time after level 4 because you’ll have client experience

It could take anything between 3-5 years

Hi, as far as I’m aware they only provide loans to people living and studying in the UK

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@ivivremendi9859 you’re welcome

It’s not completely compulsory, it’s optional. But you could have a look at some job adverts and see what their desired qualifications are to help you better

Hey, it depends. At one point it was 3 days a week because I was doing 2 placements at the same time (one online and one in person) but because of client availability, I had online clients on 2 different days. But right now I’m only doing 1 placement and I have 3 clients so I’m only there for 3 hours and I stay to make notes etc. So placement will normally be just one day and how long you’re there depends on how many clients you have, this should normally be between 3-5 clients in a day

Hey, thank you! I didn’t have to do an entry test, I didn’t know there was one lol. Once I’m qualified, I’m not 100% sure but it will vary for different groups of people so anything between £30-£50 when I’m starting out

@@ceethecounsellor it was a test to see if you could reference etc a certain style eg harvad style ..before you got on the course. You could do it however much times you could till you passed, then your able to start the course and 30 to 50 an hour isn't bad at all..how much clients do you realistically expect to average or do a day

@optimisticrealismx5829 that’s interesting, this is the first I’m hearing of it. Thank you for sharing and I’m not sure yet, but I don’t see myself having more than 6 clients in one day and I will have certain days where I’m off too

@@ceethecounsellor oh good for you, 😊 thanks for your help, videos are very helpful too

@optimisticrealismx5829 you’re welcome, I’m glad you’ve found them helpful 🙏🏾

Hi, I can’t remember but it should be stated on their application or website. I think it usually for university courses

I think it’s the whole course fee

Hey, I have some listed in this video czcams.com/video/vOghJHqh9lw/video.htmlsi=4A2rds7pbGVSaXZw I hope it helps

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I did a level 3 counselling diploma and then did my masters which I’m finishing this summer. The pay will vary depending on your experience and the job. Starting salaries for therapists will be around £23-£30k but can increase as you grow in experience and depending on the demand for that job

@ceethecounsellor oh good for for you girl. that's what im doing what was your time scale for level.3 completion

That’s amazing, I wish you all the best! 🙏🏾

@@ceethecounsellor thank you so much.

I’m so happy to hear that, I hope you find the right path for you!

You’re very welcome kristina😊. Thank you for lovely comment

They fund any degrees as long as they are in the UK

No it’s not, a lot of people come into counselling from a wide variety of careers. You can study counselling on the side while maintaining your current career and you can see if it’s for you without having to drop your job. The classes are usually once a week, and for a few months so it won’t put too much demand on you. Thank you for watching, glad you found the video helpful!

Wow, same! I'm also a graphic designer considering a career change in counselling

It’s always in the description box of every video chrissytee.alfred@gmail.com

I’m sorry you went through that

Hi, no I don’t think so. The course has to be in the UK

Thank you so much! I’m glad it was helpful

There’s no specific budget, it just depends on what kind of material you want.

Aww I’m so glad! Thank you for your comment

Hey Kieran! Congratulations on completing your course 👏🏾. I think you could volunteer with a helpline like the Samaritans etc to help you improve on your counselling & communication skills for sure. If you want mental health experience, working in a mental health hospital might be helpful as a HCA but from experience, you won’t get to practice counselling skills much, but you could get to work on your communication with patients. But either way, as you progress through the counselling courses, your communication and counselling skills will also improve naturally even if you don’t do the volunteering or anything else. If you choose to do a masters, such experience will come in handy and increase your chances of being accepted onto the course however.

@@ceethecounsellor Thanks Cee 👍

@kieranwhite4856 you’re very welcome

Hi, I haven’t read any books on that topic so I can’t recommend any, have a look around on Google and Amazon and go for ones with a lot of positive reviews

Hi, do you mean the best route to become a counsellor?

Hi Daniel, you would need to have a UK bank account. I’m not sure how you can go about this but I’d recommend starting with a Google search or asking your university for guidance

Hi @danielikechukwu have you gotten it?

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it

Yes they can, as long as you have a UK bank account and proof of admission at the university you’re going to attend

How can I get a UK bank account?

Yeahh i definitely agree with you there! The demand is increasing so much!

You can just do an undergraduate psychology degree, you don’t need to do counselling, that’s a speciality you can do after psychology

I believe you have to have a UK bank account and a course that’s with a UK university

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Aw thank you so much maya! 💙 appreciate your words!

Thank you so much for your kind words💙

You can be professional and have a sense of humour, it’s allowed

Thank you! I love it! 🥰