{"id":434,"date":"2010-08-20T00:04:13","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T23:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=434"},"modified":"2024-06-20T12:27:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:27:54","slug":"become-counselling-psychologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/become-counselling-psychologist.htm","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Counselling Psychologist?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Become<\/p>\n

Interested in becoming a therapist, but not sure if being a counselling psychologist is the right choice for you?<\/p>\n

What is a Counselling Psychologist?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Counselling psychologists<\/strong> are talk therapists who integrate psychological theories with psychotherapeutic techniques.<\/p>\n

Their goal is to help clients overcome and deal with problematic life events and mental health issues. This means helping to explore feelings and problems, in the hope that such things become easier to understand and navigate.<\/p>\n

Counselling psychologists<\/a> can also be involved in risk assessment and psychometric testing. They can also research and help formulate new explanations for psychological problems, and are a key part of multidisciplinary team work in supervising and training other mental health professionals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Note that we are not talking here about clinical psychologists. Read our article\u00a0 Counselling Psychologist vs a Clinical Psychologist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 if you are confused).<\/em><\/p>\n

What issues do counselling psychologists work with?<\/h2>\n

They work with a broad range of mental health and life problems including anxiety, depression<\/a>, relationship issues<\/a>, learning differences, bereavement,<\/a> and post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/a><\/p>\n

Where do Counselling Psychologists work?<\/h2>\n

One of the benefits of becoming a counselling psychologist is<\/strong> the variety of settings you can work in.<\/p>\n

Although almost half of all counselling psychologists are employed in<\/strong> clinical roles such as health and social care. Many can also be found in industry, education and academic bodies.<\/p>\n

They can also practice privately and act as<\/strong> consultants to other agencies and organisations.<\/p>\n

In summary, there is a huge demand for qualified counselling psychologists. Listed below is a range of potential employers:<\/p>\n