As a registered and professional therapist, I do not find it an invasion of my privacy when clients like you ask me questions about myself!

Is it normal for you not to ask how I am, your therapist? It is not rude for you to focus on yourself in therapy and not ask how I'm doing.

Will counselling help me? Counselling is not always the solution that will help. But - hand on heart - I can say both as a professional counsellor and someone who's been and out of counselling for years myself, that counselling can be really, really helpful.

Unfortunately, psychotherapy and counselling is an unprotected profession, which means anybody can call themselves a therapist or a counsellor. But this is likely to change at some point soon because it's a needed and necessary thing to keep everybody safe. And there are ways to make sure you're in good, safe and qualified hands.

Therapy is tax deductible because its you continued and professional development. Woohoo. Happy days. Therapy helps to improve your life and

One difference is - arguably - the level of technical skill and education that each requires and, two, what will happen in the session.

Broken down: A fully-booked therapist in the UK might earn £51,000. £17,000 can go to business expenses and another £8,000 on taxes. A grea

People will say, "Lily, how will I know where will I start?" There's no right or wrong place to start in therapy.

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A person doesn't have to talk to feel, or understand or make changes. In fact there are many types of therapy that do not involve talking.

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What coaching is and isn't. Coaching is about goals. Coaching is about taking action and making progress!

I dislike hearing that talking is the first step to making a change. It's simplistic and reduces the client, always a huge red flag.

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What does 'safe space' mean? Do we all understand a safe space equally? And how does one create desired effect?

It's possible you've come across the BACP. It is central in the UK because they keep professionals in check and make sure you're respected.

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They're different - with different purposes, goals and reasons. A helpline is not psychotherapy.