Hi all,
I am becoming increasingly disenchanted with the current career path I am on, and am very drawn to the idea of retraining as a counsellor/therapist. I am frustrated with having to sit at a screen all day, and would really relish the human connection, as well as the opportunity to use/stretch my interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, listening, etc. I recently underwent a short course of counselling to help me through a rough patch, and was really fascinated with the process and see it as something I would do well. I know that it's not the biggest money-maker, and that jobs/clients are a little hard to come by, but I am thinking I would do it alongside my existing freelance work.
Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else on here had done a similar thing: retraining as a counsellor/therapist after shifting across from a different career track? What factors led to your decision? Are you glad you did it? What advice would you give?
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Training to be a counsellor at 40y.o. -- anyone done it?
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OnTheBr1nk · 07/09/2016 10:11
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