To ask for career advice?

[Sequinarts]

I am 25, and recently completed a degree in Psychology. I went to university quite late as I had a really bad period in my late teens with depression, so I feel like I’m a bit behind now and need to catch up.

All of my experience has been working with children in primary and secondary school as a teaching assistant so far, but I don’t think I want to go into teaching since most teachers I have worked with have felt really undervalued and burnt out.

Can anyone who may have done a psychology degree advice what a good career to go into is? I feel completely lost on what direction to take next! I am happy to do further study if necessary, I got a high 2:1 and feel fairly confident academically.

tia 💐

Did you enjoy working with children?
You could try play therapy or children's counselling

It might be a bit ironic but why not do the Dip. C.G and qualify as a careers adviser ? You'd be working in a school or FE College but not have the pressure of being one of the teaching staff.

Educational psychologist?

I was going to suggest educational psychology or what about one of the organisations that offer career counselling based on psychometric tests etc.?

Educational Psychologist (good pay and in demand everywhere it seems)

Would you want to continue on to do an MA to become a psychologist? Big money but I imagine it's harder to break into?

Play or child psychotherapist ?

Educational psychology.
Occupational psychology.
Human resources.
Careers Guidance.
Civil Service.

Alternatively, pick something completely new and entirely unrelated to your degree and school experience. You have a lot of scope with that degree. (BTW, forget about “catching up”. You can’t regain time past, but that period of illness gave you insight most of your peers do not have, which is valuable in itself and will be useful at some point.)