by Claire Hirst | Mar 25, 2020 | All Articles, Therapy Business Advice
For some of you, the coronavirus crisis has meant a loss of clients, particularly to those therapists who do manual therapies. Many of you, however, are able to continue your therapeutic practice online. And a popular platform for this is Zoom. We at the Therapists...
by Claire Hirst | Jan 27, 2020 | All Articles, Therapy Business Advice
Case Study. INLP and HNLP INTRODUCTION NLP looks at the process of thinking rather than the story behind the thinking (the past). It provides invaluable tools for coaching. NLP Coaching is more hands-on, tends to be solution-focused and does not centre so much on the...
by Louise Allen | Jan 1, 2020 | All Articles
In addition to indoor talking therapy, I also offer outdoor and walking sessions in Faversham, Canterbury and the surrounding areas. Walking therapy is counselling whilst walking. I also offer outdoor sessions that include less walking, but use the natural environment...
by Linda Bishopp | Dec 9, 2019 | All Articles, Therapy Business Advice
Here is a useful exercise to try when networking to help you discuss your passion in your work! Split into pairs and talk for 10 minutes about what your passion (or passions) are. Are you living your passion(s) right now? If so, in what way? Come back to the main...
by Louise Allen | Dec 1, 2019 | All Articles, Therapy Business Advice
“Let’s talk about death and dying” That’s just what we did today at our first Faversham Death Café. In a cosy wooden cabin at the welcoming Abbey Physic Community Garden, with a plentiful supply of tea, delicious homemade vegan cake and an...
by Louise Allen | Nov 29, 2019 | All Articles
The counselling journey brings us to our own reflection. How do we see ourselves? What do we believe others’ perception of us is? We are then invited to question that surface image and look deeper. What we see on the surface is made up from what is beneath and what is...
by Claire Hirst | Nov 27, 2019 | All Articles, Therapy Business Advice
Today we all gathered together to collaborate with each other in some of the common things that frustrate us in running a therapy business. It was our business surgery day. The main topic for the conversation this month was the dreaded Tax Returns and being...
by Louise Allen | Sep 6, 2019 | All Articles
Andre Spicer, professor of organisational behaviour at the Cass Business School and journalist for The Guardian, writes a lot of opinion articles that I can get behind. From calling out the constant quest for excellence as damaging and suggesting we embrace being good...
by Claire Hirst | Nov 15, 2018 | All Articles
NEIL YOUNG outlines how we as therapists can support social change through a deeper understanding of our own gender and sexual identities. AS A PROFESSION grounded in the principles of compassion, empathy, authenticity and congruence, it is curious how little critical...