The Counselling Academy

You trained to be a counsellor. You learned about theory, ethics, skills, and working with clients.

But somewhere along the way, nobody taught you how to actually run a practice.

How do you register as self-employed without panicking about tax? What goes in a client contract? How do you set fees without feeling awkward? What do you put on a website? How do you get clients without feeling like you're selling yourself?

Most of us cobbled it together through trial and error. We Googled things. We asked in Facebook groups. We made mistakes we didn't need to make.

This course is everything we wish someone had told us at the start.

This isn't a handful of tips or a generic business course. This is everything you need, built specifically for counsellors.

17 Comprehensive Modules

From registering with HMRC and understanding tax, through to marketing, client management, boundaries, and building a sustainable practice. Whether you're just starting out or you've been doing this for years and want to tighten things up, it's all here.

18 Ready-to-Use Templates

Client contracts, privacy notices, intake forms, invoices, session notes, safeguarding policies, clinical wills, and more. Professionally written, ready to customise, and actually usable from day one.

31 Practical Handouts

Fee calculators, tax-deductible expenses guides, GDPR quick references, directory comparison worksheets, client email templates, boundary scripts, and more. The things that take hours to create yourself, done for you.

Who Is This For?

This course is designed for qualified counsellors who want to work privately, whether you're just starting or already established.

You might be:

→ Ready to start seeing private clients but overwhelmed by the business side

→ Already in private practice but winging it and want to get properly set up

→ Undercharging and knowing it, but not sure how to change

→ Struggling to get a steady flow of the right clients

→ Tired of feeling like you should know this stuff but nobody ever taught you

→ Wanting practical guidance, not academic theory

What Makes This Different

It's Built for Counsellors

This isn't a generic small business course. Every module, template, and handout is designed specifically for counsellors in private practice. UK regulations, therapy-specific considerations, and the particular challenges we face.

It Covers What Others Avoid

What to do when clients don't pay. How to handle cancellations. Setting boundaries that stick. Marketing without feeling sleazy. Creating a clinical will. The uncomfortable stuff that nobody talks about but everyone needs to know.

Templates You Can Actually Use

18 templates isn't just a number. It's client contracts, privacy notices, intake forms, session notes, invoices, safeguarding policies, clinical wills, marketing plans, and more. All professionally written and ready for your practice from day one.

Practical, Not Theoretical

Every module focuses on what you actually need to do. No padding, no waffle, no theory for theory's sake. Just clear guidance you can implement immediately.

Both Starting Out and Sorting Out

Whether you're seeing your first private client next month or you've been at it for years, this course meets you where you are. Starting fresh? We'll walk you through everything. Already established? You'll fill in the gaps and tighten up what's been bothering you.

Conclusion

The business side of private practice doesn't have to be overwhelming. It doesn't have to be something you figure out through trial and error. And it definitely doesn't have to be something that holds you back from the work you trained to do.

You'll finish this course with the knowledge to handle every aspect of running your practice, the templates to get set up properly, and the confidence to do it your way.

Ready to build a practice that actually works?