Psychotherapist Vanessa discusses how she qualified as a Psychotherapist.

Path to…Psychotherapist

Day-in-the-life of a Trainee Psychotherapist

@virtuousvoices.cic 🎓 How I qualified as a psychotherapist in the UK 🇬🇧 ✨ 2 years – Counselling Skills training ✨ 3 years – Masters in Counselling & Psychotherapy (part-time) ✨ 250+ hours of supervised client work ✨ 450* hours of supervised client hours post graduation for accreditation ✨ Weekly personal therapy throughout (and still going!) ✨ Registered with a professional psychotherapy body 🪪 It’s a long journey but so worth it 💙 #Psychotherapy #Counselling #Therapist #Career #TherapistTok ♬ Little Things - Adrián Berenguer

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