Thanks for the comment, yes lots of emphasis put on feeling in the training for example, but it’s definitely the combination of the two that’s the most helpful I think

Thanks for saying Richard and really glad you found it helpful. Amazing how we can get so used to doing that isn't it, often I think because we haven't experienced an alternative. Hope things are going well for you.

Lovely thing to say, thank you 😊

My pleasure, thanks for saying 😊

Thanks for saying, I appreciate it and I’m really glad you found it helpful. Absolutely, yes, about connecting for more guidance, do get in touch via my website and we can take it from there.

Hi there, thanks for your comments and for what you say about the video, I really appreciate it. The plan you have sounds amazing to me, seems like you know what you love and enjoy and have in mind how you can shape life around it. I think it was definitely for me the corporate environment that didn't suit me as well as it might have done and certainly not in the way that I'm able to live life now. Working remotely and telehealth is, as you can imagine, widespread now and there are plenty of practitioners I know who only work online and it seems to work very well for them. The areas you want to work in sound fascinating to me and I really wish you all the best with it. Let me know how it goes if you'd like : )

Hi there, thanks for your comments, I really appreciate what you say, it's great to hear. I do understand the worries about being able to make a good income from private practice and working for yourself, as it doesn't necessarily have the security of being employed. I've always trusted that if I love something and am interested it, I'll probably be good at it, whatever that might mean in this context, and that it'll therefore work out in terms of building a successful business. Therapy is also of potentially significant value to others as well. Of course, no one can predict the economic climate etc and lots of other things which will directly impact clients coming through, so no one can say exactly what you might earn. That'll also depend on how many hours you want to see clients for and how much you're able to charge in your local area. As I say though, as challenging as it can be sometimes, I've more often than not trusted it will work out, done what I can to achieve that and thankfully it has.

Hi there, thanks for your comments on the videos and channel, it’s great to hear they’ve been helpful and I’m grateful for you saying. In terms of your first question and counselling or psychotherapy, I think from a practical point of view for clients there’s probably not much difference, as most practitioners in the UK actually just call themselves therapists. It’s obviously a very personal decision, but I chose to go down the psychotherapy route because I wanted the training to be as thorough and in-depth as it could be. Of course, it doesn’t mean that anyone is any better as a therapist because they’ve studied for longer, it was actually more for myself. I can really see if cost is an issue and someone wants to get started more quickly why they would go for a counselling qualification. The last thing I’d say on the above is also that in the UK something has been introduced by the regulatory bodies, which means it will matter much more what you studied and the nature of your training. I don’t know if there are plans to do this in NZ too at any point? Whether you studied to be a counsellor or psychotherapist does become more significant with this system. As far as online or in person, again, it’s very personal, but I think I’d prefer an ‘in person’ experience myself. It’s just that online we may not get as much of the non-verbal communication and sense of community for example. Again though, I can see that if it’s the difference between pursuing the career and not, why someone go ahead and do online. It works well enough I’m sure. Let me know if there’s anything else. If not, I do really wish you all the best with your continued journey and thanks again for commenting, John-Paul

@JohnPaulDaviesTTP thank you so much for taking the time to respond. You've given me some ideas to ponder over, and I'll definitely follow up with the appropriate board to understand if there are any plans to further regulate the separation between psychotherapist a d counsellor. Many thanks, and I look forward to future videos!

@@ideaWorld403 you’re really welcome, hope it all goes well

Hi there, thanks saying that about the video, am grateful and always good to hear. By the steps do you mean as a separate video or just in a response to this comment?

Hi there, glad you found the video enlightening and thanks for saying, I appreciate it. I decided that psychotherapy was what I wanted to through a combination of being in therapy and then doing a foundation year In counselling and psychotherapy during my career break. In terms of how actually made the switch, I followed my foundation course with the 4 year part time diploma in counselling and psychotherapy and was able to begin setting up my private practice in my 3rd year of that course. By the I qualified, I had quite a good size private practice. Just let me know if you have any other questions.

Hey thanks for your comment and how did it go? I’m assuming well? 😊

@@JohnPaulDaviesTTP The hardest part is giving up the Podiatry and going all in with the therapy. I didn’t make a ton of money as a Podiatrist and the Covid pandemic really hurt my practice. So really it just comes down to finances. I have four children and the budget is tight.

@@dr_geraldm2115 interesting, would be good to hear all about your experience. I know people worry about making it all work, particularly when they have young families

@@JohnPaulDaviesTTP It’s definitely a challenge but very doable. Would absolutely love to talk about it more. It’s always been a goal of mine to help individuals in a similar situation. At 50 changing careers really does feel like a daunting task. With good planning it’s definitely doable

@@dr_geraldm2115 all sounds like really helpful experience for others, would you like to have a chat about it and maybe can then talk about recording something for the channel? I think that would be great. If so, just email me on jpdttp@gmail.com