University didn’t work out

You mentioned you studied psychology. You may or may not have had a module on Listening skills, the Counselling basic stuff. If you didnt, you can go through that with few books in few days really, as you Psychology background will make all easier.

Here's the part you may be interested.

Counselling, in the UK is NOT a protected profession. That means, ANYONE can start taking clients and counsel them. Ridiculous it may sound, its true, The Law says it is up to the client to find out whether the Counsellor has or what qualifications they have.

Read here below the protected titles:

www.hcpc-uk.org/.../

As you may know, Counselling requires you to say very little, mostly reflect to the client, never actually advise, at worst to suggest them to get support from somewhere else for their problems (ie Citizen advice), so you dont have to worry you need to be understood or give the wrong advice etc. Of course, you dan target certain groups you feel more comfortable with, ie Bullied Children.

If you feel, it would be a good job, to be a Counsellor, all you need is a space, such as you living room, print your cards and put your name and mobile, maybe with a fancy name "Humanistic Counselling" (how original...), a few A4 at the postoffice and few good places around the town, put the fee at an introductory £30 per hour, and start doing it. 

On top of all that, you only need to let HMRC know you take money after you pocket £1000 in the current Physical year. So you can trial it and decide it it worth going Self Employed.

You mentioned you studied psychology. You may or may not have had a module on Listening skills, the Counselling basic stuff. If you didnt, you can go through that with few books in few days really, as you Psychology background will make all easier.

Here's the part you may be interested.

Counselling, in the UK is NOT a protected profession. That means, ANYONE can start taking clients and counsel them. Ridiculous it may sound, its true, The Law says it is up to the client to find out whether the Counsellor has or what qualifications they have.

Read here below the protected titles:

www.hcpc-uk.org/.../

As you may know, Counselling requires you to say very little, mostly reflect to the client, never actually advise, at worst to suggest them to get support from somewhere else for their problems (ie Citizen advice), so you dont have to worry you need to be understood or give the wrong advice etc. Of course, you dan target certain groups you feel more comfortable with, ie Bullied Children.

If you feel, it would be a good job, to be a Counsellor, all you need is a space, such as you living room, print your cards and put your name and mobile, maybe with a fancy name "Humanistic Counselling" (how original...), a few A4 at the postoffice and few good places around the town, put the fee at an introductory £30 per hour, and start doing it. 

On top of all that, you only need to let HMRC know you take money after you pocket £1000 in the current Physical year. So you can trial it and decide it it worth going Self Employed.

Oh this does actually sound interesting, I was considering counselling at some point since a lot of people seem to trust me really quickly and intently with things “they’ve never told anyone else” so… I might as well start getting paid for it : 0

i didn’t know there was a weird little legal loophole with the term, that’s so odd