It's all change at cove counselling

Things are changing for me. I am now going to just concentrate on my private practice 'cove counselling'

I have resigned from my University counsellor role, as I feel this has been holding me back some what. I want to spend more time working for me and regain the power back.

What I mean by that is while i have been working at the uni there are certain things that I do not agree with and I don't have the power to change them. I am sick to the back teeth of being told there is no money for this no money for that the university is about 5 years behind other universities when it comes to online counselling and text messaging. They do however waste time and to much effort on group work and workshops which in my experience at the uni has never been that successful. In the past we have worked hard booking rooms writing the content for the workshops which takes valuable time away from an already busy day. And 2 people turn up for the workshop.

So now I have put all my moan and grones to bed now! And left. I had been there 8 years, in the past couple of years things changed for the worse, to much other work and not enough client time. When I join the uni in 2002 the counsellors only saw clients in their day. Just before I left I have a shed load of other work to do and see clients. I'm a counsellor not an administrator or a promotion person.

So what next for me? Well I am moving house in about 3 to 4 weeks. It's a risk and worth it. The house has a separate office for me to work in so that's a bonus. Now I need to promote myself which I will be good at, I'm not to bad at networking. I also have a meeting tomorrow with an organisation to do some work for them and the pertential of some other work in the pipeline. That all came about by making a couple of phone calls. So I'm up and running. Well I have been running cove counselling for the past couple of years with a couple of clients and supervisees and now it's time to make it bigger.

So I hope to blog from time to time to update my progress. The only way is up and that it is all controlled by me now! So bring it on.