We regularly run courses and events for practitioners to develop their professional skills.

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Programmes Available:

• Create a Successful and Sustainable Practice:
  In Psychology, Counselling, Coaching and/or Psychotherapy
  
  
  What does it take to create a successful private practice?
  Why is sustainability important?
  How do potential clients find you?
  What tools ensure your success?

Strategic Marketing – The Big Picture.
Susan Leith-Miller, strategist, coach and mentor will talk on the following key marketing principles for creating and sustaining a successful practice: 

• Focus and passion – the two secret ingredients for success and sustainability.
• How to price your service – science or guess work?
• The ‘essential triangle’ – the importance of this to your practice.
• Get the niche right – or risk the trap of being all things to all people.
• The three budgets – more than the dollar cost of going into business
• Positioning – where does your service sit in the market?
• Your brand – why is it important?
• The power of ‘word of mouth’ and repeat business.
• The ying and yang of it all – getting the balance right.
• Know your strengths – another important key to running a successful and sustainable practice
• The Einstein strategy – what’s on the inside does matter.
• Case studies of successful and not so successful practitioners – what works and what doesn’t.

   

  The Sustainable Practice.
  Clare Mann, organisational psychologist, existential psychotherapist and author will explore unforeseen challenges facing the private practitioner: 
  

• The interface between the business and the therapeutic process.
• Values alignment – the key to sustainability.
• The contract – creating a container for change.
• The politics of therapy.  
• Beginning the relationship – joining with your client.
• How the environment facilitates and inhibits the client’s journey
• Boundaries – speaking the unspeakable.
• Challenging behaviors – when safety is at risk.
• Supervision the key to continual growth and opportunity.
• Self Care – keeping burnout and compassion fatigue at bay.

  

Integrated Business Solutions.
Brendan Norris, Sustainable Lifestyle Coach, IT Specialist, E-Marketing Consultant and Licensed Access Facilitator provides guidelines and strategies for promoting your business: 

• Information technology – finding your way through the maze
• Why IT is essential to your business success – don’t get left behind.
• Managing the operation – the stepping-stones to success.
• The E-options – choosing the optimum technology for your practice.
• Integrating technology - the competitive edge
• Website development – your message to the world.
• Attraction marketing – ensuring the right clients find you.
• The web designer brief – ten questions to ask. 
• On-line directories – your partners in success.
• Bringing it all together – the sustainable You.