WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO BECOME A COUNSELLOR.

Counselling has many opportunities

As a counsellor, you may work in schools, universities, workplaces, hospitals, youth centres, or churches and religious organisations. Counselling allows for self-employment, freelance work, and volunteering to add to your experience and portfolio. Additionally, you can work with clients of all ages, such as children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

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The industry allows for flexibility and work-life balance

A counselling career can be a flexible one that caters to your personal life and responsibilities. This is also reflected in the training, you can study part time to gain your diploma qualification, pause between levels and still be able to qualify in a time frame that suits you.

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You can experience a feeling of meaning in your career

Often people leave previously established careers to switch to counselling because they want a sense of meaning that their previous career was unable to offer. Counselling allows you to connect to others and help them through some of the most difficult and challenging moments of their lives. What could be more meaningful than that?

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You can make a real difference in someone's life

A counsellor provides much-needed assistance to clients who are experiencing problems in their everyday lives. As a counsellor, you provide guidance, support, and direction, and you can see your contribution to your client’s development  first hand as together you work towards a positive solution to their problem.