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What to Include in an Equality and Diversity Statement for Therapists

by Josephine Hughes | Jun 26, 2025 | Ethical Practice

When you’re trying to grow your private practice it’s important to think about what might be missing from your profile. Inadvertently, if you’re not including an equality and diversity statement, you may be missing out on clients who need to know that they’re...

Managing Anxiety in Private Practice: Insights from Laura Knight

by Josephine Hughes | Jun 19, 2025 | Private Practice

Private practice can bring freedom and fulfilment – but it can also stir up a lot of anxiety. Working for yourself brings pressures and questions such as whether you’ll get enough clients, managing finances during quiet periods and whether you’re good enough to...

Using Social Media to Grow Your Private Practice: Content that Connects

by Josephine Hughes | Jun 11, 2025 | Private Practice

Using social media to grow your private practice is often regarded as an essential marketing strategy for therapists. But it can feel pointless when you’re posting on social media and your content doesn’t seem to be reaching anyone. The silence feels...

What Adolescents and Trans Youth Really Need: Jeanine Connor Answers the Big Questions

by Josephine Hughes | Jun 5, 2025 | Ethical Practice

In this episode of Good Enough Counsellors, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jeanine Connor – psychodynamic psychotherapist, author, and editor of the BACP Children, Young People and Families Journal. Jeanine has worked with adolescents for over 25 years,...

How to Write a Therapy Profile That Attracts Clients

by Josephine Hughes | May 28, 2025 | Marketing

Have you ever sat down to write your therapy profile and found yourself stuck? Maybe you start typing but everything sounds a bit too formal – or worse, it sounds like every other profile you’ve read. It’s tricky to know what to say without falling...