Should You Become a Therapist?

Should You Become a Therapist?
Have you ever asked yourself, “Should I become a therapist?” In this video, I share my personal thoughts on what it really means to become a therapist-beyond the qualifications and training. I explore the concept of "becoming" and how it applies to this career in a deeper sense, from the challenges to the incredibly rewarding moments.
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[@XavierCachon]

John, I've been really enjoying watching your videos. I've been working as a paralegal for about 4 years now. Over the past month or so, I've been strongly considering making a career change to becoming a therapist. Ideally, I would love to have my own private practice. Hearing your perspective as a former lawyer has been quite timely and relatable for me (especially since I was once planning to become a lawyer). Thank you for your insights and wisdom. Best ~ Xavier.

[@JohnPaulDaviesTTP]

Thanks for that Xavier, it’s good to hear and I appreciate you saying. So glad you’ve been finding the videos helpful. Great to hear that you’re thinking of moving into the career as a therapist and do feel free to let me know how it’s all going if you feel like it at any point : )

[@abrough7500]

Thank you so much for making this video

[@JohnPaulDaviesTTP]

You’re more than welcome and thanks for saying, I really appreciate it

[@yuliyatkacheva2059]

Hi! Thank you for this video. You mentioned training alongside 20-year-olds. Would you say considering this profession at 50 is a little too late?

[@JohnPaulDaviesTTP]

Hi there, you’re very welcome about the video, thanks for saying. Not at all too late in my view no, I think it’s a great age to come in to the profession. Genuinely never too late in my view!
It’s an interesting point you raise though. Some people are concerned about being too young, others too old. Hopefully it’ll come up in conversations with other therapists on the channel, but thanks for raising it and I’ll definitely try to include it somewhere in future videos.

[@yuliyatkacheva2059]

@@JohnPaulDaviesTTP Thank you very much for sharing your view. It’s very encouraging! I will be looking forward to more videos from you.

[@JohnPaulDaviesTTP]

@@yuliyatkacheva2059 That’s great, thank you!

[@katharineisaac6149]

I’m just about to sign up to a 3 year course in psychotherapeutic counselling. What I’d really like to know is how one builds their private practice and if there’s enough business out there? Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for these videos, they’re really informative.

[@JohnPaulDaviesTTP]

You’re very welcome about the videos and thanks for saying, I really appreciate it. That’s a great suggestion for a video, i.e., how to find clients and are there enough clients out there, so I shall do one about that next (I have videos on narcissism, bisexuality and loneliness coming up, but will make this the one after them). I really wish you all the best with the course and do let me know how it’s going if you feel like it, John-Paul