How to Become a Counselling Psychologist- Front Cover -- How to Become a Counselling Psychologist -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Welcome! -- Psychology as a profession -- Studying psychology at school or college -- Studying psychology at university -- The different areas of psychology practice -- Chapter 2: What does a counselling psychologist do? -- Who is this book for? -- What is counselling psychology? -- What kinds of people do counselling psychologists work with? -- Where do counselling psychologists work? -- Developing the qualities you need to succeed -- What does a career in counselling psychology look like? -- Chapter 3: The next step: equipping yourself for professional training -- Academic experiences -- Clinical experiences -- Research experiences -- Personal experiences -- Chapter 4: Becoming a trainee -- Applying for training -- Life as a trainee -- Finding clinical placements -- Chapter 5: Starting out -- Going the extra mile before you qualify -- The importance of mentorship -- Working as a psychologist for the first time: securing employment -- Challenges and issues within counselling psychology practice -- Chapter 6: Career possibilities -- Half NHS, half private: Hayley Melin, C. Psychol. -- Developing your niche in the private setting: Jesse Tremblay, C. Psychol. -- Full-time, independent school: a "novice professional" counselling psychologist -- Entrepreneur and Registrar for the QCoP: Dr Victoria Galbraith, C. Psychol. -- Lecturer, practitioner, and passionate researcher: Dr Edith Steffen, C. Psychol. -- Counselling psychologist specialising in pain, Ministry of Defence: Dr Ellen Murphy, C. Psychol -- Counselling psychology career possibilities in other countries -- Final word -- Appendix: useful information -- Acronyms and websites -- Additional electronic resources