Career guidance: Your path into the therapeutic field
Career guidance is a natural and integral part of all our therapeutic training programmes. In fact, it starts before you begin – and continues throughout and after you have completed your training. Unlike traditional educational institutions, we focus on your professional development before, during and, in particular, after your training. At the same time, we have made it our responsibility to help you find the right direction, choose the right course of study, gain professional and practical experience, and develop a sustainable profile in your future career that makes sense to you – both personally and professionally.
Whether you want to work independently, combine your new skills with previous experience, or seek employment, our focus is on how you can use your education actively and meaningfully. You will receive targeted, personalised, and subject-specific guidance, and you will have access to us before, during, and after your education.
Clarification – What do you want?
We help you clarify what you are passionate about working with and how this can be translated into a clear professional profile. In subjects such as sexology, couples therapy and coaching, the possibilities are wide-ranging, and it can be difficult to navigate where you fit in best.
That is why we work with you to find your niche and define the issues and target groups that make sense for you. This makes it easier to communicate your profession to both clients and potential employers.
Define your product – What can you help with?
It can be challenging to put into words what you offer as a therapist. That is why we provide you with concrete support in formulating your professional narrative – clearly, professionally and authentically.
We help you identify your strengths, describe your target group and put into words the value you create. This means you will be in a strong position when presenting yourself – whether on a website, in a conversation or in a professional network.
Practical experience – Test subjects in therapy
Many people find that the transition from education to practice can feel uncertain, especially if they have not had the opportunity to work with clients outside their immediate circle. That is why we support you in creating the framework for gaining practical experience with test clients – e.g. through sparring, ideas for recruitment and a focus on how to do it safely and professionally. In this context, we can also advise you on how to seek supervision if you want professional support along the way.
Practical experience contributes to your professional confidence, provides valuable feedback and helps you gain a realistic sense of what it is like to work with people in practice.
Acquire a commercial mindset
We support you not only in your professional development, but also in understanding the business side of working as a therapist, coach or practitioner. Our career guidance provides you with concrete tools for thinking strategically and commercially, whether you dream of opening your own practice or making yourself attractive on the job market.
This could be in relation to job interviews, building your own practice or when you need to communicate your services to clients. Regardless of which direction you choose, we focus on how your knowledge can be used actively and meaningfully in practice.
Job opportunities
Over the years, we have followed many students’ journeys after completing their education – and we have built up a solid knowledge of the job opportunities available within the various therapeutic professions. Whether you are interested in couples therapy, coaching, sexology or family therapy, we have experience with where there is typically a need and openings, both in private practices, organisations and public positions.
Career guidance that extends beyond education
We have followed many students on their journey – into new academic directions, new roles and new ways of using their academic skills. This is precisely what our career guidance is all about: supporting you in using your education actively and meaningfully – even after you have completed your studies.
Throughout your programme, you will have access to mentoring based on you and the opportunities available in your chosen field. We meet you where you are – and help you clarify where you want to go.