Once I get qualified, can I make a living out of doing philosophical counselling?
Philosophical counselling is a new field and offers both the possibilities and drawbacks that go with this. Philosophical counselling is largely unknown in this country – although the SPP gets increasing numbers of requests for counsellors all over the country – so you need to be very pro-active to make a living. Realistically it is better thought of as one part of a portfolio career. One way to do this is to combine it with psychological counselling, coaching and teaching. 11. What preparation would you recommend before taking the course In additional to the required counselling skills course it would be advantageous to read about philosophical counselling. For example, there are articles from the journal Practical Philosophy available on-line to SPP members and journal subscribers, or you could read LeBon’s Wise Therapy or Marinoff’s Plato not Prozac. See the Book Reviews section for summaries of related texts.
