Chloe Foster on Email Counselling & Working with LGBTQ clients

Good Enough Counsellors

How can you use email counselling and how does asynchronous therapy work? Join Chloe Foster to hear all about how you can make your practice more flexible and accessible with email counselling. Chloe specialises in helping LGBTQ clients and she shares more about their therapeutic work together with a discussion on the importance of checking pronouns.

In this episode:

• How choosing a niche, such as working with the LGBTQ community, can help attract clients who are specifically looking for a counsellor who understands their unique experiences.
• The importance of asking clients about their pronouns and creating a safe and accepting environment for LGBTQ individuals.
• How raising prices helped both to manage Chloe's client load and create space to develop other income streams.
• How email counselling provides flexibility for both counsellors and clients, and how asynchronous therapy eases the mental load on the therapist
• The importance of effective training for email counselling to set clear boundaries, ensure effective communication and minimise misunderstandings.

Keywords

email counseling, LGBTQ community, niche, pronouns, training, pricing, client load, email counselling, flexibility, pricing, boundaries, training, recorded courses

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and the Potential of Email Counselling

06:18 Choosing a Niche: Working with the LGBTQ Community

11:33 Creating a Safe and Accepting Environment: Asking About Pronouns

15:14 The Importance of Understanding and Accepting Transgender Individuals

20:10 Developing Resources: Enhancing the Value of a Counselling Practice

23:25 Setting Pricing and Boundaries: Maintaining a Sustainable Practice

24:24 Raising Prices in Private Practice

26:29 The Benefits of Email Counselling

32:06 Exploring Email Counselling

36:54 Developing Email Counselling Training

46:29 Embracing New Approaches in Counselling

Download Chloe's free guide on Email Counselling and check out the website HERE

Setting up in private practice? Download my free checklist HERE

Need ideas for how to get clients? Download my free handout 21 Ways for Counsellors to Attract New Clients HERE

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