Can You Become a Counsellor Without a Degree in Australia?

Career & Practice, Holistic Counselling

Yes. Counselling is not a registered profession in Australia, and no law requires a counsellor to hold a degree. That surprises most people, because the word counsellor sounds like it should sit next to psychologist. It does not. Psychologists are registered and must...

How to Become a Stress Management Coach in Australia

Career & Practice, Stress Management

Workplace stress has become one of the biggest costs in Australian business, and organisations are paying people to do something about it. That has opened a career that barely existed a decade ago. It goes by several names, stress management coach, consultant,...

How to Become a Holistic Life Coach in Australia

Career & Practice, Holistic Counselling

Coaching in Australia has no licence, no registration and no minimum training standard. Anyone can call themselves a life coach, and plenty do after a weekend workshop. That is precisely why the training you choose matters more in coaching than in almost any other...

How to Become a Meditation Teacher in Australia

Career & Practice, Meditation Teaching

Teaching meditation is one of the more accessible ways into holistic work, and one of the most misunderstood. People assume there is a licence to obtain, or that you need a decade of silent retreats before anyone will take you seriously. Neither is true. In Australia...

Holistic Counselling vs Traditional Counselling: Which Should You Train In?

Career & Practice

If you have decided you want to work with people through difficulty, you still face a fork in the road. Traditional counselling and holistic counselling both lead to sitting with clients, but the philosophy underneath them, the route in and the working life that...