Starting your career in mental health is depressing
You left university armed with psychological theories and research methods, but zero stories of real‑world examples to tell in an interview. Every job you apply for goes to someone with experience, but you can't get experience because you can't get your first job without it.
In lectures, you learnt about CBT formulations. In practice, you're stuck formulating reasons for why you've never sat in front of a real client. So you volunteer for anywhere that could give you some experience, refresh NHS Jobs like it's social media because job listings are only up for days, come to terms with a recent 70th rejection after applying for 100+ jobs, and eye a £15k master's you'd have to fund with multiple part-time jobs.
And it's even worse if you can't do internships:
Full-Time Commitments
You need paid work or have other commitments (e.g. University)
Beginner's Bad Luck
Little client-facing experience in mental health
Career Transition
If you decided on mental health later than others, your CV doesn't do you justice
International Applicants
Your visa might not allow you to work full-time, long-term
This is why we created the Self-Paced Course, a course specially designed for people like you.
