ABSTRACT
Many counsellors operate their own private or independent practice in the United Kingdom since there is no compulsion to register with any official body in order to practise. Syme concentrates her attention on the number of counsellors in the Counselling and Psychotherapy Resources Directory. Independent practitioners trained in and utilizing psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approaches are more likely to see themselves as psychotherapists. The British Association for Counselling is currently considering setting upper limits of client-contact hours for their members. Career development in employment tends to involve the acquisition of greater managerial responsibility through internal or external promotion. For the protection of both the counsellor and client two forms of insurance are virtually mandatory in private practice: indemnity insurance and public liability insurance. In employment, contacts with fellow employees can help to relieve the pressures induced by difficult clients or intense counselling sessions.
