the therapists' coach
Gloucester, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Owner at Therapy Success
- proprietor at Stroud Coaching
- proprietor at Stroud Counselling
- Education
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- University of Oxford
- Connections
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- Industry
- Professional Training & Coaching
- Websites
Kim Richardson’s Summary
I am one of the very few coaches in the UK to specialise in coaching counsellors and other therapists to success. I focus on what they really want from their business, and help them turn this into reality. I address their problems and lead them through the morass of demands that a self-employed therapist faces every week. I identify where there are blocks to their progress, and work with them to overcome them.
My passion for coaching stems from my own experience as a student of coaching and as a coachee, which was life-changing on both a personal and a business level. My mission is to share the impact of this experience and, through coaching, make a difference to other people’s lives.
I specialise in coaching complementary therapists, counsellors and psychotherapists because this is where my desire, experience and success really lie. I qualified as a counsellor in 2000, but spent many years wondering and worrying about every aspect of my business. 'Is this the right theoretical approach?' 'What direction should I be going in?' 'How can I get more clients?' 'Am I any good anyway?' My practice suffered.
Now that I have coached myself, all this has changed. I am a busy and successful therapist, pushing at the boundaries, exploring the market and attracting new clients.
I am also a successful writer, with over 40 books to my name. This skill, and my passion for the written word, means that my coaching extends to the crucial detail of helping my clients write effective copy in their leaflets, advertising and websites - a much-underrated success factor in the therapy business.
Kim Richardson’s Specialties:
counselling, psychotherapy, alternative therapy, coaching
Kim Richardson’s Experience
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Owner
Therapy Success
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
Currently holds this position
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proprietor
Stroud Coaching
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
I coach individuals to conquer their stress, relieve their anxiety and boost their self-esteem. Face to face or over the phone.
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proprietor
Stroud Counselling
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)
Stroud Counselling is a counselling service based in Stroud, Gloucester. I focus on counselling men, or women who would prefer to be seen by a man. I work face to face or on the phone.
Kim Richardson’s Education
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University of Oxford
Literae Humaniores , classical languages, literature, art, philosophy and history , 1978 — 1982
- Activities and Societies:
- long-distance running, tennis, kitchen table bridge
Additional Information
Kim Richardson’s Websites:
Kim Richardson’s Interests:
I live in Stroud, Gloucestershire, where ‘alternative’ practitioners are actually mainstream. These are my first port of call when my exercise regime of cycling, tennis, running and walking occasionally let me down. My partner and three teenage children keep me grounded in love and domestic reality. I am an active member of the local organic co-operative farm, an avid card player on Thursday evenings, and a founder member of a long-standing men’s group.
Kim Richardson’s Groups:
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Association for Coaching (AC)
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Association for Coaching (AC) - Members Only -
Centre for Coaching, London, UK
Kim Richardson’s Honors:
BA Oxon (1st class)
