Varied jobs in all UK locations. Work often stressful as some clients are hard to help and some hard to like. Low income at first in private practice. Higher in private practice but many part-time. Graduates may be preferred but experience and training in personnel, health care, social welfare is helpful.
Personal qualities are important.
Voluntary work may be useful. A pre-entry postgraduate qualification is desirable Some courses are at postgraduate Diploma or Masters level, entry via certificate course. Accredited by British Association for Counselling. In practice graduate or equivalent professional qualifications are preferred but life experience and maturity count for a lot. Past personal difficulties may even help.