37. You Can Be a Therapist for $16 (with Jordan Dunbar)

In the UK, anyone with $16 can become a certified psychotherapist and begin seeing clients immediately. If this sounds surprising, imagine how clients feel when they have a bad experience and realize their therapist is not governed by any regulatory body. BBC presenter Jordan Dunbar joins us to share his own stories of bad therapy and his surprising findings from investigating the lack of regulation around UK mental health services.

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Show Notes:

• Donate to Northern Ireland Hospice
• The Next Episode: Anyone Can Call Themselves A Therapist
• File on 4: The therapy business
• Psychotherapy Expertise Should Mean Superior Outcomes and Demonstrable Improvement Over Time
• Mind: for better mental health
• Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Tell Us Your Story