Good Enough Counsellors

About Good Enough Counsellors

Do you feel overwhelmed when you look around and see what other counsellors and psychotherapists are doing in private practice? Does it leave you wondering whether you’ll ever be able to build a sustainable counselling practice of your own? The truth is, while there are lots of marketing strategies out there for therapists (which I’ll talk about), the most important thing is getting started and staying visible in your private practice. And that can feel incredibly hard when you’re faced with an empty diary, too many options, and the pressure of comparing yourself to glossy, confident-looking therapists online. The Good Enough Counsellors podcast is for UK counsellors and psychotherapists in private practice who want to get clients, grow their confidence, and build a practice that feels ethical, realistic, and sustainable — without the pressure to be perfect. I’m Josephine Hughes, a BACP Accredited Counsellor, and I help counsellors in private practice with marketing, visibility, and confidence so they can grow their practice in a way that feels like them.

Publisher

Josephine Hughes

Category

business · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Feb 2024

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

128 of 135 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why is it so hard to ask for help?

   Josephine Hughes explores the vulnerability of asking for help and overcoming perfectionism to embrace "good enough" in this solo episode.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Can You Afford Your Private Practice? With Claire Ratcliffe

   Psychotherapist and supervisor Claire Ratcliffe and host Josephine Hughes discuss building a sustainable private practice by understanding costs and setting fees that support wellbeing.

3. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Feel More Confident Working with Couples - with Claire Ratcliffe

   Host Josephine Hughes interviews integrative psychotherapist Claire Ratcliffe on building confidence and skills for effective couples therapy.

Inside a recent episode

Why is it so hard to ask for help?

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And it really has already started to make a difference to them. And it is such a relief. Honestly, I can't tell you how helpful it's been to me to be able to make a contribution. And the person who actually admitted that they needed help said to me, oh, you know, I sort of realised, because I remember what someone had said to me a while back. This is a very Christian person. And they said, my pastor had said to me, if you don't let people help you, you're actually denying them the opportunity to help you. And I think, you know, often we talk about altruism, don't we? And it often helps us to help others. […]

Who has been a guest on Good Enough Counsellors

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Claire Ratcliffe
• Kel O'Neill
• Kat Love
• Katrina Johnson
• Daragh MacLoughlin

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

9,366

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

82

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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