Lou Mason: Setting Up in Private Practice for Working with Children & Young People Feb 25
Full Course Title
Lou Mason: Setting Up in Private Practice for Working with Children & Young People
Summary of Training
Please note: this is a ONE DAY delivery of this training package – a 2 day delivery (10am – 2pm each day) is running in March.
Are you thinking of setting up in Private Practice to work with children, teenagers, and young people?
Or have you already started and would like some reassurance that you’ve put everything in place to enable a safe and successful practice in the long term?
Perhaps you’re already well established but at the stage for a refresh and review, just for peace of mind?
Whatever your situation, this is an opportunity to invest in some expert mentoring, guidance and encouragement to give you and your business the best support possible.
By booking this package, you’ll be taking part in a training that will give you an ultra protective but highly flexible framework that will enable you to design, shape and run your practice exactly the way you want it.
A package that includes a selection of key template paperwork that isn’t simply handed over – but is talked through, explained and explored together, so that you are fully informed and prepared for any amendments or adaptations that may become necessary as time goes on. Each of your clients and their needs will always be unique and your paperwork will need to reflect that.
An in-depth engaging and fun experience that provides a comprehensive walk through of everything you need to plan, prepare, research and put in place – so there are no challenging surprises further along the road!
All shared by a trainer, coach and mentor who not only has her own first-hand experiences of running a successful practice to draw on but who has helped launch over 400 in person practices – all shapes and sizes, modalities, client bases, skill sets, bases and approaches.
If any of this speaks to you, then you might want to invest in this flagship course. It provides an incredibly valuable and important support system to enable you to create a safe, thriving business that not only runs exactly the way you need it to but is totally unique to any others out there.
Training Outline
WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE WORTH THE INVESTMENT?
This isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ training – this is fully bespoke highly specialised support that will guide and enable you to create a bespoke practice and business that works FOR YOU exactly how you want it to.
It places huge importance on the therapeutic relationship – which is a part of every practical or operational decision you make – and provides an essential insight and a roadmap into working with the parents of your clients, as they are effectively your employers.
It has a proven success rate – it has played a part in the launch of over 400 practices of all shapes and sizes – and is a hugely supportive, encouraging and inspirational experience that can help to settle nerves, increase confidence and give clear focus for your path ahead.
You also have the option of investing in some additional support options after the training is completed – these aren’t a requirement but are on offer to anyone who may feel they might benefit from having a coach / mentor to check in with at various experiential stages in the evolution of their practice.
WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?
This training has been specially created for qualified or nearly qualified practitioners and professionals who are looking to work privately in person with children and young people either imminently or at some point in the future.
It will help you to not only navigate your way through all the various administrative, legal and business elements you need to prepare for and have in place from the start (including the work with parents), but also to offer support, encouragement and solidarity in terms of the more personal elements of running your own business that touch on aspects of self -worth, self- confidence and self-belief.
It’s an exciting thing to go it alone but it can also at times feel more than a bit daunting (even overwhelming) so this package has been designed to give a complete overview of everything you need to know in one go to help make the whole experience a lot easier, safer and enjoyable!
It’s also suitable for practitioners with an existing practice who might be wanting to take some time for a refresh and a review – lots of people attend who are already set up and they find it can help to consider alternative approaches or just problem solve those awkward occasional issues that may have crept in over time.
WHAT’S COVERED?
The course provides a fully comprehensive overview of everything you need to consider, research, plan and prepare to either get set up from scratch to work with children, adolescents or adults / families in person or to refresh your existing practice.
We cover Setting Up Your Therapy Space, Scheduling Sessions and What to Consider, Branding & Identity, Fees & Invoicing, Accountancy / Going Self-Employed, Paperwork (including talking through an extensive template parent contract & referral form), Security & GDPR (including a guide to writing your data protection policy), Marketing, Networking, and many other areas that come up during the sessions.
As well as all the practicalities, there’s time given over to consider individual needs as everyone’s practice, way of working, skill sets and intentions for their service will be totally unique to them so there’s plenty of opportunity during the day to apply and respond to the specific needs of the attendees.
There’s also a lot of support, encouragement, tips, advice and first-hand experiences that are shared to help personalise the training and create a fun environment filled with solidarity and security for the adventure ahead.
WHAT DOES THE PRICE INCLUDE?
There are two price options: the 8-hour training package only, OR the 8-hour training package plus a 60-minute individual 1-2-1 coaching session with Lou.
The training package includes the 8-hour training & mentoring day (group of four maximum), key template paperwork (discussed in depth together) that you can then keep and adapt for your own practice, other useful documents, some professional contacts and an 8-hour CPD certificate.
The other option includes all the above plus an additional 60-minute individual 1-2-1 coaching session with Lou at a later date of your choice (within Lou’s availability). This could be useful for checking in that you’ve got everything covered before opening your doors or further into the first few months of practice when you may have new questions or challenges that have arisen.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Depending on the dates chosen, it may be possible to arrange for payment to be made in advance instalments. To discuss this option, please email [email protected]
Certificates and Resources
COURSE MATERIALS – FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY
Before your booking is fully secured, we will need to have a written agreement from you in place to confirm that any course materials shared – and the content of the course itself – will only be for your own personal use in setting up or reviewing your practice. Lou does not consent to the materials or content being shared with anyone else – particularly anyone who has not attended and paid for the course – or more publicly for any kind of commercial gain. An email will be sent to you prior to the training taking place and details of the training will only be released to you once we / Lou are in receipt of that agreement.
RECORDINGS:
Please note – the trainer does not record events for purchase or to view later nor does she permit recordings of the event to be made.
UNCREDITED USE OR REPLICATION OF CONTENT SHARED:
Lou does not allow content shared during this day to be replicated or used in any way other than for your own personal use, as agreed in writing by you prior to the course taking place.
About Lou Mason
As well as being someone with a commitment and passion for supporting others to identify and fulfil their potential, Lou comes from a rich 30-year background of creativity, communication, solo responsibility for running a business, team leadership, coaching & mentoring, financial self-sufficiency, therapeutic framing and first-hand experience.
After a brief dalliance as a professional actress as a teenager, Lou switched paths to gain a degree in Drama from the University of Manchester which led to a hugely successful career in broadcast television. For over 25 years, she worked as a freelance Producer / Director on a vast range of primetime shows across all the genres for all major UK broadcasters leading teams, directing big crews, and mentoring & coaching new talent – from junior production staff all the way through to well-known presenters and performers.
In 2014, Lou retrained as a child, adolescent and parent therapist using the creative arts. This experience matched perfectly with her desire to help others help themselves and inspired her to set up not one but two new businesses; a thriving private therapeutic practice for working with children and their parents, and a larger organisation The Sunflower Network Ltd, which specialised in providing training and resources around child mental health and emotional wellbeing. Sunflower has recently evolved into With Kokoro Ltd in partnership with Dan Meade.
Private Practice Mentor
One of the most successful elements of Lou’s work for Sunflower was this bespoke training and mentoring package. It is a fully comprehensive package and can be delivered both to small groups and as a one-to-one intensive consultation day: Creating Your Bespoke Private Practice for Working with Children & Young People. Over the course of the last six years, Lou has helped launch well over 400 small practices/ businesses providing a carefully tailored comprehensive mix of training, mentoring & coaching including adaptable and comprehensive guide paperwork.
Coaching
Lou is now taking her experience from all the different areas of her life and career – performing, producing, directing, team leadership, self-employment, retraining, changing career in her 40s, therapeutic framing, entrepreneurship, small business owner & mentor, coach and passionate advocate for people achieving their goals – and consolidating it into her coaching provision; Lou Mason Coaching (& Mentoring). Across 2025, she is formalising her existing role as a registered Coach Practitioner by attaining an accreditation with the EMCC as a Senior Coach Practitioner. Accountability, integrity, and strong ethics are a hugely important part of who Lou is, and she looks forward to enhancing and expanding her knowledge and skillset as she progresses on the journey to accreditation. She is an EMCC UK Member, fully insured and abides by the EMCC Global Code of Ethics.
Ethical Conduct
It is a requirement that all participants adhere to ethical conduct in the context of events including:
- Respect for our team, trainers and other attendees
- Adherence to policies and procedures
- Maintaining confidentiality and privacy
- Sensitivity to complex issues being discussed
Anyone in breach of these threshold requirements may be removed from an event and could be unable to attend further events in the future. This is to safeguard the staff and participants as well as to enable quality assurance for the safety and wellbeing of all attendees.
In booking an event these criteria are agreed to in principle and committed to in practice.
Self-Care Notice
Therapeutic trainings can work with complex and emotive topics that may be deeply personal for some delegates, depending on their lived experience. There will be breaks included on the day and one to one support will be available if needed, but please do reflect on whether you feel able to attend. Your safety and wellbeing is of paramount importance.
Recordings
Please note – our live online events are NOT recorded for purchase or view at a later date nor do we permit independent recordings of the event to be made. This is to safeguard the nurturing and contained environment we create online in order to maintain our culture of safe, private and supported interactivity and sharing.
Uncredited Use or Replication of Content Shared
On behalf of the trainers we work with, we do not allow content shared during our CPD days to be replicated or used in any way without due credit to the copyright owner. Doing so without previous consent may result in exclusion from further events.
Ways to Pay
It is possible to arrange payments for tickets to our events in instalments on the condition that the full balance has been received no later than one month before the chosen event takes place. We also offer discounts for groups / teams of 3+, discounts for individuals booking 3 events or more, and we can provide invoices if you wanted to arrange for your place of work to pay for you (advance payment required). To discuss or arrange any of these ways to pay, please email [email protected]
Terms & Conditions
All bookings to be paid in full except where private arrangements have been made to pay in instalments and agreed by us. Tickets &/ or any instalment payments are non-refundable once payment has been made. You can re-sell or transfer your ticket to another attendee up to 24 hours before the event opens – as long as we have notice in writing with their name. On request With Kokoro Ltd may be able to help advertise and/or facilitate any re-sales but this will incur an admin fee of £15.00 to cover our costs including subsequent charges we receive from the ticket providers. Please note With Kokoro Ltd cannot ever guarantee a successful re-sale and responsibility for finding a new purchaser remains with the original ticket holder at all times. No transfer or refund will be considered for a ‘no show’ on the day of the event or if you choose to leave the event early.
If you are booking a ticket as part of a discount offer, only ONE discount can be applied to a ticket at any one time.
With Kokoro Ltd reserves the right to make changes to the booking terms and conditions, the timetable, content and/or any events at any time due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event of cancellation by us and if we cannot offer an alternative date, we will refund the cost of the ticket price for the event in full. We will not be responsible for any further cost incurred by you in relation to your booking.
