u/GabrielRiosismydaddy

Over the years I have been through numerous hairdressers and hairstylists but no one wants to cut my bangs. I think a curtain bang would cover my large forehead and generally suit me. The best I got was a few face framing pieces that just don’t do the trick as they stick to the side. Is it possible my hair just isn’t suited for it?

I keep seeing lovely hairstyles with bangs here and would just love to try.

See a photo of my hair for reference (btw hate this last haircut as the layers are too choppy eek)

Hi guys, I’m just here to rant a little bit. I am qualified counsellor I studied in the UK and I live in the Netherlands, where unfortunately for those who understand the context, I cannot be classified as a GGZ professional (I am not a psychologist), meaning insurance providers won’t standardly cover my client’s fees therefore, my sessions are self-funded. This already puts me at a disadvantage as most people want insurance covered care (understandably so). I have recently joined a UK based platform Oliva. Even though I had the intention of joining as a counsellor, I was offered the well-being coach position now at the very rate low rate €20 an hour. I have accepted this as I’m also currently studying (another master’s) so wanted something to help me pay the bills (my private practice load is very small) and maybe get exposed to a different type of client work. The situation is that over the past month since I started, most cases I’ve received are actually clinical grade work so I actually do have to perform counselling (duty of care), even though it’s supposed to be guided self-help. Second, I have agreed to this rate thinking I would get €20 per session (the contract says/ hour which I assumed was per coaching hour = 40 min). As those sessions are 40 minutes I do end up getting 13.3333 € per session plus I have to pay tax off of that plus other obviously private practice related expenses. This has been extremely frustrating to be so underpaid and undervalued and I think I should’ve followed my gut to not join them. I have sent them an email to see if I could transition into the role of a counsellor to support those clients effectively and get paid of course. I also do understand that this platform was originally more of a Counselling/therapy platform, but given the demand or competition for lower cost support they have switched to coaching. Anyone has had a similar experience? (I hope not). My main rant is about us as practitioners being pushed to provide professional services for minimum wage. It feels very exploitative and I generally feel bitter about the depreciation of human labor and skill.