Thank God for the Counsellors

Dear Scott,

I just want to encourage you with your financial counselling studies. I left an abusive 20-year marriage and felt the humiliation of going from being a teacher and university lecturer to a shadow of a woman holding up the supermarket queue as I counted coins for groceries. I should have stayed in our house. I should have had my own solicitor for the divorce. I should have made a claim on my ex-husband’s business and super. But I didn’t do any of these things … I was in trauma mode. My life may have taken a different path if I’d had financial counselling at this critical time. I think you are brave for what you are doing, and I wish you the very best.

Sue

Hi Sue,

You totally nailed why I became a financial counsellor.

A lot of my clients have ‘trauma brain’ which affects the financial decisions they make.It can happen to anyone, even educated, highly qualified people like yourself.

And when you fall into hardship, it’s critical there’s someone in your corner batting for you financially.

Thank you for sharing your story.

Scott