Refer a colleague, earn credit (and they get £5 off)

Title: Refer a colleague, earn credit (and they get £5 off)
Short summary (for cards): Invite fellow counsellors from your dashboard. They get £5 off their first month, and you earn £5 credit once they’ve paid for two months.

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We’ve launched the Counselling Network Referral Programme to make it easier to help your colleagues join the platform — and to thank you when they do.

It’s simple: you invite someone you genuinely think would benefit, they get a discount, and you earn credit when they become an active paying member.

How it works (simple version)

1. You send an invite from your dashboard

2. Your colleague signs up using your referral link

3. They get £5 off their first month

4. After they’ve paid for two months, you earn £5 credit

Where to find it

In your dashboard, go to:

Dashboard → Referrals

Sending invites (quick steps)

1. Enter one or more email addresses

   • You can paste multiple emails separated by commas

   • You can also paste “Name email@address.com” format if you want

2. Preview the invite (optional)

3. Click Send Invites

4. Track results in your referrals page (opens, clicks, sign-ups, and qualified referrals)

To keep things high quality and avoid spam:

• Up to 50 invites per day

• A 30-day wait before re-inviting the same person

• If someone unsubscribes, they can’t be re-invited

The rewards

Your colleague gets

• £5 off their first month

You get

• £5 referral credit once they’ve paid for two months

• Credit is automatically applied to your subscription

• Up to £5 per month is applied (so savings are spread out)

• Credit never expires

Example: if you have £15 credit, £5 will be applied to each of your next three invoices.

Tracking (so you know what’s working)

Your referral dashboard shows:

• Invites sent

• Opened

• Clicked

• Registered

• Qualified (paid 2+ months)

And your current referral credit balance is visible at the top.

If you’re on a Lifetime plan

If you don’t have an active subscription payment:

• You can still invite colleagues

• Your colleagues still get £5 off

• You won’t build usable billing credit (because there’s no invoice to apply it to)

It’s still a great way to support the community and help peers build visibility.

A helpful way to use it

This works best with people who already know you:

• Supervision groups

• Training cohorts

• Local therapist networks

• Colleagues you genuinely think would benefit

A quick personal message alongside the invite often makes the biggest difference.

Small note: referral credit is only available if you joined without using a promo code.