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Endometriosis and Using Personal Experience for Work with Dr Kirsty Harris
Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today's episode is the final episode in our series about different ways of working. It's an unusual one for me, as Dr Kirsty Harris isn't here talking about her private work. In fact, she doesn't even have a private practice. But she has written a much needed book about endometriosis and how to support your mental health if you know or suspect that you have the condition. I'm really glad to be concluding this series with Kirsty's story as I found our conversation enlightening, but also troubling, as this is another example of a group that isn't receiving the support that they deserve from public services, and it's a really great example of how our work as mental health professionals can make a big difference, even when it's outside our official role.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Kirsty:
Instagram: @dr_k_harris
Book: Coping With Endometriosis: Bringing Compassion to Pain, Shame and Uncertainty by Dr Kirsty Harris
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsKirsty talks about her career as a clinical psychologist 01:46Kirsty tells us why she felt her book was needed and who it’s for 10:21Kirsty explains why it takes so long to get diagnosis for endometriosis 13:54Kirsty talks about her decision to have a hysterectomy 21:58Kirsty discusses the challenges for people with endometriosis, particularly psychologically 30:34I ask Kirsty what about her experience was different or changed by her professional background 38:28Kirsty gives us her advice for anyone wanting to write about their own story 50:28If you'd like support with a more than therapy project, I take on a small number of one to one coaching clients each month, and I'd be absolutely delighted to help you. You can book a free discovery call with me here: https://psychologybusinessschool.com/1-to-1-coaching-for-mental-health-professionals/
If you're getting set up in private practice and you want to make sure you build a business that makes the impact and the income that you want to achieve, then come on over and take a look at my Start and Grow group coaching program: https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/
Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
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Data Protection for Psychologists in 2024 with Clare Veal
Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today we're joined by Clare Veal, a commercial lawyer from Aubergine Legal. Lots of you listening will already be familiar with Clare, as she is the legal eagle behind our legal templates, which are bringing peace of mind to hundreds of mental health professionals right this second. She also teaches in my Start and Grow course, giving our students a really solid understanding of what we need to do and why we need to do it, to protect ourselves and our clients in our independent work. But today we have Clare on this podcast because I think it's really important that everyone that's seeing clients independently has a good grasp of data protection and specifically how it applies to us. I find that once you understand that, then things like contracts and policies that we need to create, or that we've created for you in the legal pack if you have that, they just don't seem so scary anymore.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links:
Data Protection Workshop: Sign up for the June 17th data protection workshop (recording available)
Clare:
Website: www.auberginelegal.co.uk
LinkedIn: Clare Veal
Facebook: Aubergine Legal
The legal pack of contracts and policies for psychologists and therapists
Try out WriteUpp (practice management software)
Psychology Practice - Data Retention Period Guide | Aubergine Legal Limi
Clinical Psychologist Legal Services | Aubergine Legal
Checklist for launching a website (auberginelegal.co.uk)
Psychology Practice - Data Retention Period Guide | Aubergine Legal Limited
BizCoach + Legal Toolkit for Business Coaches
What UK Businesses Need To Know About The UK Data Protection And Digital Information Bill (DPDI) (auberginelegal.co.uk)
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
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The Twenty-something Treatment with Dr Meg Jay: How we can better serve young adults
Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today, I'm happy to welcome Dr Meg Jay, developmental clinical psychologist from Virginia in the US. Meg writes and speaks about the importance of mental health for young people, focusing on the twenty-somethings.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Meg:
Instagram: @drmegjay
LinkedIn: Meg Jay PhD
X/Twitter: @drmegjay
Ted Talk: Why 30 is not the new 20
Books:
The Defining Decade
Twentysomething Treatment
Other links/references:
Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsMeg tells us how here career in psychology began 00:52I ask Meg what problems twenty somethings are coming to therapy for 03:21We discuss the impacts of social media 05:17Meg talks about what her working life looks like now 09:35I ask Meg what we miss when we’re working with this age group 15:16Meg talks about the inspiration for her books 22:03Meg gives us her advice for getting started with writing 24:26Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
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Educational Psychology and Disability with Dr Kirstie Rees
Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. In this series, we're exploring the different ways that psychologists and therapists can work in independent practice. I've been talking to a lot of authors recently, and it's always a real pleasure to do so because the passion and commitment that it takes to author a book is infectious, so I've been really looking forward to our interview with Dr Kirstie Rees today. Dr Kirstie Rees is a child and educational psychologist, specialised in the areas of disability, neurodiversity and mental health and wellbeing. She is also the author of a new book, The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Kirstie:
Website: www.kirstiereespsychology.com
LinkedIn: Dr Kirstie Rees
Book: The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties: A Guide for Educators - by Dr Kirstie Rees
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsKirstie tells us how she got started in educational psychology 00:51We discuss the language used around disability 12:05Kirstie talks about her move into independent work 16:13Kirstie tells us about what sparked the idea for her book 22:03I ask Kirstie about the writing process 26:52We discuss going direct to a publisher, rather than using an agent 32:42Kirstie gives us her advice for psychologists and therapists wanting to write a book 37:50Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
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What Mental Health Professionals Should Know About Passive Income
Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. In this episode, I'm going to talk about the realities of passive and semi passive income for mental health professionals by dispelling some of the myths that you've probably heard.
Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links & References:
Episode 136: Dr Jo Mueller, The Guilty Parent Club
Episode 142: TikTok, Group Programmes and EMDR Intensive with Dr Claire Plumbly
Warren Larkin: warrenlarkinassociates.co.uk
Lauren Sawyers: serendipitypsychology.co.uk
Book a Coaching Discovery Call: https://psychologybusinessschool.com/1-to-1-coaching-for-mental-health-professionals/
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
What Mental Health Professionals Should Know About Passive IncomeI get a lot of rubbish in my inbox about online courses and how creating one is going to allow me to live a “laptop lifestyle” working from anywhere and having oodles of money and free time. It’s annoying because I think I've made a really successful job of passive and semi passive income over the last few years, but that still isn't anywhere near the lifestyle that I lead. Partly that is because I'm a mental health professional, so the passive and semi passive income that I've created reflects that. I haven't just decided to move into an industry which is particularly lucrative for this stuff, although my things have done well, I have made money from them, and I continue to do so. But I think maybe some of the gurus that are in our inboxes are selling a story which may have felt true to them, but perhaps it isn't the most self reflective story and perhaps doesn't reflect the circumstances in which they started their business, and certainly doesn't reflect the values and ethical considerations that I know everybody listening to this shares. So in this episode, I'm going to talk about the realities of passive and semi passive income for mental health professionals by dispelling some of the myths that you've probably heard.
Myth 1: You can make a lot of money with little or no investment.For example, many of the people that land in my inbox talking about passive income had a lot of money to invest in their business at the beginning, or maybe they were in a position where they didn't need to take a salary from it for a long time because perhaps they'd left a very highly paid corporate job in order to pursue their dream, or maybe they had a very wealthy partner so they didn't have that pressure to bring an income in early.
This is really important because reaching profitability from an information product like an online course or a digital download, largely depends on scale. If you're selling a £47 course, and you...
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TikTok, Group Programmes and EMDR Intensive with Dr Claire Plumbly
Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. In this series, we're exploring the different ways that psychologists and therapists can work in independent practice. Today I'm here with Dr Claire Plumbly. Claire is a clinical psychologist and director of Good Therapy Limited, an online therapy centre for trauma focused therapies. As well as one to one therapy, including EMDR intensive therapy, she runs regular workshops on burnout, boundaries, anxiety, and overthinking. Claire has an active presence on social media, her TikToks and Reels are great, where she aims to make psychological ideas and resources more accessible to the public to help improve well being and debunk those all too common therapy misconceptions.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Claire:
Website: www.drclaireplumbly.com
Instagram: @drclaireplumbly
TikTok: @drclaireplumbly
YouTube: @drclaireplumbly
Facebook: DrClairePlumbly
LinkedIn: drclaireplumbly
You can buy/pre-order Claire's book "Burnout: Why an Overwhelmed Nervous System Takes Over Your Life and how to reclaim it" here.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Burnout-overwhelmed-nervous-system-reclaim/dp/1399733419/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32LG4D43LJ8ET&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-5OSVCNZPOcWP1ROPVvSUA.pDnBAfxB4BThSW0whqsUls1DHmDbpPKu4obK_rWWjCQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=dr+claire+plumbly&qid=1714143131&sprefix=dr+claire+pl%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-1
EMDR Intensive Service Therapist Checklist: subscribepage.io/JHkvuP
References:
Burnout: Solve Your Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
ACT for Burnout: Recharge, Reconnect, and Transform Burnout with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Debbie Sorensen
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
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Emotion Focused Therapy with Dr Anna Oldershaw
Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. In this series, we're exploring the different ways that psychologists and therapists can work in independent practice.
One thing I've come to appreciate over the past few years is how beneficial it can be for professional fulfilment and building your personal authority to maintain connections to a university. Dr. Anna Oldershaw is a clinical psychologist working independently and as a reader in clinical psychology at the Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology, which is part of Canterbury Christchurch University, and it's where I trained as a clinical psychologist. I've known Anna for a little while, as we've been working together on the marketing strategy for the emotion focused therapy courses that Anna convenes and teaches on at Salomons. Before I met Anna, I really didn't know very much about EFT, but when I started reading up on emotion focused therapy and I heard Anna describe the difference that it's made to clients, I got really excited about the possibility that it holds, especially for clients that might not get the most benefit from some of the talking therapies. So I'm really pleased to have Anna here today to talk to us about emotion focused therapy, EFT.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Anne:
Website: emotionspeaks.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
EFT Links:
Salomons; Emotion Focused Therapy
Emotion Focused Therapy (emotionspeaks.co.uk)
Training in Emotion Focused Therapy (emotionspeaks.co.uk)
The next Core Skills Training runs at Salomons from 17th -20th June 2024 and can be directly booked here. Early bird discount is available until 31st March.
The Advanced Empathy Workshop which focuses on how we communicate empathy and use our empathic resonance in therapy is useful for those who want to explore how to maximise the impact of their therapist empathy on client process. It is online on 25th and 26th April and can be booked here.
People can contact the EFT Institute on [email protected]
Passive Income Workshop:
The Passive Income Workshop is happening on Monday the 25th of March at 7pm live.
I'm running the workshop on how to bring passive income into your practice, so you can create more space. It's honest, with no get rich quick promises, but I will share what's worked for me and the many psychologists and therapists that I've supported to bring passive income into their practice. Crucially, I'll also...
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Making Changes in Your Practice: How to Make Sure Your Independent Practice Meets Your Needs
Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today for our final episode of the current series we're going to be talking about how to adapt your practice when your needs as a business owner change, or you realise that your practice isn't meeting your needs anymore.
Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Psychology Business School: Start & Grow and CoachingIs this the year that you take your private practice seriously? Maybe you are just starting out or perhaps you want to grow your practice with a team or passive income. Whatever stage you are at, I would love to support you. For new practices, I have our group coaching programme, Start and Grow where you will find all the support, resources and knowledge you need to create an impactful and rewarding practice.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/
For more established practices come and take a look at my coaching for growth packages. I have a couple of spots left for individual coaching so let me help you get 2024 off to the best start possible.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/1-to-1-coaching-for-mental-health-professionals/
Links & References:
'But What Can I Do? Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong, and How You Can Help Fix It' by Alastair Campbell
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
Getting What You Need From Your PracticeOne of the joys of private practice is being able to adapt your work to suit your life and the challenges that you might be facing. Many of us go into private practice because we really need that flexibility, maybe because of caring responsibilities or something else. Certainly for me, that has always been the driving force behind my practice.
And recently, I've had to become more flexible than I ever thought was possible in my work. I've thought really long and hard about what I want to share about that, and why I want to share anything about it at all, and I've debated this back and forth a lot in my mind. But I've decided that I do want to share some of that particular struggle with you, because, frankly, I know a lot of us go through similar struggles, and it can feel so isolating.
I know that I found myself looking at other people's content on social media and just feeling really sad and a bit lonely because I can't help but assume that their lives are so different to mine. I get that comparisonitis, and I want to make sure that I'm not contributing to that problem, because I'm sure if you look at my social media, or you read my emails, or you look at my website, it might seem like everything's rosy in my life, and like my business is always flourishing. And I don't think that's helpful, and I don't think it's healthy, and it's not a culture that I particularly want to contribute to.
So I'm hoping that by honestly sharing with you some of the struggles that I've been going through in my personal life, and how that's impacted on the business, that I can give you a bit of hope if you're going through a
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Finding Purpose and Meaning Through Trauma with Dr Yvonne Waft
Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm here with Dr Yvonne Waft, a clinical psychologist, EMDR consultant, and author of her new book, Coping with Trauma. Yvonne has a unique perspective on trauma, having lived through life changing trauma in her teens to becoming a Paralympic athlete and helping others through clinical psychology and sports coaching.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Yvonne:
Website: www.catalystclinpsy.co.uk
LinkedIn: Dr Yvonne Waft
Facebook: @catalystclinpsy
Twitter/X: @catalystclinpsy
Instagram: @waftyvonne
Book: Coping With Trauma: Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Overwhelming Events by Dr Yvonne Waft www.sequoia-books.com/catalog/waft
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsYvonne tells us what sparked her interest in psychology 01:13Yvonne talks about why she thinks she took decisions to try and seek out insight and meaningful activity post trauma 04:40We discuss EMDR training 18:00Yvonne tells us how her psychology career evolved 22:38Yvonne talks about her move to private practice 38:15I ask Yvonne about her book 44:42Yvonne tell us where we can connect with her 55:30Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
Psychology Business School: Start & Grow and CoachingIs this the year that you take your private practice seriously? Maybe you are just starting out or perhaps you want to grow your practice with a team or passive income. Whatever stage you are at, I would love to support you. For new practices, I have our group coaching programme, Start and Grow where you will find all the support, resources and knowledge you need to create an impactful and rewarding practice.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/
For more established practices come and take a look at my coaching for growth packages. I have a couple of spots left for individual coaching so let me help you get 2024 off to the best start possible.
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Coping With Breast Cancer Author and Clinical Psychologist Dr Sarah Swan
Hello, and welcome to the Business of Psychology. Today I'm here with Dr Sarah Swan. Sarah was a senior level psychologist in the NHS specialising in severe and enduring mental health conditions, until in 2019 she struck out into the independent psychology realm and founded The Swan Consultancy. Since then, Sarah has also been on the board of the ACP, a body for clinical psychologists in the UK, and she's published a self-help book for people coping with breast cancer.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Sarah:
Website: swanconsultancy.co.uk
LinkedIn: Dr Sarah Swan
Facebook: @swanconsultancy
Book:
Coping With Breast Cancer: How To Navigate The Emotional Impact Throughout Your Journey - Dr Sarah Swan www.sequoia-books.com/catalog/swan/
*Listener Discount: 20% discount code for listeners: put 'Rosie' in at the checkout*
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsI ask Sarah about her independent work; if she find it fulfilling and what it looks like 00:39Sarah talks about her decision to leave the NHS, and her breast cancer diagnosis shortly after 06:40I ask Sarah about the best bots of independent practice 12:42Sarah talks about the inspiration to write her book 15:05Sarah tells us about the challenges along the way 18:11Sarah tells us about the most joyful part of the book writing experience 23:54Sarah talks about the challenge of sharing something very personal in a book 26:27I ask Sarah about her hopes for the book 28:33Sarah gives us her advice for independent mental health professionals writing their first book 30:43Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
Psychology Business School: Start & Grow and CoachingIs this the year that you take your private practice seriously? Maybe you are just starting out or perhaps you want to grow your practice with a team or passive income. Whatever stage you are at, I would love to support you. For new practices, I have our group coaching programme, Start and Grow where you will find all the support, resources and knowledge you need to create an impactful and rewarding practice.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/
For more established practices come and take a look at my coaching for growth packages. I have a couple...
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Reading for Joy in Private Practice
Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Business of Psychology. This week is only going to be a short episode and it's a little bit of a self-indulgent one from me! For me, a big part of making sure that I always have inspiration for my work, that I feel motivated and like I'm still engaged in clinical psychology as a profession, is about what I'm consuming. When I find a new Substack that I'm really interested in, or if I read a chapter of a book that I've been wanting to read for ages, I can feel that filling up my inspiration cup! When I make the time to do that, I notice that it carries over into my work. I have more ideas, in the therapy room, as well as creative projects. So, I thought what might be useful is to share some recommendations with you for books that I've started and I'm planning to read over the next three to six months.
Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Psychology Business School: Start & Grow and CoachingIs this the year that you take your private practice seriously? Maybe you are just starting out or perhaps you want to grow your practice with a team or passive income. Whatever stage you are at, I would love to support you. For new practices, I have our group coaching programme, Start and Grow where you will find all the support, resources and knowledge you need to create an impactful and rewarding practice.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/
For more established practices come and take a look at my coaching for growth packages. I have a couple of spots left for individual coaching so let me help you get 2024 off to the best start possible.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/1-to-1-coaching-for-mental-health-professionals/
Links & References:
Books:
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
Dare to Lead. Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. By Brené Brown
Generation A: Perspectives on Special Populations and International Research on Autism in the Workplace (Emerald Studies in Workplace Neurodiversity) by Amy E. Hurley-Hanson PhD (Editor), Cristina M. Giannantonio PhD (Editor)
Very Brief Cognitive Behavioural Coaching (VBCBC) by Windy Dryden
EMDR Group Therapy: Emerging Principles and Protocols to Treat Trauma and Beyond by Regina Morrow Robinson (Editor), Safa Kemal Kaptan (Editor)
All That We Are Uncovering the Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour at Work by Gabriela Braun
What About Men by Caitlin Moran
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
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Dr Jo Mueller, The Guilty Parent Club
Hello, and welcome to the Business of Psychology. In this season of the podcast, we are talking about fulfilment in our work and what we can do in independent practice to bring ourselves more fulfilment. So I'm really excited today to be here with Dr Jo Mueller, who has recently launched the Guilty Parent Club as a project that brings her more fulfilment in her work.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Jo:
Website: www.drjothepsychologist.com
Instagram: @drjothepsychologist
Facebook: @drjothepsychologist
LinkedIn: Dr Jo Mueller
Refs:
Episode 112: CBT for menopause: How Simona Stokes is using her expertise to change lives
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsI ask Jo to tell us about her background and how she started as a psychologist 00:39Jo talks about her move into private practice 03:28Jo takes us through the challenges she faced starting an online practice 07:55I ask Jo what drew her to creating groups and online products and the first steps she took 10:14Jo explains how she found parents for the first cohort 19:30Jo tells us the most rewarding thing about running The Guilty Parent Club 24:34Jo talks about unexpected challenges she’s faced 26:02Jo tells us where she found support for her work 33:48Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
Psychology Business School: Start & Grow and CoachingIs this the year that you take your private practice seriously? Maybe you are just starting out or perhaps you want to grow your practice with a team or passive income. Whatever stage you are at, I would love to support you. For new practices, I have our group coaching programme, Start and Grow where you will find all the support, resources and knowledge you need to create an impactful and rewarding practice.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/
For more established practices come and take a look at my coaching for growth packages. I have a couple of spots left for individual coaching so let me help you get 2024 off to the best start possible.
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Autistic Burnout with Dr Alice Nicholls
Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology. Today I'm really excited to be here with Dr Alice Nicholls. She's a clinical psychologist specialising in recovery from autistic burnout. This series of the Business of Psychology is all about finding fulfilment in your work, particularly as an independent mental health professional, and I can't think of a better guest than Alice, because the passion for what she does really shines through her website so wonderfully. I want everybody listening to go and have a look at her website as an example of how to do it well.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Alice:
Website: www.dralicenicholls.com
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsAlice tells us about who she is and who she helps 00:48 Alice talks about the challenges in the early part of her career 01:46Alice talks about starting in private practice and her autism diagnosis 15:00Alice talks about the success of her blog and starting a membership 27:42I ask Alice is she thinks we are getting better at understanding and treating autistic people 40:57Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
Psychology Business School: Start & Grow and CoachingIs this the year that you take your private practice seriously? Maybe you are just starting out or perhaps you want to grow your practice with a team or passive income. Whatever stage you are at, I would love to support you. For new practices, I have our group coaching programme, Start and Grow where you will find all the support, resources and knowledge you need to create an impactful and rewarding practice.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/
For more established practices come and take a look at my coaching for growth packages. I have a couple of spots left for individual coaching so let me help you get 2024 off to the best start possible.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/1-to-1-coaching-for-mental-health-professionals/
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Psychology Business School
Is this the year that you take your private practice seriously? Maybe you are just starting out or perhaps you want to grow your practice with a team or passive income. Whatever stage you are at, I would love to support you. For new practices, I have our group coaching programme, Start and Grow where you will find all the support, resources and knowledge you need to create an impactful and rewarding practice. https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/For more established practices...
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Leadership in your Psychology Practice
Hello and welcome to the new series of the Business of Psychology! Each series we are taking a theme that matters to us in independent practice and going deep on that topic. This time we are focusing on fulfilment in independent practice. We've got some amazing interviews lined up for this series of psychologists and therapists finding fulfilment in inspiring ways. But before we get started with interviews I wanted to bring you a short solo episode about a topic that often comes up when I'm talking to people thinking about growing their practice in the pursuit of finding more fulfilment.
And that is leadership.
Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Psychology Business School: Start & Grow and CoachingIs this the year that you take your private practice seriously? Maybe you are just starting out or perhaps you want to grow your practice with a team or passive income. Whatever stage you are at, I would love to support you. For new practices, I have our group coaching programme, Start and Grow where you will find all the support, resources and knowledge you need to create an impactful and rewarding practice.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/
For more established practices come and take a look at my coaching for growth packages. I have a couple of spots left for individual coaching so let me help you get 2024 off to the best start possible.
https://psychologybusinessschool.com/1-to-1-coaching-for-mental-health-professionals/
Links & References:
Episode 53: Case Management: A creative and flexible way to work for psychologists with Dr Shabnam Berry-Khan
Episode 61: Turning a practice into a service with Dr Melanie Lee
Episode 129: How to make sure your marketing actually works: How to use authority for psychologists and therapists
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
Ways in which we need to leadGrowing your practice with associates or another model can allow you to do bigger, more impactful things like research, writing, training, working with organisations, the list goes on. But one thing I have realised is that if you are thinking of growing your practice beyond just you in a room then you are stepping into a leadership role, that might involve management of a team but it might not. As management doesn't come naturally to me at all I have done a lot of reflecting about what is really required to lead a successful practice to growth. I've also had the privilege of coaching many very successful psychologists who have grown very large practices...
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Just a quick note to say Merry Christmas and encourage you to take a moment to stop and reflect.
Here are my recommendations for some reflection:
Collect up your year, month by month what were the learnings, achievements and challenges (use your diary to help)
Ask yourself these questions:
1. what do you need to let go of from 2023?
3. what do you need to bring with you into 2024?
4. what do you want to create in 2024?
4. what does fulfilment look like for you?
Merry Christmas and happy reflecting! I will see you on the 29th for the new series of the Business of Psychology!
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Race in Therapy with Kimberly-Anne Evans
Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm really excited to be joined by Kimberley-Anne Evans from Kaemotherapy. Kimberley is a psychotherapist, public speaker, coach, and founder of Kaemotherapy, which specialises in helping mental health professionals in private practice, organisations and educational settings to develop practical skills to work with a racially diverse range of clients and grow their businesses.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links & References:
Start & Grow: The Complete Course for Psychologists and Therapists - Psychology Business School
Links for Kim:
Website: www.kaemotherapy.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @Kaemotherapy
LinkedIn: Kimberly-Anne Evans
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsKim tells us who she is and what she does through Kaemotherapy 00:25Kim talks about the drivers behind the racial inequality that we're still seeing in mental health and mental health care in this country 02:10We discuss the Race Workshops that Kaemotherapy run 08:31I ask Kim for her perspective on initiatives that are put in place to try and better serve users of colour and to bring more diversity into the staff teams 12:07Kim talks about what catalysed her to start doing something herself, with Kaemotherapy 18:42Kim tells us why, as a clinician, she wasn’t always confident to bring race into the room with her clients 21:54I ask Kim if she always had a bit of an entrepreneurial activist spirit 26:42Kim talks about her plans for Kaemotherapy 29:15Kim tells us how we can get support from her if we want to bring race into therapy more 34:57Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
Mentioned in this episode:
Start and Grow
Before you go, did you know that I have a course for professionals just like you who are starting out in independent practice? In fact, my Start and Grow course has already supported hundreds of psychologists and therapists to build impactful, financially rewarding, and professionally fulfilling practices.When you sign up to the course, you get clear step-by-step support to build a practice that supports your values and rewards your hard work through our comprehensive online learning modules. You get peace of mind, thanks to our complete suite of legal documents from Clare
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Why you shouldn’t discount your psychology and therapy services (and when I do)
Hello and welcome to The Business of Psychology Podcast.
Today I am talking discounting; the reasons you might want to do it, reasons it can be a pretty dangerous game, and the reason that I am doing it for the first time in a few years!
Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links & References:
Episode 109: Ethical marketing in private practice. Scarcity, should we use it?
The Psychology of Discounts: 8 Researched-Backed Strategies for 2022 (Namogoo.com)
Start & Grow: The Complete Course for Psychologists and Therapists - Psychology Business School
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
Let's start with some behavioural science and the reasons we might want to discount.
Reasons to discountThere is some evidence that discounting can give people a rush of oxytocin when they feel that they've had a good deal and actually that the excitement can last and promote better engagement with a product or service. There's evidence that 70% of millennials look for a discount before purchasing, and it might be the deciding factor in whether they go ahead.For lower cost items, there is also some evidence that it can increase the perception of value and quality. The “I only paid 20 pounds, but it's worth 50 pounds, so I love it even more” effect, or as I like to call it, the “Vinted” effect.It can drive that sense of scarcity and urgency if it's time limited, which means that people who are sitting on the fence or who wouldn't ordinarily make a purchase do so, and that can have ethical problems. You heard me talking about that in the scarcity episode of this podcast. It can be a good thing too, especially if you've got a product that people tend to procrastinate about buying and you want to help nudge them to make a decision that they would've made eventually anyway, but they might have put off for a while.None of those, you might have noticed, really apply to therapy services because we are not in the low cost bracket, and we're a service that people need to access when the time is right for them, not when a special offer is running. However, sometimes there are other unique reasons that we might want to consider using a discount for a therapy service specifically.
A Bridge to Price Increases
For example, we might want to use a discount in a therapy service as a bridge if we have to make a big price increase, and we know that our current clients might struggle with that. For example, and I'm sorry to say that this might apply to quite a lot of us at the moment, if your room rental has gone up by 20% and so have your energy bills, you might want to take a staged approach to passing that onto clients and discounting can help you
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How to publish a children's book with Counsellor Sue Steer
Welcome to today's episode of the Business of Psychology. I'm joined by Sue Steer, who is a counsellor, but also a children's author. I'm really excited to talk to Sue about her journey into private practice and the process of adding a children's book to her already successful business.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links & References:
Start & Grow: The Complete Course for Psychologists and Therapists - Psychology Business School
Links for Sue:
Website: www.steerintocounselling.co.uk
Instagram: @steer_into_counselling
Facebook: Steer into Counselling
Bea's Busy Brain (amazon.co.uk)
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsI introduce Sue and she tells us about who she is and what she does 00:00Sue tells us how long it took her to go from being a solo practitioner to bringing associates on board? 05:35I ask Sue what she found tricky in setting up her private practice process 08:43Sue tells us what prompted her to start thinking about adding a children's book to her business 11:23Sue tells us about the main character, Bea 17:12Sue explains the process of writing and publishing a book 22:52I ask Sue about marketing strategy and what her thoughts were about how to get her book out into the world 32:41Sue tells her where we can find her 38:00Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.
Mentioned in this episode:
Start and Grow
Before you go, did you know that I have a course for professionals just like you who are starting out in independent practice? In fact, my Start and Grow course has already supported hundreds of psychologists and therapists to build impactful, financially rewarding, and professionally fulfilling practices.When you sign up to the course, you get clear step-by-step support to build a practice that supports your values and rewards your hard work through our comprehensive online learning modules. You get peace of mind, thanks to our complete suite of legal documents from Clare Veal at Aubergine Legal, you get 12 months of membership to our supportive student community, access to our private students' podcast, so you can learn in your own time and in your own way. You, yes, I see you learning while you're doing the washing up! And you get access to regular group coaching sessions with me and the rest of our...
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How to make sure your marketing actually works: How to use authority for psychologists and therapists
Hello and welcome to today's episode of The Business of Psychology. Today we're going to be talking about how to make sure the marketing that you invest your time in actually works to bring people into your practice and attract the right kind of clients.
Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links & References:
Episode 19: How psychologists and therapists can use an ideal client avatar to co create and market their services
Start & Grow: The Complete Course for Psychologists and Therapists - Psychology Business School
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
There are a few key questions you have to know the answer to before you can decide what kind of marketing is going to work best for your practice and what is going to be the most valuable use of your time.
Once you know the answer to those questions, you can effectively cut out all the unnecessary noise and busy work and focus on the stuff that's really going to move the needle in your business and your professional life.
AuthoritySo we're going to get on to the questions themselves in a minute, but before we do, I want to talk a bit about the concept of authority, because the questions you need to know the answer to all link to authority.
In order for people to invest in your services, they have to be sure that you are the right service or person to help them. Different client groups are going to need different proof in order to feel that reassurance. But for all client groups, this is going to come from a mix of your credentials and content that you create that shows and tells your experience.
So what kind of credentials might demonstrate authority effectively? Well, that might be things like your experience, especially NHS roles that you've held or hold currently. It could be your core qualification, not stuff like CPD, people don't really get that sort of thing, but your core qualifications, your professional body. Even if people have never heard of them before, people do tend to be reassured by a logo or a professional body accrediting you.
It could be things like publications, journals, books, even some high profile blogs that you might have appeared on as a contributor. It could be things like institutional positions, like a position with a university, a position within your professional body or on the board of a charity. All of these things show that other people think that you are credible and that really helps people and media coverage, local media, national media, print, tv, and radio, all of those gate kept media sources. Give people some reassurance that other people out there think that you are worth talking to about your specialist area.
So what then are examples of content that shows and tells your authority? Well, that could include things that you can create yourself, like blogs, podcast episodes, YouTubing, public speaking. Also, making guest appearances on other people's. So guesting on podcasts, guesting in social media groups, and being helpful on social media generally.
Now before you get...
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Who are you helping? Three ways to specialise your psychology or therapy practice
Hello and welcome to today's episode of The Business of Psychology Podcast. We are continuing today with our special theme around specialisation and how you can find the people that you really want to help in your practice.
Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links & References:
Episode 103: Why you should specialise – old gold that is still important
Episode 61: Turning a practice into a service with Dr Melanie Lee
Start & Grow: The Complete Course for Psychologists and Therapists - Psychology Business School
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The first thing we need to talk about today are the reasons to specialise.
Then I'm going to talk you through a few different ways specialisation can look in your practice, because I've been teaching about specialising for over three years now, and what I've come to realise is that like with everything in business and marketing, there is no one size fits all approach to specialisation.
Then finally, I've got something for you if you're not quite sure of your specialism yet, or if all of this makes your head feel a bit fuzzy. So stay tuned to hear about that.
Why do I think it's important for you to specialise in your practice now?If you've listened to this podcast for a while, you'll know that I'm really passionate about specialisation, and that is not just because it makes life easier, but it really does. It is also because it makes it easier to provide what our clients really need. We're in a fairly unique industry in mental health, in that we're in an industry where people are not only trusting us with their money, they're also making a huge emotional investment and taking a huge emotional risk when they come to work with us.
My belief is that we need to respect that and pay attention to what is going to reassure people that we can really help them. To do that, we need to build our authority in the best way that we can, and all that really means is proving to people that we care about them, that we invest lots of time in learning how to help people like them, and that we're staying on top of the evidence base.
In order to do that, I just do not believe we can do that properly as generalists. Now that might be controversial. I know that people disagree with me, and I think that it may be less true if you're working in the NHS because there you have access to CPD and colleagues and perhaps a wide range of supervision. But in private practice, let's be real, you are busy. There's only so many papers you can read, there's only so many projects you can be working on at once, only so many evidence bases you can keep on top of.
I think that patients that come to see us in private practice deserve to feel special, and they deserve to feel that the clinician that is talking to them cares deeply about the struggles that they're coming to them with. And I think the best...
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