Blogs and Videos
Are you burnt out or bored-out?
You’ve heard of burnout but what about being bored-out? This is a term I learned yesterday in an ABC news article and I instantly connected with it. Bored-out is a...
Read MoreHandling Conference Stress with Confidence
Conferences are a great place for networking and staying up to date with research. They are also a prime time to have your schema patterns fire up. Being surrounded by other...
Read MoreSell More, Stress Less: Online Offer Tips for Therapists
One of the common struggles for therapists who want to develop additional income streams is confusion about what to offer. No one wants to create an offer that doesn’t sell....
Read MoreFrustrated by marketing that doesn’t work? Read this
When you put marketing out there and it doesn’t convert into clients and customers, it’s super frustrating. You may find yourself thinking:* I’m wasting my time* No one wants this*...
Read MoreThings I’m not doing in 2025 to take my business to the next level
Things I’m not doing in 2025 to take my business to the next level (based on strategy coaches have tried to sell me in 2024). * Manifesting. Sounds effortless to...
Read MoreMarketing but not enough referrals coming through the door? This could be why.
A lot of therapists I’m talking to say that their Number 1 concern right now is that not enough referrals are coming into their business. This is making them anxious...
Read MoreWhy I’m Closing My Free Facebook Group
Three and half years ago I started a free facebook group called Schema Therapy Made Simple. I originally began the group as a safe space to create schema therapy resources...
Read MoreHarrassment and stalking by clients: therapist risk factors you need to know
Many of you will have watched Baby Reindeer on Netflix and know that the intense stalking portrayed began with an act of kindness. This act of kindness was followed by...
Read MoreThis can rattle a therapist’s confidence
Here’s something I’ve noticed that can rattle a therapist’s confidence. Taking on clients that are handed over from another therapist. It feels different when we take on a client who...
Read MoreDoing this one thing has reaped rewards for me
Do you ever have moments when it feels like a lot of your efforts suddenly reward you? This is what the last month has felt like for me, as I...
Read MoreThis is what successful therapists have in common
A couple of weeks ago I attended an event for a colleague’s very successful group private practice with 3 locations. We studied our Masters together and stayed in touch supporting each...
Read MoreWhat I’d do differently if I started private practice now.
2024 is my 12th year in sole private practice and it’s got me reflecting a little about what I’d do differently if I was starting now. Although I did a...
Read MoreCould this uncover the secret to your success?
What is my number one secret of success as a therapist? I discovered it through feedback from one of my best referrers. He would tell his patients, “Nadene is great because she...
Read MoreBeing a Therapist. Is. Hard.
Being a therapist is hard. I explore the reality of being a therapist beyond the priviledge of healing trauma.
Read More3 Reasons You’re Playing Small as a Therapist
If you’re a therapist feeling stuck and not able to reach your potential, I want you to lean into these questions. Who benefits from you playing small? Who benefits from...
Read MoreIs your self-doubt a luxury?
I talk a lot about toxic self-doubt and its impact on therapist confidence and career. But recently I listened to my all new favourite podcast and heard “Self-doubt is a privilege”....
Read MoreBoundaries: the key to standing in your power
The key to standing in your power is boundaries. When it comes to boundaries, understanding the following three principles is important. 1. You are allowed to have boundaries 2. You...
Read MoreI can’t end therapy with clients. Therapist patterns that get in the way.
If you’re tired of feeling like you can’t say what you want to say, do what you want to do and you feel trapped in a cycle of disempowered interactions...
Read MorePaper thin and buried deep is no way for therapists to feel
“Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?” I listened to the character Satine in Moulin Rouge sing this last night....
Read MoreAre you a choosable therapist or a rockstar therapist?
A lot of coaches talk about finding your inner rockstar or making yourself the rockstar of your industry. They’ll even start calling you a rockstar when you work with them....
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