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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Being a therapist is hard. I explore the reality of being a therapist beyond the priviledge of healing trauma.

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...

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”....

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...

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...

“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....

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....

What if instead of doing something more to thrive, you needed to stop doing something? For those of you who have been to my bootcamps or worked with me, you...

Have I arrived? Am I a proper therapist yet? What training should I do? This is a question that is continuous for most therapists from the moment they decide they...

Do you hate your self-doubt? Read this. Over the weekend as I prepared for Befriending the Body, I had the same uncomfortable feeling that I get right before delivering something....

This work matters. At times this hits me more than others. Sometimes it can feel like what we do is a drop in the ocean especially when we are working...

Being a passionate therapist can have its upsides and downsides. For me it’s been mostly upsides. In today’s newsletter, I want to share some insights I had after reading a...

You dreamed of being a mental health professional. You trained. You worked hard. You may even still be paying off your student debts. Maybe now you’re employed in your dream...

Confidence as a therapist is a goal of all mental health professionals and therapists. We know that confidence is required to make our cleints feel comfortable. And also, we know...

Brene Brown has a great meme doing the rounds lately “choose discomfort over resentment”. Brene says it’s key to being authentic. And she’s right. Almost anywhere I can find therapists...