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 term that refers to being under stimulated and de-energised by your job role which leads to feeling down or depressed. While there’s a lot of […]
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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 therapists at various stages of development can activate feelings of inadequacy and failure. Mixing with many people you don’t know can be challenging, especially if you have social anxiety or memories of not fitting in. As someone who works solo, I find it a lot of people and the noise levels take some getting used to.
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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. Here’s what worked for me. I thought about what I liked as well as what I didn’t like about other trainings. For example, I prefer
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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 about their income. We can blame the economy or funding decisions changes, but some practices are not having this problem. These practices continue to have
Marketing but not enough referrals coming through the door? This could be why. Read More »
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 constant accommodations made for behaviours that fell outside of normal social boundaries. Instead of implementing a boundary, instead of saying no the behaviours were permitted.
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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 has seen other therapists before and is choosing to see us, than when we take on a client who is brand new to therapy. It’s
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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 lot of great things like learning about business principles and marketing for private practice, nicheing and understanding the funding models before I started, there are
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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 you staying in your comfort zone as a therapist? Who benefits from you not pushing the boundaries of where you are at? Who benefits from
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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”. Say what?? And so I continued to listen to Erika Cramer, the Latin powerhouse also known as The Queen of Confidence, for her perspective. More
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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 set your boundaries. They might be different to other people’s boundaries 3. No one is going to hold your boundary for you. That is your
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