One of the things I’ve been able to maintain throughout this career is passion about therapy. It’s potential to change lives. To heal. I love it. The fascinating stories. The exchanges I have with clients which range from deep pain and sorrow to humorous banter. And to be honest it’s kind of lucky because one …
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What sort of support do you have around you? The importance of quality support for you and your business goals came home to me after my appointment with my accountant last week. I come from a family where talking about money or doing well with money is counter to the religious beliefs and looked down …
My husband did something that was like waving a red flag at a bull recently. And by that I mean he sent me an article criticising the TV program The Voice. The main point of the article was few artists have success in the charts after participating on the program. This I agree with. The …
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If you choose an intervention it all comes down to why. Why does this intervention fit for this client and this problem? How does it sit in the formulation? If you want to blend models you need to know what model your formulation of the client is built on. It can’t be both. One must serve …
Stop surrendering your expert to others. Here are some sure fire ways to re-claim your expert You are the expert in therapy. Your client is the expert in their experience of themselves and their experience of therapy. They are not however the expert in therapy. This means when clients tell you how many sessions they …
Payment! It’s important You have to be paid for your work especially in private practice. I take a no shame approach to money. Money is necessary in life- to survive, to have security and to make life easier and more enjoyable. Please never ever agree to work for free when people can pay and especially …
Most people know I love being a therapist. I’m passionate about therapy especially my two loves schema therapy and EMDR. I’m equally passionate about therapists valuing their work and building careers they enjoy and want to stay in. But lately I’ve realised there are some major downsides. And that is as therapists we don’t tend …
When the dam wall breaks: therapists have needs too. Read More »
Is it fear of criticism or judgement from your peers as you step outside the mould of what your training suggested you “should be”? Or is it fear of criticism, judgement or doubt from your parents, your partner? Perhaps you are the first person in your family to work in a business or hold a …
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In my Schema Therapy Made Simple group I posted a super helpful interview with Ida Shaw in which she shared many therapy gems including what I’m calling the pizza party mode walk through. It’s a story Ida tells to explain how we can “walk through our modes” when we have a difficult moment or day. …
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If you ever wonder if you are making a difference with your content, you are. If people reach out to you and say thanks for that. You are. Maybe it doesn’t make you any money. Maybe it sometimes feels confusing when you put something out there and you get nothing when last week you got …
Your voice: the journey to shaping your message. Read More »
