I’ve often wondered what drives therapists to avoid supervision. I see examples of it often. There have been times in my career where I have found myself avoiding it also, preferring to stay comfortable with my peer supervisor rather than engage formal supervision. I recently completed some training with Kathy Steele and Dolores Mosquera, experts on …
A Facebook friend proudly posted an image of her daughter’s first work placement badge that said “provisional psychologist”. “It’s a big achievement” I commented and I meant it. It isn’t easy to get in to a Masters training program, the course work is heavy and placements are both exciting and daunting. I reflected later how …
There is little better for confidence, technique development and practice marketing than the decision to niche. Yet so many therapists are resistant to nicheing. Whenever I talk about it, this is what I hear. But Nadene, Don’t you get bored of doing the same work / working with the same problem all the time? What …
Lately I’ve had some interesting conversations about not knowing what to do and vulnerability. It seems some senior psychologists don’t like people to know what they don’t know. They hide from their employees where they get their business ideas from, believing that as leaders they can’t demonstrate any kind of not knowing. That admitting they …
Why it’s important to admit what you don’t know. Read More »
I received the following question via my group entry question to my group Authentic Confidence for Therapists. Hi Nadene, how does experience impact authenticity as a therapist – does it evolve over time? I’d be interested to know. I love this question so much because it allows me to talk about why I started my …
Experience alone won’t make you an authentic therapist. Here’s why. Read More »
One of the most helpful things I encountered in one of those therapist tales type books I read (it may have been the mummy at the dining room table) was this. The therapist shared their disappointment that the non-judgemental acceptance and empathy they could feel for their clients was much harder to apply in their …
I spoke recently about how to feel confident to charge your worth, a question submitted by one of my facebook group members. Charging your worth is important because you have worked hard to become a therapist and there are business costs associated with running a private practice. In order to have a reasonable living that …
How can I feel confident to charge my worth as a therapist? Read More »
We’ve all been there. A comment from a peer or supervisor or boss or another colleague on social media. A comment about what we should or shouldn’t be doing. It may even be phrased in terms of “the evidence”. And this one comment whirs around in your head and takes on a life of its …
