I make no secret of the fact that I’ve been in therapy, am in therapy now and probably will be again in the future. In fact one of my regrets is that I didn’t start this current round of therapy sooner. But did you know that not all Australian psychologists have had their own experience …
I don’t need to go to therapy : the lies therapists tell themselves Read More »
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, All of these objections can be broken down into categories of misinformation, fear, inflexible thinking and scarcity mindset issues. …
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 »
