Social media can be amazing for connecting therapists. Despite connection and relationship being the major focus of our work with clients, the reality is many therapists feel isolated. Social media groups allow us to connect around issues of commonality. We band together based around the type of work we do and therapeutic orientation. But there …
Are social media groups killing your confidence as a therapist? Read More »
One of the most challenging things about being a therapist is coming to terms with the systems within which we work. We are often taught about ideal ways of practice, to deliver therapy, and work with clients in our university trainings. Only to find that the workplaces and funding models we work within present significant …
How the systems you work in can make or break you as a therapist Read More »
What is good supervision? This was a question asked following my last post on the reasons therapists avoid supervision. And it’s a good question. Because not all supervision provided is good supervision. Some supervision is an excellent growth experience but some can be harmful, permanently scarring even. Good clinical supervision is important for all therapists …
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 …
Beginning private practice is a common factor in diminishing confidence in therapist. While increasingly young
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 »
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-judgmental acceptance and empathy they could feel for their clients was much harder to apply in their …
