TikTok, Group Programmes and EMDR Intensive with Dr Claire Plumbly Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. In this series, we're exploring the different ways that psychologists and therapists can work in independent practice. Today I'm here with Dr Claire Plumbly. Claire is a clinical psychologist and director of Good Therapy Limited, an online therapy centre for trauma focused therapies. As well as one to one therapy, including EMDR intensive therapy, she runs regular workshops on...

Emotion Focused Therapy with Dr Anna OldershawWelcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. In this series, we're exploring the different ways that psychologists and therapists can work in independent practice.  One thing I've come to appreciate over the past few years is how beneficial it can be for professional fulfilment and building your personal authority to maintain connections to a university. Dr. Anna Oldershaw is a clinical psychologist working independently and as a reader in...

Making Changes in Your Practice: How to Make Sure Your Independent Practice Meets Your NeedsHello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today for our final episode of the current series we're going to be talking about how to adapt your practice when your needs as a business owner change, or you realise that your practice isn't meeting your needs anymore. Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Psychology Business School: Start & Grow and...

Finding Purpose and Meaning Through Trauma with Dr Yvonne WaftHello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm here with Dr Yvonne Waft, a clinical psychologist, EMDR consultant, and author of her new book, Coping with Trauma. Yvonne has a unique perspective on trauma, having lived through life changing trauma in her teens to becoming a Paralympic athlete and helping others through clinical psychology and sports coaching. Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are...

Coping With Breast Cancer Author and Clinical Psychologist Dr Sarah SwanHello, and welcome to the Business of Psychology. Today I'm here with Dr Sarah Swan. Sarah was a senior level psychologist in the NHS specialising in severe and enduring mental health conditions, until in 2019 she struck out into the independent psychology realm and founded The Swan Consultancy. Since then, Sarah has also been on the board of the ACP, a body for clinical psychologists in the UK, and she's published a...

Reading for Joy in Private PracticeHello and welcome to this week's episode of the Business of Psychology. This week is only going to be a short episode and it's a little bit of a self-indulgent one from me! For me, a big part of making sure that I always have inspiration for my work, that I feel motivated and like I'm still engaged in clinical psychology as a profession, is about what I'm consuming. When I find a new Substack that I'm really interested in, or if I read a chapter of a book...

Dr Jo Mueller, The Guilty Parent ClubHello, and welcome to the Business of Psychology. In this season of the podcast, we are talking about fulfilment in our work and what we can do in independent practice to bring ourselves more fulfilment. So I'm really excited today to be here with Dr Jo Mueller, who has recently launched the Guilty Parent Club as a project that brings her more fulfilment in her work. Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of...

Autistic Burnout with Dr Alice NichollsHello and welcome to the Business of Psychology. Today I'm really excited to be here with Dr Alice Nicholls. She's a clinical psychologist specialising in recovery from autistic burnout. This series of the Business of Psychology is all about finding fulfilment in your work, particularly as an independent mental health professional, and I can't think of a better guest than Alice, because the passion for what she does really shines through her website so...

Leadership in your Psychology PracticeHello and welcome to the new series of the Business of Psychology! Each series we are taking a theme that matters to us in independent practice and going deep on that topic. This time we are focusing on fulfilment in independent practice. We've got some amazing interviews lined up for this series of psychologists and therapists finding fulfilment in inspiring ways. But before we get started with interviews I wanted to bring you a short solo episode about...

Just a quick note to say Merry Christmas and encourage you to take a moment to stop and reflect. Here are my recommendations for some reflection: Collect up your year, month by month what were the learnings, achievements and challenges (use your diary to help) Ask yourself these questions: 1. what do you need to let go of from 2023? 3. what do you need to bring with you into 2024? 4. what do you want to create in 2024? 4. what does fulfilment look like for you? Merry Christmas and happy...

Race in Therapy with Kimberly-Anne EvansHello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm really excited to be joined by Kimberley-Anne Evans from Kaemotherapy. Kimberley is a psychotherapist, public speaker, coach, and founder of Kaemotherapy, which specialises in helping mental health professionals in private practice, organisations and educational settings to develop practical skills to work with a racially diverse range of clients and grow their businesses. Full show...

Why you shouldn’t discount your psychology and therapy services (and when I do)Hello and welcome to The Business of Psychology Podcast.  Today I am talking discounting; the reasons you might want to do it, reasons it can be a pretty dangerous game, and the reason that I am doing it for the first time in a few years!  Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Links & References: Episode 109: Ethical marketing in private practice. Scarcity, should we use...

How to publish a children's book with Counsellor Sue SteerWelcome to today's episode of the Business of Psychology. I'm joined by Sue Steer, who is a counsellor, but also a children's author. I'm really excited to talk to Sue about her journey into private practice and the process of adding a children's book to her already successful business. Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Links & References: Start & Grow: The Complete...

How to make sure your marketing actually works: How to use authority for psychologists and therapistsHello and welcome to today's episode of The Business of Psychology. Today we're going to be talking about how to make sure the marketing that you invest your time in actually works to bring people into your practice and attract the right kind of clients.  Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Links & References: Episode 19: How psychologists and...

Who are you helping? Three ways to specialise your psychology or therapy practiceHello and welcome to today's episode of The Business of Psychology Podcast. We are continuing today with our special theme around specialisation and how you can find the people that you really want to help in your practice.  Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Links & References: Episode 103: Why you should specialise – old gold that is still important Episode 61:...

What matters to our clients in private practice?Hello and welcome to this week's episode of the Business of Psychology and welcome to the new season. I'm really excited to be doing a new series of the podcast and we're kicking off with three episodes that are all about getting more clients into your practice or getting those first few clients, and what it takes in the modern setting to do that, because what I'm hearing a lot from people is that it feels like things have changed and that the...

Is it harder to be in private practice now than it was in 2018? The question every psychologist or therapist stepping into private practice wants to askToday I'm answering a question which is at the forefront of newbies into private practice’ minds, and I think it's a really important question for all of us to reflect upon, especially those of us that have been in private practice for a while and might find ourselves in the position of giving advice to people who are new into private...

AI is coming: How to use AI in your psychology or therapy practice in 2023Today we are going to be talking all about AI and its potential to help us in our work. I am very keen to try and embrace the potential of this technology rather than just getting scared by it and I think it has possible applications for psychologists and therapists that go far beyond the churning out of boring social media posts so I'm looking forward to diving into that. We are going to look at how AI can be used in...

How to keep the body in mind as a psychologist or therapist with Dr Nancy BancroftIn this week's episode of the Business of Psychology, I am really pleased to be here with Dr Nancy Bancroft. Nancy is a clinical psychologist who you should be following on Instagram @thebodyinmind. She has a passion for mind-body connection, and is making the shift from the NHS to building a business based on that passion. Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of...

Using social proof ethically and effectively for psychologists and therapistsWelcome to today's episode of the Business of Psychology. This is a solo episode where I'm going to be talking about social proof.  A lot of the time people assume that social proof is all about testimonials, and that's really frustrating to me because there are actually lots of ways that you can improve your marketing with social proof, and it really frustrates me that we overlook many of them when our less...

Stepping into Workplace Resilience: Dr Jo Burrell and Dr Felicity BakerIn this week's episode of the Business of Psychology podcast I'm joined by Dr Jo Burrell and Dr Felicity Baker from Ultimate Resilience. I'm really excited to talk to them about the business they have built together that helps workplaces create psychologically healthy teams through evaluation, training and professional support. Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of...

Funding perinatal support for all with Amy Woolston and Adele PhillipsIn this week's episode of the Business of Psychology, I am delighted to bring you this interview with Dr Amy Woolston and Dr Adele Phillips from The Koala Tree. They're two clinical psychologists that set up a really inspiring social enterprise together, and I think that you're going to find their story very practically useful, as well as great inspiration. This is one for you if you've ever wanted to reach a group that...

All That We Are: Best Selling Author Gabriella BraunIn this week's episode of the Business of Psychology podcast, I'm really thrilled to be here with Gabriella Braun. Gabriella is the director of Working Well, and she is the author of one of my favourite books of the past few years, 'All That We Are'. We are going to talk a lot about the book, because I know lots of people will be fascinated by the process. Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of...

How to know if any marketing activity is working for your private practice Don't spend any time or money on marketing until you have listened to or read the transcript for this episode. Too often psychologists and therapists spend time on marketing because they think they "should" not because they know it works. There are no "shoulds" only what works for you. This episode shows you how to work it out with two common use cases, blogging for therapy inquiries and Instagram to get more...