The Business of Psychology

Summer School Lesson 1: Get your private practice essentials in place Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology Summer School edition.  Over the six weeks of the English school holidays, we are doing things a little bit differently around here. If you're looking to start up an independent practice in September, then this is the place to be as each week I'm dropping in with a quick lesso...

PBS Summer School Trailer Hello! Just a quick note from me today to let you know about something really cool that we're doing in Psychology Business School over the summer. And this is something you're going to want to be part of if you are planning to start your independent practice in September.  Maybe you're thinking, new academic year, new me, new pencil case, and a new practice! And if t...

Endometriosis and Using Personal Experience for Work with Dr Kirsty Harris Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today's episode is the final episode in our series about different ways of working. It's an unusual one for me, as Dr Kirsty Harris isn't here talking about her private work. In fact, she doesn't even have a private practice. But she has written a much needed book about endomet...

Data Protection for Psychologists in 2024 with Clare Veal Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today we're joined by Clare Veal, a commercial lawyer from Aubergine Legal. Lots of you listening will already be familiar with Clare, as she is the legal eagle behind our legal templates, which are bringing peace of mind to hundreds of mental health professionals right this second. She also te...

The Twenty-something Treatment with Dr Meg Jay: How we can better serve young adults  Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today, I'm happy to welcome Dr Meg Jay, developmental clinical psychologist from Virginia in the US. Meg writes and speaks about the importance of mental health for young people, focusing on the twenty-somethings. Full show notes and a transcript of this episode...

Educational Psychology and Disability with Dr Kirstie Rees 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. I've been talking to a lot of authors recently, and it's always a real pleasure to do so because the passion and commitment that it takes to author a book is infectious, so I'...

What Mental Health Professionals Should Know About Passive Income Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. In this episode, I'm going to talk about the realities of passive and semi passive income for mental health professionals by dispelling some of the myths that you've probably heard.  Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Links & R...

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 therap...

Emotion Focused Therapy with Dr Anna Oldershaw 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.  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 u...

Making Changes in Your Practice: How to Make Sure Your Independent Practice Meets Your Needs Hello 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 episo...

Finding Purpose and Meaning Through Trauma with Dr Yvonne Waft Hello 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 thro...

Coping With Breast Cancer Author and Clinical Psychologist Dr Sarah Swan Hello, 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 bee...

Reading for Joy in Private Practice Hello 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 consum...

Dr Jo Mueller, The Guilty Parent Club Hello, 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 he...

Autistic Burnout with Dr Alice Nicholls Hello 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 bet...

Leadership in your Psychology Practice Hello 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...

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 w...

Race in Therapy with Kimberly-Anne Evans Hello 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...

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 Psych...

How to publish a children's book with Counsellor Sue Steer Welcome 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...

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, b...

Who are you helping? Three ways to specialise your psychology or therapy practice Hello 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 &...

How to make sure your marketing actually works: How to use authority for psychologists and therapists Hello 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 a...

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 ask Today 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...

AI is coming: How to use AI in your psychology or therapy practice in 2023 Today 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...