Beyond The Therapy Room

Ali & Sky
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You followed the training.You built the skills.You became the therapist.But now you’re wondering… is this it?Beyond the Therapy Room is where we have the conversations most therapists are thinking — but not saying out loud.Sky (psychologist and mentor) and Ali (counsellor turned embodiment and healing practitioner) bring two perspectives: clinical and intuitive, structured and expansive.We talk burnout, identity, spirituality, business, relationships, and what happens when you stop playing by the rules you were trained in.This is for the therapist who knows there’s more. Join us in these conversations in our Skool community - Beyond The Therapy Room (Beyond the Therapy Room)

  1. 1d ago

    Ep 21. From the Classroom to Psychology: Reinventing Your Professional Identity with Kintara Phillips

    What does it take to step into a new professional identity after years of building a career in another field? In this episode of Beyond the Therapy Room, Kintara Phillips shares insights into professional identity, ethical practice, and the fears that can come with stepping into something new. Together, we explore how to distinguish genuine ethical concerns from fear of judgment, visibility, and moving beyond the role you've always known. Whether you're considering a career transition, expanding your professional services, or exploring new ways to use your skills and expertise, this conversation invites you to reflect on what's holding you back and what might become possible when you allow yourself to grow. Because reinventing your professional identity doesn't mean leaving your experience behind. It means discovering new ways to use it. About Kintara Phillips Kintara Phillips has over 25 years of experience as a secondary English teacher, specialising in gifted and neurodivergent young people. She holds a Master of Gifted Education from UNSW and now supports gifted learners, teachers, and schools beyond the classroom. Kintara is also a provisional psychologist currently practising at First Steps Psychology. Tune in to Beyond the Therapy Room for a thoughtful conversation about career transitions, professional growth, and embracing a new chapter. ****** BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM™ WORKSHOP What if there’s more you’re here to become? Join Ali + Sky for a one-day workshop designed for therapists ready to explore what’s possible beyond traditional 1:1 work. Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Albion Park, NSW 👉 Learn more & save your place: https://uniquelyyou.kartra.com/page/workshop

    Ep 21. From the Classroom to Psychology: Reinventing Your Professional Identity with Kintara Phillips

  2. Oct 6

    Ep 20. Building a career your way: neurodivergence, family & private practice with Jasmin Abbott

    What does it look like to build a career that works for you — not just the career you originally trained for? In this episode, we’re joined by Jasmin Abbott, Registered Psychologist and founder of Pace Psychology Service in the Illawarra and South Coast of NSW. Jasmin brings a unique perspective to her work, having previously worked as a teacher and school counsellor before becoming a psychologist. As a mum of four and a psychologist with a particular interest in ADHD, autism, anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation and parenting, she combines evidence-based psychology with a very real-world understanding of family life. We talk about neurodivergence, the journey into private practice, creating boundaries around family and work, and the courage it takes to build a career around your strengths, values and priorities. A warm and honest conversation about finding your own path, trusting what works for you, and giving yourself permission to do things differently. Learn more about Jasmin: https://www.pacepsychologyservice.com.au ***** BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM™ WORKSHOP What if there’s more you’re here to become? Join Ali + Sky for a one-day workshop designed for therapists ready to explore what’s possible beyond traditional 1:1 work. Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Albion Park, NSW 👉 Learn more & save your place: https://uniquelyyou.kartra.com/page/workshop

    Ep 20. Building a career your way: neurodivergence, family & private practice with Jasmin Abbott

  3. Sep 29

    Ep 19. Am I being unethical... or am I just scared to become someone different?

    What if the thing holding you back from stepping beyond the therapy room isn’t actually ethics, but fear, identity, and the discomfort of becoming someone new? In this episode, Sky explores the difference between genuine ethical considerations and the fears that can keep therapists, psychologists, social workers, nutritionists, and other allied health professionals stuck in familiar roles. She walks through six key questions to consider when diversifying your career, including competence, scope of practice, boundaries, confidentiality, evidence and integrity, and honest representation. This episode is an invitation to pause, ask the right questions, and recognise when an ethical concern needs attention and when fear or professional identity might be holding you back. Because you don’t have to choose between being a therapist and becoming something more. You can love your clinical work and still explore what else your skills and expertise could become. Want to explore what’s possible beyond the therapy room? Join Ali + Sky for Beyond the Therapy Room™, a one-day in-person workshop designed for therapists who know they’re capable of more but want to discover what their “more” actually looks like. Together, you’ll explore: ✨ Who am I beyond the therapist role? ✨ How do I naturally create impact? ✨ What do I want to be known for? ✨ What vehicle fits me? You’ll leave with greater clarity around your contribution, a potential vehicle for your expertise, and tangible next steps for what comes next. 📅 Sunday 18 October 2026 ⏰ 9am–5pm 📍 Illawarra, NSW 👥 In person 👉 Learn more and join the Beyond the Therapy Room™ workshop: Beyond the Therapy Room™ Workshop ****** BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM™ WORKSHOP What if there’s more you’re here to become? Join Ali + Sky for a one-day workshop designed for therapists ready to explore what’s possible beyond traditional 1:1 work. Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Albion Park, NSW 👉 Learn more & save your place: https://uniquelyyou.kartra.com/page/workshop

    Ep 19. Am I being unethical... or am I just scared to become someone different?

  4. Sep 22

    Ep 18. I Finally Got the Courage to Show Up Online… Then Someone Started Copying Me

    You finally find the courage to show up online, share your ideas, put your work out there… and then you notice someone doing something that feels very, very similar. So what do you do? In this episode of Beyond The Therapy Room, Sky has an honest conversation about what happens when you become visible and someone starts copying your work. Because sometimes, the hardest part isn’t the copying itself — it’s what it brings up in you: comparison, self-doubt, fear of being judged, and the temptation to disappear again. She explores the difference between someone having a similar idea and genuinely copying your original work, why you don't own a topic but can own your unique way of expressing it, and how to recognise what makes your work distinctly yours. Sky also shares the five questions she uses when she finds herself wondering, “Are they copying me?” — from documenting your original work and considering legal advice, to asking whether you're making yourself smaller because someone else showed up. Most importantly, this episode is a reminder that the answer isn't to become invisible. Protect what needs protecting. Get advice when you need it. Block, delete, connect, or collaborate where appropriate — and then keep going. Because nobody has your exact perspective, personality, experience, voice, or way of connecting the dots. You didn't find your voice just to hand it back. If you're a therapist who's stepping outside the therapy room, becoming more visible, and wondering how to keep showing up when comparison or copying gets uncomfortable, this conversation is for you. **** BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM™ WORKSHOP What if there’s more you’re here to become? Join Ali + Sky for a one-day workshop designed for therapists ready to explore what’s possible beyond traditional 1:1 work. Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Albion Park, NSW 👉 Learn more & save your place: https://uniquelyyou.kartra.com/page/workshop

    Ep 18. I Finally Got the Courage to Show Up Online… Then Someone Started Copying Me

  5. Sep 15

    Ep 17. What do you want to be known for?

    You’ve built the skills. You’ve done the training. You became the therapist. But is this it? In this episode of *Beyond the Therapy Room™, Ali and Sky explore what it means to discover what you truly want to be known for — beyond your professional title, your role, or the expectations you’ve inherited. They talk about childhood dreams, creativity, perfectionism, burnout, changing environments, and the importance of noticing what genuinely lights you up. For therapists especially, this episode invites you to look at what you’re already known for by your clients, colleagues, referrers and the people around you — and then go one layer deeper. What is it about the way you show up that makes an impact? And what happens when you realise you're ready to take that part of yourself into a new environment? This is a conversation about identity, impact, growth, and giving yourself permission to become known in a new way. Reflection question: What do you want to be known for — and where do you want that to be known? 🎧 Don't forget to download the free reflection guide linked below this episode. [Get The Reflection Guide] **** BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM™ WORKSHOP What if there’s more you’re here to become? Join Ali + Sky for a one-day workshop designed for therapists ready to explore what’s possible beyond traditional 1:1 work. Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Albion Park, NSW 👉 Learn more & save your place: https://uniquelyyou.kartra.com/page/workshop

    Ep 17. What do you want to be known for?

  6. Sep 8

    Ep 16. A Job, a Career, a Calling

    What’s the difference between a job, a career, and a calling? In this solo episode of Beyond the Therapy Room, we explore the different ways work can show up in our lives—and why we don’t have to expect one job to fulfil our entire purpose. A job can give us income, stability, structure and security. A career can bring growth, mastery and a deeper sense of contribution. And then there’s a calling—a deeper pull towards something that brings meaning, creativity, service and a sense that we’re contributing to something beyond ourselves. But a calling isn’t always a job, and it doesn’t mean everything suddenly becomes easy or that we’re constantly feeling passionate. Sometimes our calling shows up alongside our work. Sometimes it evolves through different seasons of life. And sometimes we only become gradually more aware of what keeps calling us forward. So what keeps drawing your attention? What gives you a sense of aliveness? What keeps breaking your heart? And where are your gifts meeting the needs of others? Maybe purpose isn’t something we have to manufacture. Maybe it’s something we’re learning to listen for. 🎧 Don't forget to download the free reflection guide linked below this episode. [Get The Reflection Guide] **** BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM™ WORKSHOP What if there’s more you’re here to become? Join Ali + Sky for a one-day workshop designed for therapists ready to explore what’s possible beyond traditional 1:1 work. Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Albion Park, NSW 👉 Learn more & save your place: https://uniquelyyou.kartra.com/page/workshop

    Ep 16. A Job, a Career, a Calling

  7. Sep 1

    Ep. 15: How Do You Naturally Create Impact?

    What does impact actually mean to you? In this episode of Beyond the Therapy Room, Sky and Ally explore what it means to create impact beyond the traditional therapy space—and why it doesn't always have to look big, global, or impressive. They unpack the difference between what we do and who we're being, and how our natural energy, presence, authenticity and way of showing up can influence the people around us. They also explore how therapists can begin recognising their own impact by paying attention to the feedback they receive, the things people naturally come to them for, and the ways others respond to their presence. From creating a sense of safety and calm to giving others permission to be more fully themselves, impact can happen in much smaller and more natural ways than we often realise. In this episode, you'll be invited to reflect on: What impact actually means to youThe impact you're already creating every dayThe difference between doing and beingHow your natural energy can influence a roomWhat people naturally seek you out forWhy feedback can reveal the impact you don't always see in yourselfHow your values and purpose connect to the impact you want to createWhy having a strong “why” matters when expanding beyond one-on-one therapy If you've ever wondered how you can reach more people without losing yourself in the process, this conversation offers a different place to start: What if your impact begins simply with being more of who you already are? 🎧 Don't forget to download the free reflection guide linked below this episode. [Get The Reflection Guide] **** BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM™ WORKSHOP What if there’s more you’re here to become? Join Ali + Sky for a one-day workshop designed for therapists ready to explore what’s possible beyond traditional 1:1 work. Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Albion Park, NSW 👉 Learn more & save your place: https://uniquelyyou.kartra.com/page/workshop

    Ep. 15: How Do You Naturally Create Impact?

  8. Aug 25

    Ep 14: The Parallel Process

    What happens when the work you're doing on yourself starts changing the way you show up professionally? In this episode of Beyond the Therapy Room, Sky and Ali explore The Parallel Process — the way our personal growth and professional lives can evolve alongside one another. They talk openly about the ways personal patterns can follow us into our careers and businesses, from being the rescuer or caretaker to struggling with boundaries, over-responsibility, self-doubt and the pressure to get everything “right.” They explore what happens when therapists move beyond the traditional one-on-one therapy room into groups, teaching, leadership and sharing their knowledge more publicly — and how developing greater self-awareness, emotional capacity and self-belief can support that expansion. The conversation also looks at identity, authenticity and the pressure to fit into a particular idea of what a “professional” therapist should look or sound like. What happens when you stop performing professionalism and start trusting your own voice, lived experience and way of doing things? Sky and Ali also reflect on how our vision, purpose and business can change as we change — and how growth can affect the relationships and dynamics around us. Ultimately, this episode is an invitation to pause, tune in and notice what is changing within you, and how that change may already be showing up in your professional life. You don't have to lose yourself to grow. You can let your personal growth inform the work you bring into the world — and become more fully yourself in the process. 🎧 Don't forget to download the free reflection guide linked below this episode. [Get The Reflection Guide] **** BEYOND THE THERAPY ROOM™ WORKSHOP What if there’s more you’re here to become? Join Ali + Sky for a one-day workshop designed for therapists ready to explore what’s possible beyond traditional 1:1 work. Sunday, 18 October 2026 | Albion Park, NSW 👉 Learn more & save your place: https://uniquelyyou.kartra.com/page/workshop

    Ep 14: The Parallel Process
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You followed the training.You built the skills.You became the therapist.But now you’re wondering… is this it?Beyond the Therapy Room is where we have the conversations most therapists are thinking — but not saying out loud.Sky (psychologist and mentor) and Ali (counsellor turned embodiment and healing practitioner) bring two perspectives: clinical and intuitive, structured and expansive.We talk burnout, identity, spirituality, business, relationships, and what happens when you stop playing by the rules you were trained in.This is for the therapist who knows there’s more. Join us in these conversations in our Skool community - Beyond The Therapy Room (Beyond the Therapy Room)

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  • Creator
    Ali & Sky
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Beyond The Therapy Room
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    Beyond The Therapy Room