The Business of Psychology Dr Rosie Gilderthorp

Summer School Lesson 1: Get your private practice essentials in placeHello 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 lesson and tasks that can be completed in 30 minutes or less from your sun lounger.
By the end of the six weeks, you will feel ready to step into your practice in September, confident that you can find clients and have a safe and viable business foundation. 
Each week, the lessons will go out on this podcast feed, but if you want the weekly tasks, workbooks, private community, and a live session with me at the end of the summer to hold you accountable and make sure nothing stands in your way, you will need to sign up here: PBS Summer School
I would love to see you in the community.
Full show notes of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links & References:
PBS Summer School Sign Up
PBS Start and Grow
Episode 118: Cyber security: What mental health professionals need to know to protect their practice
Episode 81: Insurance for psychologists and therapists who do more than just therapy with Catherine France
BPS Register of Supervisors: https://www.bps.org.uk/register-applied-psychology-practice-supervisors
ICO registration: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-fee/
Sole trader set up: https://www.gov.uk/set-up-as-sole-trader 
DBS certificate information: https://www.bps.org.uk/resources-and-benefits
DBS certificate list of approved umbrella companies: https://dbs-ub-directory.homeoffice.gov.uk/
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
IntroductionWelcome to your first lesson summer schoolers! It's fantastic to have you here. 
I know that when you first decide to start seeing some private clients the setup can be really intimidating but in this course we're going to use your summer holidays to get your foundations sorted so that you can have the most...

PBS Summer School TrailerHello! 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 that is you then PBS Summer School is here to make sure that you use the time over the summer to start laying those foundations for the practice that you deserve and want to work in, in September. So we're not going to stagnate over the summer, we're going to use the summer to do something really productive that's going to improve your quality of life in September.
If you join the PBS Summer School You're going to get the foundations of your practice in place so you hit that ground running in September. We're going to cover the legal essentials. We're going to cover the tools that are helpful and what is not so helpful in independent practice, so you don't waste any money. We're going to get your fees right. We're going to get your marketing strategy right to get your first clients. We're going to talk a bit about directory site profiles and navigating work as an associate or working through insurance companies. 
You'll also get an email and a podcast episode each week, giving you a simple and digestible action to take in just 30 minutes.
I've designed this to be sun lounger friendly. So, don't worry if you're like me and you're juggling kids and holidays and all kinds of responsibilities over the summer, this is not going to be a big time sucking thing. We're just going to take incremental action each week that gets you closer to that practice that you want to be running, so you're ready to take big action when you have more time in September. 
You'll also get a downloadable workbook to help you implement all of this, so you can see your progress as you work through. There'll be a wrap up live Q& A session with me at the end of the summer, so that anything that's holding you back at all, we've got a chance to address in person, but also throughout the summer you'll have access to a private pop up community where you've got help from each other and from me to address any roadblocks that might come up. So I think this is a really great opportunity for you if you're just starting out in independent practice, come and join us in PBS Summer School to create the practice that you want to work in for September: PBS Summer School
And I can't wait to see you there. Sun lounges at the ready!
Links:
PBS Summer School Sign Up
PBS Start and Grow
Rosie on instagram: @rosiegilderthorp

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 clinical psychology at the Salomons Institute for Applied Psychology, which is part of Canterbury Christchurch University, and it's where I trained as a clinical psychologist. I've known Anna for a little while, as we've been working together on the marketing strategy for the emotion focused therapy courses that Anna convenes and teaches on at Salomons. Before I met Anna, I really didn't know very much about EFT, but when I started reading up on emotion focused therapy and I heard Anna describe the difference that it's made to clients, I got really excited about the possibility that it holds, especially for clients that might not get the most benefit from some of the talking therapies. So I'm really pleased to have Anna here today to talk to us about emotion focused therapy, EFT.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Anne:
Website: emotionspeaks.co.uk
Email: anna.oldershaw@canterbury.ac.uk
EFT Links:
Salomons; Emotion Focused Therapy
Emotion Focused Therapy (emotionspeaks.co.uk)
Training in Emotion Focused Therapy (emotionspeaks.co.uk)
The next Core Skills Training runs at Salomons from 17th -20th June 2024 and can be directly booked here. Early bird discount is available until 31st March. 
The Advanced Empathy Workshop which focuses on how we communicate empathy and use our empathic resonance in therapy is useful for those who want to explore how to maximise the impact of their therapist empathy on client process. It is online on 25th and 26th April and can be booked here. 
People can contact the EFT Institute on EFTI@canterbury.ac.uk
Passive Income Workshop:
The Passive Income Workshop is happening on Monday the 25th of March at 7pm live.
I'm running the workshop on how to bring passive income into your practice, so you can create more space. It's honest, with no get rich quick promises, but I will share what's worked for me and the many psychologists and therapists that I've supported to bring passive income into their practice. Crucially, I'll also...

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 burnout, boundaries, anxiety, and overthinking. Claire has an active presence on social media, her TikToks and Reels are great, where she aims to make psychological ideas and resources more accessible to the public to help improve well being and debunk those all too common therapy misconceptions.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Claire:
Website: www.drclaireplumbly.com
Instagram: @drclaireplumbly
TikTok: @drclaireplumbly
YouTube: @drclaireplumbly
Facebook: DrClairePlumbly
LinkedIn: ​​drclaireplumbly
You can buy/pre-order Claire's book "Burnout: Why an Overwhelmed Nervous System Takes Over Your Life and how to reclaim it" here.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Burnout-overwhelmed-nervous-system-reclaim/dp/1399733419/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32LG4D43LJ8ET&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-5OSVCNZPOcWP1ROPVvSUA.pDnBAfxB4BThSW0whqsUls1DHmDbpPKu4obK_rWWjCQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=dr+claire+plumbly&qid=1714143131&sprefix=dr+claire+pl%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-1
EMDR Intensive Service Therapist Checklist: subscribepage.io/JHkvuP
References:
Burnout: Solve Your Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
ACT for Burnout: Recharge, Reconnect, and Transform Burnout with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Debbie Sorensen
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsClaire tells us about how her career in clinical...

What Mental Health Professionals Should Know About Passive IncomeHello 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 & References:
Episode 136: Dr Jo Mueller, The Guilty Parent Club 
Episode 142: TikTok, Group Programmes and EMDR Intensive with Dr Claire Plumbly 
Warren Larkin: warrenlarkinassociates.co.uk
Lauren Sawyers: serendipitypsychology.co.uk
Book a Coaching Discovery Call: https://psychologybusinessschool.com/1-to-1-coaching-for-mental-health-professionals/
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
What Mental Health Professionals Should Know About Passive IncomeI get a lot of rubbish in my inbox about online courses and how creating one is going to allow me to live a “laptop lifestyle” working from anywhere and having oodles of money and free time. It’s annoying because I think I've made a really successful job of passive and semi passive income over the last few years, but that still isn't anywhere near the lifestyle that I lead. Partly that is because I'm a mental health professional, so the passive and semi passive income that I've created reflects that. I haven't just decided to move into an industry which is particularly lucrative for this stuff, although my things have done well, I have made money from them, and I continue to do so. But I think maybe some of the gurus that are in our inboxes are selling a story which may have felt true to them, but perhaps it isn't the most self reflective story and perhaps doesn't reflect the circumstances in which they started their business, and certainly doesn't reflect the values and ethical considerations that I know everybody listening to this shares. So 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. 
Myth 1: You can make a lot of money with little or no investment.For example, many of the people that land in my inbox talking about passive income had a lot of money to invest in their business at the beginning, or maybe they were in a position where they didn't need to take a salary from it for a long time because perhaps they'd left a very highly paid corporate job in order to pursue their dream, or maybe they had a very wealthy partner so they didn't have that pressure to bring an income in early.
This is really important because reaching profitability from an information product like an online course or a digital download, largely depends on scale. If you're selling a £47 course, and you...

Educational Psychology and Disability with Dr Kirstie ReesWelcome 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've been really looking forward to our interview with Dr Kirstie Rees today. Dr Kirstie Rees is a child and educational psychologist, specialised in the areas of disability, neurodiversity and mental health and wellbeing. She is also the author of a new book, The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties.
Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology
Links for Kirstie:
Website: www.kirstiereespsychology.com
LinkedIn: ​​Dr Kirstie Rees
Book: The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties: A Guide for Educators - by Dr Kirstie Rees
Rosie on Instagram:
@rosiegilderthorp
@thepregnancypsychologist
The highlightsKirstie tells us how she got started in educational psychology 00:51We discuss the language used around disability 12:05Kirstie talks about her move into independent work 16:13Kirstie tells us about what sparked the idea for her book 22:03I ask Kirstie about the writing process 26:52We discuss going direct to a publisher, rather than using an agent 32:42Kirstie gives us her advice for psychologists and therapists wanting to write a book 37:50
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