Typical of me to not quite know what I was signing up for today. Didn’t realise this was going out as a podcast 😅. Luckily I don’t remember saying anything offensive. Next time I want talk so much! Great help though, so thank you guys.
Oh dear! congrats on your first podcast then, it's only listened to by a small audience of therapists, very different to the Ask the Therapists podcast I run, glad you found it helpful !
Just listened to it and admired your confidence on it (didn’t realise you hadn’t known it was a podcast so good on you!). I’m a newly qualified therapist and in the process of setting up in PP so I found the question you asked about going straight into PP really helpful. I used to think you had to work elsewhere to ‘pay your dues’ first before branching out on your own, but Sarah and this community are showing me that not only do I not need to get experience in a job I maybe don’t want to do, but I can get more help, support and inspiration from hearing about the experience of others whilst watching and learning from them. Without this, I wouldn’t have had the guts to do it I don’t think.
Hi Elspeth, thank you for such a thoughtful reply, I think Richard will really appreciate it too, I think your right about not having to 'pay your dues' and work in organisations like the NHS that are struggling so much the landscape has certainly changed and I'm not sure new therapists get the support they always need. I know when I was a new CBT therapist working in a very deprived area, each client had such complex needs and risks I didn't feel like I was consolidating the learning of my new skills. I still have some complex clients in private practice but the balance is much more manageable and I really like developing the skills required for working with clients over a longer period of time and being able to take my time doing assessments which in themselves are so beneficial for clients. Hope setting up is all going well!
Thanks Sarah, I think it’s a good thing that the landscape is changing and that therapists can have the choice to set up on their own and work with the clients they want to - it’s what motivates me to keep going. Setting up is going well in small manageable chunks, just working through the checklist and getting my weekly dose of inspiration from the Q&As 😊
Thanks Elspeth. I appreciate you saying that and glad I asked a question that you found useful. I’m right at the beginning of my training but always like to plan ahead. It’s so valuable that people are prepared to share their knowledge and experience. I hope to do that one day too. Best of luck with your new venture!
Typical of me to not quite know what I was signing up for today. Didn’t realise this was going out as a podcast 😅. Luckily I don’t remember saying anything offensive. Next time I want talk so much! Great help though, so thank you guys.
Oh dear! congrats on your first podcast then, it's only listened to by a small audience of therapists, very different to the Ask the Therapists podcast I run, glad you found it helpful !
Thanks, Sarah. Typical of the sort of thing I would do 😅
Just listened to it and admired your confidence on it (didn’t realise you hadn’t known it was a podcast so good on you!). I’m a newly qualified therapist and in the process of setting up in PP so I found the question you asked about going straight into PP really helpful. I used to think you had to work elsewhere to ‘pay your dues’ first before branching out on your own, but Sarah and this community are showing me that not only do I not need to get experience in a job I maybe don’t want to do, but I can get more help, support and inspiration from hearing about the experience of others whilst watching and learning from them. Without this, I wouldn’t have had the guts to do it I don’t think.
Hi Elspeth, thank you for such a thoughtful reply, I think Richard will really appreciate it too, I think your right about not having to 'pay your dues' and work in organisations like the NHS that are struggling so much the landscape has certainly changed and I'm not sure new therapists get the support they always need. I know when I was a new CBT therapist working in a very deprived area, each client had such complex needs and risks I didn't feel like I was consolidating the learning of my new skills. I still have some complex clients in private practice but the balance is much more manageable and I really like developing the skills required for working with clients over a longer period of time and being able to take my time doing assessments which in themselves are so beneficial for clients. Hope setting up is all going well!
Thanks Sarah, I think it’s a good thing that the landscape is changing and that therapists can have the choice to set up on their own and work with the clients they want to - it’s what motivates me to keep going. Setting up is going well in small manageable chunks, just working through the checklist and getting my weekly dose of inspiration from the Q&As 😊
Thanks Elspeth. I appreciate you saying that and glad I asked a question that you found useful. I’m right at the beginning of my training but always like to plan ahead. It’s so valuable that people are prepared to share their knowledge and experience. I hope to do that one day too. Best of luck with your new venture!