Building a diverse and successful associate practice in 2025 with Dr Esther Cole Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm joined by Dr Esther Cole, the clinical director and founder of Lifespan Psychology, which is a proudly diverse and thriving associate practice. She's here today to talk to us about what it takes to build a thriving associate practice, particularly in the more challenging context we find ourselves in in 2025. This is a must listen if you are somebody that is th...
May 30, 2025•50 min•Season 10Ep. 167
Permission to be human: How to be a parent and a psychologist with Dr Jade Redfern Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm joined by Dr Jade Redfern, a clinical psychologist who specialises in supporting parents. With experience in both the NHS and a busy private practice, she's now the founder of the Permission to be Human group for psychologist parents, and is passionate about helping other mental health professionals to thrive in their roles both as business owners and parent...
May 23, 2025•53 min•Season 10Ep. 166
Financial planning in Private Practice with Anna Gooch Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'm really excited to be here with Anna Gooch. Anna is a unique individual with a fantastic background in financial planning, and also a counsellor with a lot of passion for supporting people with their mental health. This is a fantastic combination to have, and we're going to talk about Anna's personal story, where her passion comes from, but also about how we might support clients who are goin...
May 16, 2025•50 min•Season 10Ep. 165
Literature, mental health and gender politics. Why we must remember that "She Wrote Too" with Nicola Morgan Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'm joined by Nicola Morgan, who some of you may know as the co-host of the fantastic She Wrote Too podcast and Substack. As well as a podcaster, Nicola is a positive psychologist, champion of women's writers, bibliotherapist, creativity specialist, tutor and mentor. She's properly multi hyphen, having been a former lawyer and teacher in past ...
May 09, 2025•48 min•Season 10Ep. 164
Tools for effective and resilient private practice Welcome to The Business of Psychology podcast. Today we're talking about AI tools. I wanted to update the list of helpful tools that I created a couple of years back, because AI has come in and made such a big difference to the way that most of us are running our practices. If you're not using AI tools yet, it's probably something that you've been thinking about and wanting to explore, so this podcast is an update to the podcast that I made a co...
May 02, 2025•31 min•Season 10Ep. 163
Using AI in therapy and other legal questions with Clare Veal from Aubergine Legal Welcome to The Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm here with friend of the podcast, and the lawyer who is behind all of our amazing legal documents and legal training that we have in Psychology Business School, Clare Veal from Aubergine Legal. This episode is really a bit of an update following on from our previous podcast episode on Data Protection, and we're going to be talking a bit about AI and covering ...
Apr 18, 2025•51 min•Season 10Ep. 162
How much can I earn as a psychologist or therapist in private practice? Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology. Today I'm talking about a subject which will probably make you feel uncomfortable. None of us really like talking about money or the fact that we want it or need it. Those things typically give us the ick, and I'm no exception to that, so expect me to sound awkward today. But the fact is that when you are starting out in any business venture, very often there is a financial ga...
Apr 11, 2025•26 min•Season 10Ep. 161
A different type of insurance - Clinical Wills with Anna Bunch Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. I am thrilled to be here today with my friend and colleague, Anna Bunch, from Psych VA. You might remember Anna, she's been on the podcast before talking to us about the systems and processes that we need to have in place for our independent practices. But for this season, which is all about resilience and adaptability, I just had to get Anna back on to talk about something which I know ...
Apr 04, 2025•26 min•Season 10Ep. 160
Self care for caregivers with Dr Jenny Turner Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. This week I am delighted to be bringing you an interview with Dr Jenny Turner. She is a clinical psychologist like me, and somebody I have the pleasure of knowing personally. Jenny's here today to talk to us about self-care and how to really nurture and look after ourselves as we do the difficult work often of being a mental health professional. This is something that Jenny is really passionate about, so...
Mar 28, 2025•57 min•Season 10Ep. 159
How to find your ideal clients in 2025: SEO for psychologists and therapists with Chris Morin Welcome to The Business of Psychology podcast. The first episode of this brand new season of The Business of Psychology is a recording of the free webinar that I held with Chris Morin from Moonraker. Chris is an online marketing expert with tons of experience and a particular passion for helping psychologists and therapists get found by the right clients. I chose this to be our first episode because the...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 10Ep. 158
Season Intro: Resilience and Adaptability: How to thrive in 2025 Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology. It feels like it has been a long time since I've been here behind the mic and it's lovely to be back. I'm really looking forward to settling into this season but I felt like I needed to talk a bit about why it has taken me a while to get going with this season and to think about what I'm going to bring you, because I'm very excited about what we've got up ahead, but it does feel a li...
Mar 14, 2025•9 min•Season 10Ep. 157
Reflections on 2024 and intentions for 2025 Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. This is the last episode in this series which means that it must be very nearly Christmas. So Merry Christmas everybody! I hope that you're easing your way into the festive period this year. This is an episode that I actually planned for last year and I chickened out of posting. When it got to January, and it was too late to post it, I did a bit of reflection on why I hadn't aired the episode that I record...
Dec 20, 2024•36 min•Season 9Ep. 156
Supporting NICU families: Dr Frankie Harrison and Miracle Moon Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm really delighted to be bringing you an interview with Dr Frankie Harrison. Frankie is a clinical psychologist and the founder of Miracle Moon. In the episode I'm going to let Frankie tell you a lot about her work, but it's safe to say that I think it's one of the most important independent projects that I've come across in the perinatal mental health space, and I was absolutely...
Dec 13, 2024•43 min•Season 9Ep. 155
Can You See Me? By Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott: Books That Make You Think Welcome to The Business of Psychology Podcast. I'm back with another episode of Books That Make You Think, where I'm sharing with you a book that I found really inspirational; ‘ Can You See Me? ' By Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott. Full show notes for this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Links/references: ‘Can You See Me?' By Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott Rosie on Instagram: @rosiegilderthorp @...
Dec 06, 2024•17 min•Season 9Ep. 154
AI and the future of mental health with Dr Rachael Skews Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'm really excited to be interviewing Dr Rachael Skews, a psychologist, coach, trainer, supervisor, speaker, advisor, researcher, and author. She is an internationally recognized subject matter expert in acceptance and commitment coaching and has a really interesting background working with tech companies, including Headspace, to develop effective and ethical behaviour change initiatives. I sa...
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr•Season 9Ep. 153
Thinking differently about your practice: A tool to put the client first Welcome to The Business of Psychology Podcast. In this episode I want to share how we can use a value proposition to help us plan service that meets the needs of our clients. Full show notes for this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Links: The Value Proposition Canvas - Strategyzer Template Rosie on Instagram: @rosiegilderthorp @thepregnancypsychologist The Business Growth Pack Ready to grow your practice...
Nov 22, 2024•11 min•Season 9Ep. 152
The Immune Mind - Books That Make You Think Welcome to The Business of Psychology Podcast. Today we're talking about the book ‘ The Immune Mind ’ by Dr Monty Lyman. He has done really interesting work all around the idea of the mind-body-gut-immune connection, which are all things that I'm really interested in, in my practice, and increasingly I think that we need to incorporate into the way that we work, otherwise we're ignoring a lot of really good science. Full show notes for this episode are...
Nov 15, 2024•14 min•Season 9Ep. 151
Celebrating 150 episodes of Business of Psychology with Dr Claire Plumbly Dr Claire Plumbly takes over as guest host of the Business of Psychology podcast to interview Rosie on the occasion of celebrating 150 episodes! Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology Episode Links: Episode 106: A model for truly integrative therapy: SIP with Dr Melanie Lee and Bridger Falkenstein Episode 120: All That We Are: Best Selling Author Gabriella Braun Episode...
Nov 08, 2024•58 min•Season 9Ep. 150
Selling mental health services to organisations with Jessica Lorimer Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. In this episode, I'm interviewing Jessica Lorimer, sales expert and the person that taught me how to break into the world of corporates through her program, The C Suite. Jess specialises in consultative selling, in other words, helping clients to make sense of their problems. I can honestly say that following her process and keeping the emphasis on consultation at the forefront of ...
Nov 01, 2024•48 min•Season 9Ep. 149
Therapeutic knitting with Dr Mia Hobbs and Dr Paula Redmond Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. I am really excited to have Dr Paula Redmond and Dr Mia Hobbs here to talk to me about their new venture in the world of therapeutic knitting. They are both clinical psychologists and avid knitters, and also both alumni of Psychology Business School, so I’m particularly pleased to have them here to talk about their new audio course, which is guiding people in using knitting for self care. F...
Oct 25, 2024•59 min•Season 9Ep. 148
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Oct 24, 2024•1 min
Summer School: Legal contracts and celebration episode 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 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...
Sep 02, 2024•7 min•Season 8Ep. 7
Summer School Lesson 6: Third parties and insurance companies 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 lesson and tasks that can be completed in 30 minutes or less from your sun lounger. By the end of the six weeks, you wi...
Aug 26, 2024•11 min•Season 8Ep. 6
Summer School Lesson 5: Directory sites 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 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 ...
Aug 19, 2024•12 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Summer School Lesson 4: Get your first clients 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 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 t...
Aug 12, 2024•17 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Summer School Lesson 3: Your business model 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 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 s...
Aug 05, 2024•8 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Summer School Lesson 2: Tools of private practice 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 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 read...
Jul 29, 2024•18 min•Season 8Ep. 2
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 lesson and tasks that can be completed in 30 minutes or less from your sun lounger. By the end of the six weeks...
Jul 22, 2024•12 min•Season 8Ep. 1
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 that is you then PBS Summer School is here to make sure that you use the time over the summer to start layi...
Jul 15, 2024•4 min
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 endometriosis and how to support your mental health if you know or suspect that you have the condition. I'm...
May 24, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 147
