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This is the latest in a series of conversations, in this case with experienced therapist Susan McGrath who works particularly with the transpersonal/spiritual aspects and addictions and dependencies (mentioning the 12 Step Programme).

In this really interesting conversation we talk about a whole range of subjects including Susan’s ‘bugbears’ about the profession and her own ambivalence about it at times, but also what a great honour it is to be someone’s therapist.

Particular timestamps include:

2:02 - Susan’s turning point in life (journey becoming a therapist)

4:28 - Training to be a therapist 28 years ago

6:12 - Susan’s experience with therapy training

9:56 - Susan’s current practice, an overview

13:00 - Navigating the idea of ‘God’ and ‘Spirituality’ in therapy

17:19 - Comments around addiction (drinking, drugs, etc)

20:29 - Susan’s one ‘criticism’ about therapy

27:03 - Motivation for becoming a therapist

29:06 - If Susan stopped being a therapist tomorrow...

30:10 - What Susan & John Paul think of being therapists (how they like it)

35:13 - Working with ‘types’ of people

36:53 - Therapy “isn’t for everyone”

38:40 - Tips for someone coming into the profession (a discussion about pay levels in therapy)

46:55 - Susan’s future plans

48:19 - Final words, how to get in touch with Susan

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This is a continuation of my previous video about potential earnings, specifically focussing on how to build a private practice and find clients in response to a subscriber's question.

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I often get asked about earning potential as a therapist, so I thought it might be helpful to give an example of an income and then show a calculation on how to achieve it, along with some thoughts.

The BACP article on portfolio careers can be found here: https://www.bacp.co.uk/bacp-journals/therapy-today/2024/march-2024/the-big-issue/

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In this video I read out David’s story, someone who kindly wrote to me having seen the channel to tell the thoughtful, honest and inspiring story of his bisexuality and the effect it has had on his life.

Following the story, I make some reflections on it, including the importance of self-acceptance/love and also the acceptance and love of others in David’s journey.

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In this conversation we cover lots of issues relating to narcissism, including:

- what narcissism is,

- the effects of being narcissistic,

- what to do if you’re in relationship with a narcissist, and

- some ideas if you have narcissistic traits turned up high yourself

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In this podcast, I give some thoughts on the question: should I become a therapist?

I look at the idea of becoming and what it means and specifically how this applies to being a therapist in my experience.

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This is the audio of my second YouTube video about managing moving into uncertainty when going through career change to become a therapist/psychotherapist/counsellor.

I set out 5 pieces of advice, covering ways of thinking, some things to do and also the importance of others in the journey.

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Really pleased to have had this fascinating conversation with Annalisa. She writes the dilemma column ‘Ask Annalisa’ in the Guardian, one of the UK’s national newspapers and also now hosts a very successful podcast ‘Conversations with Annalisa Barbieri’, in which she speaks with therapists and psychiatrists about a whole range of psychological issues.

Amongst many interesting subjects we cover:

- how Annalisa began working on her column

- how she chooses the letters

- writing her new book with all the things she’s learned from the column

- why she began her podcast

- how her own childhood experiences have affected her throughout life

-reflections on her parents and her own parenting

-the importance of connections and relationships generally

- the benefits of therapy and her own experiences of it

- her thoughts on the current state of the media and how she approaches social media herself

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