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Why should I write a blog?
What is all the fuss about? Why should you waste your time writing a blog? Wait a minute…. What is a blog???
8 Unique Ideas For Improving Your Mental Health
No matter your age, it is always important to prioritize your mental health. By doing so, you can live a more enjoyable life that is free of stress and anxiety. With that in mind, The Therapists’ Network has compiled a list of eight unique and...
How do you know if coaching will work for you? Get your first coaching session FEE-FREE.
Before we start please take note of My Mental Health Pledge: I offer a whopping 50% Discount for silver and gold members of The Therapists Network! This is my pledge to support those that are looking after the mental health and wellbeing of others...
Want a Coach? 5 Reasons to get Professional and Practical Guidance.
Do you keep having the same frustrations? You might like to try using a coach. Are you going nowhere fast with a particular area of your work or life? A coach can help. Do you need someone on your side that will tell you with truth and kindness...
Why you should be striving for less ‘success’ in your business..
Yesterday I attended a business lunch with The Therapist's Network and, on the journey there, I was pondering the reason why I 'bristle' at traditional business advice. For me, it does not really sing to my heart? I look at all the "overnight...
4 Steps to take to utilise your anger productively
The dog sped downstairs to escape the racket emanating from my bedroom! It was 1989 and teenage hormones were rampant! I lay on my bed, pillow shoved over my head, knuckles white. Stifling scream after scream. Finally, red-faced and breathless a...
Meditation – less well-known ways to make it easy peasy…
My attitudes to spirituality and meditation are somewhat unconventional as I never seem to take a 'normal' or 'straight' path to anything. My first dalliances with meditation began over a decade ago when I first went to a '12-step' addiction group...
5 Great Reasons to try Powerful Business Coaching
Text Version: Here are the 5 reasons to try business coaching! 1. To save money Business Coaches can stop common mistakes in their tracks and many business coaches have been in the business sector themselves and know all too well your struggles....
Goal setting lessons from addictions, how to do it in 3 easy steps!
We have all heard of this heart-breaking scenario where you can Take an addict that has been clean for months, years even and suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, they relapse. But did you know it can help you with goal-setting? And often it is a...
Business Coaching for Therapists, The 7 Surprising Benefits
Why get Business Coaching? - I have enough to pay for already!!! I didn't understand or know about business coaching when I first went into business. In hindsight, a good business coach would have saved me a lot of time and money! Costly Mistakes a...
If I Had to Live My Life Over (Written by a Woman after she found out she was dying of cancer)
:: I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day I would have burnt the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in the storage :: I would have...
Checklist to Consider when deciding how much to charge – Costing Your Therapy Work
It can be really difficult when you're running your own business to decide how much to charge and the temptation can be to look at what everybody else is charging and put yourself somewhere around that, but the mistake here would be that you will...
Claire’s ‘About Me’ Poem – Claire is the owner and Co-Founder of The Therapists’ Network
You? A small business or sole-trader, me I’ve got the experience I'll tell you later... My name is Claire, although not rare, I'm here and there, so please don't stare I do not serve ‘traditional fair’. Out of the box, knock off your...
What is SSL and do I need it on my Therapy website?
Although an SSL certificate does not actually make your website itself more secure, it does secure the information that travels between your website's users and your website (you)! “SSL” is short for Secure Sockets Layer. An SSL certificate...
Are you failing?
Are you failing?? One of the things that happens time and time again for my coaching clients is a feeling of not being able to fit enough into a day or get everything done. The word 'should' is a word (and a feeling) I discourage. When you "should...
What’s a Polymath and am I one?
Do you have a thirst for learning? Do you devour new concepts and get excited about your fantastic new business ideas? Have you ever struggled with the 'What do you do?' question at business events because actually, in a world of specialists, you...
5 Steps to making a really difficult conversation easier and fair – Fierce conversations
Fierce conversations One of the things that most of us will end up having to do from time to time, whether it's in our everyday lives or even when it's at work, is to have a really difficult conversation. Perhaps you don't agree with something...
How To Succeed As A Therapist: 10 Things to Consider When Planning Your Therapy Business.
What is a therapist? A therapist is someone who provides therapeutic services to a patient for a fee. They may have a specialism such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or just work in general general therapy. Therapists can be male or female....
Integrative Psychotherapy by Pam Vickers
Perhaps you've had counselling before to help you through a difficult time. In psychotherapy, there's a broader and deeper focus on all aspects of you as you are - such as the reasons why you're inclined to make certain choices, how you experience...
Trauma in your therapy practice – Linda Bishopp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMicJidQMMU Edited Transcription: There isn't one single definition of what trauma is as it can come from multiple causes and has different effects on the body mind and soul. I'm just going to talk to you through a...
What is Sound Therapy and What is a Soundbath?
It’s called a Soundbath (or Sound Bath) because people feel a bit like they are being bathed (or enveloped or cocooned) in the sound and like a bath, it is very relaxing! Usually, people lie down and get comfortable but you can experience the...
Get More Therapy Client Bookings – 10 Tricks to Change Your Money Beliefs
Isn't it frustrating when you have a slump and can't see why nobody is booking? Of course, there can be many factors at play such as tech issues, weather, time of year, time of month etc. So what things can you do to maximise your chances of...
Prioritising: Beating Procrastination Using the ‘ABC’ Method.
I sat in the bathroom with the door locked and my head in my hands. This was the last in several hours-worth of the same old bad routine of trying to avoid the mammoth job ahead. I was no longer effectively prioritising my time. So far that...
Foot Reading……….. You do WHAT?!
Take a look at the feet above, what is the first thing you think? For some it will ugh, I cannot stand feet, especially my own. For others, like me, it will be, hmmm, there is a lot going on here! My name is Nikki Lofting and I have...
How to find your monetary value as a Therapist
Many Therapists that are sole traders do not know how to correctly put a monetary value on themselves and what they offer. In this exercise, you can figure out your hourly rate based on your skills, experience and the current ‘national minimum...
Therapists! Get easy testimonials with 3 Quick Questions
Getting easy testimonials can seem tough. For a lot of therapists, garnering a well-thought-through (and longer) testimonial can sometimes be rather like trying to get blood from a stone. [Disclaimer. For some therapies, it could be unethical...
8 top tips for overcoming ‘writers block’
My hands hover over the keyboard, shaking with anticipation at the words that will flow forth and I wait…. and I wait…. and I wait some more and nothing comes! It was only last night when I was sitting on the sofa watching boring tellybox, I had...
Can you support men who are suicidal?
I do some voluntary work for a charity called HiS (https://hischarity.org.uk/). They offer men who are suicidal a range of services to build a team of support around them. They offer psychotherapy and counselling and a lot of other therapies, plus...
But I don’t have a niche!! 7 tips for when you realise one passion may never be enough..hint, you could be a multipreneur
Greetings fellow "Multipreneur"! Not sure if you are one? I can help. Do you immerse yourself in many projects, burst with ideas and sometimes jump from one thing to the next. Your brain hungry for more learning on the topic that currently...
Study: Does Counselling Work?
Does Counselling Work? From time to time, the counsellors among us have all worked with clients, who "say all the right things". On the surface, sessions are going well, improvements and progress are being made. But, are we getting to the...
Accountability – 3 Surefire Ways for therapists to beat procrastination
Unlike other workers, sole-trading therapists don't have accountability from anyone else for their time spent in a day. Working for your self is excellent for those that want to live with a bit more freedom, spend more time with their kids...
Overwhelm! Beat Procrastination in 5 Bold Steps
Everybody does it, we all suffer from 'overwhelm' and put things off, sometimes A LOT! When you have become overwhelmed and the procrastination seems like its happening daily, STOP! Take a breath, let's make it all a bit easier for you. Step One -...
Declutter Challenge! Ultimate 18-step Guide
Last week I nearly broke my back clearing out the dreaded attic! I couldn't believe the stuff I had saved for a rainy day' and never needed again. I threw them all down the ladder without thinking. Then tripped near the bottom as I tried to...
Your Unique Selling Point, Why My Junk Mail Could Transform it.
The letterbox snapped shut, and the dog raced out to the door to see what delights had been posted (and whether any of it was edible). Both she, and I, were disappointed to see that all there was on the floor were takeaway menus: They usually just...
The 5 surprising benefits of great content on your therapy website
If you are a therapist looking to expand your clientele, here’s a great content strategy you might benefit from. Nowadays, creating great content is how you can grow your audience and authority online. However, the quality of your writing matters...
Is it ok to be charging for my services in a crisis? Here are five great reasons why you it’s important that you do!
I've heard many therapists feeling awkward about charging for their services at the moment. I've run a busy complementary therapy practice since 1993, and am now a Business Money and Soul Coach and know that many women, me included, feel really...
My Experience of Lockdown (and my Garden is my Saviour!) – Linda Bishopp
Anxious, depressed, shocked – yes, I recognise my triggers to feelings of trauma, and, of course, I am traumatised by this pandemic. This is such a new and frightening experience. Some of my standard coping mechanisms cannot work – I often turn to...
How I’m finding working online and, on the phone.
Linda Bishopp MA, DMS, Dip Couns, TFT Alg, Reg MBACP, MTHF I have always resisted working online. Maybe I’m a bit old-fashioned, but in my then small experience of it, it felt more difficult to connect to my client. I felt that I couldn’t feel them...
Using Zoom for your Clients in Therapy
For some of you, the coronavirus crisis has meant a loss of clients, particularly to those therapists who do manual therapies. Many of you, however, are able to continue your therapeutic practice online. And a popular platform for this is Zoom. ...
iNLP Case Study – positive NLP in a coaching practice
Case Study. INLP and HNLP INTRODUCTION NLP looks at the process of thinking rather than the story behind the thinking (the past). It provides invaluable tools for coaching. NLP Coaching is more hands-on, tends to be solution-focused and does not...
See what an ‘In Real Life’ meeting is like
This meeting and the below blog were written back in the pre-covid days, Nov 2019, when we could still meet in person! Now that we are finally getting back to some form of normality and in person meetings are resuming - have a read below so you...
How the ‘Medic Update by Google might affect your wellbeing Business
In 2018 Google released a very important update where they started looking at whether somebody that is giving advice on the internet has the authority or the qualification in which to do so one of the areas that they particularly looked at was...
How do you feel about your own gender and sexuality? Neil Young
NEIL YOUNG outlines how we as therapists can support social change through a deeper understanding of our own gender and sexual identities. AS A PROFESSION grounded in the principles of compassion, empathy, authenticity and congruence, it is curious...
Do I really have to network to run a successful small business?
No, you don’t – there are other ways – give me a moment and I’ll think of some………eerrrrrr…. actually, networking is one of the best ways as a newbie in business or an established small business to make useful connections. If you are running your...
You’re going into business – have you thought everything through?
By Linda Bishopp Once people start coming to you for therapy you’ll be on the map and have clients coming out of your ears………true?!? You’re going to run your own business and you’re good at what you do – so it’ll be a snip once you get going,...
Essential Oils – Use with Caution as well as Joy? – Rosemary Pharo
I first came across essential oils at the tender age of 18. I was working, appropriately enough, in a still room in a 16th Century living history event all dressed up in a long dress, cap and apron. A stillroom used to be where herbs were processed...
Procrastination, why do we do it?
This article is one of a series, looking at procrastination, why it happens and what we can do to beat it. I am going to be giving you some helpful procrastination-beating advice about using to-do lists, prioritising, goal setting and breaking down...