Dr. Caroline, registered psychologist in Canada, has always flown by the seat of her pants so when a friend suggested that they get their master’s degrees and become counselors she jumped on board.  

Caroline says the move into private practice was “always something I just had to do… I have lots of ADHD, working for an agency is always hard… wasting time, deadlines didn’t make sense…”   She acknowledges difficulties of being in business with a neurodivergent brain, such as handling billing and administration work, but finds the same personality traits that make it hard are the same traits that provide a great point of connection with the kids she serves.  She also states a training program like Bootcamp would have been very helpful.

While examining the outcomes of her clients and looking at the research, Caroline recognized grad school leaves new therapists incompetent for the fieldwork.  Due to outdated resources and incomplete training, they often struggle and so do their clients so she created her own training to provide “effective work all around the world.” Her trainings, in addition to updating the techniques for therapy, also focus on improving her students’ practice such as working with their strengths, implementing rating scales with clients, and setting boundaries.

 Check out Caroline’s website and training programs. A special offer for our listeners: use “zynny” at checkout for 20% off of any training programs!

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