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April 12, 2023

Building a sustainable career (with Rebecca Black)

Building a sustainable career (with Rebecca Black)

Bron is joined by Rebecca Black (Clin Psych at Nourish, Heal, Grow & sustainable career coach) to unpack how to build a sustainable psychology career. Yes, it IS possible to have a profitable career, friends/family, and even hobbies without burning out ๐Ÿ˜ฎ! They chat ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ Over-preparing for sessions ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป How many clients per day is too many? ๐Ÿ‘‰ Tips if you struggle with unrelenting standards and self-sacrificing schemas.

Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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Rebecca Black

Clinical Psychologist at Nourish, Heal & Grow Psychology / Coach at Sustainable Therapists

Rebecca is a naturally compassionate, understanding and empathetic human being. She draws upon evidence-based practices from several therapeutic frameworks, including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy, Mindfulness and Positive Psychology. As a therapist, she takes the time to provide a safe space for people to connect and express without judgement. She focuses strongly on helping people make sense of their difficulties, both in the context of their current life stressors, and in relation to their childhood upbringing, life experiences and societal influences. From this space of understanding, Rebecca can teach skills and ways of being to help people overcome both newly developed emotional difficulties and old pervasive patterns that are no longer serving them. She navigates all of this with a grounded sense of calm, lots of laughter and an inherently playful nature.

Rebecca has a particular passion for working with people with chronic fatigue and pain related illnesses (e.g., Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Lyme Disease). Having had her own chronic illness journey, Rebecca deeply understands both the immense toll these illnesses can take and the transformational growth that can come from them. Rebecca takes a broad, wholistic and integrative approach with the aim to reduce symptoms and improve quality of life.

Rebecca also enjoys working with newly emerging health professionals to assist in managing stress, avoiding burn-out, increasing confidence, and finding work-life balance โ€“ something that sheโ€ฆ Read More