“Isn’t the whole point of therapy to be honest?”
In this episode, Caitlin sits down with her clinical supervisor, Kate O'Connor–a psychodynamic therapist and clinical psychologist.
Together, they chat unfiltered on the unspoken tension many healthcare professionals feel: the pressure to follow the rules vs. the pull to show up as a full, complex human. Kate explores the danger of over-sanitising therapy, why true healing can’t be manualised, and how supervision can be a life-affirming space (not a performance review).
If you’ve ever felt like you’re too you to fit the mould of traditional clinical practice, this one’s for you.
Tune in to learn:
- The moment Kate realised supervision could feel more like therapy—and why that’s not a bad thing
- Why Caitlin nearly “tore up her psychology degree”... and how copywriting played an unexpected role
- The surprising reason Kate lets clients draw tarot cards in session
- What a psychoanalytic supervisor taught Kate that traditional training never touched
- Why a CBT lecturer once told Kate: “It’s not technically true, it’s just what we tell people.”
- What happened when Caitlin stopped asking, “What should a psychologist say?” and asked, “What would I say?”
- How the new Code of Conduct in psychology could quietly kill off psychoanalytic therapy
- Kate’s take on why therapists are burning out—and the one word that could change that
- What Carl Jung, the I Ching, and a PR goth have to do with building a meaningful therapy practice
- The taboo topic most therapists avoid—and why ignoring it might be costing clients their life force
Connect with Kate
Website
Brisbane Therapy Rooms
Substack
Connect with Caitlin:
Healers with Hustles website
Instagram
Facebook Group
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