Training abroad as a Psychologist and reducing perfectionism - with Michaela Thomas

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 61: Training abroad and reducing perfectionism with Michaela Thomas Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. There are a variety of different routes to working as a qualified psychologist in the U.K. Some of those include doing your formal training in a different country. Our guest, Michaela Thomas explains her journey as a Clinical Psychologist having grown up and trained in Sweden. Perfectionism is also rife in psychology and Michaela compassionately guides us through how to navigate this. We hope you find it useful. I’d of course love any feedback you might have! The Highlights: 00:28: Welcome and reasons people may have doctorates…. Or not! 01:51: How Michaela and Marianne met 02:52: What is an actual psychologist? 04:25: Michaela’s Swedish training and background 09:13: Moving to the U.K. 13:12: professional registration in the U.K. 14:42: Why was the U.K. an appeal? 16:51: How perfectionism can show up in psychology 21:04: Perfectionism sounds great but it’s flirting with burnout 25:36: Things which help perfectionism to ease 27:35: The learning curves we find ourselves in 29:54: Reducing the self-pressure 30:58: Perfectionism in relationships 34:25: Continuing your learning on perfectionism with Michaela’s podcast 35:51: Top tip for reducing burnout in psychology 37:38: Connecting with Michaela 39:42: Summary and connecting with Marianne and leaving a testimonial audio testimonial Links: Connect with Michaela and download her free calm the overwhelm resource: www.Thomasconnection.co.UK/calm Check out her book the lasting connection here: https://amzn.to/3X81g4J https://www.instagram.com/the_thomas_connection/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaela-thomas/ Get $40 off a remarkable tablet here: remarkable.com/referral/4LJU-DJD8 Grab your copy of the new book: The Aspiring Psychologist Collective: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97 Get your Supervision Shaping Tool now: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/supervision Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her, including the upcoming Aspiring Psychologist Book and The Aspiring Psychologist Membership on her Link tree: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0 Come and discuss this episode in the free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aspiringpsychologistcommunity Like, Comment, Subscribe & get involved: If you enjoy the podcast, please do subscribe and rate and review episodes. If you'd like to learn how to record and submit your own audio testimonial to be included in future shows head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/podcast and click the blue request info button at the top of the page. Hashtags: #aspiringpsychologist #dclinpsy #psychology #assistantpsychologist #psychologycareers #clinicalpsychology #mentalhealth #BPS #traineeclinicalpsychologist #clinicalpsychology  #drmariannetrent #britishpsychologicalsociety #mentalhealthprofessional #gettingqualified #mentalhealthprofessionals #mentalhealthprofessional  #traineepwp  #mdt  #qualifiedpsychologist #swedishpsychologist #perfectionism #michaelathomas   Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by WriteUpp Tap to Pay This episode is sponsored by WriteUpp. Their Tap to Pay app turns your smartphone into a card reader, helping private practitioners take secure payments without additional hardware. Use code MARIANNE30 for a free 30-day trial and 30% off your first 6 months at this link: https://writeupp.com/?refid=142336