How to start a psychology career in your 30's & beyond - DClinPsy - mature student, grief, turning 40

The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast

One thing I love about being a psychologist is learning from people and learning about myself on our individual paths to becoming a psychologist. In this episode, we speak with Thomas Gourley, a 42-year-old incoming trainee clinical psychologist, who guides us through the waves, currents and riptides of life and explains how he ended up falling in love with the idea of becoming a clinical psychologist and then gave himself permission to pursue it. We speak about navigating key moments in life, and sometimes grieving them too, which shapes us in our journey to becoming a psychologist. Join us as we explore how both supervision and life shape us and help us grow.

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The Highlights:

• (00:00): Summary
• (01:11): Introduction
• (02:38): Warm welcome to Thomas
• (03:39): the colour of forties
• (06:08): Thomas’ incredible nonconventional journey
• (08:38): The epiphany second term
• (09:33): A brief touch of grief
• (10:48): changing directions of our sail
• (12:50): Life-changing accountability
• (14:04): Looking ahead to the next 40 years
• (15:23): Incredible growth and new beginnings
• (17:19): colourful leadership test
• (19:36): Being “green” on a good day
• (20:34): Values in the “bland”?
• (23:09): plateaus, bumps and troughs
• (24:02): exploring different models through therapy
• (28:50): the doctorate is not the end goal
• (30:56): growth, developing and rewiring our brains
• (34:12): burnt orange and allotments
• (36:14): on being a chronic ruminator
• (38:38): shaping us through supervision
• (42:04): there is no need to rush
• (45:23): the more revs you use, the more petrol you burn.
• (46:45): Thanks to Thomas
• (47:33): summary, Q&A dates and close

Links:

📱 To connect with Thomas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-g-a876601b4/

🫶 To support me by donating to help cover my costs for the free resources I provide click here: https://the-aspiring-psychologist.captivate.fm/support

📚 To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0

📖 To check out The Aspiring Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97

💡 To check out or join the aspiring psychologist membership for just £30 per month head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/membership-interested

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