Mastering Therapy
by Natalie Stott
S5E6: How to Find Your Therapy Niche with Josephine Hughes
About this podcast
Welcome to the Mastering Therapy Podcast with me, Dr. Natalie Stott, a clinical psychologist. If you're a psychologist, psychotherapist, or counsellor looking to expand your skills, gain confidence, and discover fresh ways to make an impact with your clients, this is the show for you.
We all know that creating meaningful change for our clients is incredibly fulfilling, but let’s face it—this work can be challenging, especially if you feel like you don’t have a big team around you. Mastering Therapy is a weekly podcast that can be your go-to source of professional development and connection, where therapists can learn from one another, share practical insights, and navigate the challenges of therapy together.
Join us as Natalie sits down with experienced practitioners who dive into the nitty-gritty of what really happens in a therapy session. You’ll get a front-row seat to their methods, language, and strategies, as well as honest conversations about potential pitfalls and what to look out for.
Whether you specialise in working with adults, children, or use a particular modality—or even an integrative approach—there’s something here for everyone who wants to add practical tools to their therapy toolkit.
To stay up-to-date with new episodes and access valuable resources, visit www.masteringtherapy.com. You can also connect with us on social media and subscribe on all major podcast platforms. Looking forward to sharing this journey with you!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 70 episodes
- S5E6: How to Find Your Therapy Niche with Josephine Hughes · 46 min · Season 5 Episode 40S5E6: How to Find Your Therapy Niche with Josephine Hughes Do therapists really need a niche, or is this simply another piece of marketing advice that makes private practice feel…
- S5E5: Practical AI for Therapists: Green, Amber and Red Uses · 32 min · Season 5 Episode 39S5E5: Practical AI for Therapists: Green, Amber and Red Uses How can therapists make practical use of AI without handing over sensitive information, clinical judgement or half…
- S5E4: How Therapists can start and grow a business | Dr Jo Carlile from PEAR · 38 min · Season 5 Episode 38S5E4: How Therapists can start and grow a business | Dr Jo Carlile from PEAR What happens when a therapist has a business idea but no idea how to build it? In this episode, Dr…
- S5E3: Working With Sexual Abuse: Disclosure, Memory and Intimacy | Dr Kelly Savery · 49 min · Season 5 Episode 37CONTENT NOTE This episode discusses sexual abuse, including childhood sexual abuse, trauma memory, shame and the effects of abuse on sex and relationships. Please listen in a way…
- S5E2 What Community Psychology can teach every therapist | Dr Ron Dodzro · 43 min · Season 5 Episode 36S5E2 What Community Psychology can teach every therapist | Dr Ron Dodzro How much of what brings someone to therapy can really be understood by looking at the individual alone?…
- S5E1: What if compassion makes a client feel worse? | Professor Paul Gilbert · 56 min · Season 5 Episode 37S5E1: What if compassion makes a client feel worse? | Professor Paul Gilbert What do you do when a client understands compassion perfectly well, but rejects it, distrusts it or…
- Season 5 trailer: Out September 17th 2026 · 19 min · Season 4 Episode 35Mastering Therapy is back for Season 5. And this season we’re going quite a few places. We open with Professor Paul Gilbert, founder of Compassion Focused Therapy, getting very…
- BONUS: When Clients Disappear: The Reality of Therapy Endings (PT2) · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 35BONUS: When Clients Disappear: The Reality of Therapy Endings (PT2) Ever had a client vanish just before their final session? Or wondered why endings can feel so awkward…
- BONUS: What to do when... a client goes blank during therapy Sessions · 31 min · Season 4 Episode 34What really happens when a client goes blank in therapy? This episode dives into dissociation and distress in therapy sessions. Dr Natalie Stott helps make sense of those…
- Bonus: What to do when... you are asked a personal question by a client · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 34Do you wonder how much of yourself to share with clients in therapy? Self-disclosure in therapy can feel like a tightrope walk,one foot in humanity, one in professionalism, and…
- Bonus: What to do when... you're wrapping up the therapy session · 22 min · Season 4 Episode 34How do you end your therapy sessions? This episode looks at the art of closing a clinical hour in therapy by host Dr Natalie Stott. The discussion focuses on those crucial last…
- S4E11: When Compassion Meets Cash: The Therapist’s Money Dilemmas | Dr Katja Windheim · 40 min · Season 4 Episode 33S4E11: When Compassion Meets Cash: The Therapist’s Money Dilemmas | Dr Katja Windheim Let’s talk about the money elephant in the therapy room. In this episode, clinical…
- S4E10: Understanding Maternal Rage: A Guide for Therapists | Dr Caroline Boyd · 57 min · Season 4 Episode 32S4E10: Understanding Maternal Rage: A Guide for Therapists | Dr Caroline Boyd EPISODE SUMMARY Is it just anger—or is it maternal rage? Dr. Natalie Stott sits down with Caroline…
- S4E9 Changing emotion with emotion in EFT | Dr Anna Oldershaw · 44 min · Season 4 Episode 31S4E9 Changing emotion with emotion in EFT | Dr Anna Oldershaw EPISODE SUMMARY Most therapists are comfortable talking about emotions, but Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) takes…
- S4E8: Beyond Diagnosis: Building Confidence in Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice | Dr Jo Mueller & Dr Lauren Breese · 41 min · Season 4 Episode 30S4E8: Beyond Diagnosis: Building Confidence in Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice | Dr Jo Mueller & Dr Lauren Breese EPISODE SUMMARY This episode of Mastering Therapy welcomes…
- S4E7: Online Therapy Across Borders: Risk, Cover, Compliance | Dr Tess Browne · 37 min · Season 4 Episode 29S4E7: Online Therapy Across Borders: Risk, Cover, Compliance | Dr Tess Browne EPISODE SUMMARY What happens when your therapy room has no borders—literally? In this episode, Dr…
- S4E6: The Power of Empathic Confrontation and Mode Mapping: Schema Therapy | Dr Jo White · 49 min · Season 4 Episode 28S4E6: The Power of Empathic Confrontation and Mode Mapping: Schema Therapy | Dr Jo White Ever had a client say, “I know it’s not logical, but I just feel… defective”? This…
- S4E5: Stop processing parts without mapping their purpose first (IFS & EMDR)| Dr David Polidi · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 27What happens when you blend the structured world of EMDR with the nuanced, parts-based approach of IFS? Dr. Natalie Stott sits down with David Polidi—EMDR therapist and “IFS…
- S4E4: Therapist Drift. Skill or laziness? | Dr Gracie Mclaven · 34 min · Season 4 Episode 26S4E4: Therapist Drift. Skill or laziness? | Dr Gracie Mclaven EPISODE SUMMARY Is “therapist drift” a mark of incompetence, or creative clinical freedom? In this episode, Dr…
- S4E3: Clinical Supervision PART 2: The Bits Nobody Taught You | Dr Paul Grantham · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 28S4E3: Clinical Supervision PART 2: The Bits Nobody Taught You | Dr Paul Grantham EPISODE SUMMARY What really makes supervision high quality, and why do most of us avoid thinking…







