Consultancy and systemic change in private practice with Dr Laura Bennet

Welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm joined by Dr Laura Bennett, a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience supporting children, young people, and their families through some of life's most complex challenges.

Since qualifying in 2009, Laura has worked across a range of NHS services, before founding Oasis Psychology in Dorset in 2022. Her practice is a really good example of a specialist service, as Laura specialises in supporting children who are in care, those who have been adopted, and families on the edge of care, focusing deeply on developmental trauma and attachment, and most importantly, supporting the system around the child.

Today we are looking at Laura's work beyond the therapy room. Many psychologists and therapists worry that moving into private practice means narrowing their scope to just one-to-one clinical hours. Laura is proving the opposite. She's currently spearheading the Parenting with Trauma Project in collaboration with Dorset Action for Children and Bournemouth University. It's clear from Laura's journey that she's never really stopped at the therapy room and has been working with systems and research and data. So I know that you're going to find her story really interesting, and hopefully inspirational if you are somebody who wants to do a little bit more, or different from therapy in your work.

Full show notes and a transcript of this episode are available at The Business of Psychology

Links for Laura:

LinkedIn: Dr Laura Bennet

Oasis Psychology

Links for Rosie:

Substack: substack.com/@drrosie

Rosie on Instagram:

@rosiegilderthorp

@drrosiegilderthorp

The highlights

Laura tells us about her transition into private practice after 13 years in the NHS 01:57
Laura talks about what she provides through her private practice, Oasis Psychology 5:21
Laura discusses how she transitioned into a service that’s less focused on one-to-one work, and more about indirect support. 7:04
I ask Laura about her work with Action for Children 21:42
Laura gives us her advice for psychologists and therapists who have an idea for a different type of project, but feel a bit stuck 36:37
Laura tells us the best place to connect with her 47:34

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