Occupational and coaching psychology in independent practice with Christine HamiltonChristine is a highly experienced occupational psychologist and leadership development consultant. Her career to date has spanned across the public and private sector and she has held several positions in the British Psychological Society. 


The highlights 
I introduce Christine and she tells us about her career path and the road she took to independent practice 00:17
We discuss the importance of talking to people about our careers and asking for help 04:23
I ask Christine what it was like to be in a management role and introduce psychological thinking 07:20
Christine tells us where her career went next, after developing her competence as an occupational psychologist in a management role 09:58
Christine talks about her move into self employment and how she knew what she could do independently 13:56
Christine talks about the growth of her independent practice 19:25
Christine tells us about the coaching side of her work 27:26
We discuss the difference between therapy and coaching 30:00
I ask Christine how people can skill themselves up to work in this area 36:32
Christine tells us the first steps for occupational psychologists who are thinking about starting a private practice 40:22
I thank Christine and she tells us how to find her on LinkedIn 45:32

 
 
Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-hamilton-387a096/ (Linked In - Christine’s profile )


https://www.i-l-m.com/ (ILM )- coaching qualification accrediting body
https://www.emccuk.org/ (EMCC) - coaching qualification accrediting body
https://coachingfederation.org/ (ICF )- coaching qualification accrediting body


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TRANSCRIPT

SPEAKERS
Rosie Gilderthorp, Christine Hamilton
 
Rosie Gilderthorp  00:01
Welcome to the business of psychology podcast, the show that helps you to reach more people, help more people and build the life you want to live by doing more than therapy. 
 
Rosie Gilderthorp  00:17
Today, I'm talking to Christine Hamilton. Christine is a highly experienced occupational psychologist and leadership development consultant. Her career to date has spanned across the public and private sector, and she's had several positions in the British Psychological Society. There's so much I'm keen to talk to you about today, Christine, so thank you so much for coming on and welcome to the podcast.
 
Christine Hamilton  00:38
Thank you very much Rosie, I barely recognise that introduction, so thank you for it.
 
Rosie Gilderthorp  00:45
Well, something that I hear a lot from members of the Do More Than Therapy community is that it can be really difficult for applied psychologists who aren't clinical or counselling psychologists to visualise what an