The Power of Personal Growth: How to Create a Better Version of Yourself as a Therapist

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The Power of Personal Growth: How to Create a Better Version of Yourself for a Happier and Fulfilled Life as a Therapist


Personal growth is a lifelong process of self-improvement that involves developing awareness, knowledge, and skills in order to reach our fullest potential. It’s something that, as a therapist, you may already invest in. Many of us have the best of intentions to grow and develop ourselves yet somehow get sidetracked.

It’s important as therapists to ‘walk the walk’ and take responsibility for our lives and make conscious choices to become the best version of ourselves. Through personal growth, we can gain a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us, which can help us lead more meaningful and fulfilling lives and, in turn, help our clients to lead their lives in a more fulfilled and meaningful way.

Even with all our training and regular supervision, it is still important to engage in activities that help us grow, such as: 

  • reading books
  • attending workshops or seminars
  • talking to mentors or coaches

    or simply reflecting on our experiences and learning from them.


    7 steps to help you develop and integrate Personal growth into your life and business

    Personal growth is a journey that requires dedication and commitment. It is important to recognise what you need to do in order to reach your goals and become the best version of yourself.

    To help you on this journey, here are seven steps you can follow to identify what you need to do to achieve personal growth as a therapist.

    First, assess where you are now. Review your life to date and assess your good times, and not-so-good times and how you dealt with them. Consider your mindset and beliefs around your work and life. 🫵

    Second, consider where you want to take your life and your business. What areas of your life or business need improvement? What might you stop doing? Flesh out those ideas and create some goals for yourself. 🔮

    Third, create a self-improvement plan that outlines what you need to do to reach those goals. This plan could include setting personal growth goals, writing down positive habits for self-growth, and journaling about your progress. 🗓️

    Fourth, 💭 practise positive thinking by focusing on the good things in life rather than dwelling on the negative aspects. Consider keeping a gratitude journal, if you don’t already.

    Five, develop healthy habits such as exercising regularly, eating nutritious foods, and getting enough sleep. 🥗

    Sixth, find a buddy or accountability partner to keep you on track (a coach for instance 😉)

    Lastly, 📏 measure your progress by tracking accomplishments and celebrating successes along the way and then start again. 

    Following these tips will help to develop the habit of taking time to focus on your personal growth and what you need to do to allow that to happen. Recognising what you need for personal growth, you will be able to move forward in life and ultimately live a more rewarding and fulfilling life.

    You can download my ‘Creating a Better Me’ workbook here. This covers many of the areas I've touched upon and more. If, as you work through it, you’d like some help with developing yourself and developing a growth plan for you as a therapist, get in touch.

    Here's to Your Success.

    Anne Morrison MBA, Therapist and Coach

    Categories: Private Practice, self-care