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Sep 2023
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How to publish a children's book with Co...

Dr Rosie Gilderthorp
About this episode

How to publish a children's book with Counsellor Sue Steer

Welcome to today's episode of the Business of Psychology. I'm joined by Sue Steer, who is a counsellor, but also a children's author. I'm really excited to talk to Sue about her journey into private practice and the process of adding a children's book to her already successful business.

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

Links & References:

Start & Grow: The Complete Course for Psychologists and Therapists - Psychology Business School

Links for Sue:

Website: www.steerintocounselling.co.uk

Instagram: @steer_into_counselling

Facebook: Steer into Counselling

Bea's Busy Brain (amazon.co.uk)

Rosie on Instagram:

@rosiegilderthorp

@thepregnancypsychologist

The highlights

  • I introduce Sue and she tells us about who she is and what she does 00:00
  • Sue tells us how long it took her to go from being a solo practitioner to bringing associates on board? 05:35
  • I ask Sue what she found tricky in setting up her private practice process 08:43
  • Sue tells us what prompted her to start thinking about adding a children's book to her business 11:23
  • Sue tells us about the main character, Bea 17:12
  • Sue explains the process of writing and publishing a book 22:52
  • I ask Sue about marketing strategy and what her thoughts were about how to get her book out into the world 32:41
  • Sue tells her where we can find her 38:00

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