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Sep 2023
38m 34s

Race in Therapy with Kimberly-Anne Evans

Dr Rosie Gilderthorp
About this episode

Race in Therapy with Kimberly-Anne Evans

Hello and welcome to the Business of Psychology podcast. Today I'm really excited to be joined by Kimberley-Anne Evans from Kaemotherapy. Kimberley is a psychotherapist, public speaker, coach, and founder of Kaemotherapy, which specialises in helping mental health professionals in private practice, organisations and educational settings to develop practical skills to work with a racially diverse range of clients and grow their businesses.

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 Kim:

Website: www.kaemotherapy.com

Email: admin@kaemotherapy.com

Instagram: @Kaemotherapy

LinkedIn: Kimberly-Anne Evans

Rosie on Instagram:

@rosiegilderthorp

@thepregnancypsychologist

The highlights

  • Kim tells us who she is and what she does through Kaemotherapy 00:25
  • Kim talks about the drivers behind the racial inequality that we're still seeing in mental health and mental health care in this country 02:10
  • We discuss the Race Workshops that Kaemotherapy run 08:31
  • I ask Kim for her perspective on initiatives that are put in place to try and better serve users of colour and to bring more diversity into the staff teams 12:07
  • Kim talks about what catalysed her to start doing something herself, with Kaemotherapy 18:42
  • Kim tells us why, as a clinician, she wasn’t always confident to bring race into the room with her clients 21:54
  • I ask Kim if she always had a bit of an entrepreneurial activist spirit 26:42
  • Kim talks about her plans for Kaemotherapy 29:15
  • Kim tells us how we can get support from her if we want to bring race into therapy more 34:57

Thank you so much for listening to the Business of Psychology podcast. I'd really appreciate it if you could take the time to subscribe, rate and review the show. It helps more mental health professionals just like you to find us, and it also means a lot to me personally when I read the reviews. Thank you in advance and we'll see you next week for another episode of practical strategy and inspiration to move your independent practice forward.

Mentioned in this episode:

Start and Grow

Before you go, did you know that I have a course for professionals just like you who are starting out in independent practice? In fact, my Start and Grow course has already supported hundreds of psychologists and therapists to build impactful, financially rewarding, and professionally fulfilling practices. When you sign up to the course, you get clear step-by-step support to build a practice that supports your values and rewards your hard work through our comprehensive online learning modules. You get peace of mind, thanks to our complete suite of legal documents from Clare Veal at Aubergine Legal, you get 12 months of membership to our supportive student community, access to our private students' podcast, so you can learn in your own time and in your own way. You, yes, I see you learning while you're doing the washing up! And you get access to regular group coaching sessions with me and the rest of our lovely students. If that sounds like exactly what you need to get out of private practice paralysis, then sign up today at https://psychologybusinessschool.com/psychology-business-school/

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