Your Personal Invitation: Permission To Be Human - A Reflective Group for Psychologist & Therapist Parents
Thank you for your interest in our reflective group for Psychologist and therapist parents!
After the amazing response from our first three groups in 2025, we have decided to open up two new groups, starting in April 2026- one held on a Monday and one on a Thursday.
This is your chance to join a supportive space where we navigate the challenges of parenting as a Psychologist and therapist who is also very much human.
I’m Jade, a Clinical Psychologist and mum of three, so I understand the unique joys and challenges of parenting as a Psychologist. Over the years, I’ve had the absolute privilege of supporting many psychologist parents both 1:1 and through my various programs.
I have both experienced and witnessed the struggles of balancing the pressure to “know better,” managing our own emotional energy between work and home, and navigating personal triggers, all while striving to be the best version of ourselves for our clients and our own families.
Parenting is challenging for everyone but as a Psychologist or therapist, the weight can feel different.
That’s why I created “Permission To Be Human,” a supportive group and reflective space for psychologist parents. This isn’t about learning more theory or being told what to do.
It’s a reflective space to explore your unique parenting journey, alongside others who understand what it’s like to parent with both a professional lens and the real-life messiness of raising kids.
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What this group is about
This group is designed to be a space where you can:
Reflect on the emotional and psychological challenges of parenting.
Share openly and connect with a small, like-minded group of parents.
Explore how your professional knowledge intersects (and sometimes clashes) with your parenting instincts and experiences.
We meet every few weeks, either on a Monday at 1PM, or a Thursday at 1PM (depending on which group you choose). The next group begins on either Monday 13th April or Thursday 16th April.
In each session we focus on a key topic, encouraging reflective conversation and compassionate curiosity toward our experiences.
Sessions will be recorded, (and only shared within your group) so you won’t ever miss out if life gets busy! But I do highly recommend live participation.
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9 Reflection Topics We’ll Explore Together
Permission to Be Human- Letting Go of the Pressure to ‘Get It Right’
This is where we begin; not with strategies or solutions, but with space. So many psychologist-parents carry the quiet belief that we should “know better,” or that struggling means we’re failing. The pressure to get it right all the time is heavy and often hidden. This session invites you to bring your full, unfiltered self into the room. To meet each other not as professionals with answers, but as humans with stories. Being good at your job doesn’t mean you’re meant to be perfect at parenting. Here, you don’t have to hold it all together. You just have to choose to be here, in this space.
Each session will dive into a thought-provoking theme, designed to encourage self-awareness, reflection and connection:
Loving the Child You Have - Letting Go of Expectations:
Sometimes the hardest part of parenting is releasing the vision of who we thought our child would be - or who others think they ‘should’ be. This session explores the quiet grief of letting go, how expectations shape our responses, and what becomes possible when we begin to truly see and accept our children as they are.
Childhood Echoes: How Our Past Shapes Our Parenting:
Reflect on how your own childhood experiences influence your parenting style and relationships with your children. What patterns do you carry unconsciously and what shifts when you begin to parent with awareness and compassion for your past?
Sitting With Big Feelings - Theirs and Yours
(Holding space without losing yourself). This session explores the emotional intensity that arises when our child is upset, melting down, or pushing back and something in us lights up too. What does it mean when your child’s feelings trigger your own? Why do we sometimes feel the urge to fix, rush, control, or shut it down, even when we "know better"?
You’re Not Broken - Quieting the Inner Critic:
You offer compassion to others - but do you give it to yourself? Many psychologist-parents live with a loud inner critic that says, “You should know better,” or “You’re not doing enough.” This session explores the roots of that voice, the shame it feeds, and how we begin to soften it. Because struggling doesn’t make you a fraud, it makes you human.
Navigating the Mental Load We Carry:
The organising, planning, thinking, overthinking - the invisible mental load can feel endless, especially when it goes unseen. Together we’ll name what we carry, explore how to ease it, and unburden ourselves in this space. Permission not just to be human but to let go of the belief that we must carry it all alone.
Balancing Compassion: Giving to Clients vs. Giving to Family:
Explore how you manage the balance (or imbalance) of empathy and emotional energy between clients and family. What happens when there's nothing left in the tank for those at home? How do we replenish ourselves while still holding space for others?
The Boundary Between Work and Home: Switching Off the Therapist Role:
Explore how you transition from therapist to parent and set boundaries to stay present at home. How do you make space for your own needs and the needs of your family, without constantly analysing, managing, or over-functioning?
Permission for Joy - Returning to Presence in a Distracted World:
In a fast-paced, tech-saturated world, we’re constantly pulled in every direction - by our kids, our work, our phones, and our thoughts. This session explores how busyness and distraction disconnect us from ourselves, and how we can come back to presence, simplicity, and the small moments where joy really lives.
These topics give the structure and flow, but they’re not set in stone. Each group is different, and there’s always room to follow what comes up. Most of all, this is your space, to bring what’s real for you, without needing to have it all figured out.
The Details
There are two group options, you choose what suits you best: Mondays or Thursdays.
When: Mondays or Thursdays at 1:00pm (a reflective pause in the middle of your day)
Start Date: Monday 13th April March / Thursday 16th April
Where: Sessions are held on Zoom. Ongoing support happens inside our private Facebook group.
Investment: £400 pay in full, or £67/month (6 monthly payments)
This is a 6-month commitment, designed to build trust and continuity within a small, closed group.
You’ll also receive lifetime access to the private community space/ FB group, for ongoing support and connection throughout and long after the live sessions end.
There will be a replay of each live session (shared only with that closed group), for when life gets busy, in case you miss a session.
Each group is intentionally kept small (maximum 16 members) to protect the safety, intimacy, and spaciousness of the group.
Why Join?
This group is for you if:
You crave a space to reflect on parenting with peers who “get it.”
You want to explore how your professional insights influence (and sometimes complicate) your parenting.
You’re looking for a supportive and reflective space and emotional support without the pressure of perfection.
Imagine walking away from each session with a clearer mind, feeling connected to a community, and with a renewed sense of energy, confidence and purpose both as a parent and a psychologist or therapist in practice.
If this resonates, I’d love for you to join us.
Feel free to message with any questions or to secure your spot.
Lots of love
Jade xx
P.S. Spaces are limited and do get snapped up quickly, so please let me know if you want to grab one of these remaining spaces- and say whether you would like to join the Monday or the Thursday group.