There's a predictable path your clinical skills follow, whether you're developing expertise in a therapy focus, therapy model, or a focused client group. You'll move through four distinct stages: Beginner → Competent → Expert → Master*
Here's what happens at each stage:Beginner: You have basic knowledge or skill. Everything feels difficult, sometimes overwhelming. For example, when you're lear...
You've probably heard the advice: "Practice makes perfect."
Except it doesn't. Not really.
What makes the difference between an expert therapist with 20 years of experience and someone who's simply been there for twenty years?
Deliberate practice
That's not head down working, seeing clients week after week. Deliberate practice is structured with three specific components:
1. Embrace th...
Let me tell you about Bishop, a competent chess player who spent thousands of hours playing speed chess. His improvement? Nearly zero.
Bishop got frustrated. He thought maybe he needed some luck, a different strategy, better opponents. But his real problem was simpler: he was stuck in what we call the habit zone.
The habit zone is comfortable. It's where you do things you already know how ...
Life Made Flexible

