Dr Marianne Trent – how to choose a therapist

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Dr Marianne Trent

Dr Marianne is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist specialising in trauma, grief and supporting aspiring psychologists. She qualified in 2011 and started her independent business in 2019 and since this time has been featured by the BBC, The Guardian, Channel 5 and many more.

She has helped early career psychologists’ confidence, self-belief, and clinical and practical skills to soar with The Aspiring Psychologist podcast, The Aspiring psychologist Membership and her books*: The Clinical Psychologist Collective and The Aspiring Psychologist Collective and a brand new co-authored book: Talking Heads: Your guide to finding a qualified therapist in the UK.

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Marianne lives in The West Midlands with her husband and two children. She can often be found drinking herbal tea and reading books in the hanging egg chair in her garden.

The importance of choosing a qualified professional

Talking Heads: Your Guide to Finding a Qualified Therapist in the UK from Amazon*

Dr Tara Quinn- Cirillo and Dr Marianne Trent explain why accessing qualified, effective and ethical mental health care and treatment matters. They also guide readers through the processes and questions involved in discerning that clinicians have appropriate skills, qualification and experience to be able to serve you well.

In a society where self-help trends and expert by experience abound, Talking Heads advocates for a shift in perspective—a realisation that seeking the support of qualified professionals is not a sign of weakness but a courageous step towards self-discovery and lasting transformation.

Dr Marianne Trent on The Complaining Cow Consumer Show

Dr Marianne Trent talks to me about entrusting your mental well-being to qualified and regulated mental health professionals. In a society where self-help trends and there’s a growth in people calling themselves coaches, therapists and psychologists and expert by experience abound what do you need to know when choosing someone to help you?

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iHeart – https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-the-complaining-cow-169077613/

Where you can find Dr Marianne Trent

The Aspiring psychologist Podcast.

Good Thinking Psychology website

LinkedIn

Facebook

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