Acting boldly despite imposter feelings | with clinical psychologist Dr. Jill Stoddard

Jill Stoddard, PhD, is the director of The Center for Stress and Anxiety Management in San Diego. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University where she trained at the renowned Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders; it was there that her passion for treating anxiety using evidence based methods took root. Dr. Stoddard specializes in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders and has expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  She is an award winning teacher, peer-reviewed ACT trainer, author, and co-host of the popular Psychologists Off The Clock podcast. She’s written 2 books based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Big Book of ACT Metaphors: A Practitioner’s Guide to Experiential Exercises and Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Be Mighty: A Woman’s Guide to Liberation from Anxiety, Worry, and Stress Using Mindfulness and Acceptance. When she’s not writing, counseling her fierce clients, speaking, or podcasting, she’s spending time with her amazing family, friends, and dogs, and feeling grateful for her mighty life. To learn from Dr. Stoddard, visit her website at https://www.jillstoddard.com/ and follow her on Twitter (@jill_stoddard), Instagram (@jillastoddard), and Facebook/LinkedIn.

Topics we cover:

1. Why clinical psychology?
2. How do you know you’re suited for clinical work?
3. What do you wish you knew as an undergrad in psychology?
4. What makes you want to mentor someone? How do I ask for someone’s time? How to I prove I’m worth it? How can I be a good mentee?
5. Why did you do a master’s in clinical psychology before your PhD?
6. What was the most valuable part of your MA program?
7. Jill’s first clinical experience & the goosebumps that proceeded
8. Imposter feelings & getting into grad school - what did it feel like?
9. Imposter “subtypes”
10. How does imposter syndrome still show up for you?
11. What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? Where can people learn more?
12. Why did you go into anxiety?
13. What appealed to you about being a private practitioner and owning a clinic?
14. Financial stability in private practice & being a business owner
15. Salaries throughout Jill’s career
16. What still gives you chills?
17. Jill’s upcoming book on imposter syndrome
18. What is one skill, quality, or general factor that has served you no matter where you went in life? 

Resources mentioned:

• POTC episode with David Smith, about how men can be allies to women in the workplace 
• Jill’s Ted talk
• Jill’s website
• The Big Book of ACT Metaphors
• Be Mighty

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