ON DEMAND ACCESS – Holding The Work Alone: Confidence and Doubt in Independent OT Practice (Copy 1)

Live & ON DEMAND ACCESS 

Date: 11th September 2026

Time: 9am-12pm UK BST

Watch live via Google Meet

Workshop Description:

Independent practice is often spoken about in terms of freedom, flexibility and autonomy.

And whilst those things can absolutely be true, they are rarely the whole story.

Alongside the opportunities can come responsibility, uncertainty, visibility, self-doubt, professional isolation and the feeling that you should somehow be carrying all of it well.

For many Occupational Therapists, the challenge is not simply running a business. It is navigating the emotional, professional and occupational realities of working without the structures, colleagues and containment that organisations often provide.

This workshop explores confidence and self-doubt in independent Occupational Therapy practice through an occupational and psychologically informed lens.

Together we will explore why independent practice can sometimes feel unexpectedly heavy, how professional identity and visibility influence confidence, and why what looks like a confidence problem is often a support, structure, connection or containment problem instead.

Whether you are considering independent practice, newly self-employed, or many years into your journey, this workshop offers space to reflect on what you are carrying and what might help you carry it differently.