A Psychologist’s Style Guide👩🏻‍💼

One of the most common questions psychology students ask me is, "What do you wear to work?" On the surface it might seem like a small detail, but in taking into account the clients we work with and the therapeutic alliance, it requires attention to detail in how we present ourselves.
In this video I break down some stereotypes of psychologists and their fashion sense, as well as my own personal style as a psychologist and fashion tips.
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[@spaceybri]

Obsessed with the dresses you were wearing and would die to know where you got them! I also love including the colour blue, although I feel like I'm probably on the verge of becoming a crazy blue lady haha. Thank you for this video, super helpful and I feel like I'll be coming back to it as I develop my style

[@peaches8864]

Love this! It’s so fun seeing what everyone wears, ive often admired your work fits in videos, you seem so put together.
I’m in the neuroaffirming psych space and WFH so my fits are often very casual and 99% of the time there’s jammies involved! When I worked with teens and kids in practice I was a jeans and shirt girl which seemed to support rapport building.

[@kathleenanne]

Love this!!! The pj look is definitely my fav 😄 thanks so much for sharing what you wear!!!

[@sanguivora7593]

Ooh I've been waiting for this one and it did not disappoint! Love all the outfits you showed, you looked stunning in all the dresses especially. It gave me a lot of ideas about outfits and how I want to portray myself professionally. Clothes and colour, I feel, are so underrated in their effect on us and others' perception of us. :) Love the blue cardi, definitely a therapist cardigan haha! Thank you Kathleen

[@kathleenanne]

Awww haha thank you so much for the kind words!! And YASSS to colour 🩵🩵😄

[@sophiamartin7374]

Hi Kathleen! I'm doing honours in psych at the moment, and I just got a golden retriever puppy (Bentley) to train as a therapy dog to take into work, for clients. Do you know of how accepting private practices tend to be of this? Or have you ever worked somewhere with a therapy dog? I've seen a few around, but I would like some insider info if you have any! Also, I love a polished, put together look.... probably most similar to the corporate psych girlie. Do you think this is an impediment to working with trauma patients? Even if softened with a cardigan? Thanks!