About The Budding Psychologist
Hi! I’m Sam, an incoming clinical psychology doctoral student pursuing a Psy.D.
I created The Budding Psychologist as a space for graduate students, undergraduate students, future clinicians, and anyone curious about the field of psychology. My goal is simple: to make psychology, graduate school, and professional development feel a little less confusing and a lot more accessible.
My background is in psychological research, student support, and higher education advising. I have four years of research experience and completed my research training at a Russell Group university in the United Kingdom. My training includes both quantitative and qualitative methods, with experience in designing research protocols, developing methodologies, analyzing data, and supporting instruction in psychology and sociology for undergraduate students.
But this platform is not just about credentials. It is also personal.
As a first-generation graduate student, researcher, and future practitioner, I know how overwhelming this path can feel when you are trying to figure things out without a roadmap. Psychology can be an exciting field, but it can also feel gatekept, expensive, confusing, and hard to navigate.
Why I started the budding psychologist
Disclaimer: The Budding Psychologist is an educational platform created by a psychology doctoral student. Content shared here is for informational purposes only and is NOT therapy, diagnosis, or professional mental health advice.
Over the years, I have helped students with personal statements, graduate school applications, scholarship searches, financial aid questions, major selection, and funding decisions. What started as informal support slowly became something bigger: a desire to create a central hub of free, honest, student-centered resources for people trying to find their way in psychology and higher education.
Here, you will find graduate school advice, psychology reflections, application resources, podcast conversations, and tools created with students in mind.
I am still growing into this field, too, and that is the point. The Budding Psychologist is for anyone becoming, learning, questioning, and figuring it out along the way.