You've built real expertise. Now let's make sure the right people
can
FIND YOU
The Limelight Collective is a curated directory for established psychologists, therapists, coaches and wellbeing professionals who are ready to step into opportunities beyond their day-to-day work.
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What this is and what it could mean for you.
There comes a point in a professional career where the work you’re doing deserves a bigger audience. You’re ready to guest on podcasts, speak at events, appear in the media, write for publications and bring your expertise to retreats – and you know your work is good enough to earn those opportunities. But the people looking for someone exactly like you don’t know where to find you yet.
That’s the gap The Limelight Collective is built to close.
When a podcast host is searching for a guest, when a journalist needs an expert voice, when an event organiser is building a speaker lineup, when a retreat leader is looking for a contributor – they need to find credible, established professionals quickly. Right now, most of those searches rely on who you already know, or whether your digital presence happens to be set up to be found. The Limelight Collective changes that.
Your profile becomes your permanent presence in the rooms where those people are searching. It captures your expertise, your specialist topics, who you work with, and the kinds of opportunities you’re open to. The more specific and complete it is, the more findable you become – not just on the platform, but through search engines too.
This isn’t about building a bigger following or creating more content. It’s about being discoverable to the right people, for the right opportunities, at the right time.
about you
What your profile CAPTURES.
Who You Are
Your professional title, qualifications and accreditations.
What you're known for
Your specialist topics and areas of expertise.
Who you work with
The audiences you serve and speak to.
Where you are
Your location and whether you work online, in person, or both.
What you're open to
The specific types of opportunities you want to be considered for.
How to find you
A way for organisers to find you, with a backlink that supports your own search ranking.
clear perspective
Is it right
for you?
The Limelight Collective is for professionals who have developed genuine expertise and a clear perspective – and who are ready to share it beyond their existing work.
Every application is reviewed before a profile goes live. We’re looking for professionals with real expertise and a clear sense of what they want to offer – because that’s what makes the directory useful to the people searching it.
If that’s you – and you’re ready to be found – your place in the founding directory is waiting.
faqs
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
For professionals joining
What is The Limelight Collective?
A curated directory where established psychologists, therapists, coaches and wellbeing professionals can be found for speaking, podcast, media, retreat, authoring and collaboration opportunities. Podcast hosts, event organisers, media contacts and collaborators are increasingly looking for experts to work with. The Limelight Collective is where they come to find them. If you’re not on it, you might not be in the running.
Who is it for?
It’s designed for professionals who have built real expertise and a reputation to match – and who are ready to be known beyond their existing network. If you’re a psychologist, therapist, coach or wellbeing professional who wants more visibility, speaking opportunities or media presence – this is for you.
Is everyone accepted?
No. Every application is reviewed before a profile goes live. We maintain a curated, high-quality directory – which is exactly what makes it valuable to the people searching it. If your application isn’t the right fit right now, we’ll let you know clearly.
What does "first 100 members get 12 months free" mean?
The first 100 professionals to join the waitlist and complete their full profile receive 12 months on the platform at no cost. After your first year, we’ll be in touch to offer you the chance to keep your place on the directory. No automatic payments. No obligation. Entirely your choice.
What happens after I apply?
You’ll receive a confirmation, followed by an invitation to complete your full profile. Once your profile has been reviewed and approved, it goes live on the directory and you become findable to the people searching it.
What will my profile include?
Your profile captures your professional title, qualifications, accreditations, specialist topics, the audiences you work with, your location, your online and travel availability, and the specific opportunities you’re open to – from podcast guest spots to keynote speaking, media, writing, retreat contributions, collaborations and more. The more complete your profile, the more discoverable you become.
What kinds of opportunities will be available?
Podcast guest spots, keynote and panel speaking, media and PR features, corporate wellbeing contributions, retreat collaborations, authoring and publishing opportunities, and professional collaborations. The directory puts you in front of the people who are actively looking – but the opportunities themselves depend on who is searching and when. Being on the platform means you’re in the running. Not being on it means you’re not.
Do I need a large social media following to join?
No. This is about professional credibility and expertise, not follower counts. We’re looking for professionals who are ready to be seen in the right spaces – regardless of their social media presence.
Is there an SEO benefit to having a profile?
Yes. Every profile includes a backlink to your own website, which supports your search ranking. Your profile page itself will also rank for searches related to your specialism, location and professional title – so you become more discoverable beyond the platform too.
Podcast hosts and producers (Team LIME) spending hours researching guests – while the perfect expert for their audience had no idea they were even looking. Experts with real depth and a perspective missing out on opportunities they would have been brilliant at, simply because they weren’t travelling in the right circles. I’ve spent years working alongside psychologists, therapists, coaches and wellbeing professionals – and more than once, I found myself being the person who joined those dots. Introducing the right expert to the right opportunity. Making a connection that neither side had been able to make on their own.
So I decided to stop doing it one introduction at a time – and build something that could do it for many.
The Limelight Collective exists to make that connection simpler – for the professionals who deserve to be found, and for the people who genuinely need to find them.
Podcast hosts and producers (Team LIME) spending hours researching guests – while the perfect expert for their audience had no idea they were even looking. Experts with real depth and a perspective missing out on opportunities they would have been brilliant at, simply because they weren’t travelling in the right circles. I’ve spent years working alongside psychologists, therapists, coaches and wellbeing professionals – and more than once, I found myself being the person who joined those dots. Introducing the right expert to the right opportunity. Making a connection that neither side had been able to make on their own.
So I decided to stop doing it one introduction at a time – and build something that could do it for many.
The Limelight Collective exists to make that connection simpler – for the professionals who deserve to be found, and for the people who genuinely need to find them.
