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Growing Your Practice - Lessons from Leslie, MFT
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Growing Your Practice - Lessons from Leslie, MFT

I've known Leslie a couple of years and you will find after listening to her in the podcast, any amount of time spent with her will touch your heart. She has a group practice, is a trainer, a speaker, an advocate and an author. Leslie shares how she runs her group practice and how she manages her multiple passions.

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The Truth About Adding Another Stream of Income to Private Practice - an interview with Jamie, LPC
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The Truth About Adding Another Stream of Income to Private Practice - an interview with Jamie, LPC

As we are talking more about multiple streams of income, we thought it would be valuable for you to hear from Jamie, LPC. She has a thriving practice in Arkansas and is the founder of Real Self Care for Therapists. We talk about how your story influences your growth, the biggest learning curve she has experienced and how she is starting a revolution to help therapists heal their burn out.

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Building a Private Practice Where Therapy Isn't Always Embraced
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Building a Private Practice Where Therapy Isn't Always Embraced

Rickie Mental health stigma is still prevalent in our culture. For some areas, it is truly evident and it impacts if, when and how people get help.

Rickie Palmer lives in an area where culturally, therapy is something that is court mandated or forced on you. She will share how she has built a successful practice, with a specific niche, on only 1 insurance panel, in an area where she was told it couldn't be done.

Mental health stigma is still prevalent in our culture. For some areas, it is truly evident and it impacts if, when and how people get help. Rickie Palmer lives in an area where culturally, therapy is something that is court mandated or forced on you. She will share how she has built a successful practice, with a specific niche, on only 1 insurance panel, in an area where she was told it couldn't be done.

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Private Practice Success Stories: Live Panel Replay
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Private Practice Success Stories: Live Panel Replay

We feel so incredibly honored to have had such an awesome group of therapists agree to share their stories during the live panel webinar training for therapists! And we feel even more honored that each of them shared their experience in our Business School Bootcamp for Therapists and how it impacted their private practice development. Scroll down to listen and/or watch their stories today! 

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Real Life Stories - Dr. Maelisa
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Real Life Stories - Dr. Maelisa

Today we are talking about Dr. Hall's path to building a private practice and it is unlike any other. Founder of QAPrep.com, when I first met Maelisa she wanted nothing to do with having a private practice, but after some inspiration she decided that it was time to open up her own brick and mortar office but with a twist.

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Real Life Stories with Mia
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Real Life Stories with Mia

Meet Mia, LCSW, who shares a story I think every therapist needs to hear. Mia has built her practice in a short amount of time and in this interview she shares how she has used the pain of her divorce to help others and what it has been like to build a private practice a single woman.

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Real Life Stories in Private Practice with Rebecca, LMFT
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Real Life Stories in Private Practice with Rebecca, LMFT

Rebecca, LMFT is a therapist in Riverside, CA who specializes in working with interfaith couples and those who have left their religion. This interview is full of gems as Rebecca shares about her money blocks, tools she used, the process of getting her practice started, and picking a niche. You can check Rebecca out at http://www.rebeccawilliamstherapy.com/. Thank you Rebecca for sharing your story.

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“BST was the best investment I have made in myself. I went from working 45-50 hours per week to working 25 hrs, doubling my income,” Cyndi

What if this really could change everything?

You don’t have to decide today.

Just get on the interest list and we’ll walk you through what Business School for Therapists is, what it includes, and how it’s helped thousands of therapists get their life (and income) back.