Private Practice Blog for Therapists
Hundreds of articles on building, growing, and sustaining your private practice — written by therapists, for therapists. Not recycled generic business advice.
The #1 Private Practice Mistake to Avoid
Several few weeks ago, I shared many of the mistakes I'd made when starting a private practice. The post went viral. It was shared hundreds of times, and read thousands of time. It also sparked quite a bit of conversation in the LinkedIn Groups where it was discussed. And that left me wondering... why this post? What is it that got therapists reading and sharing this post so much more than the average post?
Building a Private Practice: Real Life Stories Featuring Laura, LMFT
Introverts unite! Laura shares her experiences of building a private practice as an introvert and navigating her best practices for marketing and growth.
Building a Private Practice: Real Life Stories with Kim, LPC
Still working at an agency and finding space for a vibrant private practice - Kim shares her experience of growth as a part time private practice owner.
Building a Private Practice: Real Life Stories featuring Peg, LPC
Peg is a career changer and while she has her practice, she still is in her other career full time. Listen in on how Peg has worked in both careers at the same time, while creating the perfect opportunity to eventually go full time private practice.
Building a Private Practice: Real Life Stories with Kami, LMFT
Kami shares how she grew her practice and adjusted it to the needs of her family. She talks about the ups and downs, about meeting and exceeding goals in her private practice, and relevant truths to all therapists in private practice.
Building a Private Practice: Real Life Stories with Krista, LCSW
A story about following open doors and unexpected paths leading to where you need to be right now. A former teacher and now therapist, Krista shares so brilliantly how her path made many turns and what it took to build the right practice for her.
The Healthy Therapist: Guest Interview with Shelley, LMFT
A special thanks to Shelley for taking some time to share her passion of health and wellness. As a therapist, she really gets what it takes to do this kind of work and she shares how your own nutrition and health impact your clinical work. She gives some great tips that you can use daily in your private practice. Check her out at www.cleanforks.com
Integrating You into Private Practice : Interview with Renee, LMFT
Renee shares her experience of building a practice and how it is influenced through metaphor, spirituality and dreamwork - she also does some stellar clinical supervision if you are looking for support.
My Journey From Therapist to Consultant
The truth is, I will always be a therapist. I never set out to be a consultant. It is interesting sometimes the journey that life takes. Sometimes, there is a higher purpose and path to each of our lives, something bigger guiding us.
My Path To Being a Consultant
My journey to becoming a consultant started by failing a licensing exam by 1 point. It was heart wrenching and mortifying. I couldn't have imagined how many amazing things could've come out of that experience
Podcast: Tools to Help you Succeed
Growing a practice isn't always easy but we all start somewhere. I was elated to be invited by Matt Bierd at Virtual LPC to be his first podcast interview.
We talked about tools to use to overcome obstacles and make the process of growth easier. Thank you Matt for the opportunity to meet with you. You are an upstanding human and I had a blast.
Podcast: Mud Runs, Spartan Races, and Private Practice Inspiration
I was so honored to be on this podcast with Matt Bierds, LPC. We had a great, real conversation about what it takes to be successful, where people get stuck, and what inspires me. I even shared my thoughts on how physical training and outside experiences can mirror what we do in building our businesses. I even share how and why "shouting expletives" might be added to one of our Business School Bootcamp checklists.
Love Your Writing Style - Guest Interview with Nikki
There are people you admire and then there are people who make you go gah gah crazy when you learn from them. For me, that person is Nikki, Communication Stylist and all out amazing human being. In this interview she shares a wealth of information about finding your style, overcoming your writers' block and learning to enjoy the creative process.
Take notes - this girl is on fire!
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