Kelly Higdon, LMFT
she/they · Co-Founder & Therapist ConsultantI help therapists build lives and businesses rooted in integrity, joy, and liberation. While I've taught thousands of therapists how to build profitable, sustainable private practices, what I really do is help people come home to themselves.
My Story
I was running a busy county clinic and dreaming of more freedom, flexibility, and fun. I Googled my way to Miranda and hired her as a coach. Together, we built my cash-pay private practice from the ground up, in a saturated market, during a recession, with zero connections, and a newborn at home. (Yes, it was as intense as it sounds.)
Somewhere in that process, I discovered a deep love for helping other therapists succeed. Miranda and I joined forces and created zynnyme and what started as two therapists helping each other became a team of coaches who've helped thousands of clinicians build practices they actually love.
In addition to my LMFT, I'm a Reiki Master Level III Practitioner in the Usui lineage, a trained conscious breathwork facilitator, and a Brainspotting Practioner . I believe deep healing happens when we connect body, mind, heart, and spirit and that includes our private practices.
I hold privileges and other identities often unseen and am committed to practicing antiracism and decolonization in my work and life. I live on the unceded lands of the Luiseño and Kumeyaay peoples and continue to learn from the indigenous communities who have taught me what it means to be in conscious relationship with the land and each other.
What I've Built
Co-Author
Therapist Burnout — co-authored with Miranda. A guide to sustainable practice design from 15+ years of working with therapists.
Podcast Co-Host
Co-host of the Starting a Private Practice podcast — real conversations on fees, burnout, insurance, and building a practice that actually works.
Co-Creator of BST
I co-created Business School for Therapists — the longest-running coaching program for therapists, continuously refined since 2010.
APA-Approved CE Developer
Co-developed continuing education courses on therapist burnout, clinical effectiveness, and digital ethics.
Brainspotting Practitioner
I use Brainspotting to help therapists move through the internal blocks that strategy alone can't touch. The mindset work isn't separate — it's built into everything I do.
Energy & Healing Work
Reiki Master Level III in the Usui lineage. Trained breathwork facilitator. I integrate somatic and energetic practices into my coaching because the body holds what the mind tries to skip.
How I Coach
I don't believe in cookie-cutter business strategies or one-size-fits-all success stories. I believe in guiding people back to what's true for them — what actually feels good in their bodies, sustainable in their lives, and aligned with their deepest values.
That might mean scaling back clinical hours, launching a new creative offering, or saying no to systems that never truly served you. Whether I'm consulting with group practice owners, leading a BST coaching session, or holding space in a healing session in my Vista, CA home, I bring intuition, fierce compassion, and a bit of irreverent humor.
My most favorite thing? Creating spaces where therapists feel seen, held, and challenged to dream bigger — not just for their practices, but for their whole lives.
I coach at the intersection of business strategy and embodiment — your nervous system, your values, your intersecting identities, and the parts of you that spreadsheets and marketing plans can't reach. Business growth is personal growth. I hold both.
What People Say About Working With Me
It's like spending 2 days buys 6+ months of clarity. Having you shine light on areas and be a true thought partner helps me see reality more clearly and make much better decisions. It's the best time I spend away from the business to really work ON the business. It's so rewarding to look back and watch the results basically unfold automatically from the clarity we get during the sessions.
Kelly is an incredible facilitator and guide. The space they create always feels safe, contained, and open to individual experience. GOSH I wish I could work with Kelly every dang day.
I wouldn't be where I am today without Kelly's guidance. She helped me build a profitable, values-aligned group practice and a life I love.
Work With Me in Business School for Therapists
I coach exclusively inside BST — where you get a full year of coaching, curriculum, community, and 1:1 support alongside me, Miranda, and the full zynnyme team.
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