Expert Speakers & Advocates
Speaking on the intersection of clinical outcomes and building a successful private practice.
Are you looking for a speaker (or two) that really digs deep and leaves your attendees with not just a new “aha!” moment but something actionable they can immediately apply? Miranda Palmer, LMFT + Kelly Higdon, LMFT are available for speaking engagements, online trainings, webinars, and keynotes.
Speciality topics:
The intersectionality of business practices and clinical outcomes
Entrepreneurship and burnout
Shadow work for business owners
How to identify and deal with the “stuff” that growing a business brings up
Money and mental health
Psychotherapy vs. Coaching: Why do coaches get paid more?
“I want to thank you again for your wonderful presentation. Of the 70 participants the evaluation showed 94% were extremely gratified by the information and the style of presentation. You held the room beautifully for 2 hours and I was very proud to have brought your magic to our community. I hope you fully know what a great fan I am of you, your work and your style since the day we met. You have always been an inspiration to me and to all your students”
We can provide trainings for your professional networking group, the local chapter, statewide organizations.
We also love to connect you with diverse speakers from our speaker’s bureau list of referrals.
Our Story
We saw too many highly educated helpers trying to start private practices that were doing everything the hard way. They were reinventing the wheel, getting templated advice that didn’t make sense for their particular situation, and the underlying “stuff” that was keeping them from implementing was never addressed. We wanted to provide holistic coaching services that integrated all the areas of personal, business, and clinical wellness. It’s no small task, but the hundreds of rave reviews for Business School for Therapists for Therapists tell us that we’re doing it! From the beginning, we wanted to ensure great education and direction were accessible, so we have hours of free content and training (including CE-eligible trainings) for therapists, social workers, psychologists, and mental health clinicians.
Our Goals
We are here to serve therapists and help them change the statistic that we are the worst paid masters degree. We want to touch the lives of every therapist so they can have a better life while helping others.
We Connect
We’re experts at connecting and engaging with our audiences in-person or virtually. We believe in engagement from the heart and to teach in a way that others can embody the learning.
Our Reach
We’re based in San Diego County and licensed in California but have served therapists internationally since 2010, including Central and South America, Canada, Australia, and Europe
Miranda Palmer
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Short bio: Miranda Palmer, LMFT loves helping therapists bridge the gap between what it takes to be a great therapist who gets impactful clinical outcomes and what it takes to run a successful therapy practice. She’s helped thousands of therapists from around the world make the mindset shifts that allow a more effortless application of marketing strategies that grow a private practice that’s not just financially sustainable but that also gets great clinical outcomes.
Kelly Higdon
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Short bio: Kelly Higdon, LMFT believes that private practice is one of the solutions to increasing access to quality mental health in our communities. Her passion lies in empowering private practice owners to serve at their highest and best, improving clinical outcomes through their business planning and to break the statistic that mental health clinicians are the worst paid Master’s degree. She’s helped thousands through training, education and coaching.
zynnyme bio: zynnyme, founded by Kelly Higdon and Miranda Palmer, was born from two licensed therapists coming together to empower private practice owners to serve at their highest and best, improve clinical outcomes through business planning, and to break the statistic that mental health clinicians are the worst paid Master’s degree. Kelly and Miranda provide coaching and training through their Private Practice Community, the Business School for Therapists, and educational webinars, and they’ve helped thousands of clinicians from around the world.
As seen in:
Press releases:
Business School Bootcamp rebranded as Business School for Therapists
The Accountable Practice: Biweekly accountability coaching
for Therapists in Private Practice: TAP Coaching