Are you a therapist looking for a one-stop shop for practice building and personal development? Then you're in the right place! Your host, Danielle Swimm, believes that therapists are meant to live full, abundant lives and create businesses along the way. We talk all things mindset, marketing and systems for today's entrepreneurial therapist. Danielle and her guests will share behind the scenes of mistakes they've made and lessons learned along the way. The episodes are raw and real, remindi ...
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EP 148: Mindset takeaways from my retreat + Planning for 2025
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In today’s episode, I do a chit-chat episode where I discuss the retreat I went on, what the experience was like, and some takeaways I’m bringing home with me. I also talk about 2025 and starting to plan the New Year ahead. Today I discuss: Mindset takeaways from the retreat I attended Where I’m focusing my efforts for 2025 planning Regulating your…
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EP 147: From Solo Therapy Practice to Speaking and Becoming an Author with Aja Evans
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In today’s episode I sit down with Aja Evans to talk about her first book coming out, how she’s managed her practice and motherhood with a book launch and her entrepreneurial endeavors.If you’re looking for some inspiration on how you can still go after big goals while balancing a family as a therapist, this is the episode for you. In today’s episo…
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EP 146: BTS of 2 back-to-back launches + How I save time
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In today’s episode I sit down and update you on what two back-to-back launches looked like this fall. It’s a chit-chat episode to catch up on how things have been this fall and some takeaways I have for you. In today’s episode I go over: The biggest takeaways I have from my most successful launch yet Regulating your nervous system to the level of s…
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EP 145: (Replay) How Sarah Nealy made $240k in Her First Year in Private Practice
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In today’s episode I sat with a really inspirational story on how this therapist started their practice and in the first year and almost crossed $240K in revenue as a solo private practice without burning out. In today’s episode, Sarah talks to us about: Where the revenue came from: a mix of individual clients and groups The marketing strategy she …
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EP 144: Systematize and Scale Your Practice with Shaelene Kite
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This is such a jam-packed episode! Shaelen is a wealth of information around group practice building, and handling entrepreneurship as a boss. She’s a mom and multi-business owner, international speaker, and runs her DBT group practice in New Jersey. On today’s episode, we cover: Shaelene’s story of starting a group practice with 7 clinicians, watc…
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Ep 143: Be Delusional + Mindset Strategies with JaCarie Owens
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I only have one requirement for the therapists who listen to this podcast: be a bit delusional. I discuss why this is vital for our field and how important it is for you to dream bigger and have a vision that isn’t always steeped in reality. In today’s episode, you can expect to hear abo A solo rant on why delusion is a requirement to be successful…
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Episode 142: Building & Selling a Cash Pay Group Practice as a Single Mom with Jessica Harris
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In today’s episode I sit down with Jessica Harris to talk about how she built and sold her group therapy practice. She tells us her story around how she managed to build her group practice, along with her struggles along the way. In today’s episode we talk about: Jessica’s biggest struggles in building her group practice, burnout and her self-care …
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EP 141: What I Would do if I Needed 5 New Private Pay Clients This Month
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In today’s episode, I sit down and discuss what I would do in quarter 4 if I needed 5 (or more) private pay clients for my practice. In today’s episode I cover: The #1 thing I would focus on if I were looking for more private pay practice The thing that holds therapists back the most when marketing in 2024 How to prep your practice for 2025 by mark…
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EP 140: Marketing 101 | What I did when my group practice slowed down
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In today’s episode, I sit down and go over how I handle when my group practice slows down today vs. what I used to do. This is a good episode to listen to if you have a team or feel a lot of pressure to fill someone’s caseload and it’s not working the way you hoped. In today’s episode, I go over: The mindset I used when things slowed down in the gr…
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EP 139: 7 Figure Practice Spotlight: An Admin Makes or Breaks a Group Practice with Leah Clionsky
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In today’s episode, I sit down with group practice owner, Leah Clionsky to talk about how she built her team of 11 group practice. Leah has experienced a lot of success since she started her practice. She’s been able to experience what it’s like to run a freedom-based business that provides an amazing impact on her community, a good income for her …
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EP 138: Fall Prep for Entrepreneurial Therapists
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In today’s episode, I discuss preparing for the fall in private practice. I love September as a mom and getting back into ‘back to school’ routines for both my practice and home. I like to embrace the change and chaos and use it as a time to reset. This can be a great time to reset at home so new routines and schedules don’t feel as chaotic. In tod…
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EP 137: How a Therapist in Private Practice can Plan Her Career Around Motherhood
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In today’s episode I have an honest talk about planning your career around motherhood as a therapist in private practice. This isn’t something that is talked about regularly and I wanted to shed more light to it. In today’s episode, I discuss: Planning your schedule and energy levels around early motherhood Childcare and your own expectations of wh…
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EP 136: Real Talk: What I’ve Learned about Getting Sponsors & Working with Brands as a Therapist
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In today’s episode, I sit down and share what I’ve learned about working with sponsors and brands as a therapist. It’s a whole new world and it’s definitely not something we were taught how to do in graduate school. So I wanted to share what I’ve learned thus far and what I wish I would’ve known. In today’s episode, I cover: How I started out worki…
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EP 135: Favorites Books of 2024 & Current Routine
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In today’s episode, I sit down and record some of the best books I’ve read this year. It’s a mixed bag of financial books, personal development books, a spiritual book In today’s episode, I discuss: How I fit reading into my day-to-day life as a busy mom My current favorite financial book, a spiritual book I like, and some personal development book…
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EP 134: Top Revenue Streams for Therapists in 2024 & How Much You Can Make
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Today’s episode is for any entrepreneurial therapist who has the idea to create additional revenue streams for their practice and wants to know what to create and how much money they will make. In today’s episode, I cover: Additional revenue streams that are working really well in 2024 for therapists How much you can expect from each revenue stream…
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EP 133: Announcing Podcast Week + How I plan to hit 100k downloads
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In today’s episode, I announce Entrepreneurial Therapist Podcast Week! This is definitely an episode to listen to if you want a peek into why I’m doing this and how you can be a part of it, too. I discuss: My lofty goal of hitting 100,000 downloads by the end of the year Why I set that goal and hope to achieve it How to manage a podcast like it’s o…
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EP 132: How to go Viral: Biblical Therapist from 0 to 24K followers + Content Creation Hacks
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In today’s episode, I sit down with Scale Up Mastermind Alum, Britt Skinner. This is part two of our first episode that we recorded about a year ago to follow up on the success she’s experienced in her business since. Today we cover: How Britt grew her Instagram account from 0 to 24k followers and how this impacted her practice and additional reven…
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EP 131: 3 Non-Business Things I Did to Increase My Revenue
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In today’s episode, I give you an overview of what I did to increase my revenue: and it’s not what you typically hear. I talk about things that surprised me and how being deliberate about these 3 things continue to be important to my personal and business growth. In today’s episode: I discuss the growth mindset I need to be surrounded by when choos…
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EP 130: How Therapists Can Become a CE Provider for Additional Revenue with Andrea Brognano
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Today’s episode is a very tactical one, where I sit down with Andrea Brognano and discuss how therapists can become CE providers to provide an additional revenue stream into their practice. Andrea walks us through: The business side of becoming a CE provider: Is it profitable and worth it? Being detailed and thorough with the application Which boar…
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EP 129: Scale Up Therapists, This is Why You Haven’t Hit 7 Figures Yet (and what to do about it)
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In today’s episode, I sit down for a real talk episode about why you’re not making 7 figures yet and what to do about it. This is an honest conversation- with some hard truths- for you to start understand what is actually holding you back in building your business as an entrepreneurial therapist. Today’s episode is geared for therapists who want to…
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EP 128: Becca Post on How She Hires in Group Practice & Building her own Therapy Model
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In today’s episode, I talk with Becca Post about the unique way she looks at building her group practice. This is a great episode for anyone interested in becoming a group practice owner, or who already is and needs inspiration and motivation. Becca talks about: The process of hiring therapists in her group practice and being selective Adding coach…
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EP 127: (SOLO) Ask Me Anything: Marketing, Social Media, Childcare, Podcasting
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In today’s episode I sit down and record an episode on ask me anything. You all submitted questions from Instagram about private practice and managing my day-to-day life, and I have answers! In today’s episode I cover: The best marketing advice I’ve ever received Structuring childcare + my mom’s death and being a therapist after Starting my practic…
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EP 126: How Therapists Can Add Intensives into their Private Practice with Amanda Buduris
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In today’s episode, I sit down with Amanda Buduris, who specializes in helping therapists scale beyond 1-1 and start therapy intensives. If you’ve ever had an interest in adding intensives into your therapy practice, this is the episode for you. In today’s episode we cover: What it takes to start offering intensives in your practice The financial s…
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EP 125: How Therapists Can Handle a Summer Slump in Private Practice
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In today’s episode, I sit down and give you a detailed playbook for handling a summer slump. This is a very tactical episode where I go over exactly what I would do when calls go down in the summer months. In today’s episode I cover The ideal scenario of taking a summer sabbatical How to plan financially for a summer slump Your marketing should not…
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EP 124: Balancing Motherhood and Private Practice with Elisabeth Emmerich
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Today’s episode is a super honest conversation between Elisabeth and I around balancing motherhood and private practice. Elisabeth discusses how she balances her own practice with motherhood and figuring out what each season of motherhood might look like. In today’s episode we cover: Creating your own family values so you know where to put your ene…
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EP 123: Building & Selling Her Millionaire Dollar Group Practice with Nicole McCance
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In today’s episode, I sit down with a group practice guru Nicole McCance to talk about how she built her large group practice and sold it while raising a young family. She gives tactical strategies for building a successful group practice while honoring your boundaries. In this episode, we cover: How Nicole started and built her group practice. Why…
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EP 122: Nervous System Fridays for Therapists
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In today’s episode, I talk about having one day a week in your practice that is very restful for your nervous system. I go over practices I’ve implemented to help regulate my own nervous system, along with tactical strategies you can implement. In today’s episode: I walk you through what a Nervous System Friday looks like for me Vicarious trauma an…
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EP 121: How Therapists Can Improve Their Retention with the Private Practice Startup
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In today’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Kate Campbell and Katie Lemieux from the Private Practice Startup to discuss client retention and why it’s so important in private practice. This episode is so important to listen to if you want to make the most of your marketing efforts in your practice. In today’s episode we discuss: How to know if you have…
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EP 120: How to Develop a CEO Mindset with Cameisha Brewer Dickerson
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In today’s episode, I sit down with powerhouse therapist, Cameisha Brewer Dickerson to discuss all things balancing life as CEO. She’s a speaker, therapist, author, and consultant who understands how important it is to manage your energy and mindset when wanting to live a full life. In today’s episode Cameisha talks about: Tactical ways to develop …
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EP 119: Life Update: Q1 Review of 2024 & Grief
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Trigger warning: Intense Grief In today’s episode, I sit down and give a life update that is a bit more somber and raw. I talk about how January, February and March played out this year and handling the death of my mom. In today’s episode I discussed: My January course launch and feeling good while launching February getaway to recharge & creating …
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EP 118: The Inner Work Brittnay McGeehan Did to Charge a Premium Fee in Private Practice
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In today’s episode, we talk to therapist and coach, Brittany McGeehan about the inner work she did to charge $400 per session. This is a really good episode if you have been thinking about raising your fees but feel blocked from doing so. In today’s episode we discuss: Taking on the role of ‘rescuer’ and how that’s impacting you financially. Bodywo…
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EP 117: Why a Therapist in Private Practice Needs a Long Term Coach
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Today I do a chit-chat episode giving you a little life update while talking about coaching and how it’s beneficial for you and your practice. Having a long term coach is not something I hear talked about too often but really can make a difference in your long-term success. In today’s episode, I cover: When having a coach is the most beneficial Wha…
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EP 116: Making $100K on Insta + Getting Sponsors & Growth Strategies with Kelly McKenna
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In today’s episode, I sit down with Kelly McKenna and discuss instagram for therapists. If you've been wanting to grow your account and have a tactical strategy to use this year, this is the episode for you. In today’s episode we discuss: The mindset needed the first year you’re focusing on growth How Kelly made $100K in sponsors from her Instagram…
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EP 115: Write Better Notes with Documentation Wizard, Beth Rontal
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In today’s episode, I talk to the documentation wizard herself, Beth Rontal. I ask her all about what we need to include in our notes and various aspects of looking at progress notes in private practice. In today’s episode, Beth covers: What to include in your template for progress note documentation How long a session note should take you Administ…
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EP 114: 4 Surprising Reasons You’re Not Making More Money In Private Practice
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In today’s episode, I sit down and go over the top 4 reasons I see therapists not making enough money in their business. And some of these reasons will surprise you. Get ready to take notes and reflect on which reason is holding you back the most this year. In today’s episode I go over: How you spend your time off is drastically impacting your ener…
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EP 113: Is Private Practice Recession Proof? + Preparing for a Slower Season with Danielle Hayden
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In today’s episode, I talk with Danielle Hayden from Kickstart Accounting about how private practice owners can prepare for dips in their practice. We break down the financial side of things as well as talk about normalizing slower seasons in our industry. Danielle goes over: A framework to prepare for a slower season in private practice (think 4th…
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EP 112: Growing Her Group Therapy Practice to 32 Clinicians While Growing a Family with Dr. Kate Campbell
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Today’s episode is jam packed with so much information. If you need a boost of inspiration to feel like you ‘can do it all’ this is the episode for you. In today’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Kate Campbell of Private Practice Startup and Bayview Therapy. She walks us behind the scenes of how she manages both businesses and her young family. In tod…
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EP 111: How Sarah Made $240K in Solo Private Practice in Year 1
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In today’s episode I sat with a really inspirational story on how this therapist started their practice and in the first year hit almost $240K in revenue as a solo private practice without burning out. In today’s episode Sarah talks to us about: Where the revenue came from: a mix of individual clients and groups The marketing strategy she went all …
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EP 110: Therapist Burnout with Dr. Elisabeth Morray
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In today’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Elisabeth Morray, a mom of three with a private practice and the VP of Clinical at Alma. She talks about all things burnout and what she has noticed when supporting clinicians. This is such an important topic and one that mental health professionals need a lot more support around. In today’s episode we discus…
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EP 109: How to Manage Your Private Practice When You’re Depressed (What to Do When You’re in Your Winter)
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In today’s episode I talk about how to manage your practice and business when you’re struggling with depression, grief or trauma. This is an important topic that isn’t talk about much in the practice building field but it’s something we all experience. If you’re in your ‘winter’ right now, I got you. In today’s episode I talk about: Tactical things…
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EP 108: From Solo Practice to 20 Faculty Members: How Lisa Ferentz, LCSW Created Her Trauma Institute
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In today’s episode I talk to trauma expert herself, Lisa Ferentz on how she moved beyond the 1-1 model of her clinical practice to building her well renowned institute. Today’s episode is such an important one that will leave you feeling inspired, in awe and overwhelmed with motivation to go after your own dreams. In today’s episode, Lisa goes over…
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EP 107: Top 4 Marketing Strategies in 2024 for Private Practice Therapists
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In today’s episode, I sit down with marketing guru, Jenn Fredette to walk us through the top marketing trends she’s seeing for therapists in private practice for the year ahead. If you need to feel grounded and inspired around your marketing plan this year, this is the episode for you. In today’s episode, we discuss: The top marketing strategies yo…
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EP 106: Therapist Q&A: How many sessions do you do a week? How do you manage your time and energy?
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In today’s episode I sit down and answer some listener questions about how I’m currently running my practice and consulting business. It’s a fun way to connect with listeners and give you some behind-the-scenes of how I’m doing things. In today’s episode: I answer the question: How do you protect your time and energy? I give my morning routine for …
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EP 105: What Got You to $10k Won’t Get You to $50K + Your Private Practice Playbook
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In today’s episode I leave you tactical, strategic ways to start and fill your practice this year. I go over the Accelerator Method, and how I used to fill my own practice. Going on Do Not Disturb for a sprint season could change your life, and I walk you through how. Today’s episode covers: Why we think ‘rinse and repeat’ works in private practice…
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EP 104: Being Full & Miserable in Private Practice with Allison Puryear
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In today’s episode, I sit down with Allison Puryear to discuss what to do if you find yourself full and miserable in your practice. We talk about how common this is in our field and what to do if it happens to you. Allison goes over: How therapists end up building a practice they don’t actually like working in What to do if you find yourself in thi…
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EP 103: The 5 Reasons You Were Unhappy in Private Practice Last Year (And How to Change It)
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In today’s episode, I discuss the top 5 reasons therapists are unhappy in private practice and how to change that in the year ahead. If you have felt ‘blah’ about your practice last year this episode will get you fired up and ready to make a change. In today’s episode I discuss: One clear question to help you stop the comparison that is leaving you…
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EP 102: [REPLAY] The Top 3 Traits of the Most Successful Practice Owners
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In today’s episode, I replay one of the most downloaded episodes of the year. An episode where I go over the top 3 traits I notice in the most successful private practice owners. Along with what ‘success’ actually means in private practice. Today’s episode highlights: The common traits of the most successful private practice owners How to develop t…
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EP 101: [REPLAY] The #1 Thing I Did to Get Private Pay Clients
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In today’s episode, I replay one of the most downloaded episodes of the year- which is all around the one marketing strategy I used to get private pay clients. And this continues to be the biggest marketing strategy I push to get clients in the door. In today’s episode I cover: How it felt when I wasn’t getting any clients into my practice Tactical…
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EP 100: What I Learned in 100 Episodes: Getting Sponsors, My Advice On Podcasting for Therapists, and More
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In today’s episode we cover: When my podcast went from ‘cute’ to profitable The sponsorship industry and lessons I learned in navigating that What to delegate when starting out and where I see the podcast going Resources from the show: The Practice Accelerator is live for the last time in January 2024. Get on the interest list to be the first to kn…
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EP 99: Building a Millionaire Dollar Therapy Group Practice with Kasey Compton
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In today’s episode I sit down with author and entrepreneur, Kasey Compton to talk about juggling multiple facets of business. In today’s episode we talk about: What got you here, won’t get you there Tactical ways Kasey manages having a 70 employee group practice while writing books and doing coaching The #1 thing that helped Kasey build the busines…
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