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Do you want to be a therapist? Do you want your practice to grow? Do you want to fill your caseload? Are you tired of feeling like your practice isn't where it should be? If so, this podcast is for you. I'm Nick Bognar, and my mission is to help therapists fill their caseloads and grow their dream practices by helping them develop the skills and mindset of a successful businessperson. In each episode, we'll cover one aspect of running a successful therapy practice—from marketing yourself eff ...
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S2Ep3: Building a Successful Trauma-Informed Practice (with Danielle Golan)
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In this episode, I get the wonderful opportunity to have a conversation with Danielle Golan, founder of The Feeling Space, an LGBTQIA and ENM/poly-affirming group practice in Southern California. Danielle shares insights into her specialty in trauma, including PTSD, CPTSD, and EMDR and brain spotting modalities, as well as how to initiate and marke…
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S2Ep2: The Jensen Effect: Suiting Up & Showing Up (with Ian Jensen)
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This week on the Action Practice Building podcast, I dive into the essentials of establishing a successful trauma therapy practice with my guest (and fellow bearer of a theater undergrad degree) Ian Jensen, a licensed marriage and family therapist from Silver Lake, California. Ian shares his journey and valuable insights on how to navigate the chal…
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S2Ep1: I Am Strong, I Am Powerful (with Patrick Muñoz)
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The vast majority of my coaching students tell me that they know that confidence is important in networking situations, but that it feels out of reach for them. How can we be confident -and appear confident- in situations where we're talking with strangers about ourselves and our businesses? In this episode, prominent Hollywood vocal coach and all-…
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S1Ep20: Ben Spills the Beans about Action Practice Building (with Ben Esch)
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I can sit here all day and tell you what it's like to be in Action Practice Building, and if you ever come and visit me, I just might. But I know people want to hear about it from someone who has been through the program. In this episode, APB alumnus Ben Esch sits down with me to discuss his experience in the program, and how it changed his approac…
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S1Ep19: The Shapes That I'm Making (with Kim Bevans)
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Although I often have advice for what to say and do during networking events, I don't often offer much advice about what my students can do with their bodies, let alone the cues that their bodies might be sending them during these experiences. To bridge that gap, I have invited Kim Bevans, a therapist and coach who specializes in Embodied Work, to …
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S1Ep18: What It's Like to Be a Well-Connected Therapist (with Susannah Horwitz)
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Certainly, everyone has told you a million times how powerful networking is for building up your practice- including me. But hearing a real person's success story is quite another thing altogether. This week, I meet with fellow networking coach and accomplished expressive arts therapist Susannah Horwitz to discuss her incredible journey building a …
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S1Ep17: Networking That is Sustainable and Pleasurable For You (with Ginelle Krummey)
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One of the things that puts people off of networking is the ENVIRONMENT- for many people, the idea of crowding into a space filled with strangers and doing a training or (gasp) an icebreaker exercise is enough to bring on a panic attack. But what if it didn't need to be that way? What if YOU controlled the setting and created community on your term…
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S1Ep16: Where is Kat Treebrook Now? (with Kat Treebrook)
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In our most hotly anticipated episode so far, we follow up with Kat Treebrook to see what she's implemented in her practice and what growth and differences she's seen! Spoiler alert: She's amazing. Find me on Social Media: Instagram: @actionpracticebuilding Facebook: Action Practice Building
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S1Ep15: Leading with Value (with Carmen Montenegro-Sis)
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One of the best things about being a therapist is getting to meet other amazing therapists whose practices and lives are interesting and engaging. In this episode, I talk with Carmen Montenegro-Sis, who is an alumna of Action Practice Building. Anyone who has felt discouraged about the experience of networking will enjoy hearing Carmen's candid dis…
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S1Ep14: Getting Shit Done Amidst the Haters (with Katie Read)
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"Put yourself out there!" has to be one of the most well-worn pieces of business advice there is- but it's also one of the most terrifying! This week, Nick talked with Katie Read, creator of The Six-Figure Flagship as well as the Growing Edge Microcast, about the pains, tribulations, and rewards of being visible as a clinician and businessperson. I…
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S1Ep13: "Stop Dating, Assholes!" (with Alyse Freda-Colon)
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Networking is the #1 most effective way I know to build a satisfying, sustaining, lucrative therapy practice. I've also noticed that most people's biggest obstacle to success with networking is the belief that it doesn't work! In this week's episode, I invited one of the many wildly successful therapists I know who built their practice through netw…
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S1Ep12: Show Up As You: A Success Story (With Robyn Tamanaha)
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“Why in the world would anyone want to go networking?” This episode is a success story. Nick talks with Robyn Tamanaha, LMFT, who created her own playbook for networking and reaped the benefits. When you hear the story of Robyn creating her practice and the phenomenal success she’s experienced, you’re going to want to go out and network right away …
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S1Ep11: Business Growth Requires Personal Growth (with Tiffany McLain)
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Most of us have that one colleague whose business is so exciting and successful and lucrative that we wish we were them. This week, we talk to Tiffany McLain, who teaches therapists how to BECOME that person. Tiffany and I talk about fears, stress, failure and success, and the things that we all face (but rarely discuss) on the road to having a suc…
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S1Ep10: Money for Feelings People (with Linzy Bonham)
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Money stresses most of us out- so what do we do when almost every single hour of our work day involves charging someone? This week, I had the privilege of talking with Linzy Bonham, the creator of Money Skills for Therapists. She and I talk about the emotional and societal obstacles therapists face when building their business and charging money fo…
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S1Ep9: Live Coaching Strategy Session (with Kat Treebrook)
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It’s super easy to talk about strategies when the people talking are already secure and comfortable in their practice. But what does Action Practice Building really look like, when the person is trying to build up their caseload? In this episode, we’re joined by therapist Kat Treebrook, who volunteered for a recorded strategy session. Nick and Kat …
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S1Ep8: Thrilled Therapist: Specific Steps to Success in Private Practice (with Hunter Davis)
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A lot of therapist advice is high in concept and low in actionable steps. Hunter Davis from Thrilled Therapist approaches practice building much like Action Practice Building does- through a series of identifiable steps that demystify the process of building your caseload. If you’ve ever wished someone could strip away all the noise and tell you ho…
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S1Ep7: How People Are Drawn To Their Style of Practice Building (with Jenn Fredette)
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Most people never stop to consider why they are drawn to their particular style of marketing. Action-Practice-Building Favorite Jenn Fredette thinks about it more than any one person ever has or will, and her insights are unreal. If you’re interested in going deep to learn more about why you market the way you market, Jenn is going to blow your min…
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S1Ep6: Customer Service in Private Practice (with Neville Starick)
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We all believe in providing competent care for our clients. But what does that mean, in real terms? Therapist Neville Starick has thoughtful and insightful words on the ethics of providing customer service in the world of therapy, as well as implementable steps to create a practice that demonstrates ethical care and value for its clients. Anyone wh…
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S1Ep5: Networking for Introverts (with Jeremy De Tolly)
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Many therapists identify as introverts, and those who do can feel like introversion is an obstacle to networking. In this episode, vocal coach Jeremy de Tolly gets specific about the ways that introverts can lose their voice, and how they can find and strengthen it in order to be heard. If you’ve never thought deeply about introversion and its effe…
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S1Ep4: How to Portray Your Passion (with Sarah Cook)
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Some of the stories that go around about saturation among therapists are really scary! However, most therapists whose caseloads are low suffer from a different problem- they haven’t properly refined their message to be evocative and memorable. Join Nick and Wellness Writer Sarah Cook as they discuss concrete strategies for talking about yourself ef…
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S1Ep3: The Importance of Referring Out Clients Who Aren't a Good Fit (with Julie Mizak)
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When you’re first building your caseload, it takes a certain amount of guts and faith to refer business out to other people. In this episode, Nick speaks with Social Worker and Coach Julie Mizak about the benefits, upsides, and ethics of referring clients to other clinicians. If you have trouble believing that therapists refer out clients rather th…
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S1Ep2: Writing an Email in Private Practice (with Devora Gila Berkowitz)
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Even the most confident speakers can feel paralyzed when faced with a keyboard. In a world where sending an email is both a communication tool and a career-builder, coach Devora Gila-Berkowitz has invaluable and concrete tips on how to write an email that connects in a way that is honest and authentic to you. If you’ve ever quaked at the thought of…
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S1Ep1: Introduction to The Action Practice Building Podcast
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The purpose of this podcast is to help you, whoever you are, feel comfortable going out and building relationships and building a community around yourself and your practice. That community will nourish and sustain you and your colleagues and your clients. The purpose of this podcast is NOT about “do this thing or you'll never do business”. I don't…
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