The Australia Counselling Podcast

060: Therapist Success Story: How a Mindset Shift Can Help You Build the Practice You Want


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Australia Counselling member Helen Larkey is a therapist who was struggling to build her private practice in an area of Australia that is saturated by therapists.

She was about to go back to university to commence the long process of gaining a psychology degree, after already having completed full registration as a counsellor and psychotherapist. She thought that she could only create a successful therapy practice if she could offer Medicare rebates to clients.

But rather than embark on many years of study (and huge cost), she instead made a mindset shift in her approach to her therapy business that has lead to great results.

In our latest podcast, Helen shares how this important mindset shift helped her start to grow the counselling business of her dreams.

In this episode we discuss:

  • the benefits she gained from choosing a niche for marketing purposes
  • the importance of having a professional website that is aimed to attract her ideal clients
  • how she was able to grow her business from no clients to a busy client load
  • how working with other professionals such as a business coach and website developer has made a huge difference
  • how she has used networking with allied health professionals to grow her referral base
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    The Australia Counselling PodcastBy Clinton Power