Want to start a membership community? Have you thought about creating a paid community about a topic you care deeply about? I'm glad you're here. My guest this week founded and runs a membership for Trauma Therapists called Trauma Therapist Network.

You'll hear an honest break down of exactly how she created it, how the membership works, how she brings in new members, and what you need to have in place before you consider starting a membership community of your own.

Laura Reagan, LCSW-C is an integrative trauma therapist, group practice owner, podcaster, consultant and coach. In 2021 she founded Trauma Therapist Network, a membership community where trauma therapists can gather for support while building their therapy skills. She hosts Therapy Chat and Trauma Chat podcasts and lives in Maryland with her husband, 2 dogs and a cat.

Here's some of what we talked about:

• How the Trauma Therapist Network was born
• Hiring people to set up the website
• Changing the primary focus from therapist directory to supportive membership for therapists
• Why she made a FAST and large pivot to more frequent meetings in the network
• Creating themed weekly meetings
• Doing a founding member launch at a lower price to build the program
• Getting up past 100 members
• Choosing to keep the platform simple
• Annie's messaging advice
• How Laura launches Trauma Therapist Network
• Sharing TTN with her HUGE podcast audience
• Laura's fears about selling and her tendency to hide
• Laura's team support for the network
• How many hours Laura works in the network

Show notes at https://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/195