Emma Radway-Bright shares her journey of starting and growing her private practice. Emma specialises in working with women who have experienced gendered violence, carers of people with long-term conditions, and individuals who have had a baby that wasn't delivered to term.

In today's episode:

• Emma's work with therapist Babette Rothschild
• How Emma got started in private practice and bagged herself a free room
• Her "pay it forward" scheme that enables her to offer free counselling while still getting paid
• How an unexpected fire prepared her and her clients for lockdown
• How Emma used her coffee habit to create connections and referrals from the local community
• What's helped Emma attract clients through Instagram
• How Emma manages her diary and the importance of self-care
• Her discovery of tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) and how it has become a valuable tool in her therapy sessions.
• Her journey into life coaching and the importance of having a clear business plan and utilising visual tools for planning and goal-setting.

Keywords

private practice, therapy, online therapy, business, marketing, mentoring, trauma, gendered violence, long-term conditions, miscarriage, abortion, supervision, burnout, self-care, private practice, relationships, marketing, referrals, social media, tapping, Emotional Freedom Technique, life coaching, business plan, visual tools, goal-setting

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Setting Clear Goals

01:10 Emma's Private Therapy Practice and Specialisations

25:09 Building Relationships and Attracting Clients

27:20 Utilising Social Media for Engagement

36:33 The Power of Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique)

37:59 Expanding into Life Coaching

44:10 The Importance of a Clear Business Plan

Emma's professional and personal focus is self care and she runs a monthly experiential group that’s focussed on Self Care for Helpers providing insight, support and tools to help therapists take better care of themselves. You can find out more HERE

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