In this treasure trove of an episode, Dr. Charlene Underhill Miller shares her own career journey, which began when she first became licensed in 1988. She discusses which components of a practice (from degrees to community building) are most valuable in establishing a practice that not only endures, but evolves.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Charlene Underhill Miller is a licensed marriage and family therapist, professor, clinical supervisor, and public speaker. Licensed just shy of 40 years, Dr. Miller’s unparalleled insight, clinical expertise, and expansive career evolution enables her to provide wisdom on a variety of aspects of private practice to a diverse population of practitioners. Learn more about her at www.underhillmiller.com

In This Episode:

• The benefits of a growing teletherapy practice
• The power of networking (and not just for referrals!)
• How to begin building community relationships from square one
• Education levels and degrees, how they play out long-term in career

Highlights:

(2:15) – Charlene’s decision to go almost entirely virtual, using Zoom prior to the pandemic

(4:13) – Growing a virtual practice through out of state licensing

(9:05) – "Is a PhD necessary for a successful and fulfilling practice?”

(16:54) – The value of networking, and how it connected her to her first practice

(23:15) – “I promise you, if you give a referral, you’ll get a referral. If you never give referrals, you’re not gonna get many referrals from your colleagues,[...] what goes around comes around.”

(24:15) – “Say, I’m new in town. This was my catchphrase when I moved. [Relationship building] had to be authentic.”

(35:21) – The bonuses of opening a group practice

(39:00) - Beyond income, the benefits of supervising, teaching, speaking and other "extra jobs" for therapist

(47:23) - Marketing has to be intentional, but also organic

(52:58) - Boundary setting when you practice within your community

(1:05:10) - Kelley answers listener, Alex's question about how to set and stick to your prices

References:

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