Compassionate Climb

Meet April Lacey LICSW who is a clinical team lead at Compassionate Counseling Company. She shares how her interest in postpartum issues developed, her experience facilitating a postpartum stress support group, and the fundraising event she is co-leading for Postpartum Support International.

https://www.compassionatecounselingcompany.com/april-lacey/

https://www.facebook.com/climboutteamsouthcoast

https://www.instagram.com/team_southcoast_climb_out/

https://www.classy.org/team/493133

Meet Danielle Peters LMFT who owns a counseling practice and a ghostwriter for solo and group practitioners. She shares how she developed her niche supporting parents of neurodivergent children and her interest in copywriting for other therapists.

Key takeaway:

-If you are a generalist you are writing your copy to nobody.

-Describe how it feels to be in the room with you.

-We do our best work when we are matched with the people we are meant to work with.

https://www.therapycopy.com

In this consulting episode we meet Faith Norton, LICSW who has a part-time virtual practice called Full Circle Counseling. She is planning to run groups and asks what intentional marketing strategies will be the most effective.

Key takeaways:

-Identify your audience, their pain point, and where you are most likely to find them.

-Build your social media following and consistently provide valuable content.

-Consider a mailing list and newsletter.

-Find a marketing strategy that is enjoyable to you and repurpose content.

-Connect with other local providers to share resources.

-Utilize the audiences of other people to build your own.

http://fullcirclecounselingri.com

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078826145071

https://www.instagram.com/faithnortonlicsw/

Meet Amanda Hunter, the CEO and founder of Everlasting Wellness. She shares that she made the decision to start the practice after her own traumatic birth and postpartum issues and it has grown to over 30 clinicians that specialize in pregnancy and postpartum. She discusses her internship program, leadership team, and hiring process.

Key takeaways:

-You will never feel like you are working if you love what you do.

-Hiring an executive assistant has been transformative.

-Ask your team what their dream job is.

-It is helpful to have both a visionary and an integrator.

-Business consulting is worth the investment.

-Learn from how businesses in other industries grow.

https://everlastingwellnesscounseling.com

https://www.facebook.com/everlastingwellnessllc

https://www.instagram.com/everlasting_wellness_llc/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/everlasting-wellness-llc/

In this consulting episode episode we meet Anna Berin, LMHC PsyD who is expanding her private practice. She discusses her transition from non-profit to her own practice after the birth of her children and her desire to scale down while training the next generation of clinicians. She identifies recruitment as a challenge and asks "how do I market myself to find like-minded clinicians?" She discusses her values and the vision for her team as well as her plan to encourage the prioritization of work-life balance.

Key takeaways:

-Get clear on the values of your practice and incorporate this in your hiring process.

-Posting your job in local therapy groups can be a helpful way to identify prospective hires.

-Using the filters on LinkedIn and sending direct messages can hone in on who you are looking to hire.

-Colleagues and former professors can be invaluable recruitment resources.

-Offering a referral bonus to current clinicians can increase the likelihood of hiring the right fit.

-Space out the hiring and onboarding process to get to know your clinicians.

https://zencare.co/provider/therapist/anna-berin

https://headway.co/providers/anna-berin

https://secure.helloalma.com/providers/anna-berin/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaberin/

Meet Ronisa Clark, an accountant with an MBA who works for a community mental health agency and started her own bookkeeping practice Dream Joy Consulting. Her focus is working with healthcare providers and clinicians in solo practice. She shares how she fell in love with accounting during an elective while in school to become a doctor. She shares her process working with new clients and her typical level of involvement. She is also willing to teach business owners how to set themselves up for success.

Key takeaways:

-Separate business and personal expenses.

-Excel is not an accounting system.

-It helps to have another set of eyes on your account to catch mistakes.

-Hiring someone to prioritize bookkeeping enables the business owner to focus on their clients and building their business.

-Do not base business decisions on the balance in your bank account.

https://www.dreamjoyconsulting.com

https://www.facebook.com/dreamjoyconsulting

https://www.instagram.com/dreamjoyconsulting

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronisaclark/

Meet Colleen Wenner, licensed clinical mental health counselor, who owns the group practice New Heights Counseling and Consulting which specializes in trauma and addiction. She describes her career climb and how she pivoted to private practice after being diagnosed with cancer and the process of getting licensed in a new state. She shares how her love for teaching and challenge of finding a licensed clinician led to hiring interns which has been a positive decision for the practice.

Key takeaways:

-Continue to consult with other professionals at all stages of your career.

-Interns can be a great way to build your practice if you love to teach.

-Find people who are humble, hungry, and smart when hiring.

-Undersell and overdeliver by treating people better than they expect.

-Build in the right values from the beginning.

https://florida-counseling.com

https://www.facebook.com/NHCCounseling/

https://www.instagram.com/newheights_counseling/

In this consulting episode we meet Nicole DaSilva LICSW who recently started her own virtual counseling practice, Motivational Healing and Wellness. She describes her experience in the field of social work, particularly crisis intervention during the pandemic and how it led her to consider how she could make a greater impact. She shares her experience with imposter syndrome providing therapy and the process of starting a business. 

Key takeaways:

-no one is an expert in everything and we can refer out if needed

-seek out supervision and consultation from qualified peers

-find support in colleagues to normalize experience

-recognize accomplishments and what is going well

-push yourself to do what scares you

-imposter syndrome does not go away but we can acknowledge it and use it

https://nicole-dasilva5630.clientsecure.me

Meet Zac Stucki, a customer-centric operations expert who helps businesses understand the reasons their customers are buying so they can design their business strategy and operations around it which fixes quality, profitability, and scaling problems. He describes his process of disconnecting "no" from his value as an entrepreneur and building credibility and authority. He shares his efforts to serve as a conduit for entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses and impact without the full weight on their shoulders. He differentiates our "why" from our mission and the customer versus the user. He encourages business owners to consider what they are doing rather than why they are doing it and explains how invaluable he has found Jobs Theory in his work. He also encourages us to consider who we can have the most impact serving.

Book Recommendations:

Competing Against Luck by Clayton Christensen

Demand-Side Sales 101 by Bob Moesta and Greg Engle

https://homericconsulting.com

@homericconsulting

Meet Josh Frias, a physician assistant who works in head and neck surgery and a realtor who owns Josh Frias properties. He shares his career climb in medicine and his decision to pursue his interests in architecture and realty when he decided to start a business. He identifies the skills that were transferrable as well as the challenges of developing trust in business as opposed to healthcare. He also shares how he balances career and family.

Key takeaways:

-Establish relationships by building trust and providing value.

-Do not change who you are to fit what you are trying to do.

-Check in with yourself often to ensure you stay clear on your motivation.

-Listen to your instincts and keep an open mind.

-Failure does not exist if you continue to grow and learn.

https://www.rightchoiceinrealestate.com/pages/our-agents

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-frias-1a84b817

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