Meet Megan Tavares, a private practice therapist in Massachusetts. In her practice, Peace and Pearl Wellness and Counseling, Megan primarily works with perinatal mental health disorders. As a mom to two boys, and having dealt with her own postpartum anxiety and depression, she is able to share her own experiences and connect on a deeper level with her clients. 

Key Takeaways:

-Put time and effort into your website - reflect who you are as a clinician 

-Make connections with people 

-Do the research first

-Keep things authentic to you

https://www.megantavareslicsw.com/

Meet Paula Montgomery, the Women United Director for United Way of Greater New Bedford, in New Bedford Massachusetts. Paula started career climb in broadcast journalism, but soon found herself wanting a career that spoke more to her heart. A conversation with someone she was interviewing led to her first position in the nonprofit sector working with the American Cancer Society. In her role today, Paula has helped to facilitate a partnership with Financial Futures, a 12 week comprehensive financial literacy program for women. Through this partnership, Women’s Money Matters was born. 

Key Takeaways:

-We all have a relationship with money and it is important to pay attention to it

-Financial education is key to breaking the cycle of poverty

https://womensmoneymatters.org/

Meet Maggie Song, a leadership coach. Upon entering the workforce post college, Maggie found herself quickly climbing the corporate ladder. After just five years she was in a management position, but knew very little about being an effective leader. She has since taken what she has learned about her unique leadership style and created a program for new leaders to bridge that gap from me to we.

Key Takeaways:

-Never stop working on yourself

-Start inward to help others outward

-Assessment tools can give you data points to pay attention to

-We’re all onions; we all have layers

-When you laugh together, you bond together; relationships with your team are key

-Set clear boundaries

https://www.themaggiesongcompany.com/

https://www.instagram.com/maggiesongco/

Meet Brenda Cadman, a Canva Verified Expert. She has spent much of her professional life working with small businesses in a variety of areas. Having used and learned the ins and outs of Canva since 2014, she now teaches coaches, course creators and service providers how to use the program more effectively and efficiently for their business, saving time, energy, and frustration.

Key Takeaways:

-Using templates made by designers and just tweaking to fit your brand guide helps ensure a professional end product

-Don’t overcomplicate your marketing: focus on the foundational components

-Focus on marketing avenues where you have direct control

-Recognize the importance of having a visual brand identity

-Create an organizational structure and system within Canva

https://brendacadman.com/

Meet Sarah Rivera, owner of the group practice La Luz Counseling in San Antonio, Texas. After working in the nonprofit and agency worlds for nearly a decade, Sarah made the jump to solo private practice in 2017 where she began to learn the business side of counseling, and in 2020 expanded into a group practice. Sarah now takes what she has learned along the way and hosts mastermind groups that focus on the business component of mental health practices.

Key Takeaways:

-Trust the process of building a business

-If you’re expanding to a group practice, hire an administrative assistant first

-Let your business work for you, not the other way around

Linkedin

https://laluzcounseling.com/

https://www.instagram.com/laluzcounsel/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-rivera-lpcs/

Meet Christina Kantzavelos, a mental health professional working with individuals with chronic illnesses. Living with various chronic illnesses of her own, Christina struggled to find a therapist that had an understanding of what she was going through, where the burden of education was not put on her as the client; but when she did, a whole new world opened up that led her to where she is today. Along with working primarily with individuals experiencing chronic illness, Christina is developing a continuing education course to help educate therapists on chronic illness.

Key Takeaways:

-You have permission to heal as you are healing

-There is no “one size fits all” so be flexible and willing to customize

-If you have lived experience in something, follow that as a niche

Resources listed:

Unlearn Your Pain by Schubiner

https://www.beginwithintoday.com/

https://www.facebook.com/beginwithintoday

https://www.instagram.com/beginwithintoday/

Meet Mandy Wannarka, owner of Mindful Wellbeing, a group practice in Minnesota. While building her group practice one of the challenges she faced was figuring out payroll and how to move it from slow and tedious to automated and efficient. With a background in coding, Mandy’s husband, Weston, was able to create a program that streamlined the process and eliminated the potential for human error. From there, Mindful Solutions was created and they now offer that same service to other group practice owners.

Key Takeaways:

-Be clear about what you’re inviting people into and allow  them the space to say it isn’t for them.

-Pay attention to the capacity of others and mindful of the boundaries they need for work-life balance.

-It is okay if things have to sit on the shelf for a little bit. We don’t have to barrel through as quickly as possible to get to the other side. 

-Get really clear on the values you want your practice to be anchored in.

https://www.mindfulsolutionsmn.com/

https://www.mindfulwellbeingmn.com/mandy-wannarka

Meet MacKenzie Bradke, a mother to an adopted daughter, private practice therapist, and founder of Theramama Haven, a community that focuses on helping therapist moms discover and practice self-care. She talks real talk about parenting and our profession and the experiences in her life that contributed to the development of her niche: therapists mothers who are doing all the things for everyone else. Do not miss the Radiant Resilience: Empowering Therapist Moms Symposium!

Key Takeaways: 

-Determine your self-care non-negotiables

-Carve out time intentionally for self-care

-Do not forget to address the negative beliefs and self-talk

https://www.theramamahaven.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/6181723558526473/

https://www.instagram.com/the_mom_therapist

In this episode we reflect on season 1 and the mission behind the show as well as providing insight on what can be expected in season 2!

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