Compassionate Climb

Compassionate Climb

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Compassionate Climb episodes

  • Episode 55: Christina Kantzavelos treats chronic illness

    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/

    31 min
  • Episode 54: Mandy Wannarka makes payroll a breeze

    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

    39 min
  • Episode 53: MacKenzie Bradke is a Theramama

    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

    31 min
  • Episode 52: Sheri Jones believes in Youth in Business
    Meet Sheri Jones, co-founder of Youth in Business, whose journey began as a school teacher with a passion for making a positive impact on the lives of youth. After getting married, Sheri and her husband embarked on a year-long adventure where they visited over 40 countries! When they decided to start a family, they decided to do things a little differently to allow them the lifestyle that they wanted. With entrepreneurial spirits they delved into property investment and other business ventures. This strategic shift allowed them both to work from home while raising their children; their example led to their oldest son wanting to start his own business at the age of eight. Today, Sheri and her husband Ben lead workshops that empower parents and kids to embark on their own entrepreneurial journeys. 
    Key Takeaways:
    -Two main things influence your children: their peers and the media they’re exposed to
    -Start with something your child already enjoys doing
    -Sell it before you build it
    -Seek out mentorship
    https://youthinbusiness.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/youth_in_business_/
    https://www.facebook.com/youthinbusinesshq
    35 min
  • Episode 51: Tyler Orr created Constructed Awareness

    Meet Tyler, a private practice clinician in Tennessee and creator of Constructed Awareness Therapy. Following an initial career in the music industry and a personal experience in therapy, Tyler returned to school to pursue a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Quickly, he realized that traditional models of therapy, like CBT, were not a good fit for him or his clients which led him to EMDR. While practicing EMDR and training others in this technique, he realized a lack of structure around phases one and two of the eight phases. What started as an advanced training on phase one and two morphed into its own thing that is now known as Constructed Awareness. 

    Constructed Awareness contains three principles: 

    1. Bring awareness to the experience changes the experience

    2. Everything you have experienced in life is made of three things: thoughts, sensations, and external senses (the three building blocks)

    3. People are naturally oriented to one of the three building blocks, which creates six different orientation types.


      4. https://www.constructedawareness.com/

      https://www.instagram.com/constructedawareness

      https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555313790819

      https://www.tiktok.com/@constructedawareness

      https://www.youtube.com/@constructedawareness

      https://www.linkedin.com/company/constructedawareness

      36 min
    4. Episode 50: Julia Nepini is providing group coaching

      In this episode, I share the group coaching options I will providing for both solo and group practice owners. I review the benefits of participating including meeting with like-minded professionals, connection, support, accountability, information, resources, goal identification and achievement, and feedback. We will be meeting virtually twice a month for six months. Register here: https://forms.gle/cMgQcVWZCbGSiaqg7

      10 min
    5. Episode 49: Audrey Schoen is charging premium fees

      Meet Audrey Schoen, a private practice clinician in California who explains how she is able to charge premium fees while maintaining integrity. When Audrey first made the switch to private practice after giving birth to twins, she was charging $100 per session and was thrilled about it. She shares how life circumstances and coaching resulted in a mindset shift that has allowed her to increase her fee to $375 confidently and sustain a full caseload.

       

      Key Takeaways: 

      - When you’re not charging enough, who/what is subsidizing that cost? Is that subsidizing hurting you? 

      - Talk about the changes openly with your clients being affected by the price increase

      - Location matters but there are people with the means in every state

      - Determine the structure that works best for you and who you want to serve and do so consciously within your total financial needs

      - Pay attention to and work on your own relationship with money


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

      https://www.balancedprivatepractice.com/

      https://www.instagram.com/balancedprivatepractice/

      34 min
    6. Episode 48: Jamie Roberts is the neurodivergent therapist

      Meet Jamie Roberts, a therapist and group practice owner in California. Equilibrium Counseling Services, her group practice, works specifically with LGBT+ and neurodivergent teens and young adults to help discover and understand their identity. Jamie is passionate about supporting young people and being for them the person she needed when she was younger. 


      Key Takeaways: 

      - If you’re looking for a diagnosis, allow yourself to be curious and ask why

      - Pay attention to and lean into how you best communicate and work

      - As a clinician working with neurodivergent clients, consider: sensory needs, what does it look like for rules and boundaries to be equitable vs equal across clients, be upfront about what your systems look like

      - If you don’t say the hard things, clients don’t know it’s okay to talk to you about the hard things

       

      https://equilibriumcs.com/

      https://www.facebook.com/EquilibriumCounseling/

      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT6FubczAj4gWMkqC8k1WKA

      https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093169156031

      https://www.instagram.com/neurodivergenttherapist/?fbclid=IwAR2thUVFx31oIegXcTOPeHxyq-Bd3KmdlU7uHRmUQE8dh_biW46qRXFppFw

      https://www.tiktok.com/@neurodivergenttherapist

      32 min
    7. Episode 47: Rebeca Gilbert does not believe in competition
      Meet Rebeca Gilbert, a Florida therapist who has recently pivoted to building a virtual private practice specializing in holistic EMDR treatment for women. While Rebeca loved working in-person and having an office with her name on the door, balancing that while raising two elementary age kids was difficult and it began to take a toll on her mind and body. After a six month sabbatical, she decided what was best for her and her family was to move to a fully virtual practice. 
      As she has been building her practice and defining her niche, Rebeca has been challenging the mindset of scarcity and competition in the mental health field. 
      Key Takeaways: 
      - You can’t be all things for all people
      - Network with other providers and keep an updated referral list
      - Only saying yes to clients that are an excellent fit is a win for everyone involved
      - You’re more memorable to other professionals if you have a defined specialty 
      - Seek to volunteer
      - Take what speaks to your ideal client and what you’re excited about and look at what overlaps
      - Don’t be afraid to market yourself
      https://rebecagilbert.com/
      https://www.facebook.com/RebecaGilbertLPC
      https://www.instagram.com/rgilbertcounseling/
      32 min

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