Meet Kristen Acciari, owner of the group practice Holistic Heart in Rhode Island. She discusses the network events she hosts along with the owner of ME Psychotherapy that came out of their own desire to connect and collaborate with helping professionals that get it. She discusses the evolution of her practice that started in 2014 and has grown to 15 clinicians explaining her start in a behaviorally oriented nonprofit and the wall she hit providing talk therapy alone. After building a reputation and turning clients away she decided to expand and describes how she strives to provide a whole-person experience through integrative and holistic approaches. She shares her efforts to intentionally foster learning experiences for her team and the way she helps them succeed. She also shares her decision to return to school for her PhD and the trainings she provides on neurodiversity affirming care.

Key Takeaways:

-It can be fun to not know what you don’t know

-Take action and see what happens

-Don’t over-prepare

-Set intentional time for planning and execution

-There is no lack of people who need support

-Everyone has something unique to offer

-In order to be  good therapists you have to know your stuff

-See each person on your team for who and how they are

-Get to know the members of your team as people

Kristen's Links:

Website

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