Healers Get Vulnerable

Paul talks about his entrepreneurial journey in building a therapy practice and then creating a national organization for affordable therapy. He shares openly about his struggles in making Open Path sustainable and the shift that finally made it thrive. Listen as he talks about creating momentum, setting goals with an open mind, and the practices that keep him nourished and grounded. You'll hear Paul crack me up several times. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• His realization that he wanted to create an organization for affordable therapy
• A different view on sliding scale
• How Open Path went through growing pains and now serves almost 10,000 clients
• Creating Being Seen, a unique directory that supports therapists in building their practices
• Balancing his therapy practice with his other ventures
• How he arranges his optimal schedule
• What he charges (real numbers as usual!)
• Why he accepts insurance
• Practices he uses to restore himself regularly

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast

What's the path to creating a business that brings you money, joy and life balance? My guest Rebecca Wong shares her entrepreneurial journey. She's found that leaning into her relationships allows her to create some amazing things, including a robust therapy practice and The Practice Of Being Seen, a community for therapists. She digs into some keys to writing stand-out copy for your website that you can implement right away.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Taking brave steps her business
• Planning with her business partner using both practical tools and intuition
• Leaning into working with assistants
• What we need from our partners and loved ones as therapists
• Imposter syndrome and how to work through it
• Working through low or scary moments in her business
• Getting grounded as an entrepreneur and as a person
• How we can bring our real selves more fully into our marketing
• Ways to make your copy stand out and speak to your right-fit clients

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/rebecca-wong

This is a conversation about transformations. Alexis shares how she worked through fears of scarcity as she took the leap into private practice. She talks about the transition from running a low fee practice to a full practice with a much higher fee. We dive into how she sets up her practice with plenty of room for parenting and restorative practices.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Finding good referral sources in the early years of private practice
• The scary leap to private practice
• Working through her doubts and fears about entrepreneurship
• How putting herself out there in her last career as an actor helped her in this career
• Figuring out your optimal number of sessions per week
• Her journey raising fees over the years and working through money issues
• Deep money work with clients around fees
• How she sets up her schedule for work/life balance
• Handling consultations that aren't a good fit

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/alexis-lezin

Dr. Joy Harden-Bradford, host of the podcast Therapy For Black Girls, shares her entrepreneurial journey with us in the clubhouse. She serves Black women, including those who are recovering from breakups or going through the stress of grad school. We talk about how she aligns her business with her mission, the fears she faced as she put herself out there with her podcast, and how she gets publicity for her awesome work. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Moving through perfectionism
• Imposter syndrome
• Speaking to your potential clients in their language
• Expanding her business model to include coaching
• How she got into Essence twice
• How to get publicity for your practice authentically
• How she gets ideas for content

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/dr-joy-harden-bradford

Tom Bruett has managed to fill a daytime group and bring in lots of right-fit clients in his first year of private practice. And he's still an intern. He shares how he leans into his superpowers to bring his right-fit clients into his practice. If you're an intern, you'll love the concrete advice and you'll be inspired by his success.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• How he uses blogging to market his practice
• Outsource what isn't in your zone of genius
• Transitioning into using online scheduling
• How he uses social media effectively
• Working through niche questions and fears
• Tips for using Facebook ads
• How hiring a web designer helped him level up
• Why interns sometimes feel discouraged

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/tom-bruett

Cara Wilde did a personal pagan ritual in 2010 and asked for guidance on how to serve her tribe. What she discovered changed her life and her business forever. Now she provides all of her channeling services online, both through an online course and 1:1 sessions. In the clubhouse, Cara talks about how to get closer to your zone of genius in your business and life.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• How she created her online course (and made it harder than it needed to be)
• Embracing video as her optimal form of content creation
• Advice for therapists who feel stuck and want to take a leap
• Why she needed to leave conventional therapy to step further into her zone of genius.
• Finding out who she's meant to work with after at first being willing to work with anyone
• Creating her offers by listening to the needs of her tribe
• How she protects her energy and avoids burnout as a highly sensitive person
• Why she urges therapists and healers to consider running a group or online course
• Charging 6 times more than she did at the start of her private practice

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/cara-wilde

Sara built a full practice and continues to bring in plenty of referrals by using her natural ability to connect with her colleagues. Rather than pushing herself to engage in marketing she doesn't enjoy, she leans into her superpowers: curiosity, openness, humor, and enjoying people. We talk about how she stopped being a jerky boss to herself and became the kind of boss she likes working for. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Marketing when you're an extrovert
• Redefining networking as being yourself with other people
• Building a therapy practice without ever selling yourself
• Why it works well for people to weed themselves out of her practice
• How she gets away with NOT niching
• How being a parent influences her business
• How she makes her business parent-friendly
• How tracking her referrals has kept her sane over the years
• Handling cancellations and no shows

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/sara-lesser

Sara built a full practice and continues to bring in plenty of referrals by using her natural ability to connect with her colleagues. Rather than pushing herself to engage in marketing she doesn’t enjoy, she leans into her superpowers: curiosity, openness, humor, and enjoying people. We talk about how she stopped being a jerky boss to herself and became the kind of boss she likes working for. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Marketing when you’re an extrovert
• Redefining networking as being yourself with other people
• Building a therapy practice without ever selling yourself
• Why it works well for people to weed themselves out of her practice
• How she gets away with NOT niching
• How being a parent influences her business
• How she makes her business parent-friendly
• How tracking her referrals has kept her sane over the years
• Handling cancellations and no shows

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/sara-lesser

Tiffany leaned into her experience living between worlds as she created her private practice and her consulting business. She explains why "full fees are the new black," and questions whether a sliding scale is the best way to give back. I hope you enjoy our chat even half as much as I did.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Establishing a niche with under-represented women of color in tech
• How she brought in clients by networking outside the therapy community
• How she uses copy and images on her site to call out to her potential clients
• Why niching down has not limited who she gets to work with
• Raising her fees higher than almost every therapist she knew
• Busting the myth that you can't make good money in private practice
• Finding her entrepreneurial community
• Questioning the myth of the noble (poor) therapist

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/tiffany-mclain

Tiffany leaned into her experience living between worlds as she created her private practice and her consulting business. She explains why “full fees are the new black,” and questions whether a sliding scale is the best way to give back. I hope you enjoy our chat even half as much as I did.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Establishing a niche with under-represented women of color in tech
• How she brought in clients by networking outside the therapy community
• How she uses copy and images on her site to call out to her potential clients
• Why niching down has not limited who she gets to work with
• Raising her fees higher than almost every therapist she knew
• Busting the myth that you can’t make good money in private practice
• Finding her entrepreneurial community
• Questioning the myth of the noble (poor) therapist

Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/tiffany-mclain