In this episode, we're speaking with Samantha Osborne, a clinician located in Asheville, NC. Sam holds many titles: Board Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, and Mental Health Integrative Medicine Certified Provider (MHIMCP).

She became interested in mental health after struggling with her own anxiety and depression. She now centers her practice around helping others in similar mental spaces to "live with less anxiety and more joy".

In this episode, Sam will share:

What it was like to come from an upwardly mobile, working-class family to owning her own business;

Three signs led her to make the change from insurance panels to private pay;

How she used a no-judgement, no-nonsense decision making approach to get off insurance panels;

How canceling insurance panels led her to having an upwardly mobile family and the impact it's had on the well-being of her family.

Resources mentioned:

Fun with Fees

Lean In. Make Bank.

4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop

More about Sam:

Samantha Osborne is a therapist for ambitious overachievers in Asheville, NC. She's a "super fan" of the Money Sessions, and she has picked up several new hobbies since starting her private practice.

To contact - www.SamanthaOsborneTherapy.com