Private Practice Skills

I'm always curious to hear from fellow therapists about what it's like to be a therapist. Today, I dive into responses to a Reddit post that asked what the hardest thing about being a therapist is and share some of my thoughts and reactions.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

Original Reddit Thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/therapists/comments/1clxmxz/hardest_thing_about_being_a_therapist/

If you need support and you aren't sure where to go, MentallyFitPro shares some options:

https://www.mentallyfitpro.com/c/share-a-resource/the-big-list-of-burnout-resources-for-therapists

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

I often hear common themes come up amongst therapists before starting a private practice into the early months after their doors are officially "open." I thought I'd share them here to help you feel validated and empowered to navigate similar concerns.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

Here are some videos addressing some of the potential roadblocks I touch on in today's episode:

"How to Start a Private Practice Completely from Scratch"

https://youtu.be/RkcBxm0IacI

"How to Plan for Private Practice Before Getting Started"

https://youtu.be/QvzLulUs26s

"What if I Don't Get Enough Clients?"

https://youtu.be/j3KAHmxX_C8

"What if I Don't Make Enough Money in Private Practice?"

https://youtu.be/goK3Y4QmZls

"How to Avoid Isolation in Private Practice"

https://youtu.be/u-p7H36UK44

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

I invited you all to share some of the biggest misconceptions people have about your career as a therapist, and there were definitely some themes! In this video, I share the results and help debunk some of these common misconceptions about the therapy career.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

Today we're diving in to the topic of productivity. I've been through phases where I embraced a hustle mindset, and other phases where I've done everything I can to slow down. Today I'm asking: which of these approaches is healthier? And, is it possible that we're approaching productivity in the wrong way?

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

Prior videos about slowing down:

https://youtu.be/VqSIvjH-xbI

https://youtu.be/Quf0B_AdAuo

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

Today we're diving into everything you need to know to design your office, from things you need to consider when laying out your office all the way to how to plan out your entire design before spending a dime.

You can find the extended cut version of this video here:

https://youtu.be/BM-Ft8lEakE

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

Article: "What’s Your Interior Design Style: A List Of All the Styles"

https://bobbyberk.com/whats-your-interior-design-style-a-breakdown-of-all-the-styles/

RoomSketcher:

https://www.roomsketcher.com/

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

The folks at Heard conducted a survey assessing the state of finances for therapists in private practice. I got to sit down with Michael Fulwiler to go over the results. Some of them may surprise you!

The report covers topics such as: how much do private practice therapists earn, what are average insurance reimbursement rates, did therapists raise their rates? And so much more.

A huge THANK you to Heard for conducting this survey and to Michael for taking the time to share the results. We touched on lots of stuff, but you can find links to everything we referenced below to follow along:

Download the Heard 2024 Financial Report:

https://www.joinheard.com/resources/downloads/the-heard-2024-financial-state-of-private-practice-report

Free Heard webinar on June 14th at 9:00 am Pacific:

"How to Set Your Therapy Practice Up for Year-Round Financial Success"

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5817162929427/WN_RuXf0_gyS8-3z0rNSBO4qg

If you can’t make that time, you’ll be sent a replay afterwards

Check out Heard for a free 15-minute consultation:

https://bit.ly/3rNmDJx

(this is an affiliate link)

Quarterly Taxes Interview with Andrew Riesen from Heard:

https://youtu.be/Eo3f2VIrbMI

S Corp Interview with Andrew Riesen from Heard:

https://youtu.be/XYlFgkHl8yA

Playlist of Prior Videos with Heard:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi4iw1FZZYrCeMCOvYxz1zfYqtNxFFnZz&feature=shared

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

Today we're going to dive into the question of whether it's appropriate to specialize in topics you have a personal connection with. Whether you're considering specializing in treating something your loved one has dealt with, something you've dealt with in the past, or even your current experiences, in this episode we discuss things to consider before specializing in something you're personally connected to.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

Today we're diving into how to respond when clients give you constructive feedback. No matter how you slice it, it's always hard! But it's also a wonderful opportunity to lean into the therapeutic process and potentially have a healing experience. In this episode I share some of the do's and don'ts of how to respond when clients give critical feedback.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

An article in the APA's Monitor on Psychology showcasing stress and burnout levels updated with 2023 data show that therapist burnout is very much still prevalent. In this video, I take a look at the available data on therapist burnout and offer some practical tools to help us move towards health as a profession.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/04/psychologists-career-burnout

https://dictionary.apa.org/burnout

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/04/psychologists-covid-burnout

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423708/

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

In this episode, I share those "wolf in sheep's clothing" signs that you're in an unhealthy work environment, which leave us feeling disoriented and wondering if we're the problem, because our bosses and employers *seem* super supportive but something still doesn't feel right.

I hope this video helps you feel empowered to catch those unhealthy signs more accurately so you can be equipped to navigate them well.

FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:

Links Mentioned:

Original Video: "Signs You're in an Unhealthy Work Environment"

https://youtu.be/wLGOHzY_r7E

LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear

This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.

Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/

This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.