Private Practice Startup Podcast

Jane Carter is a therapist-turned-business-coach for solopreneurs who want to get out of their own way, make more money —and have more fun in the process.

She loves helping solopreneurs “put their business on the couch” so they can: *Find joy and purpose as they serve their clients, *Have a business aligned with their values & personality, and *Find themselves saying, “I can’t believe I get paid so well to do work I love so much!”

She lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she’s an outdoorswoman, craft beer snob, and local foodie.

Dr. Sean Davis is a distinguished Professor of Couple and Family Therapy at Alliant International University.

He is the founder and CEO of The Davis Group Counseling & Wellness Services, a group practice with offices throughout CA.

He is a winner of numerous national awards, including the AAMFT Training Award, Research Award, and Dissertation award.

Dr. Sean has published numerous award winning journal articles and books, including coauthoring the fields two most popular theory textbooks.

Katie K. May, LPC, owner and executive director of Creative Healing, is a national speaker and trainer specializing in therapy for teens with depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts.

As one of only eleven Linehan board-certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) clinicians in Pennsylvania, she’s an expert in this gold-standard treatment for life-threatening behaviors. 

Katie is committed to helping teens feel accepted for who they are while teaching them skills to build a life they love.

Austin Kirkland is a marketing and advertising professional with over a decade of experience, specializing in helping mental health professionals grow their practices. Outside of work, he enjoys woodworking, exploring Colorado's outdoors, and photographing nature with his fiancée and their golden retriever, Tater.

Meredith describes her journey as a therapist as parallel to her journey as a client.

She completed an intensive year long training in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy last year; adding Ketamine Assisted Therapy and Integration to her repertoire to assist clients with getting unstuck. 

She places a heavy emphasis on integration therapy to process and apply insights from psychedelic journeys into one’s daily life.

Kallie England, LMSW, is a nature based experiential therapist, yogi, occasionally-successful-gardener, psychedelic expert, soul-tender, & facilitator from Ann Arbor, MI.

She teaches Adventure & Experiential Therapy at the University of Michigan School of Social Work.

Kallie founded Akasha Wellness (a holistic experiential psychotherapy practice), Great Lakes Adventure Therapists (a fun-loving professional group), & co-founded the Adventure Therapy Program at University of Michigan Adventure Leadership.

Her deepest love is creating safe, sacred space where deep transformation can occur.

Kym Tolson is a therapist and digital nomad who has transformed her passion for travel into a successful lifestyle.

As a multi-passionate entrepreneur, she is the founder of "Bill Like A Boss," a membership community for insurance-based therapists to learn how to do billing on their own. 

Recognized for her innovative approaches, Kym has integrated AI into her practice, business, and life, leading her to create the "Clinical AI Club".

A fun fact about Kym is that she lives in Airbnbs around the globe, embracing the adventure of a fully nomadic lifestyle while she runs her businesses remotely.

Patrick Casale is the tounder of All Things Private Practice, Host of All Things Private Practice Podcast. 

Co-Host of Divergent Conversations Podcast, Retreat Host, Group Practice Owner, ND Entrepreneur Coach, Keynote speaker.

Patrick lives in Asheville, NC w/ his wife, Ariel and their 2 dogs, Hudson and Hazel.

Maureen Werrbach, LCPC, is a visionary entrepreneur in the mental health field.

As the owner of a multi location group practice and a business consultant, her goal is to help group practice owners build a practice they’re proud of.

Iris Torres is a bilingual and bicultural licensed professional counselor. She is the author of 'A Journey to Clear Focus: A Guided Journal' and is dedicated to educating the Spanish-speaking community on the importance of mental health.

Additionally, Iris serves as an adjunct faculty member, where she imparts her knowledge and passion to future counselors. When she is not counseling or teaching, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and two dogs.

Will is married with 2 healthy children who actually enjoy spending time with their Dad (for which he should be eligible for some form of lifetime achievement award).

Will has spent 20 years on active duty with the US military, most of that time in Special Operations. He received all the expected awards and decorations that come from an adult life spent bouncing from one conflict to the next.

One of his greatest achievements is maintaining his marriage throughout his career and managing to parent healthy kids. Will graduated from Wake Forest University with a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and is a member of the national counseling honor society Chi Sigma Iota.

Will has the most stereotypical list of hobbies ever for a Special Operations Veteran: He works on cars and motorcycles, makes his own beer, builds his own firearms, and makes custom furniture.