Private Practice Workshop

If you've ever thought about starting any sort of online business or "side hustle" like an online course, membership site, consulting practice, podcast, affiliate marketing, etc., then now is the time to do it. In this episode, John explains why, reflects on his journey in getting to where he is today, and offers some insight into how and why you should get started with your big idea now, rather than later.

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Find out how well your business is doing by taking our Healthy Private Practice Assessment: https://2dtyclgi7f9.typeform.com/to/ksG0SUu7

If you've ever thought about sharing what you've learned about private practice with other therapists, then this is the episode for you. In this solo episode, John pulls back the curtain on exactly how he became a private practice consultant, and the simple steps you can take if you want to become one too. Also included in this episode:

1. How John became a consultant
2. When you can start consulting
3. The one thing that changed everything for John
4. Eight simple steps to kickstart your consulting business in 30 days or less

Get more clients consistently (Free training): www.privatepracticeworkshop.com/getclients

Apply for the new coaching group: http://bit.ly/2LVVKRq

John sits down with client and mastermind group member Celeste Osborne to hear about her journey from full-time agency work to full-time, thriving private practice in Houston, TX. Included in this episode:

1. How Celeste started seeing clients even without an office
2. Why Celeste decided to become a therapist
3. How Celeste invested in herself (and how it's paid off)
4. How Celeste overcame a big early setback
5. Celeste's biggest advice for therapists in private practice

Get more clients consistently (Free training): www.privatepracticeworkshop.com/getclients

Celeste's website: https://rhchouston.com/

Apply for the new coaching group: http://bit.ly/2LVVKRq

In this episode, John breaks down the 6 most important things he's learned about business since starting and growing 5 businesses since 2012. Included in this episode is everything that John wishes he knew when he started, and the most important pieces of wisdom he relies on to run his businesses today, including:

1. Business solves a painful, urgent problem
2. Relationships ensure a future-proof business
3. Marketing is about connection, empathy, and making a compelling argument
4. Scale matters
5. Vision matters
6. You have to keep trying to "do more good" while also making more money

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https://www.privatepracticeworkshop.com/pdp

John sits down with LMFT, Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt, and San Francisco private practitioner Brad Smallwood to hear about his journey from non-profit leader to profitable private practice. This episode is full of real-life advice and stuff that you can take action on right away.

Get more clients consistently (FREE training): www.privatepracticeworkshop.com/getclients

Brad's website:

http://bradfordsmallwood.com/

Apply to join Purpose Driven Practice:

https://www.privatepracticeworkshop.com/purpose-driven-practice

Have you hired new clinicians for your group counseling practice and wondered, "am I doing this right?"

Look no further than this episode to learn the most critical components of hiring the right therapists to join your group private practice, including:

1. Initial recruiting tips
2. Phone screening interview tips
3. In-person interview tips
4. Leveraging your current clinicians
5. 2 different kinds of a hire
6. Giving yourself an out (probationary period)
7. The importance of onboarding and mission, vision, and values

FREE training on how to get new clients consistently: http://privatepracticeworkshop.com/getclients

Ever wondered whether you should hire a virtual assistant, or how to be successful when you do? If so, then this is an episode you absolutely don't want to miss. Uriah Guilford, owner of the Productive Therapist virtual assistant company, sits down with John in this episode to talk all about:

5 benefits of having an amazing virtual assistant:

1. Enjoy your work more - Delegate tasks you don't like or are not particularly good at
2. Make more money - Free up your time to focus on income-generating activities
3. Avoid burnout - Escape the hustle, i.e. superhero syndrome and being too busy
4. Keep your clients happy - Improve customer service for clients
5. Take more vacations - Make it possible to take vacations while your business runs efficiently

Tips on working effectively with a virtual assistant

• Excellent communication is a must
• Use technology efficiently
• Delegate the outcomes - avoid getting stuck in the deciding trap
• How to deal with problems when it's not going well

Freebie: Virtual Advantage Online Course

https://productivetherapist.teachable.com/p/virtual-advantage/

Apply to join Purpose Driven Practice:

https://www.privatepracticeworkshop.com/purpose-driven-practice

In this episode, John details why he moved to Paris, France, and the ways in which it has influenced and changed him so far. Also included in this episode:

1. A peek behind the curtain
2. What is has been like having sold his group practice
3. How living in Paris has changed him
4. What it's like to be fully remote
5. What it's like to lead a remote team

John being interviewed on the Paris podcast: https://theearfultower.com/2019/08/01/five-culture-shocks-youll-face-in-paris/

Thinking of leaving your group practice and launching your own? Or, are you a group practice owner who wants to be prepared for if and when a clinician leaves your practice to start their own? If so, then this is the episode for you, where you'll learn:

1. How to communicate your plans
2. Why you need to review your contract first
3. How much notice to give
4. The things you should do while you're still at the group practice
5. How to set and communicate your timeline

Find out how well your business is doing by taking our Healthy Private Practice Assessment: https://2dtyclgi7f9.typeform.com/to/ksG0SUu7

FREE training on how to get new clients consistently: http://privatepracticeworkshop.com/getclients

Want to make passive income without writing your own book, building your own course, or building an entirely new business? Look no further than affiliate marketing. In this episode, John breaks down the essentials of affiliate marketing and how therapists can use it to make passive income right away. Included in this episode:

1. What is affiliate marketing?
2. Is affiliate marketing ethical?
3. How to get started with affiliate marketing
4. Four affiliate marketing hacks

FREE training on how to get new clients consistently: http://privatepracticeworkshop.com/getclients