Australia Counselling members Shushann Movsessian and Gemma Summers are not your everyday therapists.

They have been creative in diversifying their psychotherapy practice income from creating The Soulful Woman, which focuses on retreats for women in Bali and Sydney, as well as the creation of online products for sale.

The Soulful Woman Facebook page now has over 146,000 fans, which is an incredible result and a sign that they have tapped into a need in the community.

In this interview, Shushann and Gemma share how they found the inspiration to diversify their therapy practices beyond face-to-face sessions, how they were able to decide what adjunct services they could add to their therapy practices, how they packaged their knowledge and experience into offerings that women wanted, how they used Facebook and their strategy they used to reach a global audience and how they created and promoted their first product for women.

Candace Plattor is an addictions counsellor in Vancouver, B.C., and is passionate about helping those in the grip of an addiction, as well as their loved ones.

She is the author of Loving an Addict, Loving Yourself and the accompanying workbook of the same name.

In this interview Candace shares how she came to be interested in the field of addictions, what are some of the tell-tale signs that therapists need to look for that may indicate addiction, what is considered a safe level of alcohol consumption and what is considered a dependence, how do you assess how serious the addiction is and what intervention is required, what the research says about which treatment models are the most effective in working with addictions, whether a person can recover from addiction with individual therapy, or if they need a multi-modal approach, how enabling shows up in the therapy room and how to approach the issue of enabling with an individual, couple or family

Have you wanted to get more exposure in popular media for your therapist profile and business? There's no doubt that been quoted by journalists and magazines, as well as requests for radio and television interviews leads to more clients.

As your name is seen and heard in the media, this helps you be front-of-mind for potential clients, as well as increase your credibility for your speciality.

John Aiken is a Sydney clinical psychologist who has had enormous exposure in the media. He speaks with Australia Counselling about all the benefits for his business that have come from his high profile in the media.

In this 35-minute interview, Sydney clinical psychologist also speaks about how being a psychologist who works in the specific niche of relationship issues helped grow his business

Some of the fundamental marketing strategies he did in his business that helped him to be noticed by the media, the benefits for his business from being able to build a high profile in the media, tips and strategies for therapists that would like to be quoted more in magazines, papers and interviews on radio and TV, tips about how to present in an effective way on radio and on television, how to focus your marketing messages and write articles so that the layperson 'gets it', tips for the therapist who doesn't feel very confident about putting himself 'out there' in the media and anexciting new ABC television project he is involved in related to couples and relationships.

Australia Counselling member Jacqueline Stone runs a very successful psychotherapy practice in Sydney working with a niche population.

In this interview I speak to Jacqueline about how having a niche therapy practice has helped her build a successful private practice where she works with her ideal clients and runs her business in a way that works for her.

Some of the benefits Jacqueline has experienced from marketing to a niche audience include attracting her ideal clients into her therapy practice, setting client expectations through her niche website, receiving client referrals that are much more ready to do the work of therapy, increased inquiries from journalists and the general media and increased exposure of her therapy business in the media.

This interview will give you lots of ideas about your own therapy marketing and how having a niche can help you get more clients.

Did you know that asking your clients for negative feedback and tracking their outcomes are statistically proven ingredients for clinical excellence?

Australia Counselling spoke to Scott Miller PhD about how outcome-focused psychotherapy can help clinicians become better therapists.

In this 30-minute interview Scott discusses what the research says about how effective psychotherapy really is, what is considered clinical excellence in the field of psychotherapy, whether the type of therapy treatment or approach you use makes a difference in client outcomes, what therapists can do to improve their outcomes, the benefits of therapists tracking their outcomes and what therapists using a outcome-focused approach need to be prepared for with their clients.

How to introduce the measurement tools to clients so that they are receptive to them

Australia Counselling member Jodie Gale is a therapist based on the northern beaches of Sydney.

She has created her ideal private practice that suits her lifestyle and family commitments through building a strong online presence by having a client-attracting website and blogging on a regular basis.

In fact, Jodie receives so many inquiries for counselling, she now refers out more clients than she takes on.

In this interview, Jodie shares:

In this podcast, Brisbane psychologist Dr Kate Lemerle of  Chrysalis Wellness Services speaks about how the theory of positive psychology can be used to create effective and powerful interventions when working with individuals, couples and in organisations.

Dr Lemerle also discusses:

Did you know that copywriting is a proven science that can actually increase the number of clients that contact you just from using particular words on your website and other promotional materials?

Melbourne copywriter Belinda Weaver certainly know this and in this podcast  we spoke to her about how therapists and counsellors can improve their copy online and offline to attract new counselling and psychotherapy clients.

In this interview, Belinda also discuss:

Did you know blogging can be a great way to build your authority in your niche and attract more clients?

In this 60-minute webinar, Clinton Power, founder of Australia Counselling covers the following areas:

Plus we review the blogs of two Australia Counselling members Jodie Gale and Colleen Morris to demonstrate blogging best practices.

Mindfulness meditation and psychotherapy have many points of conversion and overlap. Both have the ability to heal and help people increase their sense of wellness and wellbeing.

But is mindfulness a stand-alone therapy in itself? And can psychotherapy benefit from using mindfulness and incorporating meditation skills into clinical work with clients?

These are some of the questions we recently asked of Sydney Zen Buddhist and Insight Meditation teacher Subhana Barzaghi.

As a somatic psychotherapist who has been cultivating a meditation practice since the age of 20, she has a wealth of experience and knowledge about both areas of practice.

In this interview, Subhana shares: