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In this episode, we’re speaking with Susannah Horwitz, a Licensed Professional Counselor and LIMB Grad based in Golden, Colorado.  

Susannah is a proud mom, wife, and entrepreneur. During her first episode on The Money Sessions in 2021, she shared her journey with raising her fees and becoming the primary breadwinner.  

Now, Susannah is coming back to reveal what it’s really been like in the years since she first embarked on her premium fee journey.  

You don’t want to miss this.

In this episode, Susannah shares: 

What it really means to do premium fee work (Hint: it’s not about the number); 

How getting in touch with what she really needed from her private practice and setting premium fees forced her to set boundaries in many other areas of her life; 

The ups and downs that come after the premium fee raise; 

How therapists use low fees and overworking as a way to avoid looking at their lack of boundaries in other areas of their lives; 

The three types of currency to consider when designing a private practice that works for you.

Resources mentioned: 

LIMB Academy 

FWF Calculator 

Susannah’s First Episode

Susannah’s Website → She does 1:1 consulting with therapists!

More about Susannah:

 Susannah Horwitz, LPC, LMHC, is a trauma-informed, nature-based expressive arts therapist and licensed professional counselor, serving clients located in Colorado, Massachusetts and Florida. She received her Masters degree in Intermodal Expressive Arts Therapies from Lesley University in 2003. She was an expressive arts therapist and director of the Project Launch college and career access program at RAW Art Works from 2004-2013. She has been a private practice owner since 2010. Susannah is a Certified EMDR therapist and also trained with both Skylight Psychedelics and Integrative Psychiatry Institute to become a Certified Ketamine-Assisted Therapy provider and Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist. 

 In her private practice, she loves to bring therapy clients "off the couch" and into the outdoors for Nature & Arts based EMDR intensives to help clients connect with the multifaceted powers of imagination, sense of humor, playfulness, and creativity to heal trauma and thrive. She specializes in working with caregivers such as medical professionals, wellness professionals, and parents who have experienced medical or relationship trauma, as well as those who identify as neurodivergent.  In addition to her practice as a therapist, she is the founder of the Well-Connected Therapist coaching program, which she created to support introverted and neurodivergent private practice therapists to build community through embodied, authentic connection.

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In this week of live online trainings, you’ll get crystal clear about how to talk fees ethically and fairly - in a way that honors you and your clients - as we head into 2025.  Click here to enroll in How to Charge like a Six Figure Therapist LIVE.

Monday, January 27 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Tuesday, January 28 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Wednesday, January 29 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Thursday, January 30 - 12-1:30 pm PST / 3-4:30 pm EST

Friday, January 31 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

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In this episode, we’re speaking with Rachel Hulstein-Lowe, MSW, a Licensed and Independent Clinical Social Worker and LIMB Grad based in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Rachel is a gender diversity expert who specializes in working with trans and nonbinary youth and their families. Rachel is also committed to making an impact beyond her client relationships via her activist efforts.  

But Rachel didn’t always have the time and energy to fully invest in social and political activism.  

In today’s episode, Rachel will share why she decided to take a leap and start her own practice after 13 years in a group practice.  

She’ll also get real about the difficulty of charging premium fees, and the reality check that forced her to confront the professional trajectory she had chosen for herself.   

Keep listening to find out what made Rachel finally say “no more.”

In this episode, Rachel shares: 

How she moved from working in a group practice to ultimately charging $250/session; 

How comparing her professional trajectory to her peers in other industries forced her to get real about the choices she was making in her professional life; 

How charging premium fees allowed her to actually go out and make a bigger impact in the lives of gender diverse kids and their families; 

Two specific strategies you can use to get off insurance panels and charge premium fees.

Resources mentioned: 

LIMB Academy 

FWF Calculator

Rachel’s Website

                           More about Rachel:

Rachel Hulstein-Lowe, MSW, LICSW, is a therapist and parent coach whose niche is gender-expansive youth and their parents. She is deeply committed to changing hearts and minds about trans youth. To this end, she is interviewing cis parents of gender-expansive youth from all over the country to share their stories on her blog and in a forthcoming book.

In this week of live online trainings, you’ll get crystal clear about how to talk fees ethically and fairly - in a way that honors you and your clients - as we head into 2025.

  Click here to enroll in How to Charge like a Six Figure Therapist LIVE.

Monday, January 27 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Tuesday, January 28 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Wednesday, January 29 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Thursday, January 30 - 12-1:30 pm PST / 3-4:30 pm EST

Friday, January 31 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

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 In the sequel to last week’s episode, we’re once again speaking with Jesse Kauffman, a Licensed Master Social Worker and LIMB Grad based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  

If you haven’t already listened to part one of his story, make sure you check it out here. (We’ll be waiting right here while you catch up.)

This week, Jesse walks us through his experience with what many of us would consider to be our worst nightmare.  

He took the leap, raised his fee, charged more than anyone in his area… and then had a client lodge a complaint against him with his board.  

And not only did they lodge the complaint, but an investigation was actually opened.  

In this episode, Jesse will describe what that experience was like and what he learned along the way.

In this episode, Jesse shares: 

His harrowing story of stepping into his full fee even when it meant having a licensing complaint lodged against him; 

How he sought support to make it through this difficult situation; 

How liability insurance came into play and how much it cost him to secure a lawyer to assist him; 

Why it’s vital to keep your notes up to date in order to have a premium fee practice (keep listening to hear how this comes into play); 

Exactly what you need to say if someone ever lodges a complaint against you or says your fee is too high (Jesse has a perfect answer).

Resources mentioned: 

LIMB Academy 

FWF Calculator 

Jesse’s Website 

Jesse’s Previous Episode

More about Jesse: 

Jesse Kauffman, LMSW, is a psychotherapist and breathwork facilitator whose specialty is supporting professionals with ADHD. Lately he’s been helping ADHD dads in the tech industry grow in their career while also maintaining a meaningful presence with their families at home - and it’s inspiring work! He is licensed to work with clients in California, Colorado, Michigan, and Wisconsin and practices out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

In this week of live online trainings, you’ll get crystal clear about how to talk fees ethically and fairly - in a way that honors you and your clients - as we head into 2025.

  Click here to enroll in How to Charge like a Six Figure Therapist LIVE.

Monday, January 27 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Tuesday, January 28 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Wednesday, January 29 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Thursday, January 30 - 12-1:30 pm PST / 3-4:30 pm EST

Friday, January 31 - 12-1 pm PST / 3-4 pm EST

Ready to set your fee? You choose the dream, we'll do the math. Download our FREE Fun with Fees Calculator here 👉🏽 https://www.leaninmakebank.com/free  

In this episode, we’re speaking with Jesse Kauffman, a Licensed Master Social Worker and LIMB Grad based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  

Jesse specializes in supporting professionals with ADHD, and has recently been working with ADHD dads in the tech industry. 

While Jesse is confidently navigating his niche while charging as much as $300/session now, it wasn’t always this way for him; he started out in Community Mental Health, and he experienced his fair share of naysayers throughout his transition to a premium fee private practice.

 You definitely don’t want to miss this. 

 No, seriously, make sure you tune in, because this episode is so nice we did it twice; part two of Jesse’s story is coming out next week. 

In this episode, Jesse shares: 

Why he decided to leave Community Mental Health and go into private practice; 

The difference between relationships that encouraged him and propelled him forward and relationships that discouraged him and held him back during his journey towards a premium fee private practice; 

How doing his fee and money work impacted his life far beyond his financial situation; 

His experience with negative feedback and hurtful comments regarding his professional dreams, and his advice for therapists navigating similar situations; 

His fears that charging premium fees would blow up his practice, and how he made the changes anyway despite how scary and dangerous it felt.

Resources mentioned:

LIMB Academy 

FWF Calculator 

Jesse’s Website

                                                                                                         More about Jesse: 

Jesse Kauffman, LMSW, is a psychotherapist and breathwork facilitator whose specialty is supporting professionals with ADHD. Lately he’s been helping ADHD dads in the tech industry grow in their career while also maintaining a meaningful presence with their families at home - and it’s inspiring work! He is licensed to work with clients in California, Colorado, Michigan, and Wisconsin and practices out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Happy New Year! Today, we want to invite you to join us for a very special event happening THIS January 27th - 31st.

In this week of live online trainings, you’ll get crystal clear about how to talk fees ethically and fairly - in a way that honors you and your clients - as we head into 2025. 

 Click here to enroll in How to Charge like a Six Figure Therapist LIVE. 

Ready to set your fee? You choose the dream, we'll do the math. Download our FREE Fun with Fees Calculator here 👉🏽 https://www.leaninmakebank.com/free  

In celebration of our 100th episode of The Money Sessions, this episode turns the tables on Tiffany and puts her in the hot seat with guest interviewer Nick Bognar. 

If you’ve ever wanted to know the story that started it all, look no further.  

Nick, a LIMB Grad and three-time guest on The Money Sessions, asks the hard-hitting questions we all want to know, and draws from his own expertise to encourage Tiffany to dive deep. 

And Tiffany? Well, she doesn’t hold back.  

She tells all like never before: how she embarked on her money journey, how she thinks about her work now, how her own mindset has shifted over the years as a result of building the LIMB Academy — we’re putting it all out there for this exclusive 100th episode special. 

Whether you’re a long-time fan or a first-time listener, you definitely won’t want to miss this.

In this episode, Tiffany shares: 

Her early days and the experiences that shaped her relationship to setting fees in private practice; 

What happened when a professor said her fees were too high; 

How race and class played into Tiffany’s fee-setting obstacles; 

How Tiffany responded when her consultant told her that her anxieties about her experiences with racism as a clinician were “all in her head”; 

What’s hard about business these days and how money stress is showing up for her now; 

How Tiffany stays grounded in the face of money anxiety.

Resources mentioned: 

LIMB Academy 

FWF Calculator 

Nick’s Last Episode on TMS 

Nick’s Podcast

Special thanks to Nick Bognar, our guest interviewer! Learn more about Nick and his work by visiting his website: https://nickbognartherapy.com/ 

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As we approach our 100th episode of The Money Sessions and the beginning of a new year, we want to take some time to reflect.  

So we’re turning back the clock and revisiting one of our most popular interviews from the beginning of 2021.  

In this throwback episode, we talk with Maya Jakob, a licensed therapist in Canada and Lean In. MAKE BANK. alum who is absolutely blowing it out of the water.  

Maya discusses how she went from earning $22/hour in her community mental health job to charging $160/session — and how she did it all in 2020, right in the middle of a pandemic.  

She talks about leaving her non-profit, what it meant to rebuild her professional relationships, and how 2020 — the year of COVID — was her practice’s best year yet.

In this episode, Maya shares: 

What it took for her to leave her non-profit and start her own practice; 

What it took for her to build new relationships in the premium fee world; 

How difficult it was for her to confront her cancellation policy lapses and how she streamlined her fees AND no-show policies; 

How her private practice has now surpassed six figures and has a booked schedule, despite a global pandemic.

Resources mentioned: 

LIMB Academy 

FWF Calculator 

Maya’s Website

More about Maya:

Maya supports women as they exit out of painful relationships and into the peace and calm that exists through healing as they connect to their truth and live it. Maya’s work with clients starts by mapping out an individualized plan of support which recognizes not only the impacts of pain, but also how experiences of hurt affect relationship navigation.  

Learn more at www.truegritcounseling.ca