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Do you run your own private practice? If so, I want to know if you have a business plan? Today I’m talking about the business of private practice with Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefer. Dawn shares her top strategies for launching a successful private practice including why you absolutely need a business plan. Don’t know where to start. We’ve got you covered.

Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefer is a licensed professional counselor and counselor educator in central Texas. She left a 23-year career in community mental health to open a private practice, which has grown into a group practice and consulting business. She started The Practice Class as an online resource for therapists in the process of launching, running, or growing their private practice.

Dawn shares her top strategies for launching a successful private practice including why you absolutely need a business plan. Don’t know where to start. We’ve got you covered. Let’s dive into episode 24, The business of Private practice with Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefter.  

Highlights
Why you need a business plan
What is included in a business plan
Using social media to maximize your SEO
Networking for growth

Resources
Business Plan Template Free Download https://thepracticeclass.kartra.com/page/business-plan

Free Downloads available to www.thepracticeclass.com and those on the email list get VIP freebies all the time

The Business Plan Masterclass is April 9th http://bit.ly/2Ncnkgz

Habits for Happiness: Helping
Others, April 16  http://bit.ly/38xGchq

Motivational Interviewing:
Method & Technique, April 23  http://bit.ly/3teabTx

Connect
Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefer
@thepracticeclass FB and IG
www.thepracticeclass.com
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Dr. Tamara Soles
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Twitter @drtamarasoles
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In this episode,  Dr. Shawn Hondorp joins me to tackle a big topic that is so fraught for so many- changing your relationship with food. Listen in as we talk about what’s wrong with dieting, how weight loss practices go against what we know about motivation, and how to start changing our relationship with food by embracing a new approach including strategies such as intuitive eating.

Dr. Shawn Hondorp is a board-certified clinical health psychologist living with her family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Her expertise is helping women master their relationship with food and focus on their most important dreams and goals. She has a blog and a podcast called Motivation Made Easy: Body Respect, True Health. More information along with free resources and her online program The Body Respect Program: Reclaim Your Relationship With Food and Create Empowered Sustainable Change can be found at DrShawnHondorp.com.

Highlights
What’s wrong with dieting
The research on motivation and weight loss
What is Intuitive eating
How do I start becoming an intuitive eater
Autonomy and health
Food and families

Resources
Free Hunger and Satisfaction Journal from Dr. Hondorp
https://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/

Connect
Dr. Shawn Hondorp's website
IG: https://www.instagram.com/psychology.of.wellness/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/PsychofWellness
Podcast & Blog: http://drshawnhondorp.com/blog/

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Allyson Dinneen joins me to discuss embracing vulnerability, and boundaries and making space for even our most uncomfortable emotions. Allyson shares how to transform childhood patterns of fixing people’s problems and making people happy to instead accompany people with compassion on their emotional journey.

Allyson Dinneen is a marriage and family therapist and mental health counselor who started the Notes From Your Therapist Instagram project, which currently has almost 400K followers. Allyson’s notes and insights on emotions, relationships, and life have been featured in Huffington Post, Shape, Cosmopolitan, and more. She lives in the Berkshires, Massachusetts and works in private practice.

Highlights:
The purpose of emotions as signals
Making space for uncomfortable feelings
It is OK if people are upset with you because you set a boundary
Transforming from a fixer of people’s emotions to one who can hold space
Grief and its impact as a therapist
The American Co-dependency of Parenting

Resources
Allison's book Notes from Your Therapist is available here

Connect
Allyson's Instagram Account @NotesFromYourTherapist
https://www.allysondinneen.com/

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Think mindfulness is all om and no play? Clay Drinko is back for our conversation about playful mindfulness. Join us as we discuss barriers to mindfulness, ways of making mindfulness more accessible and integrated into your everyday life and his new book Play Your Way Sane: 120 Everyday Games to Help You Calm Down, Stop Spiraling and Embrace Uncertainty.

Clay Drinko is an educator, expert contributor at Psychology Today, and the author of the new book Play your Way Sane: 120 Everyday Games to Help you Calm Down, Cheer Up, Stop Spiraling, and Embrace Uncertainty. He earned his Ph.D. in drama and theatre studies from Tufts University and has Master’s degrees in education and performance studies. Clay explores the intersection of improv, science and the everyday.

Highlights

Mindfulness Barriers and Misunderstandings
The effects of playfulness 
Embracing Uncertainty
Everyday mindfulness games
Mindfulness Apps

Resources
Get Clay's new book  Play your Way Sane: 120 Everyday Games to Help you Calm Down, Cheer Up, Stop Spiraling, and Embrace Uncertainty

Alternate nostril breathing how-to video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VwufJrUhic

Connect
Clay on Instagram
Clay on Twitter
Clay on Facebook
https://www.playyourwaysane.com/

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Today I’m joined by Dr. Ashley Miller as we talk emotion-focused parenting and her book What to Say to Kids when Nothing Seems to Work. I also share the details for my upcoming free masterclass entitled 3 Essential Parenting Shifts to Raise a Secure Child without Raising your Voice.

Dr. Ashley Miller is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and family therapist at BC Children’s Hospital with 15 years’ experience and is also the mother of a teen and a tween. She runs groups for youth with depression and for parents of youth with mental health challenges. Dr. Miller is also the co-author of the book What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers.

Highlights
-       How families are coping with COVID-19
-       Mental health professionals managing COVID
-       What led to the creation of her book and what sets it apart from other parenting books
-       Emotion Focused Family Therapy
-       The Do-over and the value of therapeutic apologies
-       The role of reassurance in anxiety and sadness
-       Parental involvement in children’s mental health treatment

Connect
Dr. Ashley MIller
Twitter: @ashleypmiller
Instagram: drashleymiller
Website: www.what2say2kids.org

Dr. Tamara
Instagram  @drtamarasoles
Twitter @drtamarasoles
Facebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasoles
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What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers. By Adele Lafrance PhD and Ashley Miller MD
https://www.routledge.com/What-to-Say-to-Kids-When-Nothing-Seems-to-Work-A-Practical/Lafrance-Miller/p/book/9781138344631

Emotion Focused Family Therapy https://www.emotionfocusedfamilytherapy.org/

Dr. Bruce Perry’s Talk with Oprah about COVID-19
https://www.neurosequential.com/covid-19-resources

We Need To Talk About Another Pandemic Mental Health Crisis: Therapist Burnout By Dr. Jessi Gold
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicagold/2021/01/19/we-need-to-talk-about-another-pandemic-mental-health-crisis-therapist-burnout/?sh=579669114d18

How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk
https://www.amazon.ca/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/1451663889

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Join me in conversation with Windy Ezzell, LCMHC, specialist in reproductive health therapy where we talk about the varied clients she works with and holds a sacred space for related to everything from family building to infertility, to loss and grief and more. 

Windy is honored to hold space as a trauma informed practitioner with those experiencing challenges related to infertility, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, or postpartum anxiety/depression. I also assist clients in navigating their family building options (Medically Assisted Technologies, Adoption, Donor Gametes, Donor Embryo, and Childfree thriving.) She also created Fertile Affirmations, in both an app form and a card deck so be sure to check those out.

Connect
Windy Ezzell, M.A.
Instagram: @fertileaffirmations 
Facebook: @fertileaffirmations 
Twitter: @InnerSolutions

Dr. Tamara
 Instagram  @drtamarasoles
Twitter @drtamarasoles
Facebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasoles
[email protected]
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Resources

https://fertileaffirmations.com/

https://www.innersolutionscounseling.com/

Postpartum Support International https://www.postpartum.net/

Webinar LGBTQ Adoption Series https://www.bcadoption.com/civicrm/event/info?id=818&reset=1

American Society for Reproductive Medicine https://www.asrm.org/

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In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Foley returns for us to revisit the topic of doing therapy during a global pandemic. We talk about the benefits and challenges of online therapy- 10 months into this crisis. We also talk about whether therapists and clients will continue to stay online, retain physical space, or return to in-person work and how they can up their self-care. Issues related to client’s investment in online therapy and the impact of teletherapy on safety planning are also discussed. 

 Dr. Elizabeth Foley is a psychologist in private practice in Montreal at the Resilience clinic which she co-founded. She works with adults and older adolescents with a particular focus on anxiety, depression, trauma and OCD. She has a soft spot for working with mothers with perinatal mental health issues and people with personality disorders. Until 2018, Dr. Foley was the director of the cognitive behaviour therapy service at the Jewish General Hospital, where she still supervises psychology students and psychiatry residents one day per week. She is also an associate Member in the Department of Psychiatry and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at McGill University.

Highlights:
-       Pandemic Purgatory
-       Burnout for the Helpers
-       Advantages and Difficulties with Online therapy
-       Clients investment in online therapy
-       Where clients take their calls
-       Does online therapy increase safety risks
-       Therapists giving up physical office space as they move entirely online
-       How therapists can step up their self-care

Connect
Dr. Elizabeth Foley’s Website https://resilienceclinic.ca/our-team/

Dr. Tamara
 Instagram  @drtamarasoles
Twitter @drtamarasoles
Facebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasoles
[email protected]
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Resources
https://www.newsweek.com/we-are-therapists-we-need-therapy-ourselves-1528311

For help with coping with the COVID 19 crisis, here is a list of available resources in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/life/wellness/how-to-access-free-mental-health-and-emotional-support-during-the-covid-19-crisis-1.5519397
 
Any time of the day or night, you can dial 1-833-456-4566 (available in English and French) to reach the Crisis Services Canada, a national network of non-profit distress and crisis service centres. 

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Dr. Nicole Byers joins me in conversation about somatic symptoms- those symptoms that may be physical in nature like headaches but without a clear medical cause. We talk about how somatic symptom disorders develop, how to screen for them, and ways to support individuals with somatic symptoms. We also explore how these symptoms may show up in everyone's lives, particularly in the current culture of "Busy". 

Dr. Nicole Byers is a neuropsychologist in Calgary Alberta. She’s the host of The Bold Life podcast and is an online educator. Her passion is helping women overcome the mental barriers that leave them stuck in self-doubt so they can stop worrying what everyone else thinks, and build the confidence to speak up, stop hesitating, and take action towards their goals. She has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Saskatchewan and is an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, and has published articles in professional journals in the areas of brain health. 

Highlights
What are somatic symptoms
How do somatic symptom disorders develop
Mind Body Connection
Treatment outcomes related to confidence in treatment
Placebo effects
How Somatic Symptom Disorders are diagnosed
Tools for Testing for Somatic Symptoms
The dangers of our culture of busyness
The Somatic “Flags” Your body may be Sending
Negative and Positive Stress
Supporting Clients with Somatic Symptom Disorder
What’s your Stress Personality Quiz

Connect with Us
Dr. Nicole Byer
Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/drnicolebyers
Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/drnicolebyers
Website: www.drnicolebyers.com

Dr. Tamara
Instagram  @drtamarasoles
Twitter @drtamarasoles
Facebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasoles
[email protected]
drtamarasoles.com

 
 Resources

5 Nervous System Hacks to Help Reset Your Child’s Nervous System drtamarasoles.com click Hacks

What’s your Stress Personality? https://drnicolebyers.com/

Battery For Health Improvement 2 (BHI™ 2) https://www.pearsonclinical.ca/en/products/product-master.html/item-65

 Autism and Somatic Health https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10519-019-09986-3

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Dr. Cameron Caswell joins me to talk about the misunderstood teenage brain, what goes wrong with the parent-teen relationship, and how to motivate teens. Dr. Cam shares her PRIME parenting strategy to help parents shift their understanding of and reaction to their teens. Dr. Cam also shares her strategies for getting teen buy-in in therapy. 

Cameron (Dr. Cam) Caswell, PhD is an adolescent psychologist, family success coach, teen translator, author, and the host of “Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam” podcast. She is on a mission to help parents build strong, positive relationships with their teens through improved communication, connection, and understanding using her PRIME Parenting Method. Dr. Cam is the mom of a teen too, so she not only talks the talk, she walks the walk!

Highlights
The misunderstanding of the teenage brain
Counterwill and autonomy
Peer Orientation
Improving the parent-teen relationship
Confusing respect and disrespect
Key ways to increase teen motivation

Connect with Us
Dr. Cam
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcamconsulting
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/the_teen_translator/
YouTube: Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccaz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameroncaswell/

Tamara
IG @drtamarasoles
Twitter @drtamarasoles
Facebook Dr Tamara Soles
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Resources
7 Secrets for Motivating Teens can be downloaded on her website https://drcamconsulting.com/

Dr. Cam's Podcast https://drcamconsulting.com/watch-the-show 

Crashcourse https://drcamconsulting.com/crashcourse

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Psychiatrist Dr. Jessica Gold joins me to discuss mental health advocacy in the popular press and social media, how she navigates this responsibility and amplifies the voices of frontline workers and therapists particularly during COVID 19. We also talk about therapists in therapy and how Jessi how she supports frontline workers in her work.

Jessica (“Jessi”) Gold, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Wellness, Engagement, and Outreach in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University in Saint Louis. She works clinically as an outpatient psychiatrist and primarily sees college and graduate students, as well as faculty, staff, and hospital employees. In her administrative role, Dr. Gold is helping her university and hospital's overall mental health response to covid for faculty and staff and finding acute and sustainable ways to take care of our own. Dr. Gold is particularly interested in college mental health, women’s mental health and gender equity, physician wellness, and the overlap between popular media, stigma, and psychiatry. While she has published frequently in the more "traditional" methods of research papers and academic publications, she has also enjoyed teaching about mental health topics and decreasing stigma through writing for popular press outlets and she been featured in, among others, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, TIME, Vox, Newsweek, Self, InStyle, Glamour, and Forbes, where she is a contributor

Highlights

Therapists’ responsibility in the media
Using popular press to advocate for mental health
Navigating social media
Covid toll on therapist’s mental health
Answering the “how are you?” question as a therapist in COVID 
Therapists in therapy 
Helping COVID frontline care workers in therapy
Working with College kids during COVID
Including therapists in COVID policy

Connect with Us

Dr. Jessica Gold
@drjessigold on twitter and instagram
www.drjessigold.com

Tamara
IG @drtamarasoles
Twitter @drtamarasoles
Facebook Dr Tamara Soles
email [email protected]
drtamarasoles.com

Resources
https://www.nami.org/Home

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/June-2018/Why-Suicide-Reporting-Guidelines-Matter 

https://www.newsweek.com/my-coping-skills-therapist-2020-fail-fail-again-1547686 

https://cmha.ca/

https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/

https://afsp.org/

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