The Practice of Therapy Podcast

In this episode, Gordon and Julie Herres from  GreenOak Accounting  talk about taxes. Being a private practice owner comes with a unique set of financial advantages and disadvantages. Self-employment is a whole lot different than being an employee – many private practice owners are not prepared for the change. Stay tuned to hear Julie discuss why you may want an accounting firm managing your money...

In this episode, Perry Rosenbloom, Founder of Brighter Vision, joins the show. Perry and Gordon discuss  Brighter Vision's  most recent project, Social Genie. Is keeping up with social media challenging for your busy schedule? Perry and his team make social media a breeze with Social Genie. Later, Perry and Gordon talk about how to get your website the best search engine optimization. Meet Perry R...

In this episode, Gordon and James Marland talk all about virtual assistants. Hiring a virtual assistant for your private practice has so many benefits. Virtual assistants can save you both valuable time and money. Plus, James gives tips on how to find the right VA for your practice and ways to make the hiring process as smooth as possible. Meet James Marland James Marland is Chief Operations Offic...

In this episode, Gordon explains how private practice owners can embrace change. Change is going to happen; the sooner we can embrace the change, the easier it will be to handle it. Some ways to ease the potential pain of change will be preparing ahead of time. Have systems in place, capture everything, and break things up into smaller pieces. Later, Gordon speaks about the importance of having a...

In this episode of the Practice of Therapy Podcast, Gordon and  Brent Sweitzer, LPC, RPT  dive deep into the book,  Getting Things Done  by David Allen.   Brent describes how the methods of GTD changed his life and some of his favorite tools from David Allen. Plus, Brent explains his recent jump into full-time private practice, despite not thinking he was 100% ready for the change. Brent Sweitzer...

In this episode, Gordon describes the inspiration behind his  Session Note Helper  – it was created to quickly write session and progress notes while using standard phrasing menu items and checkboxes. Gordon also explains the tools on G-Suite and how therapists can use G-mail and still be HIPAA compliant. Later, Gordon discusses the importance of connecting with people and some of his favorite hig...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? In this episode, Gordon and  Sarah Leitschuh, LMFT  discuss the progression of practicing therapy to consulting people on the business side of private practice. Often, private practice owners crave the flexibility of being an entrepreneur. However, flexibility isn't always a good thing as Sarah can attest to. Stay tuned to hear all the ways owners can navigate the ove...

In this episode, Gordon talks with  Michelle Hardman, LPC from The Primed Practice . They discuss the importance of understanding how to run a business when starting a private practice. Therapists do not get training on how to run a business, so starting a private practice can be tricky. However, Michelle wants to bridge that gap of knowledge and coach therapists through the intricacies of running...

In this episode, The Practice of Therapy celebrates its 100th EPISODE! Gordon plays clips from some of his favorite episodes, including guests like  Jeff Guenther ,  Allison Puryear, Joe Sanok, Kasey Compton, Mike Michalowicz, Paul Jarvis, Melvin Varghese,  and  David Hall.  The clips cover a variety of private practice topics like marketing, return on investment, processes, systems, and how to fi...

In this episode, Jill Barnett Kaufman tells us all about the courses she provides for continuing education. Her latest course is on how parents can redirect children's behavior. Jill describes the four reasons a child may be misbehaving and the ways we can identify these behaviors. Plus, Jill explains all the different niches she has been part of including parenting classes, court-ordered co-paren...

In this episode, Gordon speaks with Juan Santos about what it was like for Juan to open a private practice straight out of graduate school. Plus, Juan gives valuable tips on how to market a private practice. He says the essential factor is to be your most genuine and authentic self when spreading the word about your practice. Later, Gordon and Juan discuss a unique niche – immigration evaluations....

In this episode, Gordon speaks with  Mio Yokoi , a registered psychotherapist,  podcaster and Supporter of Growth . First, Mio explains why mental health needs to be an ongoing discussion rather than something people only are concerned about when in distress. Then, Mio describes how she was fortunate enough to get her private practice website up and running over ten years ago; age is helpful when...

Have you ever been so overwhelmed in your private practice that it completely took over your day? In this episode, Gordon gives helpful tools and resources to beat the overwhelm and take control of your day. In particular, Gordon utilizes self-care, his daily planner, and the  getting things done  philosophies. Self-Care   Focus on the things that matter most in your life, and don't lose sight of...

In this episode, Rob Reinhardt and Gordon discuss some tips on creating products to diversify income for your private practice. Rob explains how his first product  Describe  cards, came to be.  Describe  is a deck of cards that supports over three dozen games for people of all ages. Then, Rob explains how he came up with the second deck and the activity board. Later, Rob gives tips on things you n...

In this episode, Litsa Williams and Gordon discuss helping people with an issue that affects all of us at one point or another in our life, grief. Litsa and her partner, Eleanor Haley, have created an endless supply of resources for people who are in the grieving process. Plus, they have resources for professionals who help others that require grief support. Later, they discuss creative coping and...

In this episode of the Practice of Therapy Podcast, Gordon talks with Holly Chantal about how she helps therapist, counselors and other service providers package and present what they have to offer in a way that attracts your ideal clients.  Holly and Gordon discuss what should go on your "about page" and how it should make people connect with you. Then, Holly explains why narrowing down your clie...

In this episode, Gordon talks with David Sturgess, LPC about making the transition from working in a hospital setting to full-time private practice. David was able to make that transition over time by starting part-time with his private practice working just a few evenings a week. David shares how he was able to decide when to go full-time with his practice. Also, Gordon and David discuss understa...

In this episode, Gordon talks again with Whitney Owens, LPC and they discuss the difference between hiring independent contractors versus employees. Overall, hiring an independent contractor is less paperwork, but you will also have less control over their supervision. Then, Whitney explains how she uses promotion groups to bring clients to her practice and how she plans to help private practice o...

In this episode, Gordon and Stacey Lanier, LPC-MHSP discuss their time working together and Stacey's new business ventures. Stacey describes her transition to private practice and also her tipping point. Then, we learn all about Stacey's latest business venture –  The Atelier , a wellness co-working space for people to have a community of other professionals. Plus, Stacey reveals some of her most...

In this episode, Gordon talks again with Joe Sanok about the importance of making connections and developing relationships in building your private practice. They also talk all about  Killin'It Camp  which is an upcoming conference that runs from October 20-23, 2019 in Estes Park, CO.  Gordon and Joe discuss how attending the conferences are an investment in personal development as well as the fut...

In this episode, Gordon talks about what is needed to bring clients to your practice and the various "touch-points" and tipping points that make that possible. In many ways, this episode is about marketing but goes in a little deeper to discuss some of the concepts Gordon has learned from  Malcolm Gladwell's book,  The Tipping Point; How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference. Maven, Connector, a...

Gordon's first ever guest on the Practice of Therapy Podcast is back! Dr. David Hall of  PsychMaven  discusses how he has felt unqualified in more than one business venture. One of the ways David has followed his passion is by starting a continuing education group called  The Narrative Institute . Also, David touches on some ethical issues in private practice and gives a little sneak peek into wha...

What if the real key to a more productive and fulfilling career was not to create and scale a new start-up, but rather, to be able to work for yourself, determine your own hours, and become a sustainable company of one? In this episode, Paul Jarvis explains why the smarter solution is to do just that. Gordon and Paul also discuss how to work toward simplicity and the importance of building relatio...

In this episode, Gordon talks with Dr. Tara Vossenkemper about how to know what you are doing as a clinician is working. Tara recently started a group practice and looks at lots of different numbers to determine how the business is operating. Also, Tara and her clinicians use multiple different methods to determine if their clients have valuable experiences during therapy. Stay tuned to hear about...

In this episode, Gordon answers questions he has received from multiple listeners concerning hiring employees or contractors, and how to pay them. First, Gordon explains the difference between hiring an employee versus hiring a contractor. Hiring a contractor is undoubtedly the more straightforward route and will mean less oversight and less paperwork for the business owner. Hiring an employee is...