Fearless Practice

Do you worry about money in your Canadian private practice? Have you separated your personal bank account from your business account?? How do you plan for retirement?  In this podcast episode, I speak with Canadian money coach Linzy Bonham who covers the basics of how to build a strong financial foundation whereupon you can build your Canadian private practice. MEET LINZY BONHAM Linzy Bonham is a...

Have you considered taking your Canadian private practice online and overseas? Would you be interested in becoming a digital nomad therapist? Is it even possible? In this podcast episode, I speak with Jara Dekker, a seasoned traveller who's been working on the move for the past five years. We discuss the pros and cons of digital nomadism, how to make friends, and how to combine the passion that yo...

Is your Canadian private practice brand new? Are you unfamiliar with the business side of running a Canadian private practice? When you are starting out, it can be daunting to make sense of sales tax protocols and how to write a great Psychology Today profile. In this episode, I do a live consultation with Cayle and discuss various tips and tricks to help her establish the foundations of her new C...

I love to look at numbers and create a flexible yet profitable budget, but it's entirely another story to follow a budget. Learning how to effectively manage money is an important skill to master as a Canadian private practice owner.  If in the past you have found it challenging to create and stick to a budget or you don't yet know where to begin in developing one, I discuss helpful tips and advic...

Many Canadian therapists feel overwhelmed  by the business side of running a group  private practice. It takes a practice owner with initiative and a collaborative nature to support their counsellors  in providing the best therapy that they can as well as focusing on growing the group practice.  In this episode, I speak with Sue Cook about how she created a supportive framework that helps clinicia...

As soon as I started my private practice, I started blogging. Over time, it has helped me grow an audience, rank high on Google, and maintain a consistent connection with my clients. If you find blogging daunting, or you have been meaning to start but just don't know how to get going, in this episode, I discuss helpful tips from my personal blogging experience to help you get started. In This Epis...

This episode is a little nerve-wracking because I am going to recommend NOT DOING certain things in your Canadian private practice, that many counsellors do. If you do any of these things and it works for you, that's cool, no judgment. These are just tips that I've found helpful in my private practice journey in order to get a work-life balance. In This Episode: Don't have a waitlist Do not offer...

Are you a therapist working to build your social media presence? How do you remain ethical while entertaining your audience? In this podcast episode, I speak with Amelia about how to build a Canadian social media presence that is professional, ethical, and true to who you are, while still connecting to your audience and helping you get clients. MEET AMELIA HUTCHISON Learn more about Amelia Hutchis...

Is it worth spending money on a professional photographer? How can you get the best smile for your Canadian private practice photos? I have found that getting a professional photo that encapsulates who I am has helped me reach my ideal clients. In this episode, I speak with Brent McCombs about how Canadian therapists can get the best headshot that is authentic, shows who they are, and helps connec...

Why should you have a niche? Are you still figuring out what your niche is? Being able to say who I can help and how I can help them has allowed me to expand my practice, make myself known while getting to work with my ideal clients. In this episode, I help you to figure out how to find your niche, why they are important, and small mistakes to avoid. In this episode: Why should you have a niche? Y...

Do you use Psychology Today? Are you unsure about how to go about setting up an outstanding profile, or how to edit your already existing one for the better?  I have received a lot of new clients through my Psychology Today Canadian profile, and I would like to help you to do the same. Today I am sharing a list of things you can do today to help you stand out on this amazing platform, and help cli...

Today I speak with Ali Taylor, a multi-disciplinary clinic owner who struggled to find a beautiful and practical online booking and electronic charting software for her Canadian clinic. Her long-time friend, Trevor, built her a solution as part of the website. Other practices were interested in using this new tool and so they partnered to build a full online practice management solution, called Ja...

David took part in my webinar about starting a private practice. Now, he is building his own online Canadian private practice in Prince Edward Island! In this episode, he and I discuss ways for him to grow his success, the importance of raising his rates, and other vital aspects of creating a thriving Canadian private practice. MEET DAVID MITCHELL Learn more about David on his counselling website...

As a therapist, you give so much of yourself to your work and your clients, so you need to ensure that you protect your time and your energy.  How can scheduling your weekends accordingly with some hard boundaries around work help you achieve that elusive work-life balance? What is a 4-day workweek and would you consider it? How can raising your rates help you free up more time?  Today I speak wit...

Networking was an important factor in my marketing. Even though direct referral sources from other clinicians and doctors were helpful, networking itself could get expensive.  Some aspects of it worked well, while others were a waste of time and money. I needed to branch out my Canadian marketing and network strategies to suit me and my practice. IN THIS EPISODE: My first networking strategy  Usin...

As I started to get busier in my Canadian private practice, I had to make a decision of how many clients I wanted to see each week. I needed to find my sweet spot. I figured that if I got to see 8 to 9 clients a week, that would be my capacity to do amazing work with those clients.  If I started to see more than that, I would start to feel drained and not do my best work. I now knew that I was get...

I was getting really busy in my private practice, this was exciting, but I was starting to burn out. I had some tough decisions to make so that I could free up some time and energy. However, nothing could have prepared me for a global pandemic and having to transition my Canadian private practice from in-person to online counselling. IN THIS EPISODE: Making the decision to focus on my private prac...

By the end of 2018 things were going pretty well. I was working in my private practice 2 days a week and I was teaching at Dalhousie. I was making money and all the hard work I had done in setting up the foundational phase of my Canadian private practice was paying off. The stage was set for me to grow my private practice. IN THIS EPISODE: Starting my 3rd year off on a good note Burn out started t...

I was in my second year of running my Canadian private practice and things were going really well. I wasn't stressed about finances and I was able to gain some really valuable experience with my job at Dalhousie University whilst being able to pay the bills. My private practice was slowly growing and life was good.  But then January 2nd happened, one of the worst days in my private practice career...

I decided to move across the country to start a Canadian private practice in Halifax, NS with only 1 year of professional counselling experience under my belt, but I was pretty determined and really excited!  In this episode, I am going to talk you through how I set up my private practice in that first year. IN THIS EPISODE: Having to stick to a budget and have minimal expenses How I started my pr...

Welcome to Fearless Practice Podcast! This podcast has been a year in the making and I am so excited to finally talk to you about how to start and grow a Canadian Private Practice, and sometime in the future, how to make it into a group private practice. IN THIS EPISODE: Meet your host Starting my counselling career Figuring out my next move How I started my private practice Meet your host My name...

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