Ideal Practice

Goodness…. I don’t even know how to tell you about this week’s podcast episode.  Today, you get to meet Amye Cole, an LMFT who offers counseling and clinical supervision in four states. Most of you have never heard of her - until now, that is. But the truth is that when I met her, and heard more of her story,  I knew I had to introduce her to you. Just hearing the way Amye’s path has unfolded will...

Sometimes, it’s not about getting more clients at all.  Sometimes, your practice may be drowning in referrals and you have more calls for help than you know how to handle, a recipe for burnout.  Today, you’ll hear about 7 ways to manage this, feel better, and take care of clients at the same time. Which one are you using in your practice already? Which one could you add? Shoot me a DM and tell me....

Have you heard of the Akashic Records? Ever since I first learned about the concept, I’ve been curious about it, and wanted to learn more.  That’s why I invited Anne Marie Pizarro, a former nurse with a strong science background turned Akashic Records reader and holistic practitioner, to join us. Anne has the most delightful energy and I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed this conversation!  This e...

Today we’re talking about what it really means to bring your true self, your real self… what it means to be as you as you can be…in your business.  I know we SAY we want that, but do we really? When is it okay to be authentic with our clients?  And when is it a little risky?  My take: you must be real to be effective. And - when you’re real, you will meet resistance.  That’s what we’re talking abo...

I’ve got a question for you….  Is it possible, just for a moment, that you might be imposing your personal money beliefs…. on your clients?  I know you don’t think so - but it’s entirely possible that you are, and don’t even know it. But we have to talk about this…about how we healers, even as compassionate, experienced and unusually self aware as we tend to be (!), might be imposing our OWN money...

Learning how to overcome objections is an important part of the sales process. Learning how to minimize resistance is an important part of most healing work.  As a healing arts professional in private practice, you need to know how to do both, so that’s what we’re talking about on the podcast today.  In this episode, you’ll hear a story about one of my clients, Karie, who found herself holding bac...

So here’s the thing. Free consultations don’t work.  Which is why I no longer offer them - in either one of my businesses.  Not as a therapist. And not as a private practice coach.  Does that sound mean? It’s not.  Does it sound like bad business strategy? It’s not. That’s what we’re talking about today. :)  In this episode, you’ll learn:  why I think free consultations are actually misleading.  h...

Today we’re doing something a little different.  Allow me to introduce you to Janet Feld, a professional musician, singer/songwriter, and a music teacher who lives in the Boston area.  Wondering why I’d have a musician on a show meant for healing arts professionals? Because we have more in common than you’d think. :) In this episode, you’ll hear:  How Janet made the transition from working 6 exhau...

I hate small talk.  So when I find a way to connect with others that is truly satisfying, I love it. (There’s a reason I’ve been a psychotherapist for decades, after all.) And when I stumbled on a way to attract client referrals, add outstanding clinicians to my group practice AND make new friends? Well - I was hooked. You are looking at the world’s biggest introvert. Yet when I was building my gr...

Not long ago, someone in my private Facebook group asked: How do I start a private practice where I can serve those dealing with cancer? And today, I’m sharing a deceptively simple answer to that BIG question.  Think of this as the roadmap for your Big Idea. It’s a step by step process I’ve used for years to turn courage into confidence, and do anything BIG I didn’t think I could do.  Starting a p...

“Geez - there’s nothing like hitting us right between the eyes first thing in the morning, Wendy!” That’s what one of my clients said - laughing - right after a coaching session where we’d talked in depth about how to handle the discomfort of success. To be fair, she was being funny — but she also had a point.  Most of us are used to failure. We know what it feels like to fall short of a goal - an...

I took the day off on Wednesday.  See, this is my birthday week, and I like to do something special if I can. So I spent the day in my favorite way, huffing along through the woods with my boots and my stick, on a rocky, beautiful, high-up trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Could I have used that day to work on the podcast?  Of course I could.  Could I have scheduled clients instea...

It’s a story I have heard before, how one exhausted, heart centered healer gives everything she has. How, over and over again, she’s there for her clients, there for her family, but not always there for herself.  But today, you get to meet someone who changed all that. In fact, she’s moved from no control over who she saw, or how she worked, or what she could charge - to a thriving practice that s...

You need referrals. Right? You’ve done all the things. Got your license. Set up an office. Opened a bank account for all the income you’re about to create. Printed a few business cards. You might even have a website up.  Yay for you!  Now - you’re ready for the phone to ring with all those clients you can’t wait to serve.  But hang on a minute - how do you make THAT happen?  Turns out, all you rea...

(You’ll want to take notes with this one, y’all.) Do you HATE small talk? Does just the thought of getting out to do a little networking, meeting colleagues for coffee, making new professional contacts - make you want to lock the office door and hide behind your couch (or maybe under your massage table)? Well I have good news. Because I myself am an EXTREME introvert, I’ve had to develop my own st...

“I feel like the message I keep hearing from you is that  the best way to start owning our marketing  is to start really finding that worth in ourselves…” Yes…..! That’s what  ALI BOEHM said on her podcast recently when I spoke about the role of marketing in a healing arts practice. Ali is a massage therapist turned business coach, who helps other massage therapists build a thriving practice that...

Today we’re taking a look at pricing. I want to talk about this because - based on my conversations with so many of you - there’s a good chance you might be selling yourself short in how you price your services. And I get that! Setting your rates is EASILY one of the most stressful things about running a private practice. When I was starting out, I wrestled with questions like: Where do I even sta...

You’re an entrepreneur, and if you’re ANYTHING like me or the healers I coach, you have big dreams, more ideas than you can shake a stick at, and a lot of passion.  You also may be beating yourself up if you’re not quite where you thought you’d be by now. Am I right?  On today’s podcast, we’re taking a look at the way we compare ourselves to others, why that’s a problem, and what to do instead. Be...

I know you don’t like to brag - but you and I both know the truth.   💁‍♀️ You’re really good at what you do. People who work with you get better. They’re happier. Their lives just work better.  And you’re making a difference. Isn't that all you need to be successful in private practice?  No, it isn’t. It takes more than that. You have to learn how to think like a business owner, which means...

When you’re a healer, there’s just not much that you can’t handle, right?  You can process almost anything with your clients — all the things they can’t talk to anyone else about: sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll.  You name it. We can handle it.  Except….There is one subject we seem to trip over in all kinds of ways: money.  And that’s a problem.  So in today’s episode, we’ll take a look at how this p...

So you’ve made a decision to start a private practice. Yay! Kudos to you!  🥂🎉 But what in the world do you do now? How do you even begin to get this thing started? Here’s the good news. In today’s world, you have more tools, options and opportunities than ever that will make getting a business off the ground much easier. But there are still a few basics that everyone needs at first, and that’s w...

As entrepreneurs who are at cause in our businesses, we have the freedom AND the responsibility to design a practice that fits who we are, that works for us as well as it works for our clients - because when we do, we show up as our best selves, and do our best work.   However, way too often, we develop a practice by default, with little thought about what we really want it to be. It’s easy to ass...

So here’s the problem.   You and I are human beings.  And just like anyone else on the planet, we, too,  want good things for our families, our children, and yes - ourselves.  But unlike many others, we are not always allowed to want more. Somehow, because we are healers, we’re not supposed to want anything else at all. Sound familiar? In today’s episode, we’ll take a look at that concept, and the...

Hey guys! Welcome to the Ideal Practice Podcast! I'm SO excited to begin this journey with you.  This project has been a long time in the making, and I'm tickled pink to finally be able to share it with you.  Thank you for being here! In today's episode you'll hear...  - More about why I got over myself, and decided it was finally time to DO this. -  What we're really all...

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