Ideal Practice

AMANDA LANDRY was thinking big from the beginning... ...but even she never thought she’d get to this place.  With a staff of 35 scattered over four different locations, her group counseling practice is changing lives in a big way.  And to think - she started with one tiny office, and a part time admin. What a story her’s is… IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN... Why you should hire help from the b...

You know, there is nothing quite like running a business to show us our ‘stuff’: our issues, our blindspots, and where we tend to hold ourselves back from the kind of success we all want. So in this episode, let’s take a look at three core elements of business ownership that are especially   tricky for healers.   Let's talk about why they’re so hard, what they mean for your success, and why y...

Want to know what it really takes to run a successful - and healthy - private practice? Well - there’s more to it than renting an office, hanging up a sign, and making an announcement on Instagram. And today, you’ll see how much more. Although I often teach this to my coaching clients, this is the first time I’ve ever shared it publicly. In today’s episode, you’ll learn about my proprietary framew...

Ali Boehm has learned a lot about what makes her happy since starting out as a solo massage therapist.  First, she grew a successful group of 15 outstanding providers with retail, classes, staff training and more.  That itself came with it’s share of challenges, and wins - all of them important. But then, when the time was right, she walked away from it all, opening the door to an even better busi...

You can have a great annual plan, and clear quarterly goals - but if you’re not making progress week to week, and day to day, you’re not really making any progress at all. On the other hand, imagine what it would feel like if you got to the end of the week feeling REALLY good about what you accomplished this week. Kinda nice to think about, right? Well in today’s episode, you’ll learn how to make...

As an entrepreneur, I always have more ideas in my head than anyone around me could possibly imagine.  But how in the world do you know which ideas to act on, and what to do first?  It’s easy, my friend.  Zoom in on the next 90 days - period - because nothing else works quite as well as this simple discipline…. And in today’s episode, you’re about to learn why. ~Wendy xoxo P.S. If you enjoyed this...

Alright y’all… It’s time to wrap up the year with a nice little bow, so we can turn our full and focused attention to the next.  You with me? Hope so. Because the last thing you want to do is to keep moving forward blindly, reacting to whatever pops up in your practice with no reflection, no strategy, and no clear idea of where in the world you’re going next… And if you feel like you’ve got way to...

Christie Miller, business mentor to health coaches everywhere, has had her share of professional success. But starting her own business was a unique challenge, one that *almost* stopped her. Until, that is, she became more intentional about her own energy - and began to consciously work with the Law of Attraction. If you’re one of those who’s a bit skeptical about all of this, you have plenty of c...

Sometimes, a moment arrives when we see ourselves SO clearly that we can no longer avoid the truth. If we’re lucky, that moment of clarity leads to real growth, and expansion, in all the best ways. And certainly - learning my Enneagram type was that moment for me. But whoooooboy - it was rough at first. So - that’s what I decided to share with you today - and,  gosh, I’d love to know if something...

Understanding the Enneagram has been a game changer for me . Not only do I catch myself in patterns all the time, I see them in my clients - and now - I know how to help them see it too. Once we understand those patterns, we can choose how and when to let them help us in our lives. For example, figuring out that I was a 9 with a 1 wing has been both frustrating - and freeing - because I can see wh...

Could you use a few more referrals for your private practice?  Or maybe just more of the right kind of referrals?  Then you’re going to love today’s episode. If your practice is up, open and ready to go — all you need is for the phone to ring with referrals for clients you can’t wait to serve.  But how do you make that happen?  Turns out, it’s easier than you think.  All you really need are a few...

As I write this, I’m in the middle of a work/travel adventure. For a few weeks now, Anne and I have been on the road, exploring parks and trails and small towns and historic treasures up and down the east coast. Along the way, she’s continuing her consulting work with corporate clients on climate change, while I continue my counseling and coaching work with clients at home and elsewhere. To make t...

Kym Tolson didn’t really pay much attention to her insurance billing service - until the day she discovered she’d lost thousands of dollars through their mistakes.  Then - when she questioned their work - they fired her as a client!  As crazy as that was, it turned out to be, as we here in the South would say, a blessing in disguise. Because, after a moment of panic, she rallied - big time. She do...

“ Do you take my insurance? ” If the answer is yes, that’s an easy question to handle. But if you don’t (or can’t) accept insurance reimbursement in your practice, you may not know quite how to handle it. After you hear this episode, though, that will never be a problem for you again - because I’m going to teach you exactly what to do. Annnnd - what NOT to do, too. Remember this acronym: S.O.S., a...

Have you ever had a customer service experience that was so bad it was almost funny? (I said almost .) Just realized as I write this that I could spend an entire hour just talking about cable companies…. but that’s actually not the focus today. :) Instead, we’re taking a look at how our own clients or potential clients might experience their version of ‘bad customer service’ when working with us,...

In today’s episode, we get to meet Melanie McGhee, LCSW, the founder and visionary behind a powerful new treatment methodology that’s breaking new ground in the world of mental health - and beyond.  In my own counseling practice, I find myself referring clients to trained AAIT practitioners more and more often - because the work is profoundly effective. Acceptance and Integration Training (“AAIT”)...

In this week’s episode, you’ll get 3 strategies AND access to a sample letter, a free downloadable template you can use, to start telling your clients about your decision that it’s time to make some changes in your practice.  Following any one of these strategies will allow you to raise rates in your practice in a healthy and positive way.  Do this the way I teach you. :) You’ll increase your inco...

Starting a private practice is a big deal.  So is running one - whether you’re in the early stages or you’ve been at it for a while. There are just SO many parts to managing a business, don’t you agree? So if you’re at all human, it’s way too easy to get bogged down in the details - and completely overwhelmed.  Let’s talk about how to get your head back in the game and your feet back on the ground...

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...