The Creative Psychotherapist

Does the word Accounting, send you running? Not to fear, my next guest shares how easy it is to take control of your business accounting needs using Wave. David Axler, is the VP of Strategy and Business Development at Wave Accounting. He is passionate about helping small business owners take control of their finances with improved efficiency. In today's episode he shares 3 things business owners n...

You might recogize my guests this week from Episode 5 . Ana-Alicia Lopez & Chris Howard, are the husband and wife team, behind The House of Music Therapy, LLC. Prior to March 2020, they primarily served their clients in their homes or the community. That is until COVID-19. Now, they are operating entirely using a telehealth model, are growing their practice and serving clients they never would...

I have been following Lisa on Social Media and listening to her Podcast, the Therapy Show, for quite some time. I love her positive energy and authenticity. She uses both to make her brand standout on social media.  In today's episode she talks all about how to create a personal brand that goes beyond a single business through consistency and authenticity.  Here is a little bit about Lis...

Today's episode is all about what you need to know before leasing or buying an office for your practice. My guest is Coin Carr, founder of CARR Healthcare Realty. He and his nationwide team of realtors specialize in working with commercial real estate services for healthcare tenants and buyers. They are the leaders in this niche nationwide! Colin is a wealth of knowledge and shared fantastic tips...

I had the pleasure of speaking with Art Therapist Carolyn Mehlomakulu, LMFT-S, ATR of Creativity in Therapy. Carolyn shares how she started blogging about art therapy in 2012. The blog has helped her build her brand, fill her private practice, fill online courses and gain a publishing contract. She shares how she structures one day a week in her schedule to dedicate to plugging away at the keyboar...

Today's episode is all about Marketing your practice. I share some of the hurdles I have had to jump in order to help my business grow. And after a decade, I still have more work to do in this area! I share the construct that I use to frame "marketing" in a way that has helped me to embrace it versus fear it. No matter how you feel about marketing, I encourage you to find one approach the clicks w...

My next guest is an incredibly talented and accomplished artist and art therapist, Leah Guzman. She works in the Miami-Dade public schools and her practice, The Artful Experience, where she offers individual art therapy, sells her own artwork and offers specialized courses using art as a healing process. She and I will be discussing how she is using video confrenceing to provide interactive arts-b...

I am very excited to welcome Julie Corbin, LMFT to the podcast. Prior to becoming a therapist, she spent years leading troubled and urban teen on wilderness trips, facilitating awe-inspiring personal change along the way. After tiring of living in a tent, she obtained a Master's in Marriage and Family Counseling from Stetson University. She specializes in the treatment of trauma and working with f...

I know I always say, I am so excited to introduce you all to my next guest, but I really really am! She and I met because we were both on a panel together speaking about private practice back in 2015. We have continued to collaborate presenting at conferences on the topic and I have found her book "The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists" to be a wonderful resource. Please welcom...

I am excited to welcome play therapist supervisor and social worker Robyn Gobbel, She is an attachment focused therapist integrating various expression modalities. She recently relocated, but prior to that she had a thriving private practice in the Austin Texas area. One of the most unique things that Robyn did in her practice, was integrate a Yoga Swing in her practice with clients. She recently...

On this episode I take a deep dive into the legal and ethical considerations when integrating telehealth into your private practice. We will be talking about HIPAA/HITECH, policies and procedures, informed consents, addressing risk, and more. Resources: Loom https://www.loom.com Risk Analysis Training: https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/page/2019-07/SRAInstructionalPresentation.pdf Risk...

The current pandemic is creating a global scale traumatic event peppered with myriad micro traumas. It is impacting everyone in varying degrees. For those able to manage and integrate their emotional experiences, they may come out on the other end without any negative psychological effects from the experience. While others may surface experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This m...

The current pandemic is creating a global scale traumatic event peppered with myriad micro traumas. It is impacting everyone in varying degrees. For those able to manage and integrate their emotional experiences, they may come out on the other end without any negative psychological effects from the experience. While others may surface experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This m...

The current pandemic is creating a global scale traumatic event peppered with myriad micro traumas. It is impacting everyone in varying degrees. For those able to manage and integrate their emotional experiences, they may come out on the other end without any negative psychological effects from the experience. While others may surface experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This m...

The current pandemic is creating a global scale traumatic event peppered with myriad micro traumas. It is impacting everyone in varying degrees. For those able to manage and integrate their emotional experiences, they may come out on the other end without any negative psychological effects from the experience. While others may surface experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This m...

The current pandemic is creating a global scale traumatic event peppered with myriad micro traumas. It is impacting everyone in varying degrees. For those able to manage and integrate their emotional experiences, they may come out on the other end without any negative psychological effects from the experience. While others may surface experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This m...

Nicole Porter Davis, ATR-BC, LPC, LCAT is today's guest. She is the founder of Emerald Sketch ART, inc. The Emerald Sketch’s global mission is to work with children and families within their communities to heal symptoms of post traumatic stress and complex grief when devastated with unforeseeable tragedy. It grew out of Nicole's work responding to the tragedy at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in...

We are talking all about the importance of maintaining your self-care practice during this episode. I share some of that ways that I am continuing to stay consistent in my routine and some creative strategies I have been using to manage my own anxiety during this time. Also, if you are interested in signing up for a tele-therapy service, we have a blog post about what you will need to consider. If...

In response to the current Global situation impacting all of us right now, I made the decision to press pause on the typical interviews that had been airing to this point and focus on creating content that might be of service to the community right now. Over the next few weeks I will be sharing individual recorded episodes on topics that may be at the top of mind for many. Today, I share with you...

It is a delight to introduce my next guest, art therapist Deanna Barton. She is the owner of Artspiration, LLC. She speaks candidly about offering online art therapy services and includes how she has made tele-art therapy work for her without shying away from the nitty-gritty about what strategies benefit her business as well as her clients. She is also very forthcoming about what hasn't worked an...

I'm excited to welcome my next guest Amie Thomas to the show. She and I crossed paths early on in both of our careers. I took a position she had previously been in, but it wasn't until 2019 that we met. And we did so through blind email Networking. What?! Yes. An email sent to a colleague to learn more about them, their practice and ideal clients. It resulted in a coffee date between myself, Amie,...

I had been stalking my next guest on Instagram for a while before I ended up meeting her at a 3 day intensive Mandala training , created and taught by Carol Thayer Cox & Amy Bucciarelli that I had the great privilege of hosting at my practice in 2019. I was so excited when I realized that she was in my office space because I was watching what she created through her social media mark...

I have to be completely transparent here. I invited my next guests to the show because they are going to be teaching the 20 hour Mastering the Meaning of Mandalas Course at my practice April 17-19 2020. I took the course last year and was blown away by how much I learned and how it changed the lens in which I view the world including client artwork. Carol Thayer Cox is a retired board-certified ar...

I am so excited to share my conversation with Dr. April Brown today about her latest addition to her practice- Vacation Counseling. I must admit that I am collaborating with her to create this spectacular intimate retreat for couples with a desire to strengthen and improve their relationship through immersive counseling experience. Dr. Brown is the host of " Bringing Intimacy Back, " a radio show,...

I am excited to introduce you to my next guest, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, Brandy Schafer, LMHC. She is the owner of Expressionist Creative Counseling , LLC in Lake Mary, Florida. In this episode you will hear our conversation on how she went about using Meet Up to market arts-based support groups as a means to building her practice. Resources: http://www.expressionistscounseling.com/ I...