The Money Sessions

In this episode, we're speaking with Uriah Guilford, a therapist who built a very successful group practice, his own private practice, and also went on to create a successful virtual assistant business called ProductiveTherapist.com that generates income even when he's not working.   Uriah is now in a place where if he wants to create change, he has the time, the freedom, the financial ability, an...

In this episode, we're speaking with Linzy Bonham from Money Nuts and Bolts. She is a therapist turned business owner who also works with therapists around money. Linzy focuses on getting your money systems in place in a way that allows you to feel good and confident about how you are managing your money.   You are going to hear about her private practice journey, along with how she moved into cre...

In this episode, we're speaking with Holly Anderson, one of our Lean In MAKE BANK grads. Before she got into Lean In. MAKE BANK, she was charging $125 per session. Then she raised her fees by $10 and was like, "I don't need Tiffany's program. I just raised by $10. I'm a baller."   But some part of her realized that she had work to do yet and she decided to jump into it.  She now charges $150 for i...

In this episode, we're speaking with Raelyn Koop, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Kansas City, Missouri. She has been in private practice for six years. In 2017, she also launched a counseling center that trains counseling interns as well as "incubates" post-graduates interested in launching their own private practices. Let me ask you this: Have you ever listened to the podcast episodes and t...

In this episode, we get to hear from Philadelphia-based therapist Kim Wheeler Poitevien went from charging $125 to charging $180. This episode has So Many Gems. If you're struggling to raise fees and value the work you're doing, especially when Covid19 has met with a much needed systemic uprising, then this episode is for you. In this episode, Kim will share: 3 signs that let her know it was time...

In this episode, we get to hear from three therapists who share their experience with Stepping it UP in a time of Covid-19, despite difficult circumstances. There's Rachel, who returned from maternity leave right when shelter-in-place started. Rather than falling into despair, she continued to build her practice with clients who were eager and ready to work with her. There's Sadie who, not only lo...

Folks. Folks. Word on the street is, you gotta lower your fees, hurry and get on insurance panels if you're foolish enough to not already be on them and claw desperately, nails all crusty and dank, to hold onto whatever clients you got in this time of corona virus numero 19. That's no way to live and it's certainly no way to practice. Ready to step into another paradigm? Take a listen.  Check out...

In this episode, we're speaking with Nick Bognar, a Pasadena based therapist and host of the More Exemplary podcast, who implemented a no-cancellation policy in his private practice. Let me ask you this: What do you do when a seasoned professional instructor challenges your no-cancellation policy in a room full of therapists? This exact thing happened to Nick at his first professional workshop. He...

In this episode, we'll hear from Rose Kormanyos, a therapist in private practice and graduate of Lean In. MAKE BANK. I've had the privilege of working with Rose in many different capacities and her story is truly inspiring. She comes from a science background and always thought of herself as the "trailing spouse" in which her husband was the primary income earner. UNTIL, she had a moment of clarit...

If you didn't grow up with money, it's hard to find financial advisors and tax people who you can trust. This is why I like to bring on the folks from WellnessFi so you can get to know them, learn more about their story, and make an informed decision about who to entrust with your money.  Today, we'll be hearing from Eddie Valls, founder of WellnessFi, a bookkeeping and tax advisory company that w...

In this episode, we'll hear from Dr. Dori Gatter, a psychotherapist and business consultant, who left her agency job to start her own private practice 25 years ago. She now charges over $300 for individuals and over $400 for couples. Dori will talk about how she started making changes incrementally and then ultimately, blew it out of the water. She'll also dive into how her premium fees have allow...

In this episode, we'll hear from New York based therapist, Dr. Heather Stevenson who stands firmly behind her fee...no matter what. You see, Heather is still in the process of growth. Her practice is not full, she hasn't yet met her income goals, and she doesn't have clients lined up at her door. But what she does have is the strength and courage to stand her ground when it comes to her fees. What...

In this very first mailbag episode, I'll be answering questions submitted by Dr. Amy Parks and Dr. Leslie Blevins. We'll be talking about what it means to go before the rest of our field to make bold and daring changes in our practice. How do we engage with our community, our peers, when charging full fee, getting off insurance panels, or implementing a no-cancellation policy? What do we do when w...

In this episode, we'll hear from Atlanta based therapist Marquita Johnson who, after 10 years in private practice, got off insurance panels and raised her fees. I was so curious to speak with her and find out what changed and how she made this transition. So often I hear from listeners one (or several) of a million different excuses as to why they're not able to implement these changes in their pr...

Welcome back for Season 2 of The Money Sessions!  This year we're going to be exploring a new topic: What does it mean for those of us who come from working class backgrounds to build wealth - both financial and emotional wealth?  How do we do it? What gets in the way? What don't we know that holds us back and how do we get beyond these unknown barriers? We'll be asking therapists to go even more...

Welcome to the last episode of 2019 and of Season 1! We're so excited to dive into 2020 and continue bringing you stories of therapists making changes in their practice and learning more about how this impacts their clinical work. BUT, in this new year, this new decade, we're on a mission to discuss not only financial wealth, but emotional wealth as well.  We'll be hearing more about family narrat...

In this episode, we will hear from Najla Sallum. Look, we do get into this work for personal reasons. Nobody sits back and says, "Hey, I want to make great money doing work that I can leave at the door. I know! I'll become a therapist."  So what happens if you are a minority in a small community of minorities who you want to serve - can you still charge great fees? Even if every single person in t...

In this episode, we hear from Memphis based therapist Montoyia McGowan. Montoyia was one of my earlier LIMB students and she rocked it in terms of really leaning into her money mindset stories and challenging the narratives that she had adopted from her family of origin and society at large. Her journey is far from finished, but in this episode, you'll get to hear what it has been like for Montoyi...

In this episode, we get to hear from New York based therapist Stephanie Dobbin. Stephanie is a relationally based group process therapist who, on a dare from a friend, raised her fees from $110 to $150. She was nervous, but she took the chance. What happened? The very first client that called after she stated her fee, said "No thank you! We'll find someone cheaper."  The ironic part? The client wa...

It's exhausting putting all the extra hours into your practice now so you can afford to live the life you love later . But what if you could overcome the fear of raising your rates while creating a schedule that works for you in order to live the life you love AS-uh-AP? Join me today for my first interview with a psychologist consultant to find out how! In this episode, we hear from Jeremy Sharp,...

Woah! I love this episode. We're diving in with Mickey Kerr from WellnessFi a book-keeping and tax specialist advising organization that specializes in working with therapists. We're going to talk about my $16,000 tax mistake. Back in 2018, I paid over 20k towards my student loans and saved just about 20k for my maternity leave - only to find out, just two months before I went on leave, that I owe...

In this episode, we get to hear from another Ohio based therapist, John Harrison. John grew up with money messages that did not serve him and he became aware of how these messages were playing out in his practice in ways that weren't serving him. In this episode, he'll share how he slowly raised his fee over time (and even slid backwards for a while), as well as what he learned along the way - abo...

In this episode, we get to hear from New York psychoanalyst Teresa Solomita. Teresa and I go waaay back. Well, way back to 2017 when she participated in a beta marketing program I was testing out. While I pulled the plug on the program, our friendship has remained electrifying (see what I did there?). In this episode, you get to hear both of us talk shop about what we see our therapists (she runs...

In this episode, we will be hearing from New York/New Jersey based therapist Donna Corbett. I have heard from so many therapists (100% of them women) who talk about the fact that they treat their private practice more like a hobby than a profession. In this episode, Donna shares the story of losing her husband, thus forcing her to become a single parent to her teenage daughter AND the sole breadwi...

Kyra Grossman is doing everything right - he's raised his fees, is able to afford nice vacations, and he's finally earning enough to pay for retirement and up his professional game by paying for things like for great consultation, yet he can't shake the feeling that he is on the path to becoming a selfish, greedy capitalist human being. Look, money stuff can be h.e.a.v.y. and it's not resolved ove...