Worth It Practice

Watch this episode on YouTube! Some years change everything. This conversation is about what happens when the hardest year of your life forces you to redefine your business identity, step fully into practicing leadership, and build a thriving practice anyway. In this episode, I sit down with my close friend and fellow entrepreneur, Kristin Mervich , to talk about how she built a thriving practice...

Watch this episode on YouTube! Building a specialty clinic inside a larger practice can completely change the way you grow, market, and position your business. In this episode, I share exactly how I built PCIT Experts as a niche specialty within Thriving Child Center and what I learned through every stage of practice development. If you are starting a practice or refining the one you already have,...

Watch this episode on YouTube! As we head into the end of the year, I notice the same pattern shows up again and again for me and for so many practice owners I work with. The big ideas are easy. The creative strategy is fun. But the boring tasks are what quietly pile up and drain your energy through task avoidance. In this episode, I’m sharing exactly how I use ChatGPT for productivity as a form o...

Watch this episode on YouTube! This episode is about why the Worth It Practice Podcast exists at all. I am pulling back the curtain on why this podcast is considered radical, why it challenges social taboos, and why talking openly about business as a psychologist still feels uncomfortable and risky. As someone who has spent my entire life being a psychologist, I want to name the rules we are taugh...

Watch this episode on YouTube! When December hits, so many psychologists panic about their projected revenue even when nothing is actually wrong. So today I am offering a pep talk about understanding private practice seasons and protecting your energy with real burnout prevention instead of anxiety-driven decision-making. This episode is my behind-the-scenes look at how I evaluate private practice...

Watch this episode on YouTube! Most practice owners do not realize how quickly financial chaos can happen until it happens to them. In this episode, I share how I managed to overdraw my account by six thousand dollars and how that single moment pushed me to build the financial tracking system I now depend on every week. If you have multiple streams of income or you have ever worried that you might...

Watch this episode on YouTube! In this first guest episode, I talk with Joe Sanok , someone I have admired for years and one of the most influential voices in the therapist entrepreneurial space. Joe shares how he became an accidental entrepreneur, how his own identity growth shaped every stage of his work, and how he learned to follow what’s worth it as he built a business that now reaches thousa...

Watch this episode on YouTube! A lot of therapists are spiraling right now and wondering if private practice is dead. In this episode, I give you a pep talk grounded in data, lived experience, and what I see across the therapy business every single day. If you have been questioning your future, your stability, or your confidence as a practice owner, this is a pep talk meant to help you reset your...

Watch this episode on YouTube! We all experience seasons of overwhelm, even when our practices are thriving. In this episode, I share what I do when things feel heavy and how leveraging AI and smarter business delegation help me protect my CEO mindset, commit to burnout prevention, and ultimately reset my life with clarity and purpose. I’m pulling back the curtain on what’s been working in my own...

Watch this episode on YouTube! People are often surprised when I tell them how much I love running my niche therapy group practice.  I get asked all the time, “How are you still so happy doing this?” And honestly, the answer comes down to a mix of strategy, practice management systems, and self-awareness. In this episode, I share the exact choices that make my mental health business both prof...

Watch this episode on YouTube! I have a controversial take on niche therapy practices - and it might sting a little.  In this episode, I explain why so much of the common advice about “finding your niche” in private practice is backwards, and what to consider about therapist specializations instead if you actually want to stand out, attract great-fit clients, and feel proud of the work you do...

Watch this episode on YouTube! If I were starting a private practice today, I’d approach it completely differently than I did in 2016 - because the therapy world has changed.  In this episode, I share exactly how to start a private practice in therapy in 2025, what to focus on first, and the systems that still matter no matter how much technology evolves. When I talk about starting a private...

Watch this episode on YouTube! When I opened my first practice, it was just me - answering phones and seeing clients on Saturday. Fast forward a few years, and that dream became a thriving group private practice with a specialty clinic, and a team of psychologists serving families across the country. In this first episode of Worth It Practice , I’m sharing how I went from solo clinician to confide...

Watch this trailer on YouTube! What if the same training that made you a great psychologist also gave you everything you need to run a thriving mental health business? I created Worth It Practice for psychologist entrepreneurs who are ready to think beyond the therapy room, build systems that work, and lead a thriving group therapy practice with integrity. In this trailer, I share: How the psychol...