The Money Sessions

In this episode, we're speaking with Audrey Schoen, a California based License Marriage and Family Therapist. Audrey specializes in working with the spouses of Law Enforcement Officers in private practice. Within her practice, Audrey's goal is to help her clients achieve a sense of steadiness and confidence in the face of life's ups and downs, both within themselves and their relationships. As the wife of a Law Enforcement officer herself, she will talk about the triad of reality checks that led her to absolutely raise her fees. In this episode, Audrey will share: How being the wife of a Law Enforcement Officer forced her to get real about how much she needed to make in private practice; How charging Premium Fees allowed her to be a better therapist for her clients; Her current anxiety about charging more, despite making leaps and bounds from where she started; 3 mindset shifts to consider if you are currently struggling to raise fees. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Audrey: Audrey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Northern CA with an exclusively online practice working with adults and couples seeking to create a more connected and congruent life. As a police wife herself, She especially enjoys supporting partners and spouses of law enforcement and first responders. She brings a real-life, even-keeled approach to counseling, coming alongside her clients as they shine light into the dark and challenging places in life. To Contact: https://www.audreylmft.com/

In this episode, we are speaking with Erica Thomas, a Texas based Clinical Social Worker and Therapist. Erica focuses her practice on mother and daughter relationship as a way of helping shape future generations of women. Erica will be discussing how a very expensive reality check led her to drop insurance panels and pursue private practice. In this episode, Erica will share: Why she chose to start out on insurance panels; How the "security blanket" of insurance panels cost her $15,000 dollars; How being a Latinx woman from a working class family shaped her view on money; One thing you can do to get off insurance panels now. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More About Erica: Erica Thomas is a therapist with her own private practice in Liberty Hill, TX. She currently niches in mother-daughter relationships, as a way of helping shape future generations of great, empowered women. She draws experience through her 18+ years of being a clinician, seeing thousands of women who have been impacted by their own relationships with their mothers and through her own personal journey as a daughter and a mother. Erica gets to be the super proud mother of 3 amazing children (2 sons and 1 daughter) and the super lucky spouse of a husband who is her best friend and biggest cheerleader. To Contact: (512) 777-0899, ​​https://vnclh.com/

In this episode, we are speaking with Harry Au, a Licensed Therapist and Registered Social Worker based in Ontario. Harry focuses his work on helping Asian and BIPOC individuals in a private practice setting. Harry will be discussing how he went from an activist with anxiety, guilt, shame, and judgement around the desire to have money, to a Premium Fee therapist with more money and resources for activism. In this episode, Harry will share: How his identity as 1.5 generation Chinese Immigrant and family conflict around money, led him to be money avoidant; 3 signs that led him to leave agency work and move into private practice; The big leap he took allowing him to charge premium fees and return to activism with more intention, capacity, and resources; How he went from burnout and overwhelmed, to an activist that charges $180+ per session. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More About Harry: Harry (he/him) is a therapist in Toronto, Canada, who works specifically with Asian clients. He's a quirky weirdo who is learning to embrace all of those parts of him, and is passionate about working with other quirky weirdos who want to do the same. To Contact: 647-201-6610, [email protected]

In this episode, we are speaking with Vanessa Solis, a California based Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Vanessa has over a decade of experience working to create a space where people can tell their story. She offers traditional talk therapy as well as EMDR for women and teens. Vanessa is currently in the process of creating a group practice that supports the development of EMDR and Brainspotting for clinicians of color. In this episode, Vanessa will share: Her journey from community health to premium fees; How race and class shaped her fee setting strategy; What fears she battled with making the change; How changing her fees and upleveling allowed her to show up differently as a mother, spouse, and clinician. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More About Vanessa: Vanessa Solis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the Bay Area, CA. She helps women understand how previous trauma is connected to anxiety, depression. and low self esteem, and how that all works in the brain. She specializes in working with women of color in brain based therapy techniques, such as EMDR and Brainspotting, allowing clients to experience the brain's power in healing itself. Vanessa is in the process of creating a group practice that supports the development of EMDR and Brainspotting clinicians of color, in order to create an exponential impact in her community and beyond. To contact - (925) 257-0205, Vanessasolislcsw.com, [email protected]

In this episode, we're speaking with Susannah Horwitz, a Colorado based License Mental Health Counselor. Susannah works with women and adolescents to heal trauma. She takes on a trauma-informed, nature based, expressive arts approach to help her clients get "off the couch" and into the outdoors to facilitate healing. Susannah now works in Private Practice, charging premium fees, and is the primary breadwinner for her family. Taking what she learned with LIMB and applying it to her practice, she is able to set her family up for success and show up more fully for her clients. In this episode, Susannah will share: What three signs led her to charging premium fees and her fears around increasing her fees; How she built her private practice without a website presence; Why she did not want to be a therapist with 30+ clients; What it's like to be the primary breadwinner, and how she is still managing a work-life balance. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Susanna: Susannah Horwitz is a trauma-informed, nature based expressive arts therapist and licensed professional counselor, with dual licensure in Massachusetts and Colorado. She loves to bring therapy clients "off the couch" and into the outdoors to help them connect with the multifaceted powers of imagination, sense of humor, playfulness, and creativity to heal trauma and thrive. For the past 24 years she traveled an eclectic career path that has included employment as a public school teacher in Baltimore, an Outdoor Experiential Educator in Michigan and Ohio, A museum arts educator in Ohio, A school counselor in Boston, the lead singer in a touring East coast band, an Expressive Arts therapist and Director of a College/Career Access program in Lynn, MA, a private practice therapist (and budding coach/retreat leader) in MA and CO, and most importantly a mother. To connect: [email protected] , SusannahHorwitz.com

In this episode, we're speaking with Shawny Sena, a Minnesota based License Marriage and Family Therapist. Shawny exclusively works with Transgender and Queer children and teens, helping them heal "deeper than language" through movement, art, stories, imagination, and music. Shawny has wrestled with the complexity of charging premium fees while continuing to work with clients who come from marginalized communities. Today she has leveled up from the burnout of group practice to living the life she wants without compromising her integrity, values, and the community she loves to serve. In this episode, Shawny will share: - Three signs that led her to raise her fees; - How her feelings towards participating in a racist and capitalist system, informed her decision around fees; - How she went from underpaid and overworked in group practice to charging premium fees in private practice, without compromising her clientele; - How doing the work in LIMB allowed her to change her fees ethically and confidently. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Shawny: Shawny Sena is a Marriage and Family Therapist based in Minneapolis, MN. She works with LGBTQIA kids, teens, and adults and specializes in reconnecting clients with their playful instincts and creativity, especially when they have been inhibited by developmental trauma. Her background in the arts, sex education, and play therapy guide her beliefs that pleasure and joy are the ultimate tools of healing. To Contact: [email protected]

In this episode, we're speaking with Erin Collins, a therapist based out of Massachusetts. Erin focuses her work on teens and adults experiencing anxiety, as well as people healing from different types of loss. After the father of Erin's sons passed away from Cancer, Erin had to step up and become the sole financial provider for her children. Along with this new role, Erin had to deal with her own grieving, and the grieving of her children. This difficult reality led Erin to rethink her views on private practice and premium fees. In this episode Erin will dive into: What it means to look at your financial reality despite being terrified; Fears and strategies to overcoming the "I can't" mindset regarding charging premium fees; How doing the work to overcome an empathetic nature led her to where she is now; How she was able to craft out a new life for herself and her children, despite the challenges she faced. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More About Erin: Erin is a psychotherapist in the Boston area specializing in anxiety, grief and loss. She is the mother of two teenage sons who lost their father two years ago to colon cancer. Erin is currently in the process of starting a second business as a life coach for women struggling with momfectionism. To contact: https://www.erinpcollinstherapy.com/ 617-682-7376, [email protected]

In this episode, we're speaking with Samantha Osborne, a clinician located in Asheville, NC. Sam holds many titles: Board Certified Counselor, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, and Mental Health Integrative Medicine Certified Provider (MHIMCP). She became interested in mental health after struggling with her own anxiety and depression. She now centers her practice around helping others in similar mental spaces to "live with less anxiety and more joy". In this episode, Sam will share: What it was like to come from an upwardly mobile, working-class family to owning her own business; Three signs led her to make the change from insurance panels to private pay; How she used a no-judgement, no-nonsense decision making approach to get off insurance panels; How canceling insurance panels led her to having an upwardly mobile family and the impact it's had on the well-being of her family. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Sam: Samantha Osborne is a therapist for ambitious overachievers in Asheville, NC. She's a "super fan" of the Money Sessions, and she has picked up several new hobbies since starting her private practice. To contact - www.SamanthaOsborneTherapy.com

In this episode, we're speaking with Melisa Alaba, A Licensed Professional Counselor and Life Coach out of Marietta, GA. Melisa has been in practice since 2003. She currently works through private practice and a group practice specializing in helping professional women of color heal from emotional trauma and live extraordinary lives. Along with being a counselor and life coach, Melisa is the CEO of VisionWorks Coaching and Counseling. She is a Breakthrough Coach, Speaker, Published Author and Creator of the B'HEALED Transformation Process. In this episode, Melisa will share: What it was like as in the corporate setting; How she was able to take care of herself and her family more efficiently, while making a bigger impact on her community; Why she does not believe in the zero sum game; Her approach to charging premium fees and valuing her work. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Melisa: I'm Melisa Alaba. CEO of Vision Works Coaching and Counseling, Breakthrough Coach, Speaker, Published Author, Creator of the B'HEALED transformation process, Mama, and chocolate lover. I'm a licensed counselor with a Masters in Psychology from Roosevelt University, and a Life and Happiness Coach. My book – Live Out Loud: 52 Ways to Reawaken Your Spirit and Live a Life of Purpose – was featured in the movie 72 Hours. My advice has been featured in Ebony Magazine, Ebony online, Parents Magazine, Redbook, ABC online. And I've made live appearances on Fox News and CBS as well as given talks at countless events. For the past 20 years, I've coached hundreds of women of color to work through deep trauma, heal their wounds, have life-changing breakthroughs, and get to their next level. Find out more here: Melisa Alaba on Youtube To Contact: [email protected]

In this episode, we're speaking with Rae McDaniel, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Therapist in Chicago. As a Gender and Certified Sex Therapist, They work with people feeling anxious about a transition they are experiencing, whether it be through sex and gender or sexual identity and relationships. Rae strives to support individuals in feeling confident in their own skin and finding community. In this episode, Rae will share: Why having no safety-net caused Rae to take bigger risks and create such a powerful business; How they overcame fears in creating a sustainable practice and why that allowed space to impact a wider community; How being queer and non-binary has informed their busiess decisions and clinical practice; Why taking care of yourself as a clinician allows space to give back and support a wider more diverse community. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More About Rae: Rae McDaniel, MEd, LCPC, CST (They/Them) is a non-binary, Gender and Certified Sex Therapist, Coach, and Educator who works with transgender/non-binary/questioning folks feeling anxious and lost about transitions they're experiencing in gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and relationships. They are the creator of GenderFck: The Club, a one-of-a-kind, research-based online coaching community of transgender/non-binary/questioning folks who are on a mission to transition with less suffering, more ease, and (dare we even say it!) pleasure and the founder of Practical Audacity, a Gender & Sex Therapy group practice in Chicago, Illinois. Rae is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Certified Sex Therapist through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). To contact, www.genderfck.club, www.practicalaudacity.com, Instagram: @practicalaudacity, Facebook.com/practicalaudacity

In this episode, we're speaking with Allyson Dinneen, a marriage and family therapist, author, and Instagram star. Allyson went from being a single mother relying on food stamps to becoming a published author in the US, UK and Australia as well as growing a huge following on social media. Allyson describes once being a therapist who writes a little, to a writer who does a little therapy. Through her book Notes From Your Therapist , Allyson seeks to cultivate emotional well-being, recognize the struggles of being human, and offer a nurturing, compassionate perspective, just as she does in her practice. In this episode Allyson will dive into: How community mental health led to conflicted feelings of wanting to give back to the community and how the system is broken; How a Google search about sliding scales led her to raise her fees; Why raising her fees helped her prioritize her time which ultimately led to financial security through a book deal; How she still struggles with raising fees with current clients and her process for working through that; In what ways codependency shows up in practice and how to undo boundary violations learned through taking care of our parents; How she demonstrated that no matter where you are or the struggles you face, it is possible to charge premium fees and pursue the life you want for YOU. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop Notes From Your Therapist 10 Myths Therapists Have About Setting Fees More About Allyson: I was a therapist who wanted to do a little writing. And now I am a writer who does a little therapy. (My first book just came out!) I love working with and writing about emotions, emotional neglect, and relationships. Finally all the parts of my life are in alignment with who I am and what I love to do most. To contact: [email protected], Instagram - Notes From Your Therapist

In this episode, we're speaking with Lee Dal Pra, a Chicago based Social Worker and Courtney Wells, a Chicago based Psychologist. Both Lee and Courtney are working in private practice and wrestling with how to Lean In to charging premium fees and building generational wealth, while simultaneously contending with the messages that in order for Queer people and BIPOC people to deserve wealth, they have to work ten times harder AND focus on giving back to the community, ultimately sacrificing their own well being. Why is it that we demand Queer people and BIPOC people do their own work to build wealth and make up for social injustice while also solving problems of mental health in society? Whooftah. We'll take it up in this episode. In this episode, we will cover: Why Lee and Courtney decide to transition into private practice from high positions in the hospitalized mental healthcare setting; How they have received pushback from peers on establishing private practice fees and coming off insurance panels; How they served to challenge and encourage one another to grow as clinicians and business owners; A candid conversation discussing the pressure on Queer and BIPOC therapits to self sacrifice in order to fix a broken system. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Lee: Lee Dal Pra, AM, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in evidence-based therapy for young folx with anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders. Lee is the co-owner and Clinical Director of Mind Chicago, a relatable, science-based group practice for youth, young adults, and families. Lee is also a certified yoga instructor and crockpot aficionado. To contact: 312-667-3775, [email protected], www.mindchicago.com More about Courtney: Courtney Wells, PhD is a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma. They are the owner of Pivot Psychological Services in Chicago providing evidence-based individual and group services for adults. Additionally, Dr. Wells works with other healing professionals through mindfulness and self-compassion to ensure their well-being and longevity in the field. Lastly, Dr. Wells is a lover of mystery novels and a tamer of two Pekingese. To contact: 312-868-0163, [email protected], https://pivotpsychchicago.org/

In this episode, we're speaking with Dana Belletiere, a licensed therapist out of New Hampshire. Dana has a background in Psychology, Sociology, Human Development and Social work., She also holds two Master degrees in Education in Development and Social Work. After years of education Dana found herself in a heap of debt feeling trapped and hopeless. Dana decided to put herself in the driver's seat of her money and career, ultimately creating her ideal work environment and tackling $120,000 dollars of student debt! In this episode, Dana will dive into: What led her to join a Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF); The difficulties she experienced working at a residential treatment center while in a loan forgiveness program; How she was able to step-up and face reality to tackle her student loans, and what changes she had to make; The three strategies helped her pay off her student loans and what happened as a result. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees Lean In. Make Bank. 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More About Dana I'm Dana Belletiere - an online therapist with a focus on helping clients live authentic, empowered, intentional lives. I work with individuals that tend to put their own wants and needs at the bottom of the list. They want to improve how they feel, but have trouble taking the time and energy for themselves. They are looking to ask more from their relationship and careers, but don't know how to go about doing so. Through a unique process of self-reflection, self-acceptance, and self-empowerment, I help clients understand and take care of the different parts of themselves, building confidence along the way. I work with clients in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. I provide online therapy, which allows for distance treatment and flexible scheduling. To contact: https://danalicsw.com/ , 855-298-5237

In this week's episode, we talk to Alisa Taylor, MFT who works with mothers around identifying, setting and HOLD their boundaries. She also served as a Money Mentor in The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy. And deeyamn, in this episode, you'll learn why. Alisa is going to BLOW YOUR MIND. In this episode, she is going to peel back the layers of so many questions and conflicts therapists have when thinking about charging premium fees and setting clearer boundaries in their practices - around time, around finances, around cancellation policies. You definitely do not want to miss this episode. In this episode, Alisa will share: What it took to go from charging as low as $85/session to charging upwards of $225/session; 3 fears she had about raising fees and charging premium fees; How and why she replaced her 48 hour cancellation policy a "Consistency Policy" and how that impacted her clients' commitment to therapy; How she navigated the conflict between the desire to earn more and the question, "But shouldn't I be happy with what I have?" How getting deep with her money mindset through The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy allowed her to set clear boundaries in her marriage so she could raise fees, homeschool and start her next business, even in a time of Covid. Resources mentioned: The Lean In. Make Bank. Academy FEE WEEK: Follow us on Instagram to learn more @TiffanyLMcLain More about Alisa: Alisa has a small, high-fee virtual private practice in Southern California. As a recovering codependent, perfectionist and people pleaser herself, Alisa works with women on these issues using depth work and Brainspotting. Alisa's current focus is having a highly fulfilling personal life with a private practice on the side. http://www.alisataylorcounseling.com Connect with Alisa: [email protected]

Hello, HELLO! Tiffany here popping in on a random Wednesday to announce that FEE WEEK #2 is almost heeere. 🎉 I know, be stilly thine heart. You can register for fee week here ==> http://www.heytiffany.com/feeweek When does it start: Monday, May 17th What you will get: 5 Days of Access to our Exclusive FB Community where you will be surrounded by therapists who are ready to play bigger and earn more, without apology. Short digestible workshops each day that will walk you through the steps to create your Roadmap to a 6-figure Year. One quick action you can take each day to help you take the next step on Your 6-figure Roadmap (I know your time is precious, so this one action will be short, sweet and POWERFUL). Daily FB Lives with Private Practice Fee Strategist Tiffany McLain, where you can ask questions, get to know your fellow baller therapists and get clear about your next step to 6-figures. PRIZES! Daily prizes when you complete each action AND a $500 for one lucky therapist who completes all 5 daily action steps.

In this episode, we are speaking with Drew Rabidoux, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based out of New York. Drew joins forces with women in developing boundaries to foster kick-a** relationships. Drew will talk about how, after 20 years in Social Work, she was inspired to start her Private Practice only to be faced with a life-threatening situation which ultimately led her to raise her fees. In this episode, Drew will share: How 20 years in Social Work impacted her emotional well-being which inspired to start her Private Practice. How a life-threatening medical experience led her to raise her fees. Why she invested in both The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy and The Inner Circle at the same time. How she wrestled with her internal conflict of helping the community vs. taking care of her family. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees The Inner CIrcle More About Drew: Drew is an LCSW in NYC who is now building a completely virtual practice. She is a community service junkie (alum of AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps), boyband fanatic, and a COVID19 survivor. Having COVID19 left a chronic illness and has opened her eyes to the need to take care of herself and make her practice work to support it. Reach out at: [email protected]

FEE WEEK: Roadmap to your 6-Figure year is opening for enrollment next week. 🎉 FEE WEEK is a free 5-day pop up extravaganza for therapists and social workers who are ready to earn more in private practice while working less. What you will get: 5 Days of Access to our Exclusive FB Community where you will be surrounded by therapists who are ready to play bigger and earn more, without apology. Short digestible workshops each day that will walk you through the steps to create your Roadmap to a 6-figure year. One 5 minute action you can take each day to help you take the next step on Your 6-figure Roadmap (I know your time is precious, so this one action will be short, sweet and POWERFUL). Daily FB Lives with Private Practice Fee Strategist Tiffany McLain, where you can ask questions, get to know your fellow baller therapists and get clear about your next step to 6-figures. PRIZES! Daily prizes when you complete each action AND a $500 for one lucky therapist who completes all 5 daily action steps. Stay tuned! Next week, we'll tell you how you can enroll. Make sure you're following us on Instagram @TiffanyLMcLain to get the latest information.

In this episode, we're speaking with Marissa Esquibel, a private practice therapist in southern california and a Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy graduate and past Money Mindset Mentor. In this episode, we get to hear how Marissa went from feeling like a victim, helpless to external circumstances, to really leaning in and taking responsibility for saving herself. This shift in her mindset allowed her to charge $350/session and fill her practice in under 12 months. In this episode, Marissa will share: 3 signs that let her know it was time to leave CMH and group practice; The fears she experienced about being first in her family to step out of a the employee mindset and start her own business; How she went from working in CMH to confidently charging $350/session; How facing herself and her entitlement helped Marissa step up an do transformational clinical work; How her identity as a Latinx woman informs how she negotiates colleague jugement about taking up space in the world as a premium fee therapist; Why creating her own business led to the biggest opportunity for self growth; 3 mindset shifts to going from burnout and broke to stepping up and taking responsibility for your finances in private practice. Resources mentioned: The Lean In. Make Bank. Academy Therapy Reimagined Conference 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop Therapy Practice Accelerator More about Marissa: Marissa Esquibel, LMFT, is a psychotherapist, podcaster, and past Money Mentor in The Lean In. MAKE BANK Academy. She's on a one-woman mission to empower young women to stop playing small and start taking up space and she's accomplishing that one session, podcast, or Tiktok post at a time! She attended LIMB in February 2020 and, thanks to the crushing the course, hasn't stopped gaining momentum since. [email protected]

In this episode, we're speaking with Dr. Paige Hover, a testing psychologist and practicing therapist in Chicago who specializes in working with anxious perfectionists to help them understand what underlying issues may be contributing to their struggles. Paige, a Lean In. MAKE BANK. Grad is going to get VERY real about the struggles she had trusting that she could actually build a cash-pay practice as in the world of testing psychology - a field dominated by insurance based practices. Her journey wasn't easy and there were a lot of times she felt like giving up. Fortunately she persisted and she has reaped the clinical and financial rewards of playing the long game. In this episode, Paige will share: Why she decided not to take insurance as a testing psychologist; How she overcame the negative messages she received around going private pay as a testing psychologist; The challenges that come with being a testing psychologist who does NOT take insurance in a field where so may testing psychologists DO take insurance; How she navigated the limbo of coming from a working class family and ultimately becoming a doctoral level testing psychologist and how feeling like she doesn't belong to either world are part and parcel of being upwardly mobile; Specific steps you can take as a testing psychologist to charge premium fees without being on insurance. Resources mentioned: FEE WEEK Lean In. Make Bank. More about Paige: Dr. Paige Hover is a clinical psychologist who works with anxious perfectionists to manage anxiety, burnout and budding addiction concerns. She provides therapy and psychological/neuropsychological testing. She is licensed and practices in Illinois, New York and soon PSYPACT states! Get in Touch: [email protected]

In this episode, we're speaking with Djuna Osborne, a therapist based in Roanoke, VA. She went from charging as low as $0/session to charging $200/session in a town where the median household income is 25k. In this episode, we will hear how growing up with conflicting money narratives - both attending a private school, but also having to beg other students for money so she could eat - impacted her money behavior when she went into her own private practice. In this episode, Djuna will share: How facing her money mindset issues helped Djuna become a better clinician; What it was like for Djuna to look for a premium fee therapist in her area and why she made the choice to pay more for her own therapy; How increasing her fees allowed her to be more present with her family and children; Three things she was afraid of when raising fees; Three actionable things you can do right now to charge premium fees and improve your clinical skills. Resources mentioned: Fun with Fees 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Djuna: Djuna Osborne, MSW, LCSW is a psychotherapist in private practice based in Roanoke, VA. She works with compassionate professionals - medical residents, attending physicians, entrepreneurs and other therapists - to help them cultivate their hearts and their minds so they can have greater confidence, prevent and work through burnout, and feel happy and fulfilled both in their professions and with themselves. As the spouse of a physician, Djuna lived through her husband's medical school and residency while simultaneously working in a hospital and obtaining her clinical training. She is keenly aware of the unique pressures of medicine and the way that our core values of "doing what is right" can be in conflict with organizational norms. Djuna has a deep passion for bringing more compassion into the world one person at a time. When she is not working with clients, she loves building community with other professionals, friends, and fellow citizens. She also loves spending time with her husband, two daughters and their beloved dog, Donut, road tripping anywhere an RV will go. She can be reached at [email protected], djunaosbornecounseling.com or by calling 540-269-1551. She welcomes all inquiries!

In this episode, we're speaking with Derrick Hoard, LMFT, is a therapist based in Seattle Washington. This episode will blow your mind. In this episode, we'll hear about Derrick's journey going leaving a group practice setting and creating their own premium fee practice where they charge up to $350/session and having a paid online community space that provides peer support and connection. Derrick will talk about how he moved from a model where the group practice did his marketing to taking responsibility for his own marketing efforts - which resulted in viral Tik Tok stardom. In this episode, Derrick will share: 3 signs that led him to realize he needed to leave group practice and go out on his own; How resentment led them to recognize they needed to raise their fees - which resulted in BETTER clinical outcomes; His message to people who demand that he should be "giving back" as a Queer, Black therapist, even at the expense of his own wellbeing; Why being yourself, fully embracing who you are, is the keep to your premium fee private practice; 3 strategies you can implement right now to start charging premium fees in your own practice Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees Calculator 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Derrick: Derrick Hoard, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and advocate for survivors of and people still intertwined in abusive situations. They are neurodiverse and loves videogames. Derrick hopes to to work themselves out of a job by providing content that validates people experiences and lets them know that there is nothing wrong with, they are doing the best they can, and when the learn to love themselves they will do so much better. Learn more: https://thesituationaltherapist.com/

In this episode, we're speaking with Amy Santana, a private practice therapist whose practice is made up almost entirely of black women, queer and non-binary patients. She will give us an inside look at her past and what it meant for her as the eldest child of teenage immigrants to start charging premium fees. Amy will also dive deep into the negative feelings that come with creating a private practice and what it meant for her to let go of the scarcity mindset while staying true to herself and those she wishes to serve. In this episode, Amy will share: Why she was reluctant to start a private practice in the first place; Her journey to leave insurance panels and start charging premium fees, up to $225/session; How she has experienced guilt, shame and insecurity when she thinks about charging premium fees; The grief and loss that comes with creating a premium fee practice as a BIPOC queer woman; 3 questions you can ask yourself to help you when considering whether you should be charging a cash pay premium fee in your practice. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Amy: Amy Santana is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in working with the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities. She helps women and non-binary individuals heal their relationships with food and their bodies, recover from relational trauma and create a life they love. She began working in private practice part-time in November 2018, and has been in private practice full-time since June 2020. Find more at: www.amymsantana.com

In today's episode, we are going to be talking to Alyse Freda Colon, a private practice therapist and social worker based out of New York. Alyse brings us along as she dives deep into how The Lean In. MAKE BANK Academy has revolutionized the way she thinks AND works with money in a clinical setting. . In this episode, Alyse will share: How she was able to show up thoughtfully and fully as clinician while she was doing her money work; How the messages Alyse got as a social worker impacted her ability to charge more AND what she did to break out of scarcity mindset; #1 piece of advice she has for therapists starting out in private practice Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop More about Alyse: Alyse Freda Colon is a therapist in private practice in New York. She specializes in helping her patients sort out and identify what is not working in their life and assist them in making behavioral changes so that they can "live the life they want" and become "unstuck".

In today's episode of The Money Sessions we are talking with Maya Jakob, a licensed therapist in Canada and Lean In. MAKE BANK. alum who is blowing it out of the water. Maya is going to share with us how she went from earning $22/hour in her community mental health job to charging $160/session. She's going to talk about her process leaving her non-profit, what it meant to rebuild her professional relationships and how 2020, the year of COVID, was her practice's best year yet. In this episode, Maya will share: What it took for her to leave her non-profit and start her own practice; What it took for her to build new relationships in the premium fee world; How difficult it was for her to confront her cancellation policy lapses and how she streamlined her fees AND no-show policies; How her private practice has now surpassed six figures and has a booked schedule, despite a global pandemic. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees Calculator 4 Steps to Raise Your Fees More about Maya: I support women as they exit out of painful relationships and into the peace and calm that exists through healing as they connect to their truth and live it. Our work together starts by mapping out an individualized plan of support which recognizes not only the impacts of pain but how our experience of hurt affect our relationship navigation. Find more at: www.truegritcounselling.ca

In this episode of The Money Sessions we will be speaking with Josh Wolf-Powers, a clinical social worker and certified clinical trauma professional based in New York. Josh is a former wall street executive who left the suit and tie game to pursue his passion of making a difference through social work. In this episode, we get to hear from someone who comes from the professional trajectory that is commonly misunderstood and even vilified. Josh has zero conflict about making good money, which is exactly why Tiffany was very curious to pick his brain. He will go into detail about his experience creating an investment firm and how it shaped his money mindset. Josh will share his AMAZING fee structure and a game changing cancellation policy. He will take us through his journey - from social worker, to a friggin' Wall Street exec and then back full circle, to social work and opening his private practice as a psychoanalyst. In this episode, Josh will share: How his experience on wall street has shaped the way he thinks about the exchange of money in his private practice; His AMAZING fee structure and how he cultivates a zero-guilt money mindset; His cancellation policy, or lack there of, and how he implemented it with his patients; The ways being the son of a gay father and a socialist feminist mother drives his desire to give back; His top three pieces of advice to help you build a less conflicted relationship with money, so you can help others AND make bank. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees Calculator

In today's episode we are talking to Dr. Yelena "Elaine" Blank, a clinical psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Elaine is a queer immigrant who is paving the way for others like her. A while ago, Elaine stumbled upon our fun with fees calculator and was given a fee of $249 per session. Her first thought was "NO WAY!" "Who would pay ME that much?" BUT she bossed up, broke through those glass ceilings and now she's actually charging a $250/session fee. In this episode, Elaine takes us on her journey of developing a premium fee practice as a queer immigrant. She will talk about her life - her country of origin, her upbringing, how she broke through the narratives she had heard her entire life and how you can do it also! In this episode, Elaine will share: How she went from a scarcity mindset to charging premium fees; Her story about her country of origin and how those stories followed her into the United States; How being a queer female immigrant has impacted her private practice and money mindset; How she overcame the narrative that the men in the home are the primary breadwinners and established herself as the head of her family; Three tips that you can use to go from a scarcity money mindset to charging $250/session.

Today's episode of The Money Sessions is a special one! 🤩 This episode is going to allow us to give you an inside look at how The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy can change your life. Meet Ryan Allen, a therapist out of Ohio, rising tik-tok star and an alumni of the Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy. In this episode, you'll get to hear an interview with Ryan before he joined us in LIMB and you'll hear an interview with him one year later. And, MAN! Have things changed. Ryan went from working full time for an agency, to creating his own premium fee private practice. His dream was to have more time to spend with his wife and dog...aaaand to learn a little more about social media. AND LEARN HE DID. Ryan has become a Tik Tok phenom. In fact, I just heard that he did his first television appearance. WOAH. In this episode, Ryan will share: How changing his money mindset one year ago drastically changed the course of his life; How Ryan got the confidence to leave his full-time agency job; How Ryan went from feeling insecure, anxious and stressed about charging premium fees, to building a successful premium fee practice; How Ryan chose time over money and got his life back; How leaving his 9-5 gave Ryan the time, energy and creativity to create a social media presence that went beyond his wildest dreams; 3 Tips YOU can use to go from burnt out, 40/week job, to premium fee private practice. More about Ryan: Ryan Allen LPCC-S, LICDC, is a therapist and clinical counselor based out of Blue Ash, Ohio. He is a children's mental health advocate and specializes in preschool anger, anxiety and trauma. ryanallencounseling.com Resources mentioned: Join us for FEE WEEK. 01/25-01/31ryanallencounseling.com

Today we're speaking with Christy Merriner, a therapist based in Los Angeles who opened her private practice in March 2020, right as COVID lockdowns began. Ready to have your first 6-figure year? Click here to Join us for FEE WEEK: Roadmap to your 6-Figure 2021. Christy is going to tell us her story on how she went from charging $150/session to now charging $225/session. She gives us a look at how being snapped into reality by having to undergo back surgery was the catalyst that solidified the fact that she had to raise her fees in her private practice so she could take better care of herself. Christy also discusses her money mindset growing up and how it has changed. She goes on to talk about her upbringing and how it has shaped her role as the primary breadwinner in her relationship. In this episode, Christy will share: How she was able to charge premium fees during covid even with a very specific niche of musically inclined patients; How back surgery helped her realize she NEEDED to charge more; How she had to overcome feelings of guilt and martyrdom that stemmed from her Catholic upbringing; How she had to step up and become the primary breadwinner, without financial support from anyone else; Three tips that therapists can use to confidently refer out even during uncertain times.

What's up my peeps. 😎 I'm so excited to be back. New year and a NEEEEEW season of THE MONEY SESSIONS! Let's goooooo! 🏃🏾‍♀️💨 Today we get to hear from Rashida Ingram, a couple and family therapist servicing patients virtually. After spending 13 years working the prison system, she left to create her full fee premium practice. We get to dive deep into how Rashida went from overworked, seeing 30 patients per week to changing her schedule, seeing only 13 patients per week, AND tripping her yearly income. Rashida walks us through how her low fees were causing an unforeseen strain in her relationship with her children. She also gives us an inside look at how she stepped into her family legacy and what that meant for her family legacy. In this episode, Rashida will share: How she went from working in the prison system for 13 years to opening her private practice; Three signs that made her realize it was time to raise her fees and change her schedule; How she went from making 60K per year to her best year yet at 96k; How she stepped into her family legacy to create a bigger impact and set up the future generations for success; Three tips Rashida has for therapists who are trapped over working, under earning and need to let go of the scarcity mindset. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Fun with Fees Calculator 4 Ways to Raise Your Fees About Rashida: I am Rashida Ph.D.(c), MS-CMFT, Couple and Family Therapist who specializes in life-changing personal growth experiences for hard-working professionals who desire to reset and regain control of their lives so that you feel more confident, valued, and fulfilled as they thrive. Rashida Ingram, PhD (c), M.S.,CMFT Innergy Connections, LLC Virtual Wellness Center for Individuals, Couples and Families (833)377-2638

What's up paaaarty people. We finally made it to 2021! 🥳 & with that... season 3 of The Money Sessions. BOOMSHAKA. I'm sooooo excited for this year! I'm stoked for our upcoming guests on The Money Sessions AND we've got some veeeEEEery exciting ideas up our sleeves over in The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy (Don't know LIMB?? That's where we help therapists like you raise your fees so that you can luxuriate your life. 💆🏾‍♀️) In today's episode, I will be sharing with you: WELCOME TO FEE WEEEEK (almost): What IS it and how will it help you have your first 6-figure year?? What you can do to hit your 6-figure goal in 2021, while working FEWER hours; When and how YOU can enroll in FEE WEEK and get access to our exclusive pop-up Facebook group.

Carolyn Alroy is a New York based analyst who sees working professionals and couples. She helps them gain success in work and relationships. In this episode, Caroyln talks about the difficult journey she had in raising her fees over the years, a journey that has resulted in being able to charge $325-$400 per session. In this episode, Carolyn will talk about: Her journey from charging $82/sessions to charging up to $400 per session; How investing in clinical supervision helped Carolyn step into valuing her own work; How charging premium fees helped Carolyn create space for people who need lower fees without sacrificing her own financial stability; How Carolyn dealt with family shade due to her desire to build wealth; How working on her own money mindset limitations allowed Carolyn's clinical work to blossom.

In this episode, we are talking with Nekia White, a Licensed Certified Clinical Social Worker serving clients in Maryland, DC and Virginia. Nekia is going to talk about her experience starting her private practice, charging as low as $50 per session and how she came to the realization that she needed to make a change. Nekia is going to explain how she used the uncertainties of 2020 to make the changes she needed to ensure her family's future. She is going to take us on her inspiring journey explaining the lessons and insights she gained that allowed her to take control and welcome the changes she longed to see in her life. Nekia's story is a powerful one. She will talk about how you can move forward and take responsibility for YOUR practice, no matter what is happening in the world around you. In this episode, Nekia will share: Her experience transitioning from a "secure" 9-5 job to having her own private practice; The internal shifts she had to make to be able to raise her prices from $50.00 per session to $250; How having her second child influenced her fees; The top 3 strategies you can use to charge premium fees no matter WHAT is going on in the world around you.

In this episode we talk to Zynnyme Co-Founder, Kelly Higdon. Kelly will talk about her journey from working for county mental health to becoming a therapist in her own private practice to creating one of the most popular marketing programs for therapists in private practice, the Business School Bootcamp. And here's the deal, folks. Kelly almost left the world of mental health altogether because she was so burnt out, she didn't see a path forward. Not only did she find a way to stay, but she was able to build a practice as the primary breadwinner. Her next big vision: Living abroad with her family while continuing to run a sustainable, passion-filled business. In this episode, Kelly will share: How she went from burnt out and broke to successful primary breadwinner; How to cope with the fear and anxiety about losing all that you've worked so hard for; The family messages she heard about money in her family of origin and how those messages impacted her business growth; How healthcare challenges have led Kelly to take her financial security seriously; How she was able to experiment with a 5 week family trip to Spain as she works towards creating a vacation home abroad; 3 Strategies YOU can use to move from stress and overwhelm in your practice to building a full fee, cash pay business that serves you. Resources mentioned: 4 Steps to Raise Your Fee (Guilt Free) Workshop Zynnyme Business Bootcamp More about Kelly: Kelly Higdon is a LMFT in CA and the Co-founder of ZynnyMe.com where she helps private practice owners serve their communities through positive client outcomes while improving the life and income of the clinician. She is also the co-creator of Business School Bootcamp, the largest online business training system for therapists.

In this episode of The Money Sessions, Tiffany is going to be talking about how to make sense of all the complex feelings that come when raising fees means saying goodbye to clients. This is real shit, folks. When your real financial needs bump up against the real financial needs of another person, what are your options?

In this episode, we're talking with Kirstin Carl who is a Licensed Psychotherapist serving clients in Los Angeles. Kirstin is going to talk about what it took to go from charging as low as $50 per session to charging as high as $250 per session and building a full caseload at $225 per session. Kirstin is also going to talk about how the lessons and insights she gained in terms of taking control and becoming empowered in her private practice led to her feeling empowered to take control of her fertility and her romantic life. In this episode, Kirstin will share: 3 signs that let her know she needed to raise her fees; The internal shift she had to make in order to be able to charge as high as $250 per session; How gender played into her pricing; 3 concrete pieces of advice she has for therapists in private practice whose fees are too low, but who are afraid to charge more. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi Kirstin Carl MFT: Counseling for Women More about Kirstin: Kirstin Carl is a Licensed Psychotherapist serving clients in Los Angeles, for the past 13 years; and now in virtual sessions, throughout California. She specializes in helping women break through past traumas so they can develop & keep fulfilling relationships in the present. Since taking LIMB in September 2019, she almost doubled her gross annual income from $50,000 to $94,500; and this year, she is on track to gross $175,000. You can contact Kirstin via her website at www.kcarlmft.com, by email at [email protected], or find her on Instagram at @kirstincarltherapy.

Welcome to our new segment of The Money Sessions. We need a name!! If you've got any good ideas for what we can call this segment, shoot us an email at [email protected]. In this episode, we're gonna talk about why you're broke in private practice and what you can do to change that!

In this episode, we're speaking with Maegan Megginson who has a premium fee, cash pay group practice in Portland, Oregon, with ten therapists that work in the practice. You heard that right - no insurance! Maegan also has another business called The Introverted CEO where she helps other introverted business owners create businesses that work for them. In this episode, we'll talk about Maegan's journey to create multiple businesses that worked for her without burning herself out, being exhausted, or falling into the overworked-making-no money cycle that she saw so many therapists in. In this episode, Maegan will share: Her transformation from having negative thoughts and feelings about people charging premium cash fees to being someone who does that herself; How charging premium fees allowed her the time and space to build all cash pay, premium fee group practice where she can really support and take care of her therapists; How becoming overworked and stressed out as an HSP introverted therapist allowed her to realize she needed a new way of creating a successful business; How taking care of herself and charging premium fees allowed her to retire her husband and participate in the Black Lives Matter movement without burning out or being overwhelmed. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi Maegan's Free Download for The Money Session Listeners Business Consulting for Introverted Service-Based Entrepreneurs The Center for Couples & Sex Therapy Maegan's Instagram More about Maegan: Maegan Megginson is a business consultant, licensed couples and sex therapist, group therapy practice owner, and self-diagnosed business-building addict. As an introvert and highly sensitive person, Maegan is very familiar with the struggle that arises when your energetic limitations conflict with your desire to build the business you know you're capable of creating. Maegan is passionate about helping her clients create businesses that enable them to live life with less stress, more joy, and financial abundance.

In this episode, we are talking with Sarah Kate Valatka, a therapist in private practice in Virginia, about her journey to raise her fees and make her schedule work for her. She will also share what she learned about the ways her boundaries in her private practice, and around her private practice, were not in line with the kind of therapist she wanted to be, nor were they in line with the person she wanted to be. Sarah Kate is a breast cancer survivor and we'll talk about how the diagnosis helped her get in touch with her priorities, but it wasn't a magic shift. She still needed to invest in change and find the community that would keep her honest around truly living out her values. In this episode, Sarah Kate will share: In this episode, Sarah Kate will share: What it was like to raise fees from $115 to $150; How her breast cancer diagnosis helped her get real about her priorities; How she realized it wasn't just her fees that needed to be addressed, but also her boundaries; How changing her schedule and raising her fee allowed her to start having date nights with her husband again; How getting in touch with the reality of her financial situation helped her become a better clinician; How creating an intentional community and making therapist friends allows her to continue her work of growth when she starts slipping backwards; How she learned to say YES to the things she really wanted to and how that meant she had to say NO to all the things that constantly encroached on her schedule. Resources she used: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi More about Sarah Kate: Sarah Kate Valatka is a therapist in Blacksburg, Va who is always exploring how to navigate this beautiful and painful life. She enjoys spending time with her kids, husband, family, friends, and nature. She works with female identified individuals who are stressed out people pleasers. Her clients are often struggling with body image, anxiety, eating disorders, relationships, and may have experienced a significant trauma. You can find Sarah Kate at https://www.sarahkatevalatka.com/.

In this episode, we are speaking with Stevon Lewis, a therapist in private practice, who is truly demonstrating what it's like to be a therapist in the world who is making a bigger impact, without sacrificing his own mental, emotional, financial wellbeing in order to do it. He understands that both are possible - by getting out there, doing good work, and being seen, he is actually to give back and make a greater impact. We'll discuss how he is currently charging $250 per session, and has charged as much as $300 per couple. He describes himself as a "6'2" dark-skinned Black man" out there in the world as a therapist who is really putting himself out there and being seen in a big way. He's been featured on podcasts, television, and is now doing executive coaching. He grew up in a working class family and came from all kinds of anxiety-laden money stories. He started out in debt and worked in community mental health. He continued to grow, learn, and push himself to become the person he wanted to become, and now he's going to show YOU that if he can do it, so can you. In this episode, Stevon will share: His journey from community mental health to charging as much as $300 per session; How a conversation with Tiffany gave him the confidence to raise his fees from $150 to $200 cash pay; How he learned to value the worth of his work and charge accordingly; How he uses experimentation to take risks and take on opportunities that scare him; How he was able to give back and make a bigger impact by virtue of playing big in the world and charging premium cash fees; His 3 steps to charging premium fees in private practice as a person of color and while continuing to work with clients he is passionate about serving. Resources she used: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi More about Stevon: Stevon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, speaker, and corporate consultant. In his private practice, he specializes in working with adults struggling with Impostor Syndrome. He has been a featured expert for various major television and media platforms, including the Oprah Winfrey Network, Bustle Magazine, Thrive Global, and Entrepreneur Magazine. As a corporate consultant, he has facilitated discussions about race in the workplace for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) and Tory Burch. In addition, he has hosted a series of workshops for A New Direction, a London-based non-profit, that provides support and development to individuals that are underrepresented in the creative and digital industries. You can find Stevon at https://www.stevonlewis.com/.

In this episode, we are talking with Canadian therapist, Olethea Pimenta, who was on the show in April 2019. We'll talk about what has transpired since then. And OH-BOY, has a lot transpired. In 2018, when she joined Lean In. MAKE BANK., Olethea's husband was out of work, she had just had a baby, was coming off of maternity leave, and going back into private practice. She's going to talk about what it took to invest in herself in the midst of all those challenges. We'll talk about what it felt like when she bought her first home just a few months ago (which she is able to do because she is making bank), what she has learned about earning money herself, helping her clients earn money, and what it took to let go of the story that was no longer working for her. She's going to talk about her values to give back as a BIPOC woman of color immigrant, and how her husband is able to continue working in the nonprofit world because she's making bank charging $330 per session. In this episode, Olethea will share: Her Lean In. MAKE BANK. journey as the primary breadwinner when her husband was out of work and she had a new baby and family to support; What it's like to make bank as a BIPOC woman of color in Canada; How she moved from being anxious about money to seeing clients 2-5 times a week and making bank charging for it; The one question she asks therapist clients that revolutionizes how they think about making money. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi More about Olethea: Olethea Pimenta is a money coach and biz coach for entrepreneurs and therapists! She works with women to shift their self-image from struggling and almost making it to powerfully confident and making it! She is a registered psychotherapist with a completely online private practice. Connect with her at https://opimenta.ca/ or [email protected]

In this episode, we're speaking with Lauren Selfridge, a therapist in private practice, who is going to be talking about what it took for her to raise her fees and why she had to change her schedule. She actually found out on the verge of her private practice that she had MS, which really impacted how she went into private practice. We're going to be talking about how Lauren created a private online practice that sustains her, that works for her, and allows her to live her dream life. She is living in two different countries and going back and forth. She can continue to work with the clients that she is passionate about serving and she has been able to creatively build a business. She has a podcast, This Is Not What I Ordered, and also does graphic design work, that allows her to give back. In this episode, Lauren will share: Her private practice journey, especially after being diagnosed with a chronic illness; What led her to increasing her fees and how that journey occurred; How she created a side business that allows her to give back; What she thinks about making sustainable, consistent change in this current political, social and economic climate. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi This Is Not What I Ordered "Living Your Dream As You Build It" Workbook More about Lauren: Lauren Selfridge is the host of "This Is Not What I Ordered"--a podcast on full-hearted living with chronic illness and health challenges. In her psychotherapy practice, Lauren works with people living with chronic illness and couples. She loves helping clients nurture their spiritual and emotional development through unexpected challenges, and supporting them in building meaningful lives filled with joy, connection, rest, and creativity.

In this episode, we're speaking with therapist Annie Schuessler who just ended her 20-year private practice in order to move forward with her "side hustle" that has become so much more. She is now a business coach for therapists and healers who want to create something beyond 1-1 private practice, be that courses, programs, workshops, or retreats. In this episode, you are going to hear about Annie's private practice journey, along with how she moved into creating a business on the side, and then how and why she made the decision to transition out of private practice entirely. In this episode, Annie will share: How she began to dread her private practice work and feel that it wasn't the right fit for her; What had to be addressed in her money mindset in order to start thinking bigger about what it meant to give back; How she went from a small business on the side to a full time program creator; How she upped her quality of life and what it's like for her to help other therapists grow their own practices beyond the 1-1 model. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Wellness Fi Rebel Therapist Programs More about Annie: Annie Schuessler is a business coach and the host of the podcast Rebel Therapist® Podcast. With her Rebel Therapist® Programs, she helps therapist entrepreneurs make an impact beyond the therapy room. You can find her resources at https://rebeltherapist.me/.

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, and the emotional and physical energy to actually go out and create a difference. Uriah holds a special place in my heart from the time we met eons ago where we were both presenting at a Simple Practice conference in Santa Monica, California. The next time we met, I boldly demanded that he raise his fees to $200/session. HA! Be warned, if you ever hang out with me, I will interrogate you mightily. I'm pleased to say, Uriah and I became fast-virtual buddies and he has inspired me so much by his willingness to constantly grow, learn and uplevel his emotional AND financial wealth. In this episode we are going to hear about his private and group practice journey, along with how he created a company that generates passive income. In this episode, Uriah will share: How he went from starting a private practice without a business plan to deciding to charge premium fees (over time moving from $75 per session up to $200 per session); How he created a successful group practice with 10 clinicians working within the business; What led him to create TheProductiveTherapist, a virtual assistant company that serves other therapy practices; The complex and nuanced feelings that come with being a "trailer park kid" to being financially free and mingling with people who have REAL wealth. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi The Productive Therapist More about Uriah: Uriah Guilford, LMFT is the owner of Guilford Family Counseling and the mastermind behind The Productive Therapist, a business that provides amazing virtual assistants to therapy practice owners. He is a technology enthusiast, productivity nerd and a pretty rad drummer. Uriah is always searching for creative ways to provide counseling to youth and families as well as help therapists to get more done, while working less.

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 creating a business that scales. In this episode, Linzy will share: Her struggles as she moved from doing solely one-to-one work to the next level of scaling a business; What she's learned as she made that transition from solo to scale; How you can apply these same concepts right now, no matter where you are in your private practice journey; How she upped her quality of life and what it's like for her to help students who are in the midst of making the same changes she did. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi Money Nuts and Bolts The Calm & Confident Therapist Facebook Group More about Linzy: Linzy Bonham is a therapist/consultant and the creator of Money Skills for Therapists, a course that teaches therapists how to confidently manage their business finances and build a whole new relationship with money. She loves being able to help the helpers, especially around money, since most of us were never taught these essential skills. She lives in Guelph, Ontario, where she spends time gardening, drinking entirely too much tea, and chasing around her adorable toddler.

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 individuals, $180 for couples, and she's about to raise her fees again by the end of the year up to $175 to $200. In this episode, Holly will share: What made her realize it was time to change her private practice fees and raise her rates; What she learned about her schedule and what it took for her to know that she needed to do something about it; Her fear in making these changes; What she discovered about herself in the process of preparing for and taking these steps; How these changes that she made showed up in the quality of her clinical work. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi More Exemplary Podcast More about Holly: Holly is a dreamer who champions strong capable business women who kill it at work but are daydreaming about escaping to a quiet cottage by the sea to hideout. She is passionate about joining women in finding grit in their voice and unearthing their deepest desires so they can stop wishing for an escape hatch and instead embrace the life they have built. To connect with Holly, head over to https://hollyandersontherapy.com/ or drop her a note at [email protected].

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 thought, "Sure, that's possible for them, but I don't know what's possible for me. I don't know if these things are really going to be possible in the area I live in with the anxieties I have. What if my clients don't stay?" If so, this is the episode for you! It's the first two-part episode. We're going to be talking to Raelyn who took my program The Lean In. MAKE BANK Academy. The first part of this episode, we're going to hear her right when she begins the program, and then in Part Two, we talk to her about 8 months later. So, we get to hear from Before Rae and After Rae about who she's become. In this episode, Raelyn will share: What it was like as she began The Lean In. MAKE BANK Academy; Her hopes and fears what she was excited about and what was she afraid of; Where she's at with her practice 8 months after she finished the LIMB program; The deep way that she approaches her practice, her mindset, and her life; Her business practices before she joined the LIMB Academy when she was charging a full-fee of $95, and how she's now charging $145 per individual and $165 per couple; How she's shifting her schedule and how she works. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi More about Raelyn: Raelyn Koop is 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. Find more at: www.goodmattercounseling.com

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 to raise her fees; How she struggled to overcome the societal messages around Black women's work being less valuable; How she responded she invested in a $2000 course that didn't work for her; How raising her fees has improved her clinical work; How she thinks about her work and making bank in hard times; How mixed messages around money in her FOM led to confusion when setting her fees; 3 actionable strategies YOU can use to confidently raise your fees. Resources Kim mentions: Lean In. Make Bank. Money Nuts & Bolts for Therapists The Inner Circle Abundance Party More about Kim: Kim Wheeler Poitevien is a Licensed Clinical Social Work specializing in childhood grief and loss. She also treats children experiencing racial disparity and discrimination in private white institutions. Kim is the owner of Amel Counseling and Consulting, a private therapy practice located in Philadelphia, Pa. Learn more at: https://ameltherapy.com/

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 lost 85% of her caseload when she went virtual, but she then lost her "stable" hospital job. Where many people would scrimp and save looking for someone else to get them out of this mess, Sadie tripled DOWN by investing her time AND money into learning how to market. And finally, we get to hear from Sally. She didn't have a terrible experience. Her practice was going along just fine. But after listening to the last episode of The Money Sessions, she realized she had been "sheltering in place" with her practice. She realized this was the time to play big. Sally had this to say about therapists, "We remain creative amidst great suffering and an unknown future." In this episode, you'll learn: How Rachel's mindset allowed her to build her practice after maternity leave; What Sadie realized about leaning in after losing most of her income streams due to Covid; How Sally came to understand this is NOT the time to play small in her practice; What it looks like for YOU to adopt a Growth Mindset and excel, no matter what is happening around you. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. Wellness Fi Private Practice Startup Nation How to Write a Badass Psychology Today Profile Here's a fantastic article on the Farnam Street Blog: Carol Dweck: A Summary of Growth and Fixed Mindsets

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 www.wellnessfi.com/heytiffany and get your free tax consultation. This is a GREAT time to get a free tax consult because the IRS is cuttin' some slack right now. Talk to these guys (who happen to specialize in working with mental health professionals & money) to get the up to date info.

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 was talking about boundaries and spoke about his no-cancellation policy, when a professor stood up and said his cancellation policy is unethical. They continued on to say that as therapists, we shouldn't be privileging our own well-being over that of our clients. YIKES! Nick will be sharing what happened inside of him, the feelings that came up, when this professional challenged him. Better yet, he's going to share with us how he responded. In this episode, Nick will share: What it was like growing up in a Catholic home where there were many projections about money; How he internalized these unconscious message he received from society; The one thing that helped him change his mindset around talking openly about money; Why we need to have open conversations about money in order to change the system; The change that occurred in his clinical work as a result of changing his cancellation policy; What he's been able to do in his life as a result of making these changes; And the impact he's been able to have and the ways he's been able to give back. Resources mentioned: Lean In. Make Bank. WellnessFi Nick Bognar Therapy More Exemplary Podcast More about Nick: Nick Bognar is an LMFT in Pasadena, California, specializing in Men's Issues and Codependency. He enjoys helping people learn themselves inside out and build lives they can fall in love with. Nick strives to help clients learn to ask for what they really, truly want out of life. In addition to his practice (www.NickBognarTherapy.com), he is also launching a lifestyle podcast, "More Exemplary" (www.MoreExemplary.com), exploring how to find joy, contentment, and connection while improving the world around us.