Making Businesses More Human with John
Episode 223 of the Starting a Counseling Practice Success Stories podcast, hosted by Kelly + Miranda, titled "Making Businesses More Human with John" was published on February 12, 2022 and runs 41 minutes.
February 12, 2022 ·41m · Starting a Counseling Practice Success Stories
Summary
Most of the time, we think of businesses only motivated by money. John, LPCC and business coach working with therapists in San Francisco, wants to change that. As he had therapy at a young age, he wanted to pursue it as a career. He continued his education up to a doctoral program where he wanted to teach therapists the business side of the work. Although John noticed faculty weren't backing his proposal, he still wanted to continue helping others. After a retreat where Kelly was speaking, he made the difficult decision to cease his Ph.D. program. Now John works with therapists his own way: Business Made Human. He created his business to help therapists create a purpose-driven practice.
Episode Description
Most of the time, we think of businesses only motivated by money. John, LPCC and business coach working with therapists in San Francisco, wants to change that. As he had therapy at a young age, he wanted to pursue it as a career. He continued his education up to a doctoral program where he wanted to teach therapists the business side of the work.
Although John noticed faculty weren't backing his proposal, he still wanted to continue helping others. After a retreat where Kelly was speaking, he made the difficult decision to cease his Ph.D. program. Now John works with therapists his own way: Business Made Human. He created his business to help therapists create a purpose-driven practice.
Miranda and John talk about the issues therapists have transitioning from agency work to their practice. John discusses how important it is to have a vision and its effects on your practice as a whole. He also wants to remove the stigma of receiving help for clients and therapists alike.
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