Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Therapists

In this episode, Amanda tackles one of the most divisive topics in private practice: venture-backed mental health platforms like BetterHelp, Talkspace, Headway, Alma, and Grow Therapy. Pushing back on the all-or-nothing takes, she breaks down the legitimate criticisms (low pay rates, shifting reimbursement structures, and competitive pressure on private pay practices) while being honest about her own privilege in building a premium fee practice. Amanda shares her experience credentialing with Alma early on, why it served a strategic purpose, and how she's navigating her sponsorship relationship with them transparently amid recent Aetna reimbursement changes. She closes with a call for therapists to stop demonizing each other's choices and remember that burnout and inaccessible care are systemic issues bigger than any one company. Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Register for the Therapist Scaling Intensive Workshop: A half-day, hands-on virtual workshop for therapists who want to scale beyond private pay therapy sessions Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Love the show? Leave a review for a chance to win a free coaching session with me each month. Apple Podcasts only allows one official review, so if you want extra entries, use the form below. Comments on Spotify episodes also count as entries! → Submit extra reviews here Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda sits down with Steph Orosco to talk about what it really means to build a business that supports both your goals and your well-being. Together, they explore why scaling for the sake of scaling can leave therapists feeling disconnected from the very businesses they worked so hard to create, and how getting clear on what you actually want is often the first step toward sustainable growth. Steph shares insights on CEO mindset, the importance of support and delegation, and the perfectionism and people-pleasing tendencies that often keep therapists stuck doing everything themselves. They also discuss why alignment matters just as much as strategy, and how creating success on your own terms can completely change your experience of running a business. Connect with Steph: The Strategic Hiring Audit ($99): Make your next right hire to scale Instagram: @scalingwithheart Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Register for the Therapist Scaling Intensive Workshop: A half-day, hands-on virtual workshop for therapists who want to scale beyond private pay therapy sessions Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Love the show? Leave a review for a chance to win a free coaching session with me each month. Apple Podcasts only allows one official review, so if you want extra entries, use the form below. Comments on Spotify episodes also count as entries! → Submit extra reviews here Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda sits down with Dr. Carolyn Solo to talk about how therapy intensives helped her build a practice that better supports her life, family, and nervous system. Carolyn shares her journey from a traditional therapy model to an intensive focused practice, including how parenting a neurodivergent child influenced the way she thought about time, energy, and sustainability. Together, they explore the realities of marketing and pricing EMDR intensives, overcoming fears around charging premium fees, and using networking, SEO, and community support to fill an intensive practice. They also discuss why therapists often stay stuck in models that no longer fit and how creating a business around your actual needs can completely change your experience of the work. Connect with Carolyn: Instagram: @futuretemplateparent and @integritas_intensive_emdr EMDR Intensive Client Workbook Future Template Parent Podcast Websites: https://www.futuretemplateparent.com/ and https://www.integritaswellnessllc.com/ Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Love the show? Leave a review for a chance to win a free coaching session with me each month. Apple Podcasts only allows one official review, so if you want extra entries, use the form below. Comments on Spotify episodes also count as entries! → Submit extra reviews here Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda sits down with Tiffany Paul, LCSW, to talk about building a therapy practice that actually supports your nervous system instead of overwhelming it. Tiffany shares her journey from community mental health burnout and chronic pain to creating a thriving private pay practice centered around ketamine-assisted EMDR intensives. Together, they explore why highly sensitive therapists often do better with depth work than high volume caseloads, how therapy intensives can feel more sustainable and clinically effective, and the role SEO and niche messaging played in quickly filling Tiffany's practice. They also unpack the difference between "fixing" clients versus co regulating with them, and why creating a practice that genuinely fits you can completely change your relationship with the work. Connect with Tiffany: The EMDR Clinician's Roadmap to Ketamine-Assisted Practice KAP Curious! A Webinar for EMDR Therapists Instagram: @emdrwithtiffany Website: https://www.tiffanypaulpsychotherapy.com/ Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Love the show? Leave a review for a chance to win a free coaching session with me each month. Apple Podcasts only allows one official review, so if you want extra entries, use the form below. Comments on Spotify episodes also count as entries! → Submit extra reviews here Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda sits down with Shayah Reed, founder of Virtuwell Balance to talk about why so many therapists struggle to convert website traffic into actual private pay clients. Shayah breaks down the four key elements of a high-converting therapy website: building trust through design, using emotionally resonant copy, creating a friction free booking process, and optimizing for SEO and AI search. Together, they explore common website mistakes therapists make, why good SEO alone is not enough if your site does not convert, and how small changes to design, messaging, and booking systems can dramatically improve inquiries and consults. They also discuss the growing role of AI in search, why blogging is still incredibly valuable, and how therapists can create websites that actually help clients feel understood and ready to reach out. Connect with Shayah: Website: https://www.virtuwellbalance.com/ Website Diagnostic Quiz: https://www.virtuwellbalance.com/diagnostic-website-quiz Instagram: @virtuwell.balance Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda sits down with Gabe Fontana from Jane App to break down what therapists actually need to know about SEO, Google Business Profiles, AI search, and building an online presence that helps the right clients find them. Gabe shares practical, beginner-friendly strategies for improving visibility online, including how to structure service pages, optimize Google Business Profiles, and use content and social media to strengthen SEO over time. Together, they unpack common misconceptions about SEO and AI, why marketing does not have to feel overly technical or overwhelming, and how therapists can focus on sustainable strategies that continue working long after something is posted. Connect with Gabe: janewebsites.com Instagram: @janerunsclinics Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda unpacks the emotional realities of rejection, disappointment, and rejection sensitive dysphoria in entrepreneurship, especially for therapists who are used to being high achievers and helpers. She shares personal stories from launching her coaching business, navigating fears of failure and visibility, and the ways trauma, perfectionism, and nervous system activation can make business setbacks feel deeply personal. Amanda also explores how therapists can stop interpreting rejection as proof they are "not cut out" for entrepreneurship, and instead learn to regulate, reframe, and continue showing up even when things feel uncertain. Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda shares a real-time behind-the-scenes look at her most recent launch of Therapy Intensives Academy. Across multiple days of the launch, she recorded honest reflections on what was happening internally and externally, including the excitement, fear, self-doubt, mindset work, wins, disappointments, and nervous system reactions that can come with selling online. She also talks about the pressure therapists often feel around visibility, perfectionism, and launches needing to "look" successful, while offering a more transparent conversation about what entrepreneurship actually feels like in the moment. Together, these clips create a candid look at the emotional realities of building a business, taking risks, and continuing to show up even when things feel uncertain. Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Resources & Links: SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda sits down with Danielle Swimm to talk about the mindset shifts therapists often need before business strategy can actually work. They explore the fear, perfectionism, and identity work that can come up when therapists try to grow beyond traditional one-to-one work, increase visibility, or build something bigger. Danielle shares how entrepreneurship can trigger deeper fears around success, money, and being seen, while Amanda reflects on the ways therapists often stay stuck waiting to feel "ready." Together, they unpack why mindset work is not separate from business growth, and how learning to tolerate discomfort, uncertainty, and visibility can completely change what feels possible. Connect with Danielle: The Entrepreneurial Therapist Podcast The Entrepreneurial Therapist Newsletter Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Therapy Intensives Academy Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.

In this episode, Amanda explores what happens when therapists keep waiting to make changes in their practice, even when they know something isn't working. She shares her own experience of burnout, overworking, and feeling misaligned in the traditional therapy model, and how shifting to therapy intensives created more space, better outcomes, and a more sustainable way of working. Amanda also unpacks the hidden costs of waiting, why taking care of yourself directly impacts client care, and how evolving industry changes—including AI and client demand—make now a powerful time to rethink how you practice. Join the Therapy Intensives Academy - sale ends 5/1! Connect with Amanda: Follow on Instagram: @amandakbcoaching Check out the Amanda KB Coaching website Make sure to hit follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode! Resources & Links: This episode is sponsored by: Alma - learn more here Jane - use code: AMANDA2MO for a 2-month grace period SEO for Therapists Email Membership Happy, Healthy, & Wealthy Mastermind Free Training: 3 Steps to Booking Your First Therapy Intensive Free Guide: 3 Steps to Double Your Income SEO Freebie Just a quick heads up, everything I share in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. It's not legal advice, financial advice, or tax advice. Every practice and every state has its own rules. So if you're wondering how something applies to your situation, make sure to check in with an attorney, accountant, or another qualified professional who can give you guidance based on your specific circumstances.