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The Bad Therapist Show — 179 episodes

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1

Opening a Group Practice Could Be the Best or Worst Move of Your Year. 3 Questions Tell You Which [Ep 176]

2

Can Your Practice Survive Two Weeks Without You? How to Take Time Off as a Therapist [Ep 175]

3

Private Practice Case Study: From Corporate to 6-Figure Private Practice with Ben Sollenberger (REPLAY) [Ep 174]

4

Marketing for Established Therapists: From Getting Found to Getting Known [Ep 173]

5

Is Your Therapist Brain Driving Decisions Your CEO Brain Should Be Making? [Ep 172]

6

The Five Growth Stages Every Successful Therapist Goes Through [Ep 171]

7

Why You Don't Have to Choose Between Being a Great Therapist, Making Money and Being a Whole Human [Ep 170]

8

How Bad Therapists Create More Freedom Without Sacrificing Your Life [TRAILER]

9

Marketing for Therapists: How to Connect with Clients by Addressing Their Problems [REPLAY] (Ep 169)

10

5 Questions to Ask Before You Spend a Dollar on Branding If You Want to Grow Your Therapy Practice [Ep 168]

11

5 Ways to Feel Less Lonely in Therapy Practice (Without Joining Another Facebook Group) [Ep 167]

12

How to Attract Ideal Therapy Clients Who Show Up, Commit, and Pay Your Fee [Ep 166]

13

How to Grow a Group Therapy Practice to 20K Months by Doing LESS Clinical Work & More CEO Work [Ep 165]

14

3 Ways To Scale Your Therapy Practice If You Don’t Want To Start A Group Practice [Ep 164]

15

How to Get Off Insurance and Build a Cash Pay Practice Without the Income Dip [Ep 163]

16

The Private Practice Marketing Strategy I'd Use to Scale to Multi-6 Figures From Scratch [Ep 162]

17

3 Things to STOP Doing Right Now to Grow Your Private Practice to Multi-6 Figures [Ep 161]

18

Marketing for Therapists Who Hate Marketing (A Completely Different Way to Think About It) [Ep 160]

19

4 Things Every Therapist Website Homepage Needs to Fill Your Private Practice [Ep 159]

20

Therapy Intensives Might Be the Income Solution You're Sitting On When You're Booked Out [Ep 158]

21

The No-Guilt Plan for Taking Time Off From Your Private Practice (Without Losing Clients) [Ep 157]

22

3 Ways to Prepare Your Therapy Practice for Spring Inquiries (Marketing Ideas for Therapists) [Ep 156]

23

From Part-Time Nanny to a Full Caseload: How to Start a Private Therapy Practice Before You’re Licensed [Ep 155]

24

My Business Grew By Over $100K and I Wanted to Shrink It All Down! Spotting Patterns in Business Before They Cost You [Ep 154]

25

SEO Blogging for Therapists: How Long It Really Takes to Get More Traffic and Inquiries [Ep 153]

26

Handling Fee Objections: What to Say When a Therapy Client Says Your Fee Is Too Expensive [Ep 152]

27

Should You Share Your Political Beliefs Publicly as a Private Practice Therapist - REPLAY [Ep 151]

28

Hosting a Profitable Retreat: How Sarah Lazarewicz Added $3,000 To her Income With Her First Retreat [Ep 150]

29

The Anatomy of a $20K Month for Solo Therapists (It's Simpler Than You Think) [Ep 149]

30

How Saying No to Clients Doubled Erin's Income to $14K/Month in 3 Months [Ep 148]

31

A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Therapy Private Practice in 2026 [Ep 147]

32

New Year Meditation for Therapists: Try This Before January Ends! [Ep 146]

33

2025 Recap: The Strategies I Used To Increase My Revenue by $100k [Ep 145]

34

SEO and AI Marketing for Therapists in 2026: What's Working RIGHT NOW [Ep 144]

35

How to Start a Podcast Part II: Production on Any Budget (Even $0) [Ep 143]

36

How to Start a Podcast That Gets You Therapy Clients (Not Just Downloads) [Ep 142]

37

How to Prepare Your Private Practice for the Holidays and Reduce Income Dips - REPLAY [Ep 141]

38

How to Avoid the Success Hangover When You Scale Your Group Practice [Ep 140]

39

How Dr Mikki Lee Used TikTok Marketing to Grow Her Private Practice and 4x Her Revenue [Ep 139]

40

When Should You Raise Your Therapy Rates and by How Much [Ep 138]

41

How Black And White Thinking And Religious Trauma Can Sabotage Your Business Growth [Ep 137]

42

The Truth About Ketamine Therapy from a Licensed Psychologist Who Actually Provides It w/ Dr Shannon York [Ep 136]

43

How to Double Your Practice Revenue Without Adding More Clients [Ep 135]

44

The Truth About Starting a Coaching Business as a Therapist [Ep 134]

45

How to Pick a Therapy Niche Without Overthinking It for Months [Ep 133]

46

Is SEO Dead for Therapists? What's Happening with AI & Digital Marketing in 2025 and Beyond [Ep 132]

47

Introducing What Your Therapist Thinks Podcast: Honest Truths Licensed Professionals Never Share in Session [BONUS]

48

A 5-Minute Habit for Preventing Burnout in Your Private Practice (That Isn't Another Meditation App) [Ep 131]

49

How to Build a Marketing Ecosystem That AI Can't Break [Ep 130]

50

Time Saving Tips for Therapists: The 5-Minute Note Method That Freed Up 10+ Hours Every Week with Doctor TK [Ep 129]

51

Good Therapist Conditioning Is Costing You $50K a Year (and How to Stop It) [Ep 128]

52

How Many Clients Should You See in a Day? The Math That Will Let You Take 4-Day Weekends [Ep 127]

53

The $7K Per Month Revenue Jump: Real Talk on Scaling a Group Practice with Lauren Worley [Episode 126]

54

Telehealth vs. In-Person Therapy: Do You Really Need to Have an Office to Succeed in Private Practice [Ep 125]

55

Growing Your Group Practice: Why Your First Hire Should Be A 'Mini-You' w/ Nicole McCance [Ep 124]

56

Why Therapist Reviews Are Better Than Paid Ads - Your $0 Client Attraction Plan [Episode 123]

57

How to Raise Your Fees & Take a Week off Your Private Practice Every Month - REPLAY [Episode 122]

58

Money Conversations in Therapy: Why I Ask Every Client How Much Money They Make & Why You Should Too [Episode 121]

59

Are You Leaving Group Therapy Practice? Here's How to Take Your Clients Without Burning Bridges [Ep 120]

60

How Therapy Intensives Can Rescue Your Private Practice from the Summer Scaries [Ep 119]

61

How Dr. Raquel Martin Built a Thriving Private Practice Specializing in Black Health and Wellbeing [Ep 118]

62

The 4 Key Ingredients to Becoming a Sought-After Therapist [Ep 117]

63

Beyond the Money: How to Build a Private Practice That Gives You True Freedom [Ep 116]

64

How to Add $30k to Your Private Practice & Book Premium Fee Therapy Clients [Ep 115]

65

Finding Your Authentic Marketing Strategy as a Therapist with Brittney Scott [Ep 114]

66

Private Practice Success Story: From Corporate to 6-Figure Private Practice with Ben Sollenberger [Ep 113]

67

Massive Private Practice Growth: The Three Ingredients That Separate Thriving From Surviving [Ep 112]

68

Why Therapists Need to Brag More: Mindset Medicine for ‘Good Therapists’ [Ep 111]

69

Quarter Two Planning: How to Stay Accountable & Consistent in Your Business Goals [Ep 110]

70

Quarter Two Planning: How to Set Strategic Goals for Your Private Practice [Ep 109]

71

Quarter Two Planning Series: How to Assess Your First Quarter & Create a Clear Roadmap for Your Private Practice [Ep 108]

72

3 Upgrades You Need to Make to Book More Private Pay Clients in 2025 [Ep 107]

73

Should You Share Your Political Beliefs Publicly as a Private Practice Therapist [Ep 106]

74

The Mindset Shift that Revolutionized Dani Terry’s Instagram Strategy [Ep 105]

75

Direct Booking Link vs. Contact Forms - What's Best for Your Private Practice Website? [Ep 104]

76

Systems for Scaling Your Private Practice [Ep 103]

77

How to Navigate Online Visibility Challenges as a Therapist with Danielle Swimm [Ep 102]

78

Grow Your Private Practice with a 90 Day Sprint [Ep 101]

79

Attracting Niche Clients, Breaking Out of the Insurance Trap & Networking in a New Area [Ep 100]

80

How To Make As Much Money As You Want in Private Practice - REPLAY [Ep 99]

81

My Secret to Turning 10 Min Intake Calls Into Paying Clients - REPLAY [Ep 98]

82

This is The Fastest Way to Make More Money in Your Private Practice [Ep 97]

83

Growing A Group Practice: Setting Boundaries, Finances & Becoming a Leader with Amber Young [Ep 96]

84

How to Plan for Your Therapy Business Success in 2025 [Ep 95]

85

New Year's Meditation: Reflect, Release & Reimagine Your Private Practice for Growth [Ep 94]

86

How Six Figure Business Owners Spend Money in Business w/ Linzy Bonham [Ep 93]

87

2024 Recap: Key Takeaways from Running My Business This Year [Ep 92]

88

From Inconsistency to 10K Months: Transform Your Private Practice with Katrina P. Mautner [Ep 91]

89

How to Prepare Your Private Practice for the Holidays and Reduce Income Dips [Ep 90]

90

Therapist Consult Call: The Simple Fix to Boost Your Client Conversion Rates [Ep 89]

91

What I Learned Building My New Course for Therapists: The Fee Formula [Ep 88]

92

Having Fun in Your Therapy Business Is A Must! Here's Why [Ep 87]

93

What to Do When Your Private Practice Growth Takes Time to Pick Up [Ep 86]

94

Scale Your Private Practice with Scalable Offers for Therapists [Ep 85]

95

The Easiest Scalable Offer to Increase Your Private Practice Income [Ep 84]

96

Grow Your Private Practice: 3 Things You're Probably Doing That Are Costing You Clients [Ep 83]

97

How Jim Kemp Built a Thriving Group Practice in Just One Year - Client Success Story [Ep 82]

98

How to Improve Client Retention in Your Private Practice [Ep 81]

99

Grow Your Private Practice with Me in Your Corner: How Rio Doubled Her Monthly Revenue[Ep 80]

100

3 Mindset Shifts Therapists Need to Build a Six-Figure Private Practice [Ep 79]

101

7 Steps to Creating Passive Income for Therapists [Ep 78]

102

How to Increase Your Private Practice Revenue Every Year [Ep 77]

103

Ethical Termination in Therapy: Ending Client Relationships with Care w/ Dr. Jen Blanchette [Ep 76]

104

Time-Saving Systems for Therapists To Boost Productivity [Ep 75]

105

How to Get the Most Out of Any Investment in Your Therapy Practice [Ep 74]

106

Networking on Social Media: Why Other Therapists Following You on Instagram Is Actually a Good Thing [Ep 73]

107

Get Noticed, Get Clients: Visibility Strategies for Therapists [Ep 72]

108

How to Utilize Sales Funnels in Your Private Practice [Ep 71]

109

Why Social Media Is One of the Fastest Ways to Establish Yourself as an Expert [Ep 70]

110

When Is the Best Time to Start Planning a Retreat? [Ep 69]

111

Essential Legal Tips for Therapists Planning Wellness Retreats with Lisa Fraley [Ep 68]

112

A Therapist's Retreat Launch Timeline Breakdown [Ep 67]

113

Profitable Retreat: Building Around Your Passion & Purpose [Ep 66]

114

Building Blocks of a Profitable Retreat: How to Design the Perfect Experience [Ep 65]

115

Replace One Month of Private Practice Income by Leading One High-Ticket Retreat Per Year [Ep 64]

116

Liberated Business: How to Transform Your Private Practice in Six Months [Ep 63]

117

How to Make As Much Money As You Want in Private Practice [Ep 62]

118

Why You Can't Rely On This Method To Make More Money In Private Practice [Ep 61]

119

Thriving with Chronic Illness: How to Adjust Your Private Practice with Kristin Fialko [Ep 60]

120

Profit First for Therapists: How to Grow Your Wealth [Ep 59]

121

Marketing for Therapists: How to Connect with Clients by Addressing Their Problems [Ep 58]

122

Celebrating 1st Anniversary with My Top Private Practice Growth Tips [Ep 57]

123

Devotional Sales: My Sales Practice That Will Turn Consult Calls into Clients [Ep 56]

124

How to Charge More Than Therapists in Your Area & Still Attract Your Ideal Therapy Clients [Ep 55]

125

How to Build a Thriving Private Practice Post-Pandemic with Kristie Plantinga [Ep 54]

126

How to Prevent Burnout in Your Private Practice with Integration Weeks [Ep 53]

127

What to Do Before You Decide to Quit Being a Therapist [Ep 52]

128

Avoid This Common Private Practice Mistake: Asking Your Clients for Permission on How to Run Your Business [Ep 51]

129

What to Do When a Therapy Client Threatens to Leave a Negative Online Review [Ep 50]

130

How to Handle Negative Feedback on Social Media as a Private Practice Therapist [Ep 49]

131

How to Market Your Therapy Practice Online [Ep 48]

132

Breaking Taboos: How to Talk About Money with Your Therapy Clients [Ep 47]

133

How to Ethically Raise Your Therapy Fees [Ep 46]

134

Balancing the Books: Essential Accounting Tips for Therapists with Eddie Vals [Ep 45]

135

The Profit First Model: A Game Changer for Your Private Practice [Ep 44]

136

A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Your Private Therapy Practice in 2024 [Ep 43]

137

Manifesting Your Goals with Affirmations for 2024 [Ep 42]

138

Networking for Therapists: How to Do It the Right Way [Ep 41]

139

Freebies for Therapists: Why Do You Need It & How It Can Help You Attract Clients [Ep 40]

140

Why Lowering Your Fees Isn't Always the Answer [Ep 39]

141

SEO For Therapists: Future-Proofing Your Therapy Practice with Kristie Platinga [Ep 38]

142

Why Incorporating Pleasure into Your Business is a Non-Negotiable for Growth & Success [Ep 37]

143

How to Give Back as a Therapist Without Sacrificing Your Financial Well-Being [Ep 36]

144

How to Smash Your Private Practice Goals in 2024 [Ep 35]

145

Making the Leap: Tips for Transitioning from Agency Work to Private Practice [Ep 34]

146

Strategies for Avoiding Decision Fatigue in Your Private Practice [Ep 33]

147

How to Stop Freaking Out & Regain Control in Your Private Practice During Tough Times [Ep 32]

148

Gender Magic: Transforming Therapy with Rae McDaniel [Ep 31]

149

How to Build a Strategic Website That Will Bring More Clients to Your Practice With Sarah Busse [Ep 30]

150

Improve Your Website Instantly with This Simple Practice [Ep 29]

151

Scalable Offers for Therapists Success Story: From an Idea to Sold Out with Julia Tsakalis [Ep 28]

152

Launch Hacks Every Therapist Should Know [Ep 27]

153

The Spicy Truth About Passive Income for Therapists [Ep 26]

154

How To Have A Successful Launch For Your Scalable Offer [Ep 25]

155

My Favorite Scalable Offer Idea for Therapists [Ep 24]

156

Why Should You Start Creating a Scalable Offer Right Now [Ep 23]

157

The Power of Delegation: How Hiring A Virtual Assistant Can Transform Your Therapy Practice with Betsy Castro [Ep 22]

158

What You Need to Know Before You Hire a Virtual Assistant [Ep 21]

159

Tips & Strategies on Overcoming Slow Months in Your Therapy Practice [Ep 20]

160

How to Uphold Your Cancellation Policy Without Feeling Guilty [Ep 19]

161

How Hiring A Business Coach for Therapists Can Elevate Your Private Practice [Ep 18]

162

What You Need to Know Before Hiring a Team Member for Your Private Practice [Ep 17]

163

From Traineeship to Private Practice: The Center for Mindful Psychotherapy with Scott Balderson [Ep 16]

164

Strategies to Pass Your Clinical Exam on the First Try [Ep 15]

165

Choosing a Therapy Niche That Aligns with Your Values & Passions w/ April Snow, LMFT [Ep 14]

166

How to Decide Where to Complete Your Therapist Training Hours [Ep 13]

167

From A Pre-Licensed Therapist to Successful Private Practice: 5 Game-Changing Moves [Ep 12]

168

How to Achieve Your Big Scary Goals with Timeline Jumping [Ep 11]

169

From Employee to CEO with Kristie Plantinga [Ep 10]

170

Overcoming Disappointment: The Biggest Obstacle to Business Success [Ep 9]

171

Setting Boundaries & Valuing Your Worth as a Therapist with Emily Adams [Ep 8]

172

My Secret to Turning 10 Min Intake Calls Into Paying Clients [Ep 7]

173

Mastering Your Marketing Strategy [Ep 6]

174

Marketing Mindset Shifts You Need to Make to Fall in Love With Marketing [Ep 5]

175

How to Pick a Therapy Niche That Makes You Happy [Ep 4]

176

Work With Your Desires, Not Against Them [Ep 3]

177

How to Raise Your Fees & Take a Week off from Your Practice Every Month [Ep 2]

178

My Journey of Becoming 'The Bad Therapist' [Ep 1]

179

How Therapists Can Create More Freedom Without Sacrificing Their Life [TRAILER]