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The Bad Therapist Show — 186 episodes

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1

How to Find Your Niche as a Therapist [Ep 183]

2

Three Smart Financial Planning Moves For Private Practice Therapists [182]

3

Networking for Therapists: How to Stop Feeling Salesy and Start Building Referrals [Ep 181]

4

How to Market Yourself as a Therapist Without Relying on Instagram: Using SEO and Podcasting to Get Consistent Inquiries [Ep 180]

5

Your Therapy Cancellation Policy May Be Costing Your Private Practice Money [Ep 179]

6

The Real Reason Your Therapy Practice Feels Stuck at Great and You've Been Wondering "Why Am I Not More Motivated?" [Ep 178]

7

A Time Blocking Method for Therapists Ready to Build Their Next Offer [Ep 177]

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

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

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

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

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

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

83

Systems for Scaling Your Private Practice [Ep 103]

84

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

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

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

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

How to Market Your Therapy Practice Online [Ep 48]

139

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

140

How to Ethically Raise Your Therapy Fees [Ep 46]

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

Manifesting Your Goals with Affirmations for 2024 [Ep 42]

145

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

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

Launch Hacks Every Therapist Should Know [Ep 27]

160

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

161

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

162

My Favorite Scalable Offer Idea for Therapists [Ep 24]

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

From Employee to CEO with Kristie Plantinga [Ep 10]

177

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

178

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

179

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

180

Mastering Your Marketing Strategy [Ep 6]

181

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

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

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

186

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