Selling the Couch
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Selling the Couch is a business podcast hosted by Melvin Varghese, PhD. It has 300 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
With 1.81 million+ downloads, Selling the Couch is an Apple Top Career podcast for current and future mental health private practitioners who think differently. Psychologist Melvin Varghese interviews successful therapists in private practice about how they built their businesses as well as top entrepreneurs, business/marketing, and social media experts.*You'll learn how therapists get referrals, grow their practices, work through fears, find their enough, and stop "trading time for income." Melvin also shares the lessons as he grows his impact + income beyond the therapy room (podcasting, YouTube, writing, online courses, masterminds, investing, etc) and the tips and tools he uses to grow STC from a single-person business to the CEO of a 6-figure business.*Featured in Psychology Today, Good Therapy, and Psych Central ****Get show notes and even more good stuff at sellingthecouch.com/stcpodcast*
business ·en ·300 episodes
417: Is Ai Killing Our Ability To Protect Time?
416: Is Blogging Still Worth It In The AI Age?
415: What Actually Drives Podcast Downloads Based on Real Data
ENCORE: Researching and Finding an Audience for Your E-Course
ENCORE: How to Show Up Imperfect In Your Marketing
ENCORE: Pro Tips To Improve The Quality Of Live Videos
ENCORE: How I’m Thinking About YouTube as a Podcaster (and Dad)
414: Why Most Online Courses Fail (Even If the Content Is Good)
413: What They Don’t Tell Therapists About Owning a Small Business
412: How to Create a Podcast That Actually Pays Off
411: Making Peace with Your Becoming: Navigating Brand Evolution as a Therapist
410: Why Many Therapists Quietly Reject Social Media Fame
409: How to Use AI for Content Creation—Without Losing Your Voice
408: If I Were in Grad School Again: 5 Career Shifts I'd Make
407: How to Build Emotional Fitness as a Therapist and Quiet Leader
406: How to AI-Proof Your Online Course as a Therapist
ENCORE: Charging Premium Prices For Your Online Course (Money Blocks + Fears)
ENCORE: Mental Roadblocks Of Going From Clinician To Coach with Angela Williams, LCSW
ENCORE: 3 Tips To Become An Awesome Storyteller Online
ENCORE: The 10 Biggest Mistakes I Made As An Online Course Creator
ENCORE: Where Should I Focus My Online Course Marketing?
ENCORE: 7 Questions to Ask Before Launching an Online Course
ENCORE: Burnout in High-Achieving Mental Health Professionals
405: I’m Shutting Down Our $9K Mastermind. Here’s Why.
404: Building an Anti-Racist Practice in Times Like These
403: Turning Your Podcast into a Deeper Platform for Courses, Your Book, and Speaking
402: Closing Your Private Practice: What Therapists Need to Know
401: How To Create An Online Course That Actually Gets Finished
400: The Power of Depth Over Scale
399: How to Create a Personal Brand With Authenticity, Heart, and Grace with Adrienne Wilkerson
398: What Therapists Get Wrong About Selling Their First Online Course
397: Mindful Race Talk: How Clinicians Can Use Language For Conversations That Matter
ENCORE: How to (Correctly) Pitch Podcasts with Dustin Riechmann
ENCORE: Why Every Course Creator Should Start A Podcast
ENCORE: Leaving Therapy for Coaching with Dr. Corey Wilks
ENCORE: How To Avoid Information Overload In Your Online Course
ENCORE: Behind The Scenes Of A Rebrand
ENCORE: When An Idea For An Online Course Comes From Therapy Sessions
ENCORE: How To Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile
ENCORE: The Beginners Guide To Launching A Course Affiliate Program
ENCORE: 7 Daily Habits That Changed My Relationship With My Podcast (And Made It Sustainable)
ENCORE: Is Your Course Idea Any Good? Here’s How To Tell
ENCORE: What I Learned from Creating a Course for CEUs with Matthew Bierds
ENCORE: If I Were Launching An Online Course Soon, I'd Do This...
396: Designing a Life-First Business In An Uncertain World
395: Building a Private Practice Around The “Nice Guy Syndrome” Niche
394: How To Set Boundaries With Clients By Managing Up
393: Is Your Course Idea Any Good? Here’s How To Tell
392: Insurance Denials and Rejections: Why Do They Happen, and How Do You Fix Them?
391: Why Quiet Builders Are The Future
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