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Episode #776: Choose Your Hard: Agency Burnout or Building Your Practice
Episode #775: Medicaid & Medicare May Be Better Than You Think, feat. Gabrielle Juliano-Villani
In today's episode of the podcast, I speak with Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, LCSW, about taking Medicaid & Medicare in private practice, & why it's not as terrifying (or as poorly paying) as you might think. We bust some big misconceptions: the rates are actually decent in a lot of states, the clients are great (let's stop blaming a population for systemic issues), & compliance is very doable with good systems in place. We also cover what community mental health got wrong, the extra codes you ma…
Episode #774: How Many Clients a Week Is Actually Sustainable?
On today's Ask Abundance, Rebecca Smith (Limitless Practice grad) & I dig into a question I get a lot: "Is 15 clients a week enough? Is 30 too many? How do I actually know my number?"
Spoiler: your old agency caseload doesn't count. We talk through the real signs your number's too high (it's not just tired, it's snapping-at-your-kids tired), why your fee & your caseload are basically the same decision, & the vacation story that made me realize just how deep the overworking habit can run.
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Episode #773: Using AI for Marketing, feat. Katie Read
In today's episode of the podcast, I speak with my good friend Katie Read, marketing & AI expert, about how to use AI in your marketing without it sounding stupid, salesy, & robotic. We cover why your homepage needs a serious update now that AI search has changed how clients find you, when to let AI write for you (& when not to), the small "dream team" of AI employees Katie swears by, & how non-techy therapists are vibe coding websites better than any template ever gave us. Katie's doing a tra…
Episode #772: Will the Money Anxiety in Private Practice Ever Actually Go Away?
Episode #771: What the Platforms Are Like
In today's episode, I'm chatting with Abundance community members Karen, Kenzie, and Amanda — three therapists at various stages of leaving the platforms — about what drew them to therapy platforms in the first place, the bait-and-switch realities of referrals and reimbursement rates, and why the guilt of leaving clients behind is the hardest part of moving toward private pay.
If today's conversation with Karen, Kenzie, and Amanda hit close to home, you already know the platfo…Episode #770: The Safety, the Insurance, the Predictability VS the Life You Actually Want
Episode #769: Advocacy in Practice with Maya Benattar
In today's episode, I talk with Maya Benattar, LCAT, a licensed creative arts therapist in New York, about what happens when you discover your entire license type has been left out of major mental health legislation and you decide to do something about it. Maya shares how she built a coalition that became a full 501(c)(3), hired a lobbyist, and is fighting to get LCATs the insurance coverage mandates and diagnostic privileges they deserve. We also talk about how she keeps her practice sustaina…
Episode #768: Why Your Networking Isn't Leading to Referrals
In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith — Limitless Practice grad, now on Team Abundance, premium-fee private pay practice in New Orleans. We're talking about why a full year of networking can still get you nowhere.
Coffee chats. Emails. Showing up to all the things. & still no referrals.
Turns out more events was never the fix. We get into why a fuzzy niche makes you instantly forgettable, how to spot if you're networking with the wrong people entirely, & why this is actuall…
Episode #767: SEO is Alive & Well, feat. Becky DeGrossa
Becky DeGrossa, MA, from CounselingWise joins me in today's episode to break down what’s actually working in SEO for therapists right now and why the core strategies still matter most for local practices. She shares what’s worth paying attention to with AI and SEO, what’s mostly hype, and how to focus on the strategies that continue to bring therapists consistent website traffic and client inquiries.
Attention Abundance Party members: Becky is our trainer this month! Check out the 'Upcoming E…
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