Episode #796: Why Freedom Feels Harder Than It Should

You built a private practice & accidentally recreated your agency job. In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith & we're chatting about what it actually takes to use the freedom private practice gives you, why your sliding scale clients probably don't need a sliding scale, & why the stuff showing up in your business is showing up everywhere else in your life too. 

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Episode #795: How Much to Market

In today's episode, I chat with Abundance Party member Rachael, who wants to bring some structure to her marketing & finally fill those last few spots. We map out a realistic weekly networking rhythm, figure out why her Instagram content isn't converting (hint: post more of what already went viral), & get her comfortable reaching out to schools & doctors' offices without the dread. We also uncover the real reason her daytime hours keep getting turned down (spoiler: it's not the hours) & why sh…

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Episode #785: Increasing Private Pay Clients

In today's episode, I chat with Abundance Community member Heather, who's three years into private practice, full at 25-27 clients a week, but working harder than she wants to. We dig into why increasing her private pay visibility, raising her rate, & taking insurance off her website will move the needle way more than hiring a clinician, subleasing office space, or building a course. We also talk about sliding scale and why it's worth sitting with what you actually want for your practice inste…

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Episode #783: Private Practice While Grieving

I chat with Abundance Party member Zack about reorienting his practice while grieving the loss of his father, covering when to raise rates versus focus on networking, why discovery call no-shows are becoming more common, using AI search tools to get found by ideal clients, and why personal relationships will always beat VC-backed platforms on referrals. 

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Episode #782: See Fewer Clients Without Making Less Money

In today's Ask Abundance, me and Rebecca Smith, Ph.D. are talking about what to do when you're seeing 32 clients a week and can feel yourself burning out. Rebecca's been there too, and she walks through the exact math that got her from 35 sessions a week down to 20 without losing income. We get into raising your rates, why more clients stay private pay than you'd think, and the number that actually makes reducing your caseload realistic.

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Episode #777: Raised Rates, Need More Clients

In today's episode of the Abundant Practice Podcast, I chat with Abundance Party member Rachel about why raising her rate backfired, and it wasn't the number that was the problem. Rachel built part of her practice around clients who kept finding her by accident, at the expense of the ones she'd clone ten times over if she could. We talk about how to tell the difference between a real niche and a topic that just happens to bring people to your door, why "financial therapy" was filling her calen…

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Episode #756: Why You Feel Guilty Charging Private Pay (Even When You Know Your Worth)

In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Abundance consultant Rebecca A. E. Smith, Ph.D., and we're talking about something most therapists feel but rarely admit: the guilt that shows up the moment you say your rate out loud. We get into why you can believe in your worth completely and still feel it in the room, why you might be making financial decisions on behalf of clients who never asked you to, and what it actually means to put a real offer out there and let it land.

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Episode #735: Slow Growth with Amanda

Allison sits down with Abundance Community member Amanda to unpack the real challenges of building a private pay therapy practice, from pricing strategy to attracting the right clients. Amanda opens up about the hurdles of reaching a demographic that doesn't exactly broadcast their struggles, and together they dig into what it actually takes to connect with people who are quietly dealing with relationship issues but would never admit it out loud. The conversation gets practical fast, covering …

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Episode #730: How To Raise Fees Without Upsetting Referral Sources

In today’s Ask Abundance episode of the podcast, the newest iteration of my Ask Allison series, I’m joined by Abundance consultant Kim Wheeler-Poitevien, LCSW. We’re talking about how to raise your fees without damaging the referral relationships that helped you build your practice. Together, we unpack why this fear is so common, what referral sources actually expect when your rates change, and how to communicate fee increases with clarity and confidence. We also walk through different ways …

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Episode #726: Stop Putting Off Fee Increase

In today’s Ask Allison, we’re breaking down exactly how to raise your rates with current clients without spiraling, procrastinating, or talking yourself out of it. We’ll walk through why you didn’t miss your chance, how to pick a new start date, what to say in session and in writing, and how to handle client reactions without over-accommodating or panicking. We’ll also cover how to decide ahead of time who you’re open to adjusting for, why it’s not your job to predict clients’ finances, and …

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