Blogging

You know that itch to build a course or a membership because private practice feels slower & harder than it used to? Today I'm with my friend Kelley Stephens from Private Practice Pro to get into why that's usually the wrong move. Kelley gets real about the numbers, she pulled $45,000 out of her practice to launch her first course & didn't take a salary from the business for two years, plus the $8,000 she spent this year on ads & funnel coaches that turned out to be flushed money, not profit. …

You know that feeling when you want two full weeks completely offline but the logistics feel impossible, who covers crisis calls, how do you tell clients without destabilizing them? Today I'm back with Rebecca Smith, my Limitless Practice grad with the premium fee private pay practice in New Orleans, to get into exactly that. We talk about why the fear of leaving usually isn't based on the reality of your actual caseload, how to time treatment so you're not cracking someone open right before y…

You know that feeling when you've got a niche but you're still missing where these people actually are & how to go find them? Today I'm working with Anna, who wants to work with moms of upper elementary kids just diagnosed with ADHD, moms who don't want to medicate & don't know what to do as it creates havoc in their marriage & home. We get into who to network with beyond the obvious, testing psychologists, psych prescribers, chiropractors who specialize in kids, neurofeedback places, even h…

You know that feeling when you've been doing this work for over a decade & still don't have a real vision for what your practice looks like in five years, you're just reacting & surviving? Today I'm back with Rebecca Smith, my Limitless Practice grad with the premium fee private pay practice in New Orleans, to get into exactly that. We talk about why scheduling specific blocks of time (not vague to-do list items like "marketing") is what actually gets long-term thinking done, & why the real fi…

Thinking about adding a blog to your therapy website? In today’s Ask Allison, I’m diving into the benefits of blogging—especially when it comes to boosting your SEO—and sharing practical tips to make keeping up with your blog feel a lot less overwhelming. Prefer video? This episode is also available to stream on our YouTube channel!

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Allison and Abundance Community member Adina brainstorm strategies to improve Adina's marketing efforts for her private practice, focusing on networking, SEO, and blogging. They also explore the idea of using self-reflection through daily video recordings and highlight the importance of challenging oneself to achieve desired results. This episode is also available to stream on our Youtube channel! 

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I’m seeing some blogs and vlogs and Reels and questions about how to build a rapport with clients online but not a lot of clarity around who that info is meant for, so let’s shed some light on that! Right now building a rapport with clients online can mean one of two things: building a rapport with a client while doing online therapy or or building rapport with potential clients through online marketing. So let’s talk about both!

For online counseling, you may be surprised that what you normally…

It might feel like you’ve taken all the bootstrapping DIY  self-directed (free) advice that’s out there, you’re not full yet, and you’re feeling a time crunch like there’s not enough time in a day to get done what you need to do.  Let’s say if you’ve utilized all the cheap or free marketing strategies and recommendations and haven't gotten full, I am left with a lot of questions. By cheap, obviously we’re talking low price tag, right? I don't know of any totally free marketing strategies that …

It took me some time and some work to get comfortable on video - my Vimeo account is just a wasteland of starts and stops, flubbing what I'm saying, or just feeling like it wasn't quite there yet. I have a lot to say on this subject so buckle up.

In the Abundant Practice Builder's Facebook Group I posted one of the first videos I tried to film. My scripts were written, my content was something I was proud of. I was launching a program and I know it was super-helpful too. I borrowed fancy phot…