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Jun 13, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Private Practice, Work-Life Balance, balance, Brew Your Practice, counseling, counseling niche, ethical treatment, private practice niche, Self-care, therapists & victims

6 min read

Saying No In Your Private Practice

There are a million ways we can talk about boundaries in your practice, and I’m sure I’ll hit most of them at some point, but today I want to talk to what happens when we fall into scheduling and fear-based victimhood. Oh yeah, I used the V-word. Let’s own it.

Time

Here’s what happens: someone calls and seems like a really great fit. You have space available since you’re still building. You want to see this client. They insist that they can’t make the times you offer, so you stretch a little and …

Jun 13, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Private Practice, Work-Life Balance, balance, Brew Your Practice, counseling, counseling niche, ethical treatment, private practice niche, Self-care, therapists & victims

6 min read

Jun 6, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, balance, counseling, counselor, counselors, entrepreneur, Private Practice, Self-care & therapy

5 min read

The Private Practice Roller Coaster Ride

There are two ways to ride roller coasters: holding on or arms in the air. The same can be said for the private practice roller coaster ride you are all on.

I know, you’re supposed to keep contained within your little car of metal and foam padding, but man the exhilaration sometimes causes even a rule follower like me to throw my hands in the air with a hearty fun-filled scream.

And there’s also the fact that they’re terrifying sometimes, and not in the fun way. Did you guys see that report of th…

Jun 6, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, balance, counseling, counselor, counselors, entrepreneur, Private Practice, Self-care & therapy

5 min read

May 23, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Client-related Trauma, Mindset, client trauma, counseling, counselor, counselors, healing, past experiences, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, social work, social workers, therapists, therapy & victims

5 min read

Healing From Client-Related Trauma

*Trigger warning: description of violence follows*

I have a scar from a client, a man twice my weight, who locked his jaw on me and wouldn’t let go. I was once restrained by a young but strong girl and didn’t know how I was going to get out of it. As a house parent at 19 years old, I was placed alone with two men in their mid-30’s who had sexually assaulted a young woman and I wasn’t told about it, nor did I have access to their chart, until months in. A co-worker I traded shifts with was once pu…

May 23, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Client-related Trauma, Mindset, client trauma, counseling, counselor, counselors, healing, past experiences, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, social work, social workers, therapists, therapy & victims

5 min read

May 16, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Business, Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, counseling, counselor, counselors, entrepreneur, hustle, jeff walker, Marketing, multiple streams of income, passive income, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, social work, social workers, therapists, therapy & therapy niche

8 min read

Business Half-Truths

I have a new pet peeve! It’s people who spout off business advice half-truths. (And before you worry, it’s no one in the Abundance Facebook Group; those folks will tell you the full truth). These half-truthers know it’s more complicated than they say it is, but they don’t just fess up that a part of their brilliant idea/system sucks. Having bought into some of these, I want to tell you some pitfalls of these options so you can make a better informed decision. I want to stress that these strateg…

May 16, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Business, Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, counseling, counselor, counselors, entrepreneur, hustle, jeff walker, Marketing, multiple streams of income, passive income, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, social work, social workers, therapists, therapy & therapy niche

8 min read

May 9, 2016 06:05am

By Allison Puryear

Under Business, Mindset, Money, Nuts & Bolts, counseling, counselor, counselors, entrepreneur, husband, Marketing, partners, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, social work, social workers, spouse, therapists, therapy & wife

15 min read

When Partners Have Concerns

This suggestion came up in the Facebook Group (which you should join!) as a blog topic and it was the first one I wrote about because it’s something I see a lot. I’ve had several conversations with partners of therapists who wanted to join the Abundance Practice-Building Groups but their loved one had some reticence around private practice (and thus the investment in the group). I think our partners' unfamiliarity with the private practice possibilities, in tandem with the risk, makes for some …

May 9, 2016 06:05am

By Allison Puryear

Under Business, Mindset, Money, Nuts & Bolts, counseling, counselor, counselors, entrepreneur, husband, Marketing, partners, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology, social work, social workers, spouse, therapists, therapy & wife

15 min read

May 2, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Getting Referrals, Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, counseling, counselor, hustle, jeff walker, launch, launching, Marketing, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology & social work

6 min read

Lessons Learned Launching

So here I am, back from maternity leave and getting all my ducks in a row with both businesses so the content of this post is what’s on my mind. Balance is big for me right now and as you’ll see in this post, I was feeling like a train wreck for part of last year. Here's the story:

Let’s start with a guy named Jeff Walker; he’s a brilliant, likable, extremely successful entrepreneur who a bunch of multimillionaire entrepreneurs listen to about how to “launch” their products or services. Being a m…

May 2, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Getting Referrals, Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, counseling, counselor, hustle, jeff walker, launch, launching, Marketing, Private Practice, psychologist, psychology & social work

6 min read

Apr 25, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Business, Getting Referrals, Group Practice, Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, counseling, grad school & Private Practice

6 min read

5 Things I Wish They Told Me In Grad School

Amanda Patterson, LMHC, CAP, NCC is a private practice success story. She has been so successful individually that she's built a successful group private practice. As a member of the Abundance Practice Builders Facebook Group, she has generously offered support to clinicians new to private practice from her wealth of experience. I totally agree with this blog post; I had no idea what was available to me as a grad student and may have started this process much earlier if I had.

It’s been more th…

Apr 25, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Business, Getting Referrals, Group Practice, Mindset, Nuts & Bolts, counseling, grad school & Private Practice

6 min read

Apr 18, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Self-care, Work-Life Balance, balance, counseling, entrepreneur, Private Practice & therapy

3 min read

Private Practice & Your Life

Let’s talk about your private practice within the context of your life. Not how to fit your life around this entrepreneurial venture. Not what you have to give up in order to succeed. I hate that shit, as you know.

I want to make a few assumptions about you. You are a person with beautiful, amazing, interesting things going on. You have interests beyond counseling. You have reasons you want a more flexible schedule and more money. They don’t have to be grand, but how you want to spend your time …

Apr 18, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Mindset, Self-care, Work-Life Balance, balance, counseling, entrepreneur, Private Practice & therapy

3 min read

Mar 28, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Getting Referrals, Mindset, Practice-Building, comparison, counseling, how long to build & Private Practice

6 min read

Keeping it Real When You Start Your Practice

This month's guest post is by Amanda Dutton, MS, LAPC. Amanda is an active member of the Abundance Practice-Builders Facebook Group (hop in!). When I say active member, I mean she really puts herself out there, supports the hell out of the other folks; she helps make it the incredible community that it is. Amanda's been a part of the Facebook group almost since the beginning and I'm so happy she wrote a post for you guys that exemplifies what I admire most about her: her authenticity. Her encou…

Mar 28, 2016 06:00am

By Allison Puryear

Under Getting Referrals, Mindset, Practice-Building, comparison, counseling, how long to build & Private Practice

6 min read

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Saying No In Your Private Practice

The Private Practice Roller Coaster Ride

Healing From Client-Related Trauma

Business Half-Truths

When Partners Have Concerns

Lessons Learned Launching

5 Things I Wish They Told Me In Grad School

Private Practice & Your Life

Keeping it Real When You Start Your Practice

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