The Thriving Therapists

How to Implement a Profitable & Sustainable Content Strategy for Your Practice with Shayah Reed

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +1000

Hello Thriving Therapists!

Welcome to a very special interview with Holistic Web Design & Branding queen Shayah Reed - Owner of Virtuwell Balance. Her philosophy is Authentic, Value-Based Design & Marketing for Impact-Driven Health Practitioners and we couldn't think of a more aligned combo to bring to you!!

Shayah shares her wisdom on:
- mindshift hacks for confidence with online marketing
- how to be a mindful marketer
- how to ensure sustainability
- the common mistakes therapists make with their content strategies

and so much more!!

Shayah has also shared a valuable resource to help put these strategies into action for you!
You can access it here:
https://www.virtuwellbalance.com/therapist-content-kit

You can find more of Shayah and her wonderful resources, including her blog here:
shayah@virtuwellbalance.com
www.virtuwellbalance.com

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Season Finale Q + A!!

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +1000

Hello Friends and happy Fri-yay!

Season 2 comes to a close with an old school Q + A straight from you to our dms!

We had so much fun answering your questions on all things private practice!!

Join us to discuss:
- how to find referrals
- how to achieve work/ life/ PP balance
- do we miss face to face work?
- what are the challenges and how to we cope?

We've thoroughly enjoyed this season with you all!!

We'll be back in your ears for season 3 soon.

Aimee + Kat

Pro's and Con's of private practice

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +1000

Hello friends!!

Welcome back for some Moroccan spice seasoned pro's and con's!!

Some exciting news since we last caught up friends............We have launched our course:
Dream. Build. Thrive. Design your dream private practice!!
Everything you need to build your very own private practice.
Get in before midnight on Sunday the 7th for a jam-packed early bird bundle deal!!

Here is our list of pro’s and con’s after 4 years of running a private practice:

Pros:
1.Freedom – choice and control around the decisions you make in and out of the therapy chair! From how you work with clients to your schedule and hours. Opportunity to grow.
2.Autonomy around leave, holidays. Autonomy over where and what you give your time and resources to. Caseload autonomy.
3.Earning potential and financial freedom – what you put in is what you get out. Goodbye glass ceiling!!
4.You learn to respect your time. You learn your value. You grow in confidence, and you value your capacity SO much because you see where it’s going.
5.Helps you internalise your success and overcome imposterism.
6.Flexibility – everyday can look a little different!
7.Creativity – dipping your toes into different and fun area’s of business outside the clinical role.

Cons
1.Ebbs and flows of busy periods and abundance and periods of slower times (feast and famine) In our first year in PP we did not account for ebbs and flows, and this was a stressful time!
2.Pressure and responsibility –If anything goes’ wrong, it’s your mess to clean up.
3.Isolation
4.Overwhelm – so many hats to wear, so many roles to juggle

We also go into how we combat the con's!

We hope you enjoy this episode!
Aimee + Kat

Navigating social media and marketing as a Therapist in Private Practice

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +1000

Hello thriving friends!!

Welcome back to another episode chatting all things private practice related to branding and marketing!

Navigating social media as a therapist can often feel like walking in the dark and wondering what will stick. It can also be very overwhelming!

We explore the complex minefield of social media and marketing as therapists and we had so much fun diving into:

- Social media and modern marketing

- The thought process of a therapist on social media (can you dance for me... IYKYK)

- Discomfort around self-promotion

- Social media can be disheartening

- Doubt and comparison

- Ethical dilemma's

- What we have learn't not to do!!

- How did we create our brand?

- Our social media tips for growing your audience and marketing your practice!!

Also, if you enjoy our poddy, come along to our FREE masterclass on the 3rd of July - you'll find all of the details on our Facebook page!! See you there.

Laying the foundations of your Private Practice aka the nitty gritty!

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +1000

Helllloooo Thriving gang!!

Many therapists lack confidence in themselves and their abilities and think they need to know more before they can take the leap to start their own practice!!

OR

Maybe you're an experienced therapist who is eager to take the leap into your own private practice, it just feels way to overwhelming.

Well look no further! We are living proof of feeling the fear and doing it anyway!
We want to take you through we we did and what we WISH we did to get our private practice off the ground.

You don't need to have it all figured out to start ... you do need to start to figure it all out though.

In this episode we chat all things:

- The hustle

- Business plan

- Marketing

- Insurance

- Legal side of things

- Our mistakes and what we wish we did differently

It is our mission to help therapists redefine what it means to be a thriving therapist in Private Practice!!

Finding your WHY & building a value based private practice

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +1000

Hello Thriving friends!!

Welcome back to ep 2 of season 2!!
We are so happy you are joining us on our private practice series.

This episode we are diving into
-Why values are important in private practice
-How to find your values as a business owner
-Authenticity
- Are there different values for different hats? Business you Vs therapist you
- We also sprinkle in some hacks to find your values if you identify as a people pleaser!

We hope you enjoy this episode friends! Let us know what you think by leaving us a review, joining our FB group or popping into our dm's. We love hearing from you!!

Why we started our Private Practice

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +1000

Welcome back to episode 1 of season two my friends!

If you have ever thought about starting a private practice, this season is for you!

Join us this episode to chat about how we started The Psych Collaborative!

We discuss:
-Our dream
-Our why
-How we knew PP was right for us
-How it all started
- What we did from the very beginning

We are so excited for you to join us for season two!!

BONUS EPISODE: We answer your questions!

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +1100

Good Morning Thriving friends!

We have a treat of the auditory kind for you today!

Join us as we answer YOUR questions from our fabulous Facebook community.

We hope you enjoy!

Kat + Aimee

Want more from us?

Join our Thriving Therapist Facebook group! 👇🏼

If you’re looking for a safe, supportive and judgement-free space full of therapists going through exactly what you are, who are looking for community, looking to increase their confidence, find more work-life balance and design a career they love, come on in, we’d love to have you!

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Sign up to our newsletter ‘Letters from the Therapy Chair’. 🌈

Our newsletter is full of resources for you, affirmations, support, tips, resources to use with clients, and updates on anything we will be releasing. Think of it like your weekly pep talk from us, full of therapist goodness (and of course some occasional memes)

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How to start to build confidence as a therapist now

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +1100

Hello Hello friends!

Welcome to episode 5! This is where we get into the juicy tips and tricks of how to be more confident as a therapist now!

Buckle up for a jam packed episode with some of the following:
-How doubt erodes confidence
-How to start to build confidence in self as a therapist
-Confidence begins with me
-Schemas / core beliefs / common fears or assumptions (I need to be the expert; I should know more etc) which is blocking confidence in self
-Helpful ways to build confidence now!!

We hope you enjoy!

Kat + Aimee

Want more from us?

Join our Thriving Therapist Facebook group! 👇🏼

If you’re looking for a safe, supportive and judgement-free space full of therapists going through exactly what you are, who are looking for community, looking to increase their confidence, find more work-life balance and design a career they love, come on in, we’d love to have you!

https://m.facebook.com/groups/224252457083630/?ref=share&mibextid=S66gvF

You 🤝🏼 The Thriving Therapists Facebook group

Sign up to our newsletter ‘Letters from the Therapy Chair’. 🌈

Our newsletter is full of resources for you, affirmations, support, tips, resources to use with clients, and updates on anything we will be releasing. Think of it like your weekly pep talk from us, full of therapist goodness (and of course some occasional memes)

https://thethrivingtherapists.my.canva.site/?fbclid=PAAabCVYghs0IsfNy6XQX1g-4LsBYlHPENIroivC0TXXX52P5dQszBtb_2zp8_aem_AVQoJYvTE0b-o8Zf4jrNjn20a96SXdxf1xYEVj5nrzcA01WOuv6vaUnpCUE_8mCCVJw

The impact of the industry: Are we in a system that perpetuates doubt?

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +1100

Good morning friends!

Welcome to Episode 4 of our Imposterism as Therapists series.

We are back in your ears this week for another episode to chat about how the industry perpetuates the narrative of therapist imposterism.

Join us as we chat about:

- The hierarchy and competitiveness of the industry and it's impact on feelings of imposterism

- The different between confidence vs. competence as a therapist

- Our experiences

We can’t wait for you guys to listen to this episode, it’s jam packed of real talk from us and we're excited to get your thoughts.

If you loved this ep and have been loving the pod we would so appreciate a rating, review or share with a therapist friend to help support the show and get in more ears for those who need it!

Kat + Aimee

Expectations on emerging therapists

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +1100

Hello and welcome back thriving gang!

We hope you’re enjoying the episodes so far !

This episode we chat through the huge and often unrealistic expectations put on early career therapists by tertiary institutions, employers and clients.

We chat about:

The student to expert slingshot effect
Does tertiary education set us up for failure? (i.e. limited placements and then expectation to be expert)
expectations from employers
Expectations from clients both perceived and real
Our own experiences of this

We can’t wait for you guys to listen to this episode, it’s really going to unpack and explore the often invisible pressures we feel.

If you loved this ep and have been loving the pod we would so appreciate a rating, review or share with a therapist friend to help support the show and get in more ears for those who need it!

Kat + Aimee

Why are therapists more likely to experience Imposter Syndrome?

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +1100

Hello hello!

Welcome back to episode two.

We hope you enjoyed our first episode, but we wanted to delve deeper into imposterism as a therapist and why (oh why) therapists are more likely to feel like an imposter

We also chat about:

- fear around speaking up (workplace, supervisors, colleagues)

- our experiences of IS

- IS and how it shows up clinically and personally

- the short term and long-term impacts of IS

We hope you enjoy and get something out of this ep!

Kat + Aimee

Our story of Imposter Syndrome

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 04:00:00 +1100

Hi our Thriving Therapist gang! 👋🏻

A huuuge welcome to our first ever episode.

We had so much fun recording this ep, it was quite a vulnerable one but a powerful one that we hope you can relate to. Part of why we created this podcast was to unpack the very real but often taboo experiences of being a therapist in today’s modern world - one of those being imposter syndrome.

In this episode we chat through
- why we created the Thriving Therapist Pod
- our story and experiences of imposterism
- expectations vs. reality of becoming a therapist

We hope you love this episode!
Kat and Aimee

Introducing The Thriving Therapists | Coming 5 February

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +1100

Hey, our names are Aimee and Kat and we are best friends in business and co-founders of the Thriving Therapists.

And boyyy, are we excited for you to be a part of our new poddy! This podcast is dedicated to the modern-day therapist who feels lacking in their clinical confidence, is feeling isolated and is seeking community.

We will releasing different topics seasonally, meaning we will spend up to 4-6 episodes deep diving into topical, relevant and important conversations among therapists.

In this season we’ll be covering Imposter Syndrome and normalising the voice of pesky self-doubt that we, as therapists hear and feel so often.

Together we will break the stigma around Imposterism and have vulnerable and candid conversations around the realities of being a therapist in today’s modern world.

So grab your oat milk latte, buckle up, and let us walk you through the sometimes isolating, confusing and complex world of being a therapist. And let us help you go from surviving to thriving.

Our first three episodes will drop on Monday the 5 February! So stay tuned 👀