Low Fees Are Not Your Fault. Didn’t think you’d ever hear me say that, did you? But, it’s true! For so many of us who grew up working class, we internalized all kinds of beliefs about what it means to earn a great living, to feel secure, to get ahead - Unfortunately, mostly we learned [...]
For the past few weeks we’ve been talking about all the reasons you’re struggling in private practice that DON’T have to do with just needing more clients. I’m sure you have all kinds of reasons you’re struggling: Inconsistent marketing Regrettable time management habits A screaming toddler at home An irritating partner who won’t doesn’t have [...]
I am sharing a bonus Ask Tiffany episode this week because you LOVE it. Okay, okay. Not that you necessarily love aaaAAAall the episodes, but I continue to get an overwhelmingly positive response when I feature real therapists who are making it happen in their own practices. Therapist like Yunetta Smith! Yunetta is currently at [...]
you ever had a client call who could use their out of network insurance to pay you, but choose to just… well, not. And they go find another therapist? Or, have you ever had a client who clearly had the resources to pay you an extra $10 a week, buuuUUUUuuuut, when you mentioned a potential [...]
What the frack am I talking about, right?! A few months back my therapist gently placed her chin on her fist, leaned back in her chair and observed, “You make everything harder than it has to be.” BWHA HA HA! WHAT?! Oh my gosh. She hit the nail on the head. Up until she made [...]
When was the last time you sat down with your calculator to figure out how many clients you need this year to make X amount of money? Or maybe you even started with, “Okay, my fee is $125. If I want to make 6-figures, that means I need…(desperately doing the math) at least 15* clients [...]
As part of our ongoing money series, I am answering YOUR questions about money and private practice. This week I’m diving into a question from Therapist Mia who writes in and says, “So good to see you in my inbox, albeit in emoji form. You crack me up-- I'm dying to know if you really [...]
As part of our ongoing money series, I am answering YOUR questions about money and private practice. This week I’m diving into a question from Therapist Heather who wrote in and said: “How long to full fee clients tend to stay in treatment? Have there been any studies on that? I am able to get [...]
I remember the first time I went to a schmancy holiday happy hour. It was for the psychoanalytic organization that I was a member of and, boy oh boy, I had never seen anything like it! The party was in an expensive part of town and San Francisco prices are already through the roof, so [...]
