What did you make per year from the group practice and how many therapists were in your GP?

I left a 6 figure executive director role to go into private practice for the exact reason you mentioned, it is not job security, it’s selling your life and sanity off to make someone else’s business work. You have no control.

This sounds good on paper, but realisticly, Im in my second year of counselling, the most client I had in a week was 10...and it fluctuates from 0 clients to 10...I wish it was as easy as you portray it

YOU ARE FREAKING AWESOME! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! 🌹 #INSTANTSUB

Business is misspelled on the slide. Always, always, ALWAYS have someone else proofread your work before you share it in a presentation.

You only care about money

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I am not sensing any SUDS changes, even with One Eye when I move my eye. At 12' I have hard time to believe the interviewer would attune so quickly, from SUDS 3 to 6 on the other side. What could be a remedy.

What an incredible guest, this episode was such a gift!

Thank you for this informed video. :) i am transitioning into group practice and this gives me a lot to think about. Appreciate the realness of group practice in the video

Thank you for the formula!! And your time making the video!

How can i reach your office?

How can i hire your services?

This was great! Thank you

Everything discussed is spot on, but the talk about other therapies hits the nail on the head. I'm 58, and I've been in Gestalt therapy, CBT and Schema therapy, and all of those therapists wanted me to think different thoughts and have different beliefs. But I felt at my core (Self) that wasn't right. Therapists seemed to do the exact same thing my parents did: telling me I wasn't okay the way I was and that I should be different. The therapists didn't shame me like my parents did, but they didn't listen to me either or allowed/encouraged me to have the thoughts I had. I recently found IFS, and it all just clicks intuitively. And I can do this on my own. I find it very difficult to trust people (especially authority figures), and somehow, therapists always think they are very trustworthy, which is kind of odd, I think - given the history of many of their clients. So, this saves me months of testing out the therapist and fighting my social anxiety. Thank you for sharing this interview. Derek was the best therapist. I am so grateful for his legacy. Rest In Peace, Derek.

Ok, so WHY all the sites out there and so many KZbinrs keep saying "being a counselor/psychologist is amazing, but get ready to make very little money. Starting salary for counselors will be between 40 to 45k..." I don't understand where they are getting this information from because every time I make a search on Indeed and Google jobs the salaries are far higher than 45k. Why they keep preaching this non-sense? I almost got discouraged from pursuing my master's in clinical psych because everyone keep talking about these VERY low salaries. After finding your channel I enrolled at the MS in clinical psych and will start in August this year. Thank you for all the amazing videos.

Wow! Therapists telling clients essentially it’s not okay that they’re gay (or that they don’t work with them, etc.) - mind blown! I appreciate that you put that you’re affirmative on your site, John and love that your guest changed her practice to be fully affirmative. Right on 🙏. As a gay therapist, I’m grateful.

Can I have two private practices/two separate businesses? I want to have two separate business one that takes insurance and a completely separate business that is cash only.

This is very helpful

FYI: You say conservative twice at 2:25 and I think you meant to say conservative and then aggressive (or the like).

I emailed you after watching a different video of yours. I'd love to book the consult please

Amazing helpful information. I am going back to school this Spring to get my LMHC and am so glad I found your page/resources. Thanks for sharing.

Are you that funny KZbin doctor?

You need visuals. People are antsy with lectures especially with the basic information that you are giving. I can help you with this.

This explains why when looking for a therapist, I'm seeing that most are charging crazy amounts like $280 per session. I mean - how many of the people who need your assistance can actually afford those kinds of fees? When did a 'helping' profession become so mercenary?

Lol America is vile

That's for cash pay. If you need to take insurance because you're not getting patients who can afford over $100 a session, lower your annual salary expectations. You'll be paying a company to file claims for you.

You recommended reading 3 books four years ago. Do you still recommend them?

Not sure if this is still an active channel or not (lazy and not looking as it’s late BUT I did subscribe) but this is good info. I’m currently about 6 months from graduating with a Bachelor’s in Human Services and basically have a job waiting on me as a QMHP once I graduate and get my QMHP-T license through my state. I’ll start at close to 50K a year in a salaried position and while I’m building experience there - I’ll be enrolling to complete my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health. From there, my hope is that I can get my hours in while either maintaining said QMHP or hopping over somewhere else. Eventually, when I’m a LPC (hopefully within 5 or 6 years of today maximum) I’m gonna spend a few years working for a local agency or non profit until I’m ready to take the dive into private practice. I’d love to have my own private practice or at least be doing tele health on the side within the next decade and ride off into the sunset. ***Not that it matters but I’m actually taking a loss financially doing this but it’s something I want to do and feel like I’d be a great asset to the field. If I can make it to becoming a LPC it should be a financial gain. Thanks for the info!

Does that 30% also account for rent and overhead?

n00b question, but where do you factor in the cost of running the private practice itself? i.e. how come you don't need to take into account building maintenance, mortgage, etc. when you calculate gross income?

I’m kind of confused. How can you practice without a license? And if you can do it without a license why even get one

Thank you so much for this John! One question: How many client cancellations should we account for having over the course of the year? Is it roughly equal to three weeks' worth of sessions? Four? Just wondering if you feel we should be accounting for this in our calculations. Thank you!

Great info! Thanks for helping out fellow Therapists. What state do you practice in?

any recommendations for EHR geared towards solo practice therapists?

"Normalizing the chaos" ..great ❤

Excellent. Time well spent to learn

Just a few minutes into this talk and I can tell it is going to be well worth my time.

Could you suggest a Malpractice insurance company? Those rates sound much better that what I'm seeing. Thanks

Very informative!

Wonderful information and excited to implement these things into my practice/website. Thank you for this discussion and resources!

Thanks for this, mate! I'm working towards my LPC right now, and doing coaching on the side to fund my way through school. I launched a private coaching practice on the first of the year, and it has been a learning experience, to say the least! By jumping in feet-first, I've had to learn so many topics I was previously completely ignorant of (sales, marketing, etc...). Right now I'm trying to nail down my value proposition to speed up client acquisition a bit. Super useful video so far! (I understand there is a bit of animosity from licensed people towards coaches - I refer clients to local therapists and counselors when their issues are outside of the scope of coaching - so please don't slaughter me!)

I love working with trauma and grief and I really connect with LGBTQ teens and adults, using EMDR therapy and clinical hypnosis. Is this too broad?

Very clear, balanced, and helpful. Thank you!

Shoutout to Dave Ramsey! His book changed my life, as well.

I currently have my MBA, and want to become a therapist. Can you please give me some tips? TY😊

I love that you mentioned IFS!! I just started digging into that type of therapy more. The book No Bad Parts is a great intro to it.

Tammy was incredible, thank you for this!!!! 🙏

are you in ontario or canada

This is fantastic and practical. Thank you so much for making this. I think you did a great job with the delivery.