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Episode #312: Are There Ethical Ways for Therapists to do Brand Sponsorships on Instagram? 

Have a large IG following & wondering if it's ethical, as a therapist, to do brand deals & sponsorships? Allison weighs in & offers her two cents in this week's Ask Allison episode of the podcast.

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TherapyNotes™

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Let's Talk about Life Coaches

Y’all I know so many therapists who are concerned about life coaches taking up all of the existing clients of the world. The funny thing is, most of these therapists don’t actually have much experience with life coaches.

I don’t share this concern. As a profession, life coaching addresses different issues in different ways, and they often work with different clients. Life coaches shouldn’t be the primary provider for someone with a mental health diagnosis, but they can be great for addressin…

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Episode #311: Making Supervision Ridiculously Easier to Find Across the US with Amy Parks

Tune in as Allison & special guest Amy Parks, PhD, LPC, ACS discuss all things supervision, from the gap in qualified supervisors & sometimes desperate supervisees trying to find quality supervision to how to create a supervision wing to your practice.

Sponsored by:
TherapyNotes™
Brighter Vision

About Amy Parks, PhD, LPC, ACS

Amy Fortney Parks, PhD, LPC, ACS is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, and an Accredited Clinical Supervisor. She completed graduate work in Psychological Se…

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Episode #310: How do I Transition from a "Brick & Mortar" Practice to a Fully Operated Virtual Practice?


Today's Ask Allison episode of the podcast is for all y'all wanting to transition from an in-person practice to a virtual one.

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TherapyNotes™

For free resources, including our weekly worksheets & our 3 Steps for a Full Practice training, visit www.abundanceparty.com/free.

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Episode #309: Expanding When You’re Full

Is your private practice full & you're not sure what else to do? Tune in as Allison & Abundance Party member Sarah discuss group practice, online offers, & ways to better reach your ideal client.

Sponsored by:
Brighter Vision
TherapyNotes™

For free resources, including our weekly worksheets & our 3 Steps for a Full Practice training, visit www.abundanceparty.com/free.

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Don't Worry About Your Follower Count



Marketing on social media can feel challenging. Social media can be an...interesting place, but it's also a place where our ideal clients spend a lot of time. Reaching your ideal client on social media can also really boost that imposter syndrome - wouldn't having more followers make you seem more authoritative, more an expert? Is having a low follower count keeping you from marketing on social media?

Just keep in mind, every non-celebrity you follow who has thousands, tens of thousands of follo…

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Episode #308: I'm Licensed. What Else do I Need to do Before Seeing Clients?

 

You're finally licensed (woot woot!), so now what do you have to do before you start your private practice? Tune into this week's Ask Allison episode of the podcast for Allison's advice on next steps.

Sponsored by: TherapyNotes™

For free resources, including our weekly worksheets & our 3 Steps for a Full Practice training, visit www.abundanceparty.com/free.

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Episode #307: Marketing Addiction Recovery

Tune in as Allison chats with Abundance Party member Carley about ways in which to market addicition recovery & whether to take insurance.

Sponsored by:
TherapyNotes™
Brighter Vision

For free resources, including our weekly worksheets & our 3 Steps for a Full Practice training, visit www.abundanceparty.com/free.

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Nervous About Leaving Agency

We received the following question via our Ask Allison submission form: I have worked for agencies my entire life so this whole process is daunting to me. Any words of wisdom to help me not be nervous would be greatly appreciated.

Look, if you weren’t nervous, I’d be concerned. Not because it’s competitive and you won’t succeed, but because it’s a huge life change. It’s the kind of nervous before you go off to college freshman year. You’re counting on yourself in a new and different way than …

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What to do When you Need a Social Media Detox



The best possible thing you can do for your practice is to make choices that keep it sustainable. Is social media bringing clients in the door? Is it the kind of marketing you want to be doing?

Let’s say social media IS bringing clients in the door. Let’s say it’s your biggest referral source. Let’s say you DO love it but it can be a bit much sometimes.

The answer is ABSOLUTELY you can take a break. You can just take a true break and have a gap in your feed or you can schedule posts out ahead of…

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