Love, Happiness, and Success For Therapists
This podcast is designed for therapists who want to enhance their careers and personal lives. Host Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby, a fellow therapist and founder of Growing Self Counseling and Coaching, offers strategies to prevent burnout and foster love, happiness, and success. Each episode covers topics relevant to therapists and their clients, providing real-world advice to supercharge therapy practices and improve well-being.
Episodes
Booked Solid. Broke Anyway. The Therapist Money Crisis Nobody Talks About | LHSFT Classic
You're fully booked. The money is coming in. So why does your bank account still feel stressed?
If you've ever thought, "I'm working this hard. Shouldn't I have more to show for it?" this episode is for you.
I'm bringing back this conversation with CPA and cash flow strategist Emily Bowie because she and her colleague Andrea are joining us LIVE on October 15th at 11 AM Mountain Time for a specia
Are Therapists Accidentally Breaking Up Families? When Validation Fuels Estrangement | E112
What if the therapy meant to help your client heal is actually helping destroy a relationship that could have been repaired?
It’s an uncomfortable question. And therapists need to talk about it.
Dr. David Rosmarin, Harvard Medical School professor, psychologist, and author of Thriving with Anxiety, joins me for a provocative conversation about family estrangement, our profession’s relational bli
Can a Therapist Be a Life Coach? The Blurred Line You May Already Be Crossing | E111
Can a therapist be a life coach? Absolutely. But there’s something I desperately want therapists to understand before they start coaching: Coaching may be unregulated. You are not.
If you think calling your work “coaching” means the rules of being a therapist no longer apply, please listen to this episode.
I’m a psychologist, LMFT, clinical supervisor, and Board Certified Coach. And somehow, I m
The Brutal Truth About Growing a Therapy Practice (And The Skills You Need To Succeed) | E110
You built the practice. Clients came. You were good at what you did.
And then suddenly… nothing worked anymore.
The decisions got bigger. The problems got messier. You started second-guessing yourself. And somewhere in the back of your mind came the terrifying thought:
Maybe I’m just not cut out for this.
You’re not imagining it. There is a ceiling—and almost nobody warns therapists that it’s
LGBTQ Affirmative Therapy: The Client You Never Knew You Had | E109
What if one of your clients was trying to tell you she was gay… and neither of you knew it yet?
Women are coming out as lesbians in their 40s, 50s, and beyond…and some are finding other women safer to talk to than their therapists.
Not because their therapists are homophobic.
Because even well-intentioned, LGBTQ-affirming clinicians can completely misunderstand what’s happening.
In this episod
Live From APA: When Helping Hurts: The Scope Mistake Therapists Don’t See Coming | E108
Some of the most damaging experiences clients have in therapy happen with therapists who genuinely wanted to help them…. But wound up harming them. Because they didn’t know what they didn’t know.
Sit with that one for a second.
I was talking with psychologist Dr. Brianna Ector at APA 2026 when she told me how often clients come to her after being traumatized by kind, well-intentioned thera
Live From APA: Is It Kink…Or Abuse? The Warning Signs Therapists Miss | E107
Content advisory: This episode discusses sexual violence and homicide.
What if your client told you exactly what was happening and you didn’t recognize the danger?
A client describes choking. Pain. Humiliation. Control. And suddenly you’re wondering: Is this consensual kink… or abuse?
Being a kink aware therapist requires more than being affirming and nonjudgmental. You also need to recognize c
Live from APA: The Problem With Pretty In Therapy | E106
Think you can tell how your client is doing just by looking at them? Think again.
What if one of your biggest clinical blind spots is sitting right in front of you and you don’t even know you’re looking at it?
You’ve probably done serious work around bias. Race. Gender. Class. Ability. Culture.
But have you ever deliberately examined the way a client’s face, body, clothes, grooming, attractiven
Live From APA: Inside the Room Where Psychology Becomes Policy | E105
Do you work with domestic violence or intimate partner violence survivors?
Then what just happened at the APA Council could eventually impact you and your clients.
I sat down live at APA 2026 with Dr. Shannon Goecke-Watson, PsyD, LP, Minnesota’s representative to the APA Council of Representatives and Chair of the APA Rural Health Caucus, to find out what actually happens inside APA Council.
An
“Do You Take Insurance?” How to Talk to Clients About Self Pay Therapy | LHSFT Classic
Ever had a dream client vanish the second you said, “I don’t take insurance”?
In this rerun episode of Love, Happiness, and Success for Therapists, I’m breaking down one of the most frustrating, deflating, and pivotal conversations we have in private practice: how to talk to therapy clients about insurance and self-pay therapy (without spiraling, apologizing, or selling yourself short).
Be a Better Therapist by Learning How to Coach | LHSFT Classic
Are you a therapist who's curious about coaching but not sure where to begin?
If you've ever felt like your clients need more than insight alone, if you're craving a more energizing, action-oriented way to help people grow, or if you've wondered whether coaching could be the next evolution of your career, this episode is for you.
In this conversation, I unpack why coaching psychology isn't a rep
Is Your Therapy Client Stuck, Or “Offline?” A New Way To Conceptualize Flooded Clients | E104
Your client may not be stuck for the reasons you think.
When a client seems overwhelmed, shut down, or unable to move forward, it's easy to assume trauma is the driving force. But what if there's another important piece of the puzzle?
In this conversation, I sit down with nervous system educator Alyssa Blask Campbell to explore how sensory processing influences nervous system activation, and why
Power Dynamics Can RUIN Therapy: Avoid These Pitfalls | LHSFT Classic
Ever feel like something’s “off” in your therapeutic relationships but can’t quite put your finger on it? The answer might lie in hidden power dynamics that could be impacting your clients in ways you didn’t realize.
In today's episode, we're revisiting the subtle, often unnoticed imbalances that naturally occur between therapist and client—and more importantly, what you can do to manage them eff
Booked Solid. Broke Anyway. The Therapist Money Crisis Nobody Talks About | E103
You're fully booked.
The money is coming in.
So why does your bank account still feel stressed?
If you've ever looked around your practice and thought, "I should be making more than this..." you're not imagining it.
In this episode, I sit down with CPA and cash flow strategist Emily Bowie to talk about cash flow for therapists and the financial trap nobody warned us about: earning more is not
Struggling in Therapy Private Practice? Here’s Why (And What To Do Differently) | E102
If your practice is growing but you're more exhausted than ever... if you're working nights and weekends just to stay caught up... if you're making more money but somehow feeling less free... this episode is for you.
Because here's the truth nobody tells therapists: you can be exceptional at helping clients and still build a practice that quietly burns you out.
In this conversation, I'm joined b
Uncovering Your Blindspots: Cultural Competence in Therapy | LHSFT Classic
All therapists have blindspots, and learning to recognize them is deep personal and professional growth work. It will make you more empathetic, more insightful, and more insightful, not only as a therapist, but also as a human.
But the thing about blindspots is... we can't see them! Uncovering your blind spots to become a more culturally competent therapist is a process of self-exploration t
Can Therapists Give Advice? How to Empower Clients While Staying Ethical | LHSFT Classic
Ever had a client look at you, desperate for help, and ask, “What should I do?” Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on a dilemma that I hear from therapists all the time: “My clients are stuck, they need direction, and they’re asking me for advice. But I’m supposed to stay neutral, right?”
On one hand, we want to help, but on the other, we’ve been trained to stay neutral and let the client find
Talking About Sex in Therapy: The Conversation Grad School Skipped | Dr. Nicole McNichols | E101
After 25 years as a psychologist, I still catch myself doing it. A client edges toward something sexual, I reflect, I validate, and I quietly move us somewhere safer. If you have done the same thing in a session, you are not a bad clinician. You were just never taught how to stay in that moment, and almost none of us were.
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Nicole McNichols, the University of W
“What If I’m Doing It Wrong?” Untangling Therapist Performance Anxiety | LHSFT Classic
Ever walk out of a session thinking, “Was that okay? Did I do it right? Did I help enough?” If so, you are so not alone.
In this episode of Love, Happiness, and Success For Therapists, I’m diving deep into therapist performance anxiety — the kind of internal pressure that doesn’t just keep us up at night, but can actually interfere with the quality of our clinical work.
From subtle fears abo
Coaching Psychology: The Rigorous Coaching Most US Therapists Don’t Know Exists | Christina Theo | E100
Have you ever heard the term coaching psychologist? Probably not. In the United States, it barely exists as a concept. In the United Kingdom, it is a recognized specialty of the British Psychological Society, with peer-reviewed journals, formal credentials, and university-level standards. So the next time someone tells you coaching can’t be a serious discipline, the honest answer is that it alread
Solution-Focused Couples Therapy: A Clinician’s Guide | Elliott Connie | E99
Elliott Connie thinks most of what we were trained to do in couples therapy is, in his words, ridiculous. The way he explains it: if you get shot with an arrow, does it help you to know who shot you, or do you just want the arrow out? That’s the question that anchors solution-focused couples therapy. And it’s the question that’s been quietly changing how a generation of clinicians thinks about the
Attachment-Based Therapy: Why Insight Alone Doesn't Change Clients | Dr. Amir Levine | E98
You've been recommending Attached for years. Your client has read it twice. They can name their attachment style, walk you through the childhood wound, and articulate exactly why they do what they do. And they are still, every few months, processing another version of the same painful cycle in their relationship.
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Amir Levine, the Columbia psychiatrist and mo
Have Them at ‘Hello’ - Secrets to New Client Engagement | LHSFT Classic
You had a first meeting with a prospective therapy client that YOU thought went great… but the client never came back. Here’s why: Therapists don’t know how to communicate their value.
Why do amazing therapists struggle with therapy client engagement? Spoiler alert: It’s not about your clinical skills, it's about how you connect. Engaging therapy clients isn’t just about being good at what you
How to Stop Thinking About Your Therapy Clients | LHSFT Classic
If you’ve been trying to figure out how to stop thinking about your therapy clients once the workday is over, you’re not alone. One of the hardest parts of being a therapist is that the session may end, but your mind keeps going. You replay what your client said, wonder what you could have done differently, and carry the emotional weight of the work into the rest of your life.
In this episode,
The Psychedelic Therapy Revolution | Dr. Scott Shannon | LHSFT Classic
The research on psychedelic therapy is becoming too compelling to ignore. While it’s easy to dismiss this work as fringe—or assume it’s not relevant if you don’t plan to practice it—the reality is that, in the hands of skilled providers, these approaches can be profoundly effective. As therapists, it’s our responsibility to stay informed so we can have thoughtful, ethical conversations and help cl
Why Your Therapy Clients Think You're Weird | LHSFT Classic
Therapist boundaries are essential to ethical, effective care, but from a client’s point of view, they can sometimes feel confusing, distancing, or just plain weird. A long pause. A declined social media request. No direct advice. No follow-up between sessions after something heavy. If you’ve ever felt a client pull back after one of those moments, this episode is for you.
In this episode of Lo
New Frontiers in Somatic Interventions: Where Cuddlists Go That Somatic Therapy Can’t (And What Your Clients Might Need You To Know) | E96
Somatic therapy is changing trauma treatment—but what happens when therapists can’t provide it?
In this episode, I'm chatting with Keeley and Michelle, practitioners of a consent-based relational touch modality, to explore a provocative question: what do we do when our clients need experiences we ethically cannot provide?
This is a rich conversation about the gap between insight and lived ex
Be a Better Therapist: Signs You're Moving Too Fast (Or Too Slow) | LHSFT Classic
Sometimes, being a better therapist has less to do with learning a new intervention and more to do with paying attention to the pace of the work. Are you moving too fast with clients, or not moving things forward enough? I’m revisiting this episode because therapy pacing is one of the most common and overlooked reasons clients get stuck, lose momentum, or start to wonder whether therapy is really
Therapists Under Attack: 8 Scams Targeting Therapists and How to Avoid Them | LHSFT Classic
Therapists are being targeted by scams in ways that are becoming increasingly sophisticated and difficult to detect. These therapist scams often involve threats to your license, your clients, or your private practice, and they are designed to create urgency so you act quickly without verifying. If you’ve ever had a moment where something felt off but serious enough that you thought, “What if this
Life Hacks for Therapists: Ending Sessions on Time | LHSFT Classic
If ending therapy sessions on time feels harder than it should, you’re not imagining things. Many thoughtful, dedicated therapists struggle with this, especially when meaningful work is happening in the room or when a client brings up something important right as the session is ending. But learning how to end therapy sessions on time is a professional skill that quietly shapes your boundaries, you
Therapists in Therapy: Blind Spots & Boundaries | Dr. Bill Doherty | E95
Therapists in therapy often overthink, overanalyze—and miss their own blind spots.
What happens when the helper becomes the client? In this candid conversation, I'm sitting down with Dr. Bill Doherty to explore why therapy for therapists can be uniquely challenging, and how our professional training can actually interfere with intimacy, boundaries, and relational intelligence.
If you’ve ever
Are You OVERSHARING With Your Therapy Clients? | LHSFT Classic
Have you ever walked out of a session wondering if you talked about yourself a little too much?
Therapist self-disclosure can be powerful when it’s brief, intentional, and clearly in service of the client. A thoughtful share can normalize an experience or strengthen rapport. But oversharing in therapy is different. When your stories start taking up too much space, when clients feel responsible
Private Practice: When the Dream Turns Into a Nightmare | E94
Private practice can feel like the ultimate goal — until it becomes financially and ethically overwhelming.
So many therapists dream of starting a private therapy practice for freedom, flexibility, and a higher private practice therapist salary. But what happens when the reality of private practice therapy doesn’t match the expectation? In this episode, I’m breaking down the private practice b
Therapist Career Planning: Building a Sustainable Practice Over Time | E93
Therapist burnout isn’t a personal failure, it’s often a therapist career planning problem. Let’s fix it. If part of you has been thinking, “Something about this isn’t sustainable,” I want to talk about that.
Most of us were trained to be competent clinicians. Very few of us were trained in therapist career planning. We weren’t taught how to build a sustainable therapy career that supports our
Dating Coaching for Therapists: How to Help Clients Find Healthy Relationships | E92
Dating coaching for therapists is becoming a common clinical need, yet most of us were never trained to offer step-by-step support when clients want help with dating. Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby is joined by evidence-based dating coach Tim Molnar to talk about practical, ethical tools therapists can use when helping clients build healthy relationships.
Many therapists feel confident helping clients un
Help Your Therapy Clients Uncover Their Genius — with Patrick Lencioni | E91
What if your client’s self-esteem struggles aren’t about deficits — but about being in the wrong role?
Many therapists work with clients who feel chronically discouraged, stuck in career dissatisfaction, or locked into exhausting power struggles with their partners. Often, these clients come in believing something is “wrong” with them — when in reality, they’re operating far outside their natural
What Your Clients Really Think About Therapy | E90
There's a mismatch of expectations between therapists and their clients. A lot of therapy clients—especially the high-functioning ones—walk into therapy thinking, “Great. I’m hiring someone who can help me make meaningful changes in my real life.” They’re looking for clarity, strategy, momentum, and better outcomes.
But many therapists (often without realizing it) meet them through a clinical-tre
How to Discover Your Niche as a Therapist | LHSFT Classic
If you don’t have a clear answer to the question, “What kind of therapist am I?”, your work may feel harder than it needs to be. Discovering your niche as a therapist isn’t about branding or boxing yourself in. It’s about professional clarity, clinical confidence, and building a practice that feels focused rather than scattered.
Many therapists default to being generalists, especially early in th
The Baby’s Fine... But She’s Not: What Therapists Need to Know about Perinatal Mental Health | E89
Perinatal mental health is one of the most important clinical issues therapists encounter and one of the most frequently overlooked. When a client is pregnant or newly postpartum, distress is often minimized as “just part of the transition,” even when something more serious is happening beneath the surface. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re asking the right questions, or worried you might be
When Being a Therapist Feels Heavy— with Dr. Diana Hill | E88
If you’re a therapist who uses acceptance commitment therapy with clients but quietly struggles to apply those same principles to your own life or practice, this conversation is for you. Acceptance commitment therapy offers powerful tools for values-based living, psychological flexibility, and sustainable change, yet many therapists find it surprisingly hard to turn that wisdom inward.
In this ep
Why Therapists Need to Grow Too | LHS Classic
If you’ve ever noticed this work starting to feel heavier, flatter, or more draining than it used to, this is for you. “Why therapists need to grow too” is a question many clinicians never stop to ask, even though the answer is often at the heart of burnout, boredom, and long-term career dissatisfaction. When growth slows, even deeply meaningful work can begin to feel exhausting.
This week on Lov
Beyond Mindfulness: How Therapists Can Use Hypnosis to Transform Client Outcomes (with Dr. David Spiegel) | E87
Clinical hypnosis may be the closest thing we have to an “easy button” for helping clients follow through on the changes they want to make. This time of year, therapists and coaches see a surge of motivated clients. They're setting big goals for the new year, dreaming about who they want to become, and walking into sessions full of intention. But what happens next is all too familiar: action stall
How to Become an Organizational Consultant and Executive Coach: A Career Guide for Therapists | E86
If you’re a therapist who’s quietly thinking, “I cannot do 30 more years of back-to-back sessions… but I don’t know what else is possible,” you are so not alone. Also, you have tons of transferable skills and deep knowledge that could be deployed to help not just individuals, but organizations flourish and thrive. Most therapists are never exposed to organizational consulting or executive coaching
Hero Spotlight: A Home Within (with Candice Simonds) | LHSFT Classic
Holidays can bring up a lot - gratitude, tenderness, loneliness, longing. It’s a season that puts belonging under a spotlight. That’s why this felt like the right time to bring back this conversation about A Home Within and the impact of being one steady, caring adult in the life of a young person who hasn’t had that before.
Many young people in foster care grow up without one consistent adult wh
The Psychedelic Therapy Revolution — with Dr. Scott Shannon | E85
How can psychedelic-assisted therapy create deep, lasting transformation where conventional treatments only manage symptoms? Psychiatrist and integrative medicine pioneer Dr. Scott Shannon joins me to talk about how this emerging field is reshaping what’s possible for healing, not just for our clients, but for the future of mental health care itself.
Dr. Shannon shares his decades of work explori
How Therapists Can Drive Systemic Change: Tackling Systemic Issues in Mental Health Through Advocacy | E84
Therapists hold the power to transform not only individual lives but the systems that shape mental health care itself.
In this episode, I’m joined by Gino Titus-Luciano, a licensed mental health counselor, nationally certified counselor, and the CEO of Kokua Mental Health & Wellness Group. As president of the Hawaii Counselors Association, Gino has spent years advocating for systemic change in me
What Therapists Need to Know About the Gut–Brain Axis | E83
Your client’s mood might be shaped as much by their gut and their screen as by their thoughts.
We talk so much about emotions, attachment, and insight in therapy - but what if physiology and media are quietly steering the wheel? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Tatyana El-Kour, a psychologist and registered dietitian who studies how media and technology shape our everyday choices. Together, we’
Beyond the Brain: How Metabolic Psychiatry Is Transforming Mental Health Care | LHSFT Classic
This episode originally aired on May 21, 2025 (Episode 67), and I’m bringing it back because it changes the way we treat our clients’ mental health diagnoses. Metabolic psychiatry invites us to look beyond the mind - to the brain, the body, and the biological energy systems that make healing possible.
I’m joined by Nicole Laurent, a licensed mental health counselor, founder of the Brain Fog Recov
The Entrepreneurial Mindset Therapists Were Never Taught (But Need) | E82
Are you a therapist struggling to figure out how to run a business? Valid! Most of us became therapists to help people, not to run a business. But, ironically, close to 50% of therapists are doing exactly that. If you’re in private practice without an entrepreneurial mindset, it’s easy to get overwhelmed, overworked, and wonder if this was a terrible idea.
Help is here: We’re getting advice from
Politics in Therapy? Dr. Bill Doherty has advice... | E81
Relationships are breaking under the weight of political differences, and more clients are bringing these divides into the therapy room. So what do we do when values-based conflict becomes the problem in the relationship - and the therapist is part of the system too?
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Bill Doherty: Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota, creator of the discernment coun
How to Know When It’s Time to Quit Being a Therapist | E80
I’ll be honest with you. I’ve had moments in my own career where I sat with that quiet, terrifying thought: I don’t know if I want to be a therapist anymore. If you’ve ever felt that, you know how disorienting it is. You’ve invested so much of yourself into this path, and suddenly the work that once gave you meaning begins to feel heavy, lonely, or even incompatible with who you are becoming.
Tha
Self-Care for Counselors: Why It’s Part of the Job | E79
Therapists, it’s not a “maybe” to prioritize self-care - it’s part of our JOB! We can’t be of service to others (or have this be a sustainable career path) if we don’t.
In this episode, we’re getting real about what self-care for counselors actually means in practice. Not the Instagram version but the deep daily practices that keep you grounded, present, and well enough to keep showing up for o
Personality Matters: An Integrated Theory of Wholeness with Dr. Dan Siegel | E78
Can we really change our personalities? Dr. Dan Siegel says “NO” but also that nobody needs to. We can help our clients heal, grow, and unleash the fullest of their potential by helping them lean into who and what they really ARE.
Crazy but true: We therapists are not taught how to work with personality in therapy. Unless you have a “personality disordered” individual (as we used to call it bac
Therapists Who Coach: Are You Playing with Fire? | LHSFT Classic
This episode first aired on December 4, 2024 (Episode 44). We’re revisiting it because many therapists continue to experiment with coaching without realizing the risks. What begins as a way to broaden your work can expose you and your clients to real vulnerabilities if you’re not equipped with the right training. In this episode, I unpack the differences between therapy and coaching, the pitfalls
Professional Will for Therapists: An Ethical Responsibility You Can’t Ignore | E77
What would happen to your clients if you died tomorrow?
The New York Times recently highlighted just how devastating it can be when a therapist falls ill or dies without a plan in place. Clients are left confused, abandoned, and without the closure they deserve.
It’s a hard question, but one every therapist has an ethical obligation to face. Psychologist Dr. Robyn Miller—Founder of TheraClos
When to Let Therapy Clients Go | LHSFT Classic
This episode first aired on January 31, 2024 (Episode 3). We’re revisiting it because deciding when to let a client go is one of the most nuanced — and often unspoken — challenges therapists face. The reflections in this conversation are just as relevant today as they were when it was first released, offering guidance, perspective, and a reminder that you’re not navigating these decisions alone.
Abused Early Career Therapists: The Reality of Toxic Mental Health Internships and What to Do | E76
Toxic mental health internships are quietly breaking down early career therapists before their careers even begin.
In this episode, I’m talking with my brilliant friend and colleague Dr. Ambra Born about one of the hardest, least-discussed realities in our profession: what happens when training programs don’t protect their students.
We’re opening up about what it’s like to feel overworked, u
Why Therapy Clients Ghost | LHSFT Classic
This episode originally aired on February 14, 2024 (Episode 5), and we’re bringing it back because ghosting is one of those challenges every therapist encounters at some point in their career. It’s an important conversation worth revisiting, both for the insight it offers and the reminder that you’re not alone in navigating it.
Have you ever been ghosted by a therapy client? This unfortunate ex
How Being a Therapist Changes Your Life | E75
Ever notice how this work changes you in ways you never saw coming? I’m not just talking about your skills in the therapy room. I mean how it rewires your social life, shapes your relationships, and even shifts the way you see the world.
In this episode of Love, Happiness, and Success for Therapists, I’m getting real about the pros and cons of being a therapist, from the hilarious moments (like
AI, Ethics, and Therapy: What Every Clinician Needs to Know Right Now | E74
Is your therapy practice future-ready… or are your AI tools quietly writing your client notes — and maybe rewriting your ethics policy, too?
If you’re a therapist trying to make sense of what the heck is going on with AI in our field right now, this episode is for you. Whether you’re using AI daily, avoiding it like a bad EHR platform, or somewhere in between, you need to hear this conversation.
Subpoenaed as a Therapist: How to Stay Legal, Ethical, and Sane | LHSFT Classic
This one is SO important... we're doing it again. After originally posting this episode earlier in the year, I've had so many messages from therapist colleagues about how helpful and important this info was, I wanted to put it back at the top.
Additionally, I have created a free cheat sheet with the changes that I made to my own disclosure statement after recording this interview (because I too,
Why Coaches Can Charge More Than Therapists | E73
Ever wondered how a coach with zero credentials is charging triple what you make—and people are lining up to pay them?! It's enough to make any seasoned, licensed, ethics-loving therapist want to throw their DSM across the room.
In this juicy episode of Love, Happiness & Success for Therapists, I’m pulling back the curtain on why life coaching income so often leaves therapist rates in the dust.
“Do You Take Insurance?” How to Talk to Clients About Self Pay Therapy | E72
Ever had a dream client vanish the second you said, “I don’t take insurance”?
In this episode of Love, Happiness, and Success for Therapists, I’m breaking down one of the most frustrating, deflating, and pivotal conversations we have in private practice: how to talk to therapy clients about insurance and self-pay therapy (without spiraling, apologizing, or selling yourself short).
I walk you th
Can Therapists Give Advice? How to Empower Clients While Staying Ethical | E71
Ever had a client look at you, desperate for help, and ask, “What should I do?” Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on a dilemma that I hear from therapists all the time: “My clients are stuck, they need direction, and they’re asking me for advice. But I’m supposed to stay neutral, right?”
On one hand, we want to help, but on the other, we’ve been trained to stay neutral and let the client find
Fake Therapy: How 7 Cups Stole Real Therapists’ Identities to Scam Clients | E70
Therapists, what if I told you your photo, credentials, and carefully crafted bio might be sitting on a website you never signed up for—used to funnel therapy-seeking clients into fake therapy phishing scams?
I know you might be thinking, “That could never happen to me…” But it’s a rapidly increasing issue that’s affecting therapists across the country right this second. And it could happen to y
Ethical Dilemmas: When Therapy Clients Refer Their Friends! | LHSFT Classic E14
Have you ever gotten that really sweet message from a client saying, “Hey, I told my friend about you—they’re reaching out!” and felt… conflicted? On the one hand, it’s a huge compliment. On the other? It throws you right into the middle of an ethical tightrope walk. When therapy clients refer their friends, it can feel like walking a fine line between appreciation and professional chaos.
In thi
The Internal Family Systems (IFS) Revolution — with Dr. Dick Schwartz | LHSFT Classic E48
Ever felt like you’re missing that one tool in your therapy toolkit that could help your clients truly heal and reconnect with their best selves? Well, in today’s episode of Love, Happiness and Success for Therapists, I’m chatting with Dr. Dick Schwartz, founder of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, about the power of IFS and how it can be a game-changer for your clients.
IFS is more tha
Helping Therapy Clients (and YOU!) Find Career Clarity and Purpose ft. Suzy Welch | E69
You’re a therapist, not a career strategist, right? That’s what I told myself for years—until the zillionth client sat across from me, looked me dead in the eye, and asked, “What should I do with my life?” Cue the record scratch.
Let’s be real: we’re trained to hold emotional space, diagnose, treat, and heal — but when it comes to career development and professional identity? Most of us are flyin
Dr. Dan Siegel’s New Approach to Attachment Therapy | E39
Ever wonder how to truly help your clients build more secure attachment styles?
This episode of Love, Happiness, and Success for Therapists is for you! I’m sitting down with the brilliant Dr. Daniel Siegel—one of the world’s leading experts in attachment science and childhood development. Together, we’re unpacking the latest research and ideas you can take straight into your practice.
Dr. Siegel
How to Start a Private Therapy Practice (Without Burning Out or Going Broke) | E68
You’re craving more freedom, better clients, and real income... but is private practice actually the dream you think it is?
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what it really takes to start a successful private therapy practice—and trust me, it’s not what most therapists expect.
Whether you're yearning for more freedom, higher income, or a deeper impact, going solo can be amazing...
Beyond the Brain: How Metabolic Psychiatry Is Transforming Mental Health Care | E67
What if your clients' biggest mental health breakthroughs didn’t come from the couch… but from their body’s cells?
That’s the jaw-dropping question we’re exploring in this powerful episode about metabolic psychiatry—a revolutionary approach that connects brain health to metabolic health, and uses targeted ketogenic interventions to help clients fully recover from conditions like depression, anxie
Treat the Pain AND Grow the Good: Applying Positive Psychology in Therapy Sessions | E66
What if your therapy sessions could do more than heal pain—what if they could help your clients flourish?
In this energizing episode of Love, Happiness, and Success for Therapists, I sat down with two powerhouse guests—Dr. Nick Holton and Dr. Adam Wright—to dive deep into the principles of positive psychology and well-being, and how we can use them to support our clients’ growth in powerful, pra
How to Use the Enneagram to Transform Your Therapy Sessions | E65
Ever wish you had a magic wand that could help your clients gain deep insight into themselves—fast? Well, using the Enneagram in therapy might be the next best thing.
In this episode of Love, Happiness & Success for Therapists, I’m joined by the brilliant Ian Morgan Cron—bestselling author of The Road Back to You and mastermind behind one of the most research-backed, clinically reliable Enneagram
“What If I’m Doing It Wrong?” Untangling Therapist Performance Anxiety | E64
Ever walk out of a session thinking, “Was that okay? Did I do it right? Did I help enough?” If so, you are so not alone.
In this episode of Love, Happiness, and Success For Therapists, I’m diving deep into therapist performance anxiety — the kind of internal pressure that doesn’t just keep us up at night, but can actually interfere with the quality of our clinical work.
From subtle fears about
Don’t Go It Alone! Therapist Isolation and Building a Community | E63
If you’ve ever ended your day feeling emotionally drained from and completely alone after a day full of therapy client sessions, this episode is for you.
In this personal and powerfully important episode of Love, Happiness, and Success for Therapists, I’m getting real about something that affects so many of us—therapist isolation. It’s the quiet, slow leak in our energy that nobody warns you ab
Waitlists, Results & Rave Reviews: 4 Habits of Highly Effective Therapists | E62
What separates the therapists who thrive—with waitlists, rave reviews, and real client transformations—from the ones who are always one cancellation away from burnout? (And nope, it’s not just about credentials, cozy office decor, or who has the fanciest website.)
In this episode of Love, Happiness & Success for Therapists, I’m spilling the tea on the four habits of highly effective therapist
Why Therapy Clients Are Hiring Coaches (And Leaving Therapy Behind) | E61
Your therapy clients are cheating on you with coaches. There, I said it. I know, it stings. But as a fellow therapist, supervisor, and coaching educator… you need to know what’s really going on out there and why therapy clients are hiring coaches. Because what you don’t see? It might just be quietly reshaping your practice right under your feet.
In this episode of Love, Happiness & Success for Th
How Financial Therapy Can Heal Money Shame for You and Your Clients | E60
Ever feel like money stress is the third wheel in your therapy sessions—or your own life? You’re not alone. In this episode of Love, Happiness & Success for Therapists, I sat down with the incredibly wise and wonderfully down-to-earth Jillian Knight, LMFT, who opened my eyes to the transformative power of financial therapy.
We talked about what financial therapy actually is, why it’s different
The Marketing Secrets Every Therapist Needs to Know (But Was Never Taught) | E59
What if I told you that the key to a thriving therapy practice isn’t more clinical training—it’s gaining essential marketing skills? Yep, I said it. As therapists, most of us were trained to serve, not sell—but when you’re running your own private practice, knowing how to connect with the people who need you is essential. And trust me, marketing for therapists doesn’t have to feel gross, pushy, or
How Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) Can Change Your Work with Kids | E58
Therapists, have you ever wondered how to truly make an impact in the lives of children through therapy? If so, you're in for a treat! In this episode of Love, Happiness, and Success For Therapists, I sit down with Dr. Brenna Hicks, a psychologist who specializes in Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT). Whether you're just starting out or looking to specialize further, this approach could be the
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