Do you need a website for your practice?
Realistically, these days the answer is going to be yes. First you need to be clear on what the website will do for you. Are you looking for something as simple as contact details, or are you looking...
View ArticleAre you stopping yourself from getting your ideal practice?
Often, the biggest problem is perfectionism, overthinking or over complicating things. Yes, I know you don’t do this; you just want to get things right, don’t you? From the outside it’s easy to see...
View ArticleStarting a practice – what to do first.
Okay, you’ve got your qualifications and your practice insurance is paid. Now what? The first thing is, who are you going to serve? I know you’ll serve anybody at this point in time, just to get...
View ArticleThe four stages of successful projects
Building a successful practice consists of tens or even hundreds of sub projects. After working on my own business and helping clients, I started to observe a simple pattern regarding which of these...
View ArticleHow to get clients, now and into the future
Broadly there are two major approaches used by coaches and therapists. Firstly, there is what the majority do, and then there is what the others do. I’ll let you decide what to call them during the...
View ArticleHow much should you charge? Part 1: Surviving, fees
This is the first of three articles about the fees you charge your clients. What you will get here is the framework for thinking about how much you should charge; you won’t specifically be told the...
View ArticleHow much should you charge? Part 2: Making a living
I’m not going to define for you how much money is a living; I’ll leave that to society as a whole. I’ll show you how to figure this out. What I suggest you do is find professionals who are employed in...
View ArticleHow much should you charge? Part 3: Being paid what you’re worth
Can we truly put a price on the value you bring to other human beings by working with them? Well, sort of. Let’s consider some examples. Say you work with a stressed executive, who is starting to lose...
View ArticleOpening a private practice: How to open a practice that works
For so many of us, opening a private practice was the culmination of many years of effort. The training you have done as a therapist, counsellor, coach or hypnotherapist has brought you a long way....
View ArticleHow to get your first clients
At the start of a new practice, it can be as if you have a large wall to get through. You don’t actually feel as if you are running your own private practice until you’ve attracted you first few...
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