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Today we're going to dive into the question of whether it's appropriate to specialize in topics you have a personal connection with. Whether you're considering specializing in treating something your loved one has dealt with, something you've dealt with in the past, or even your current experiences, in this episode we discuss things to consider before specializing in something you're personally connected to.



FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:
https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8



LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear



This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.



Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/



This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

Today we're diving into how to respond when clients give you constructive feedback. No matter how you slice it, it's always hard! But it's also a wonderful opportunity to lean into the therapeutic process and potentially have a healing experience. In this episode I share some of the do's and don'ts of how to respond when clients give critical feedback.



FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:
https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8



LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear



This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.



Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/



This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

An article in the APA's Monitor on Psychology showcasing stress and burnout levels updated with 2023 data show that therapist burnout is very much still prevalent. In this video, I take a look at the available data on therapist burnout and offer some practical tools to help us move towards health as a profession.



FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:
https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

Links Mentioned:

APA Monitor Article: "When are psychologists most at risk of burnout?"

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/04/psychologists-career-burnout



APA Definition of "Burnout"

https://dictionary.apa.org/burnout

APA Article: "Practitioners are overworked and burned out, and they need our support"

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/04/psychologists-covid-burnout



NIH Systematic Review: "Burnout and Psychological Wellbeing Among Psychotherapists: A Systematic Review"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9423708/



LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear



This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.



Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/



This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

In this episode, I share those "wolf in sheep's clothing" signs that you're in an unhealthy work environment, which leave us feeling disoriented and wondering if we're the problem, because our bosses and employers *seem* super supportive but something still doesn't feel right.



I hope this video helps you feel empowered to catch those unhealthy signs more accurately so you can be equipped to navigate them well.



FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:
https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8



Links Mentioned:

Original Video: "Signs You're in an Unhealthy Work Environment"

https://youtu.be/wLGOHzY_r7E



LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear



This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.



Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/



This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

Is blogging still worth it in 2024?? (spoiler: yes!) In this episode, I share some of the ways blogging looks different for therapists in private practice in 2024, and offer a few tools to simplify the blogging process. I believe in you! :)



Links mentioned:



Marketing School Podcast Episode Mentioned:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-school-digital-marketing-and-online/id1138869817?i=1000640311651




You can also watch the video version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bw_GiH2QUw



Neil Patel's tweet of stats about blogs:

https://twitter.com/neilpatel/status/1737132479075725579



Answer the Public:

https://answerthepublic.com/



Sample conversation with chatGPT:

https://chat.openai.com/share/1bb1818f-3562-4f6f-a9bc-abefb0dbc2a4



Transcript service I use:

https://www.temi.com/

(to convert audio to text - there is a fee! There may be other options out there I just haven't looked into it)



Prior blogging-related videos:



How to Start a Therapy Blog:

https://youtu.be/wXNW_oWcBQc



How to Write a Blog Post for Private Practice - Step by Step!

https://youtu.be/sshFmCue3hc





LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear



This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.



Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/



This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.

If you keep getting stuck trying to get started in private practice, this video explores some common snags I hear from folks and offers a few tools to help you get unstuck and move forward.



FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:
https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8



LINKS

*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!

👉 FREE Guide: Start a Private Practice in Counseling: https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8

👉 How to DIY a Therapist Website that Fills your Practice: https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/

👉 All my filming gear: https://kit.co/privatepracticeskills/all-my-gear



This podcast is geared toward therapists of all kinds, including psychologists, MFTs, LPCCs, social workers, and others in the clinical counseling field. Welcome to Private Practice Skills! I’m Dr. Marie Fang, psychologist in private practice. I post videos offering tools I learned the hard way about starting and growing private practice so that you don’t have to.



Website: www.privatepracticeskills.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/privatepracticeskills

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/privatepracticeskills/



This podcast is not intended as professional or legal advice. Be sure to seek the services of a professional if you are in need of them.