Ideal Practice
How do I find clients I actually enjoy? How do I make more money without feeling guilty? Can I run a private practice and still have a life? These are just some of the questions long time psychotherapist, group practice founder, and serial entrepreneur Wendy Pitts Reeves tackles each week on The Ideal Practice Podcast.Here, you’ll learn how to create your version of an Ideal Practice that serves you as well as you serve your clients. Learn how to think like a marketer, attract clients you love, get paid well for what you do, and have a life. We’ll talk about the power of intention, the energy of money, and how to banish imposter syndrome for good. In short, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to develop a healthy business that is profitable, impactful, and - can we say this? - enjoyable.When healers stand in their power, make peace with profit, and honor the difference they make in the lives of others, they can change an entire industry.With a mix of interviews, special guests and solo shows from Wendy, you won’t want to miss a minute of this. New episodes every Tuesday. So hit subscribe, and get ready to change your life.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 162
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
#21. Is It Even Worth It? The Risk of Being Real
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Today we’re talking about what it really means to bring your true self, your real self… what it means to be as you as you can be…in your business.
I …
#20: Are You Imposing Your Personal Money Beliefs On Your Clients?
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I’ve got a question for you….
Is it possible, just for a moment, that you might be imposing your personal money beliefs…. on your clients?
I know you…
#19. How An Art Therapist Learned to Overcome Objections by Leaning In to Her Strengths
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Learning how to overcome objections is an important part of the sales process. Learning how to minimize resistance is an important part of most heali…
#18: Why I Stopped Doing Free Consultations (And what works oh-so-much better.)
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So here’s the thing.
Free consultations don’t work.
Which is why I no longer offer them - in either one of my businesses.
Not as a therapist. And not…
#17. Want to change lives? Change your own first. A Fascinating (and Fun) Interview with Janet Feld.
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Today we’re doing something a little different.
Allow me to introduce you to Janet Feld, a professional musician, singer/songwriter, and a music teac…
#16. How About Lunch? How to Use Small Gatherings to Grow Your Practice - and Your Influence.
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I hate small talk.
So when I find a way to connect with others that is truly satisfying, I love it. (There’s a reason I’ve been a psychotherapist for…
#15. A Roadmap for Your Big Idea: How to Start a Private Practice for Cancer Survivors
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Not long ago, someone in my private Facebook group asked: How do I start a private practice where I can serve those dealing with cancer?
And today, I’…
#14. How to Handle the Discomfort of Success (and Avoid Self Sabotage for Good)
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“Geez - there’s nothing like hitting us right between the eyes first thing in the morning, Wendy!”
That’s what one of my clients said - laughing - rig…
#13: [BONUS] Why I Took a 2-Hour Lunch - and the Case for White Space in Your Calendar
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I took the day off on Wednesday.
See, this is my birthday week, and I like to do something special if I can. So I spent the day in my favorite way, h…
#12: Make More Money. Do More Good. How Bonnie Barclay Tripled Her Rates, increased Her Impact, and Built a Thriving Private Practice
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It’s a story I have heard before, how one exhausted, heart centered healer gives everything she has. How, over and over again, she’s there for her cl…
#11. Want to Fill Your Practice Fast? Get to Know These 5 People.
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You need referrals. Right?
You’ve done all the things. Got your license. Set up an office. Opened a bank account for all the income you’re about to cr…
#10. How to Become a Networking Ninja (Even If You’re a Hardcore Introvert)
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(You’ll want to take notes with this one, y’all.)
Do you HATE small talk?
Does just the thought of getting out to do a little networking, meeting coll…
#9. How to Think Like a Marketer (and Get More of the Kind of Clients You Serve Best)
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“I feel like the message I keep hearing from you is that the best way to start owning our marketing is to start really finding that worth in oursel…
#8. What Should I Charge? 3 NEW Ideas to Consider When Setting Your Rates.
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Today we’re taking a look at pricing.
I want to talk about this because - based on my conversations with so many of you - there’s a good chance you m…
#7. How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Make Peace With Your Pace
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You’re an entrepreneur, and if you’re ANYTHING like me or the healers I coach, you have big dreams, more ideas than you can shake a stick at, and a l…
#6. Why Being Good at What You Do Isn't (Quite!) Enough for a Successful Private Practice
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I know you don’t like to brag - but you and I both know the truth. 💁♀️
You’re really good at what you do.
People who work with you get better. They…
#5. How Healthy Money Boundaries Serve Your Clients (And Why We Need to Talk About This.)
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When you’re a healer, there’s just not much that you can’t handle, right?
You can process almost anything with your clients — all the things they can…
#4. 5 Simple Steps I Took to Get My Practice Started (and How You Can Do the Same)
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So you’ve made a decision to start a private practice.
Yay! Kudos to you! 🥂🎉
But what in the world do you do now?
How do you even begin to get this th…
#3. 7 Big Fears We Healers Have - and the Problem with Wanting More.
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So here’s the problem.
You and I are human beings.
And just like anyone else on the planet, we, too, want good things for our families, our childre…
#2. What IS an "Ideal Practice" Anyway? How to Define What's Right for You.
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As entrepreneurs who are at cause in our businesses, we have the freedom AND the responsibility to design a practice that fits who we are, that works…