Businesses in Bloom: Therapists & Wellness Businesses Stories of Success
77 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBusinesses in Bloom is hosted by Juliet Austin from www.julietaustin.com Juliet is a marketing consultant and web copywriter for therapists in private practice and natural health businesses. Juliet interviews therapists, holistic practitioners, wellness and natural health businesses about their journeys of success. Guests share the marketing strategies, work habits and other factors that helped them build their private practice or business. These compelling stories are meant to inspire psychotherapists and alternative health businesses in achieving greater success in their therapy or wellness business. Check out all episodes at:
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BB 26 Over 30 Years of Couples Therapy with Dr. Ellyn Bader
June 14, 2016 03:33 - 40 minutes - 36.5 MBDr. Ellyn Bader has been practicing couples therapy for over 30 years. In this interview, she describes the evolution of her work as a couples therapist. She also discusses how she and her therapist husband, Dr. Peter Pearson, founded the Couples Institute and the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. Dr. Bader discusses the challenges and rewards of building a private practice with associates as well as her online training programs for therapists. To get the show notes for this episode go...
BB 25 Naturopathy and Psychotherapy in Kenya with Dr. Ameet Aggarwal
June 01, 2016 16:00 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBThis interview is with naturopathic doctor and psychotherapist, Dr. Ameet Aggarwal who has a private practice in Kenya, Africa. In his practice, he uses natural medicines to help heal his patients' emotional issues. He also runs mobile clinics in rural communities in Kenya providing basic medicines to those who are physically ill. To get the show notes for this episode go to http://www.julietaustin.com/bb25
BB 24 A Textbook Example of How to Build a Therapy Practice - with Dr. Vanessa Lapointe
May 25, 2016 05:00 - 48 minutes - 34.1 MBDr. Vanessa Lapointe story of building her private therapy practice with 10 associates is a textbook example of how to build a business. She knew from the beginning that she did not have business and marketing skills and therefore hired a business coach to help her start off with a strong foundation with a clear message. From there, she started offering workshops to organizations and built strong relationships with other professionals in her community. Dr. Lapointe offers 80 workshops a ye...
BB 23 Building a Sex Therapy Practice with Sexologist and Relationship Therapist, Dr. Joe Kort
May 18, 2016 05:00 - 30 minutes - 56.2 MBDr. Joe Kort works with clients who have a wide range of sexual issues - sexuality issues for straight, gay, and lesbian people, sexual abuse, out of control sexual behaviors, fetishes, kinks, sexual dysfunctions, issues around the use of pornography, etc. His clients are primarily men and couples, but he also works with women helping them understand their male partners. Dr. Kort has a unique perspective on out of control sexual behaviors and does not use the term "sexual addiction" becaus...
BB 22 Yoga for Cancer Survivors - with Certified Yoga Therapist, Alison Crowley
May 11, 2016 18:39 - 42 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this interview, Alison Crowley talks about being a dancer and an actress. Due to a series of injuries she eventually discovered yoga as a way to help her heal. She eventually completed several yoga and yoga therapy trainings. Alison has been able to convince several hospitals in Los Angeles to offer yoga classes for women cancer survivors. She also sees clients privately for yoga therapy. Alison talks about how important these yoga classes are for the women and how they facilitate a s...
BB 21 From Speech Pathologist to Executive, Team and Relationship Coach - with Dr. Jacqueline Peters
May 04, 2016 05:00 - 40 minutes - 38.9 MBDr. Jacqueline Peters combines her experience and training as anexecutive, team and relationship coach into a model for creatingpositive relationships in her book, “High PerformanceRelationships”. In the interview she talks about the similaritiesbetween healthy relationships in the workplace and in couples. Shehas a variety of experiences that she has brought together to formher model of high performance relationships presented in her book.To get the show notes for this show go tohttp://juli...
BB 20 Couples Therapist Focusing on the Aftermath of Addiction & Trauma - with Sue Diamond Potts
April 27, 2016 05:00 - 38 minutes - 70.7 MBSue Diamond Potts is a couples therapist in Vancouver, BC. She focuses on seeing clients who have suffered trauma and addiction. Sue talked about coming from a violent and alcoholic family, which led to her developing an addiction. Sue has been in recovery for over 30 years now and is passionate about her work with couples. Sue has taken on several associates, and teaches and supervises therapists in couples therapy using the Developmental Model. She is also in the process of writing a book ...
BB 19 Unlocking Parental Intelligence - with Dr. Laurie Hollman, Psychoanalyst
April 20, 2016 16:55 - 43 minutes - 34.7 MBDr. Laurie Hollmanis a Psychoanalyst and Author in New York. In the interview, she talked about the importance of being a mother and a Psychoanalyst for over 30 years. Balancing both of these roles are the reasons she focuses on working with people across the lifespan - from infants to adults. After 30 years, Dr. Hollman is well-known in her area and therefore has a consistent stream of referrals from doctors, pediatricians, and other colleagues. We discussed how she reached out to these re...
BB 18 Grabbing Hold of Opportunities When They Arise - with Therapist, Courtney Armstrong
April 14, 2016 03:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBOne could say that therapist, Courtney Armstrong, became an accidental author and speaker. In this interview, Courtney shares how she didn’t plan for these things, but when the opportunities arose, she grabbed them. She explains how her business has evolved for her and the challenges inherent in finding the balance between work and leisure time when you are a therapist, author, and public speaker. To get the show notes for this episode go to: http://julietaustin.com/bb18
BB 17 From Addicted Drug Dealer to Convict to Ph.D - with Dr. George Baxter-Holder
April 07, 2016 03:00 - 37 minutes - 30 MBDr. George Baxter-Holder has battled drug addiction, a criminal conviction, obesity, the IRS, and a Mexican drug cartel. After being released from prison, he committed fully to his recovery and found his passion in nursing. He then completed a Ph.D. and wrote a book about his experience. An inspiring story that I am sure you will enjoy. To get the show notes for this episode go to http://julietaustin.com/bb17
BB 16 Retired Therapist Turned Author of Multiple Books - with Christy Monson
March 31, 2016 03:00 - 31 minutes - 25.1 MBRetired therapist, Christy Monson, had a successful counseling practice in Las Vegas, Nevada as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Since her retirement, Christy has built a business writing books - both fiction and non-fiction. Christy talked about her passion for writing and described her writing process.To get the show notes for this show go to http://www.julietaustin.com/bb16
BB 15 Success with Periscope - with Relationship Therapist, Hilary Silver
March 24, 2016 03:00 - 39 minutes - 73.6 MBHilary has a local therapy practice In Denver, Colorado focused on relationship therapy. She shared that she has one associate therapist who also sees clients. Hilary also talked about her online work coaching and mentoring clients from other areas of the USA. She has had great success using Periscope to expand her business and talks about having interesting titles for her Periscope broadcasts, which increases attendance. Hilary shares that she is currently developing an online program on re...
BB 14 A Passion for Naturopathy with Dr. Jillian Finker, Naturopathic Doctor
March 16, 2016 07:00 - 22 minutes - 18.1 MBNaturopathic Doctor, Jillian Finker, wanted to become a medical professional since she was a child due to some medical issues she had that were resolved via natural medicine. She built her naturopathic practice within a few years via referral marketing, speaking, the naturopathic association. Jillian has a full practice with a waiting list and currently does minimal marketing. Get the show notes at http://wwww.julietaustin.com/bb14
BB 13 Getting in Front of Your Audience Through Writing & Speaking with Dr. Tammy Nelson, Psychotherapist & Relationship Expert
March 15, 2016 17:14 - 44 minutes - 35.3 MBTammy has an interesting perspective on couples and sex therapy that she developed after doing a lot of couples therapy training. She felt the couples therapy training she did, did not have an adequate understanding of the nature of sexual relationships in couples. Tammy talks about her busy life seeing clients as well as writing and speaking. She has built her business through referrals and has gotten a great deal of publicity due to her books. Tammy says she works a lot and does her writ...
BB 12 From Actor to Award Winning Author, Speaker, & Alternative Health Practitioner - with Dr. Kathy Gruver
March 10, 2016 05:00 - 40 minutes - 76.7 MBKathy started out in an acting career, but after losing her mother at 18 years of age, she was inspired to enter into the healing professions. Kathy’s primary work is as a massage therapist, but she also incorporates hypnotherapy and health consultations into her sessions with clients. In the interview, Kathy also talks about several books she has written and how she speaks at conferences around the USA. You can access the show notes at http://julietaustin.com/bb12
BB 11 Healing an Eating Disorder While Studying Holistic Nutrition with Chloe Elgar
March 03, 2016 17:00 - 39 minutes - 31.6 MBChloe is a lively young woman who suffered from an eating disorder in her late teens and early adulthood. She describes a critical time, where after being critical of the field of holistic nutrition, she suddenly decided to sign up for a course studying this field. Her work in this field was the beginning of her personal healing journey. Chloe has had great success with public speaking and using Instagram to build her business. Her loyal following on Instagram has lead to several speaking ...
BB 9 Developing an Eco-Friendly, Natural Cosmetic Line with LeiLani
February 25, 2016 17:00 - 36 minutes - 29.2 MBLeiLani is truly a giving entrepreneur. She tells her story of how she developed her business after working in the film industry as a makeup artist. Her experience led her to develop her eco and cruelty-free cosmetic business and her volunteer program offering paramedical makeup and tattooing to people who have suffered from medical conditions such as major burns and cancer. Get the show notes at http://www.julietaustin.com/bb9
BB 10 A Therapy Niche in Child to Parent Violence - with Laurie Reid, Marriage & Family Therapist
February 25, 2016 17:00 - 45 minutes - 36.2 MBLaurie specializes in child to parent violence. She has set up an arrangement working with her local county in Florida to be the therapist who provides this service. She has also set up a non-profit to help her clients pay for her services. Laurie’s business model, as well as her niche, are unique for a therapist. It shows her creativity in creating the business that she wants. You can get the show notes for this episode at http://julietaustin.com/bb10
BB 8 A Therapist Facebook Page with 1.5 Million Followers - with Shushann Movsessian
February 18, 2016 17:03 - 35 minutes - 28.2 MBShushann Movsessian's story illustrates the highs and lows of being in business. In spite of achieving early success in her private practice, she describes a low point where she focused a lot on developing retreats for women and neglected her therapy practice. As a result, she lost a lot of clients and had to be very vulnerable as she got help to build things back up again. She learned the hard way to put consistent effort into her practice to keep it going. On the flip side, Shushann has h...
BB 7 Building a Stress & Anxiety Niche - with Jacqueline Stone
February 14, 2016 01:57 - 42 minutes - 33.8 MBJacqueline talks about how she got started working with expats who experienced a lot of stress and anxiety. She saw early on the challenges of not having a niche and, therefore, decided to focus on stress and anxiety. She talked about her 2 websites - one for her therapy practice and another, which is a blog focused on managing stress. She is about to launch an online course on stress through this second website. You can access the show notes for the interview here: http://julietaustin.com/b...
BB 6 Building a 2-Niche Therapy Practice - with Kaela Scott
February 14, 2016 01:56 - 31 minutes - 25.2 MBKaela talked about building her practice in her 20's and worked very hard to build it in the first 2 years until she had a full caseload. She understood that having two niches - one focused on relationships and one focused on eating disorders would be more challenging than having only one. However, Kaela didn't want to focus solely on an eating disorder niche as she felt that her work would be more balanced if she had two. Kaela talks in detail about how she built her practice, how she surro...
BB 5 Wanting to Be a Therapist Since Childhood - with Esther Kane
February 13, 2016 04:49 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBWomen’s Therapist, Esther Kane decided she wanted to be a therapist after seeing psychologists herself as a child. She describes her childhood as being traumatic and shares that she developed an eating disorder in her early years. Esther is a passionate writer and discusses how she has acquired writing gigs for other blogs and magazines. She has written several books as a way to increase her exposure and add a revenue stream to her practice. Esther describes herself as a maverick and talks a...
BB 4 Building A Doula Practice Quickly - with Jessica Austin
February 13, 2016 04:46 - 29 minutes - 54.1 MBIt is obvious that Jessica is passionate about her work when you hear her in this interview. She built her practice quite fast through Facebook and her blog, quickly becoming known for her specialty in homebirths and her advocacy work. She is well-known in the birth community in Vancouver for her advocacy work on women's choices in birth and for the resources she provides on her website. Access the show notes for the interview here: http://julietaustin.com/bb4
BB 3 A Men's Therapy Practice Seeing 30-35 Per Week - with Jason Fierstein
February 13, 2016 04:41 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MBMen’s Therapist, Jason Fierstein has a busy therapy practice seeing 30-35 clients per week. After leaving a corporate job, Jason studied to become a therapist and then worked diligently to build a therapy practice seeing men primarily around relationship problems. He has sought advice and invested time and money in educating himself about marketing and it has paid off. Access the show notes for the interview here: http://julietaustin.com/bb3
BB 2 Starting a Health Business After Age 50 - with Mary Johnston
February 13, 2016 04:39 - 22 minutes - 42 MBMary Johnston from WaterMatters considers herself a late bloomer because she started her business at the age of 52. In her earlier years she had lacked direction. Mary began her water filtration and health business in her 1 bedroom apartment and worked at a $12/hour job while she built it. Today she runs a retail store in Vancouver and has 3 employees as her business continues to grow. Access the show notes for the interview here: http://julietaustin.com/bb2
BB 1 An Accidental Success Story - with Addictions Therapist, Candace Plattor
February 13, 2016 04:36 - 22 minutes - 41.5 MBAddictions Therapist, Candace Plattor refers to herself as being an “accidental success story” because she never thought she would achieve the level of success she’s had. After suffering from an addiction to prescription painkillers due to a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, Candace has been clean for over 20 years. Candace turned her personal experience into a therapy practice focused on addiction. Candace also works with family members of those who have an addiction. She speaks publicly on the...
BB 0 Introduction to the Businesses in Bloom Podcast - with Juliet Austin
February 13, 2016 04:33 - 1 minute - 1 MBJuliet Austin introduces the Businesses in Bloom Podcast and explains that the show is about the stories of "successful" therapists, wellness and natural health businesses. You can find all the episodes of the podcast at http://julietaustin.com/BBPodcast