Therapist Clubhouse A Podcast For Private Practice Entrepreneurs With Annie Schuessler

Running groups is an attractive option for a therapist. Clinically, we love the possibilities a group provides. As entrepreneurs, we love the idea of serving more than one person at a time, but it can be challenging to fill groups. Cynthia has managed to keep several groups full for the past 7 years, and I got the behind the scenes story of how she does it. We also talked about her journey starting out in private practice as a single mom and her next possible steps to expand her practice. You’ll love Cynthia’s openness and honesty about her entrepreneurial journey.   Topics Discussed In This Episode:   How her niche became harm reduction sort of by mistake All the marketing tools she used to build multiple groups Her hardcore networking strategy Why she’s becoming a sex therapist as well Using listservs successfully and thoughtfully Moving into mentoring the next generation of harm reduction therapists Fees for her groups and sessions (real numbers as usual!) Pros and cons of possibly expanding to a group pr