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.
Contributors
Host
Wendy Pitts Reeves
Wendy Pitts Reeves, LCSW, an international speaker, psychotherapist & private practice coach, is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. As a senior level clinician and founder of a well respected group psychotherapy practice, she helps healers own their authority and get paid what they deserve, while serving the highest good, and having fun along the way.
Guests
Guest
Berlyn Komar
Berlyn Komar is a seasoned digital marketing strategist and founder of Planted Marketing, a full-service agency specializing in organic content marketing for purpose-driven brands.
With over a decade of experience, Berlyn has helped countless small businesses and solopreneurs grow by building authentic marketing strategies. She also founded The Greenhouse, a membership community that provides affordable, hands-on marketing support for solopreneurs navigating the challenges of DIY marketing. Passionate about empowering women entrepreneurs, Berlyn combines strategic expertise with a creative, values-driven approach to business growth.
Brie Chrisman is the Founder and CEO of Boss Co, an operations management agency helping mental health practice owners streamline operations and increase profits without added stress. With 15+ years of experience, she empowers leaders to maximize resources and lead with confidence. A passionate mental health and special needs advocate, Brie fosters a human-first approach to business. Outside of work, she’s a devoted partner and mom of two.
Christina L. Woods is an internationally recognized clinical hypnotherapist, Rapid Transformational Therapist®, Empowerment Coach, and Reiki Master. She empowers women to overcome self-sabotage, break free from limitations, and discover their inner strength to create fulfilling lives. As the founder of Wise Woods Hypnotherapy, Christina's signature method combines hypnotherapy, coaching, and energy healing for profound personal transformation.
Danielle Hayden is Co-Founder and CEO of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. a bookkeeping and accounting firm that helps 6+ figure entrepreneurs understand their numbers so they can grow profitable, enjoyable businesses.
With over 15 years experience in finance, Danielle knows the complexity of business finances—and that entrepreneurs need more than a bookkeeper. They need real analysis and support to create the sustainable wealth they deserve. Danielle brings a unique perspective, providing business owners with “the total financial package.”
Gary Katz is a psychotherapist and founder of The Center for Intimacy Recovery in New York, which focuses primarily on intimacy and relationships. The practice has grown into a large group practice of 20 therapists, 12 weekly groups (all private pay), now with therapists in 7 or 8 states across the country.
Without a sense of intimacy with oneself, people can’t fully experience intimacy with someone else. Our hearts are fragile so we develop strategies to keep them safe and avoid getting hurt. The Center for Intimacy Recovery helps clients find ways to have the intimacy and connection in life that we are all seeking.
Julie Jerrolds, LPC, MHSP is the founder of Open Reins Counseling. With an extensive background in mental health, mindfulness meditation, martial and meditative arts, she is passionate about the potential for healing through horses & other experiential work.
She offers EMDR Intensives for accelerated healing, equine-assisted EMDR & DBT. Julie provides individual & group supervision for counselors wanting to obtain their LPC-MHSP. She also provides EMDR & Equilateral, Equine-Assisted EMDR Consultation to therapists wanting to enhance their skills and become certified in EMDR.
Kimberly Spencer is an entrepreneur, subconscious success strategist, Amazon #1 bestselling author, and TEDx speaker. She is also the visionary behind Crown Yourself, a coaching company that helps business owners with their money, mindset, visibility, and strategy.
Kimberly is proud to have helped hundreds of leaders build their empires, break through their self-limiting beliefs, revolutionize their relationships, and rewrite their stories of self-sabotage into a story of success, in all areas of their lives.
Melissa is a Business Relationship Strategist dedicated to empowering women in entrepreneurship. She founded the Powerful Women Rising Community, which provides female business owners with essential support and resources for business growth. Melissa's mission is to revolutionize networking, promoting authenticity and genuine connections over sleazy sales tactics.
Riana Malia is an accomplished transformation coach with over 20 years of experience in Evolved Neurolinguistic Programming (ENLP), Quantum Time Release (QTR), and Advanced Trauma-Aware Coaching. Through her signature Clear To Create™ method, she empowers ambitious women to break free from limiting emotional and relational patterns, heal deeply rooted wounds, and step confidently into the lives and relationships they truly desire.
Robyn Miller, Ph.D. is the founder of TheraClosure, LLC, the first psychotherapist professional executor service in the U.S. Trained at Harvard Medical School, she writes and trains clinicians on professional wills and the role of practice executor.
She says therapists must safeguard their clients, practice, and family with a comprehensive professional will that plans for client wellbeing - and the security of medical records - in the event of incapacitation or death.
This important but challenging ethical obligation is often overlooked, but essential to protect those who depend on us and the practice to which we've devoted so much.
Shannon Simmons is Fit For Profit’s founder and CEO. As a business owner, she knows what it’s like to face challenges and feel overwhelmed by finances, from childhood and beyond. Her passion for helping small business owners comes from a time when, as a practicing accountant and bookkeeper, she couldn’t pay her OWN tax bill. As a result, she decided to overhaul her business, starting with the foundation: her financial system.
Today, she helps professionals who are passionate about finally finding their profit too.
Whitney Bateson helps nutrition and wellness entrepreneurs scale and grow sustainable businesses with simple, powerful website strategies that turn casual visitors into amazing clients. Her signature program, The Wellness Pro Website System, is the only website sales system designed for health and wellness professionals who want to book more “heck yes” clients, without burning out on social media.