The Money Sessions

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EP:56 - How Amy Santana left insurance panels behind and now charges $225/session. Mar 29, 2021

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In this episode, we're speaking with Amy Santana, a private practice therapist whose practice is made up almost entirely of black women, queer and non-binary patients.

She will give us an inside look at her past and what it meant for her as the eldest child of teenage immigrants to start charging premium fees.

Amy will also dive deep into the negative feelings that come with creating a private practice and what it meant for her to let go of the scarcity mindset while staying true to herself and those she wishes to serve.

In this episode, Amy will share:

Why she was reluctant to start a private practice in the first place;

Her journey to leave insurance panels and start charging premium fees, up to $225/session;

How she has experienced guilt, shame and insecurity when she thinks about charging premium fees;

The grief and loss that comes with creating a premium fee practice as a BIPOC queer woman;

3 questions you can ask yourself to help you when considering whether you should be charging a cash pay premium fee in your practice.

Resources mentioned:

Lean In. Make Bank.

Fun with Fees

4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop

More about Amy:

Amy Santana is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in working with the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities. She helps women and non-binary individuals heal their relationships with food and their bodies, recover from relational trauma and create a life they love. She began working in private practice part-time in November 2018, and has been in private practice full-time since June 2020.

Find more at: www.amymsantana.com

Ep: 55- How Alyse went from having fees all over the place to charging $200/per hour. Mar 22, 2021

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In today's episode, we are going to be talking to Alyse Freda Colon, a private practice therapist and social worker based out of New York. Alyse brings us along as she dives deep into how The Lean In. MAKE BANK Academy has revolutionized the way she thinks AND works with money in a clinical setting. .

In this episode, Alyse will share:

How she was able to show up thoughtfully and fully as clinician while she was doing her money work;

How the messages Alyse got as a social worker impacted her ability to charge more AND what she did to break out of scarcity mindset;

#1 piece of advice she has for therapists starting out in private practice

Resources mentioned:

Lean In. Make Bank.

Fun with Fees

4 Steps to Raise Your Fee Workshop

More about Alyse:

Alyse Freda Colon is a therapist in private practice in New York.

She specializes in helping her patients sort out and identify what is not working in their life and assist them in making behavioral changes so that they can "live the life they want" and become "unstuck".

The Money Sessions Ep.54: How Lean In. MAKE BANK. Alum, Maya Jakobs, Went From Making $22/Hour to Starting Her Own Practice that Now Makes Six Figures A Year. Feb 15, 2021

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In today's episode of The Money Sessions we are talking with Maya Jakob, a licensed therapist in Canada and Lean In. MAKE BANK. alum who is blowing it out of the water.

Maya is going to share with us how she went from earning $22/hour in her community mental health job to charging $160/session. She's going to talk about her process leaving her non-profit, what it meant to rebuild her professional relationships and how 2020, the year of COVID, was her practice's best year yet.

In this episode, Maya will share:

What it took for her to leave her non-profit and start her own practice;

What it took for her to build new relationships in the premium fee world;

How difficult it was for her to confront her cancellation policy lapses and how she streamlined her fees AND no-show policies;

How her private practice has now surpassed six figures and has a booked schedule, despite a global pandemic.

Resources mentioned:

Lean In. Make Bank.

Fun with Fees Calculator

4 Steps to Raise Your Fees

More about Maya:

I support women as they exit out of painful relationships and into the peace and calm that exists through healing as they connect to their truth and live it.

Our work together starts by mapping out an individualized plan of support which recognizes not only the impacts of pain but how our experience of hurt affect our relationship navigation.

Find more at: www.truegritcounselling.ca

The Money Sessions Ep. 53: How Josh Went from Wall Street to Social Work with Zero Ambivalence About Making Bank AND Giving Back. Feb 08, 2021

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In this episode of The Money Sessions we will be speaking with Josh Wolf-Powers, a clinical social worker and certified clinical trauma professional based in New York.

Josh is a former wall street executive who left the suit and tie game to pursue his passion of making a difference through social work.

In this episode, we get to hear from someone who comes from the professional trajectory that is commonly misunderstood and even vilified.

Josh has zero conflict about making good money, which is exactly why Tiffany was very curious to pick his brain. He will go into detail about his experience creating an investment firm and how it shaped his money mindset. Josh will share his AMAZING fee structure and a game changing cancellation policy.

He will take us through his journey - from social worker, to a friggin' Wall Street exec and then back full circle, to social work and opening his private practice as a psychoanalyst.

In this episode, Josh will share:

How his experience on wall street has shaped the way he thinks about the exchange of money in his private practice;

His AMAZING fee structure and how he cultivates a zero-guilt money mindset;

His cancellation policy, or lack there of, and how he implemented it with his patients;

The ways being the son of a gay father and a socialist feminist mother drives his desire to give back;

His top three pieces of advice to help you build a less conflicted relationship with money, so you can help others AND make bank.

Resources mentioned:

Lean In. Make Bank.

Fun with Fees Calculator

The Money Sessions Episode 52: How Elaine Went from "I Cant Charge That Much" to Charging $250/Session. Feb 02, 2021

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In today's episode we are talking to Dr. Yelena "Elaine" Blank, a clinical psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Elaine is a queer immigrant who is paving the way for others like her. A while ago, Elaine stumbled upon our fun with fees calculator and was given a fee of $249 per session. Her first thought was "NO WAY!" "Who would pay ME that much?" BUT she bossed up, broke through those glass ceilings and now she's actually charging a $250/session fee.

In this episode, Elaine takes us on her journey of developing a premium fee practice as a queer immigrant. She will talk about her life - her country of origin, her upbringing, how she broke through the narratives she had heard her entire life and how you can do it also!

In this episode, Elaine will share:

How she went from a scarcity mindset to charging premium fees;

Her story about her country of origin and how those stories followed her into the United States;

How being a queer female immigrant has impacted her private practice and money mindset;

How she overcame the narrative that the men in the home are the primary breadwinners and established herself as the head of her family;

Three tips that you can use to go from a scarcity money mindset to charging $250/session.

The Money Sessions Episode 51: BEFORE & AFTER - How LIMB student Ryan Allen transformed his life (and became a Tik Tok Star) by taking his money leap into The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy. Jan 25, 2021

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Today's episode of The Money Sessions is a special one! 🤩

This episode is going to allow us to give you an inside look at how The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy can change your life.

Meet Ryan Allen, a therapist out of Ohio, rising tik-tok star and an alumni of the Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy. In this episode, you'll get to hear an interview with Ryan before he joined us in LIMB and you'll hear an interview with him one year later.

And, MAN! Have things changed.

Ryan went from working full time for an agency, to creating his own premium fee private practice. His dream was to have more time to spend with his wife and dog...aaaand to learn a little more about social media. AND LEARN HE DID. Ryan has become a Tik Tok phenom. In fact, I just heard that he did his first television appearance. WOAH.

In this episode, Ryan will share:

How changing his money mindset one year ago drastically changed the course of his life;

How Ryan got the confidence to leave his full-time agency job;

How Ryan went from feeling insecure, anxious and stressed about charging premium fees, to building a successful premium fee practice;

How Ryan chose time over money and got his life back;

How leaving his 9-5 gave Ryan the time, energy and creativity to create a social media presence that went beyond his wildest dreams;

3 Tips YOU can use to go from burnt out, 40/week job, to premium fee private practice.

More about Ryan:

Ryan Allen LPCC-S, LICDC, is a therapist and clinical counselor based out of Blue Ash, Ohio. He is a children's mental health advocate and specializes in preschool anger, anxiety and trauma. ryanallencounseling.com

Resources mentioned: Join us for FEE WEEK. 01/25-01/31 ryanallencounseling.com

E50. How Christy was able to charge premium fees - even while working with "Creatives" during COVID-19. Jan 18, 2021

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Today we're speaking with Christy Merriner, a therapist based in Los Angeles who opened her private practice in March 2020, right as COVID lockdowns began.

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Christy is going to tell us her story on how she went from charging $150/session to now charging $225/session. She gives us a look at how being snapped into reality by having to undergo back surgery was the catalyst that solidified the fact that she had to raise her fees in her private practice so she could take better care of herself.

Christy also discusses her money mindset growing up and how it has changed. She goes on to talk about her upbringing and how it has shaped her role as the primary breadwinner in her relationship.

In this episode, Christy will share:

How she was able to charge premium fees during covid even with a very specific niche of musically inclined patients;
How back surgery helped her realize she NEEDED to charge more;
How she had to overcome feelings of guilt and martyrdom that stemmed from her Catholic upbringing;
How she had to step up and become the primary breadwinner, without financial support from anyone else;
Three tips that therapists can use to confidently refer out even during uncertain times.

The Money Sessions Episode 1: How Rashida Went from Charging $40/Session to Charging $200/Session Jan 12, 2021

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What's up my peeps. 😎

I'm so excited to be back.

New year and a NEEEEEW season of THE MONEY SESSIONS! Let's goooooo! 🏃🏾‍♀️💨

Today we get to hear from Rashida Ingram, a couple and family therapist servicing patients virtually. After spending 13 years working the prison system, she left to create her full fee premium practice.

We get to dive deep into how Rashida went from overworked, seeing 30 patients per week to changing her schedule, seeing only 13 patients per week, AND tripping her yearly income.

Rashida walks us through how her low fees were causing an unforeseen strain in her relationship with her children. She also gives us an inside look at how she stepped into her family legacy and what that meant for her family legacy.

In this episode, Rashida will share:

How she went from working in the prison system for 13 years to opening her private practice;

Three signs that made her realize it was time to raise her fees and change her schedule;

How she went from making 60K per year to her best year yet at 96k;

How she stepped into her family legacy to create a bigger impact and set up the future generations for success;

Three tips Rashida has for therapists who are trapped over working, under earning and need to let go of the scarcity mindset.

Resources mentioned:

Lean In. Make Bank.

Fun with Fees Calculator

4 Ways to Raise Your Fees

About Rashida:

I am Rashida Ph.D.(c), MS-CMFT, Couple and Family Therapist who specializes in life-changing personal growth experiences for hard-working professionals who desire to reset and regain control of their lives so that you feel more confident, valued, and fulfilled as they thrive.

Rashida Ingram, PhD (c), M.S.,CMFT

Innergy Connections, LLC

Virtual Wellness Center for Individuals, Couples and Families

(833)377-2638

The Money Sessions Season 3 - Ready? Set. FEE WEEK! Jan 06, 2021

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What's up paaaarty people. We finally made it to 2021! 🥳

& with that... season 3 of The Money Sessions. BOOMSHAKA.

I'm sooooo excited for this year! I'm stoked for our upcoming guests on The Money Sessions AND we've got some veeeEEEery exciting ideas up our sleeves over in The Lean In. MAKE BANK. Academy (Don't know LIMB?? That's where we help therapists like you raise your fees so that you can luxuriate your life. 💆🏾‍♀️)

In today's episode, I will be sharing with you:

WELCOME TO FEE WEEEEK (almost): What IS it and how will it help you have your first 6-figure year??

What you can do to hit your 6-figure goal in 2021, while working FEWER hours;

When and how YOU can enroll in FEE WEEK and get access to our exclusive pop-up Facebook group.

The Money Session Episode 47: How Carolyn went from charging $82/session from insurance panels to charging up to $400/session private pay. Dec 21, 2020

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Carolyn Alroy is a New York based analyst who sees working professionals and couples. She helps them gain success in work and relationships.

In this episode, Caroyln talks about the difficult journey she had in raising her fees over the years, a journey that has resulted in being able to charge $325-$400 per session.

In this episode, Carolyn will talk about:

Her journey from charging $82/sessions to charging up to $400 per session;

How investing in clinical supervision helped Carolyn step into valuing her own work;

How charging premium fees helped Carolyn create space for people who need lower fees without sacrificing her own financial stability;

How Carolyn dealt with family shade due to her desire to build wealth;

How working on her own money mindset limitations allowed Carolyn's clinical work to blossom.