Ideal Practice

By Wendy Pitts Reeves

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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.

Episode Date
5 Creative Touches to Help Your Private Practice Stand Out From the Crowd | IP 216
Oct 27, 2026
Making Peace With Profit: How to Build a Practice That Supports Your Real Life | IP 215
Oct 20, 2026
The Client Experience IS Marketing: How to Stop Losing People Along the Way with Chanel Rose | IP 214
Oct 13, 2026
Selling as Service: 6 Steps to a (Much) Better Sales Conversation | IP 213
Oct 06, 2026
So Whose Private Practice Is This Anyway? Reclaiming Your Authority with Kelly Higdon | IP 212
Sep 29, 2026
How a Psychology Professor Turned His Expertise Into a Surprisingly Profitable Business | IP 211
Sep 22, 2026
What Experience Has Taught Me About Being a Better Therapist | IP 210
Sep 16, 2026
The Power of Inner Silence: Why Your Presence Matters More Than Your Method | IP 209
Sep 09, 2026
Stop Waiting for Permission: How to Turn Courage Into Confidence | IP 208
Sep 02, 2026
How to Turn a Great Hire Into an Even Better Team Member (Part 4) | IP 207
Aug 25, 2026
How to Interview Candidates So You Actually Hire the Right Person (Part 3) | IP 206
Aug 19, 2026
How to Write the Best Ad So You’ll Hire the Best People (Part 2) | IP 205
Aug 11, 2026
Ready to Hire Help for Your Private Practice? Start Here. (Part 1) | IP204
Aug 04, 2026
"How'd You Know That?": When Good Marketing Feels a Little Like Magic | IP 203
Jul 28, 2026
How One Therapist Built an 8-Figure Practice Without Losing Her Soul ⭐ | IP 202
Jul 21, 2026
Why the Best Private Practices Are Built from the Inside Out | IP 201
Jul 14, 2026
What If It Actually Works? The Hidden Power of Uncommon Belief (in Yourself!) | IP 200
Jul 07, 2026
Confessions of a Therapist Looking for a Therapist: 5 Unexpected Lessons | IP199
Jun 30, 2026
The Best Clinical Advice I Ever Received - And How It Saved My Career | IP 198
Jun 25, 2026
Want to Sell Your Practice Someday? Start Thinking About It Now. | IP 197
Jun 16, 2026
The Real Reason Social Media Marketing Feels So Hard | IP 196
Jun 02, 2026
How to Choose the Best Business Coach for Your Private Practice | IP 195
May 26, 2026
Why Hiring a Business Coach May Not Be the Best Move for You (Yet!) | IP 194
May 19, 2026
Building a Creative, Alive, Embodied Private Practice with Chelsea Horton | IP 193
May 12, 2026
The 7 Keys to a Sustainable Private Practice (Most People Skip #1) | IP 192
May 05, 2026
How to Find Your Voice when Marketing Your Practice: What It Really Takes | IP 191
Apr 30, 2026
When Your Practice Hits Capacity: Hiring Remote Help as a Growth Engine | IP 190
Apr 07, 2026
What If You’re Not Stuck? What If You’re Standing at Your Growth Edge? \ IP 189
Mar 31, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Growth: When “Success” Can Quietly Burn You Out | IP 188
Mar 24, 2026
When Your Practice Takes Off: Managing Fast Growth from the Inside Out | IP 187
Mar 17, 2026
Your Voicemail Greeting: How Something So Simple Could Cost You a Client \ IP 186
Mar 10, 2026
Programs, Not Packages: A Better Way to Structure Your Private Practice | IP 185
Feb 24, 2026
How to Use a Profit & Loss Statement to Run a Healthy Private Practice, with Randall Avery | IP184
Feb 17, 2026
183. 3 Ways You May Be Diluting Your Marketing Message (and Not Even Know It.) | IP183
Feb 10, 2026
The Key to Connecting with Your Dream Clients: My 10-Step Process | IP 182
Feb 03, 2026
How to Hire the Best Virtual Assistant for Your Private Practice | IP 181
Jan 27, 2026
Why Money Gets Messy in Private Practice (And How to Clean It Up) | IP 180
Jan 20, 2026
Reflection: Why a Strategic Reset Beats Pushing Through to Exhaustion | IP 179
Jan 13, 2026
Moving Through “The Great In-Between”: An Inspiring Message for the New Year | IP 178
Dec 30, 2025
What I Learned From My Clients This Year: Powerful Lessons I Needed Too. | IP 177
Dec 23, 2025
How to Get a Healthy Private Practice Up and Running, Fast | IP 176
Dec 16, 2025
Advice I'd Give My Younger Self About Starting a Private Practice Today | IP175
Dec 09, 2025
Having Clear Money Conversations with Your Clients Will Help Them. Here's How. | IP 174
Dec 02, 2025
Feeling Grateful: Why I Still Believe in Private Practice | IP 173
Nov 25, 2025
Doing Things Your Way: The Heart of an Ideal Practice | IP 172
Nov 18, 2025
Behind the Mic — Introducing a Seasonal Shift, and Creative Plans for Next Year | IP 171
Nov 11, 2025
Joe Sanok: A Story of Business Success, True Worth and Personal Evolution | IP 170
Nov 04, 2025
From Wimpy to Wow: How to Transform Your Psychology Today Profile With Aaron Price | IP 169
Oct 28, 2025
Marina Gee | Why Your Story Matters More Than Your Credentials | IP 166
Oct 21, 2025
7 Billing Companies Later: What I've Learned That You May Need to Know. | IP 167
Oct 14, 2025
Carla Titus | Stop Working for Free: How to Pay Yourself a Real Salary | IP 168
Oct 07, 2025
Jeremy Zug | What If Insurance Billing Wasn’t So Hard? A Helpful Conversation... | IP 165
Sep 30, 2025
Blogging, Video or Podcasting: Which Outreach Strategy is Right for You? | IP 164
Sep 23, 2025
Michelle Knox | I've Got a Great Logo - Does That Mean I've Got a Great Brand? | IP 163
Sep 16, 2025
Railey Molinario | Relationship Intelligence, and Why You Must Trust Your Self | IP 162
Sep 09, 2025
Real Talk: How to Keep Your Practice Going When Life Gets Messy | IP 161
Sep 02, 2025
Gordon Brewer | How Do You Serve Clients When You're Barely Surviving, Yourself? | IP 160
Aug 26, 2025
How Rosanne Carter Turned Burnout Into Her Biggest Business Asset | IP 159
Aug 19, 2025
How a Simple Scheduling App Can Help You Run a Healthier Private Practice | IP 158
Aug 12, 2025
The 3 Systems Every Practice Owner Needs: A Deep Dive With Ariana Refsdal | IP 157
Aug 05, 2025
What? Therapy in a Wetsuit?!: A Fun (Inspiring!) Conversation With Gary Katz | IP 156
Jul 01, 2025
Time For a Mid-Year Check-In: A Simple Journaling Exercise to Help Plan Q3 | IP 155
Jun 24, 2025
The Power of Getting Clients Out of the Office: My Secret Adventure Story | IP 154
Jun 17, 2025
Julie Jerrolds | The Unique Power of Equine EMDR and a Creative Private Practice | IP 153
Jun 10, 2025
Social Media Marketing Stressing You Out? Berlyn Komar is Here to Help. | IP 152
Jun 03, 2025
When Your Business Calls You Forward: How to Turn Courage to Confidence | IP 151
May 27, 2025
Melissa Snow | How Heart-Centered Entrepreneurs Can Learn to Love Networking | IP 150
May 20, 2025
Shannon Simmons | How to Use "Profit First" in Your Private Practice | IP 149
May 13, 2025
My Top 3 Energy Tools for a Thriving Practice (and Life!) | IP 148
May 06, 2025
Riana Malia | Why You're Stuck (and How to Finally Break Free) | IP 147
Apr 29, 2025
I Had No Idea How Important a Professional Will Was - And Then I Met Robyn Miller. | IP 146
Apr 22, 2025
How to Ditch Tax Panic Once and For All - Steal These Dead-Simple Strategies | IP 145
Apr 15, 2025
Danielle Hayden | Build Your Money Dream Team: Who You Need & Why | IP 144
Apr 08, 2025
Simple Steps To Overcome Burnout: An Inspiring Conversation With Christina L. Woods | IP 143
Apr 01, 2025
A 10 Step Process That Will Change The Way You Connect With Your Dream Clients | IP 142
Mar 25, 2025
Do You Really Need To Be On Social Media? The Truth Might Surprise You... | IP 141
Mar 18, 2025
Unpacking The Power of True Connection: A Deep Dive With Gary Katz | IP 140
Mar 11, 2025
Three Operational Pillars to a Profitable (and Enjoyable!) Private Practice | IP 139
Mar 04, 2025
Laying the Right Foundation: A Deep Dive Into 3 Pillars of an Ideal Practice | IP 138
Feb 25, 2025
Why Your Word Of The Year Could – And Should – Make You Uncomfortable | IP 137
Feb 18, 2025
Welcome Back! A Personal Message on Where I've Been, and Where We're Headed | IP 136
Feb 11, 2025
Navigating “The Great In-Between” With Grace: A Message for New Year’s Eve | IP 135
Dec 31, 2024
Mindset Expert Kimberly Spencer on How to Clear Unconscious Beliefs for Lasting Success | IP 134
Dec 17, 2024
One Last Step Before 2024 Ends: Why You Need to Celebrate Your Wins This Year | IP 133
Dec 10, 2024
Your 5 Step Plan for Making More Money Next Year (or Even Next Week!) | IP 132
Dec 03, 2024
Whitney Bateson | Use Your Website to Attract Dream Clients 24/7 | IP 131
Nov 26, 2024
Want to Make 2025 Your Biggest Year Yet? Start With These 5 Questions | IP 130
Nov 19, 2024
Next Year Has Already Begun. Here's How to Start Getting Ready Now. | IP 129
Nov 12, 2024
Brie Chrisman | Are You the Visionary Your Business Needs? | IP 128
Nov 05, 2024
#127. 10 Ways to Lean In Before the End of the Year and Finish Strong!
Oct 29, 2024
#126. Private Practice Need a Little Clean Up? Use the 7 Pillars to Get Unstuck.
Oct 22, 2024
#125. How Learning About Human Design Can Help You Reach Success More Naturally
Oct 15, 2024
#124. Learn How to Embrace Uncertainty (and Watch Your Practice Thrive)
Oct 08, 2024
#123. Finding Your Wise Tribe: The Power of Peer Support in Entrepreneurship
Oct 01, 2024
#122. 5 Steps to Get Back On Track When Life Throws You Lemons
Sep 17, 2024
#121. Are Your Thoughts Holding You Back? Let's Change That Right Now.
Sep 10, 2024
#120. How Will AI (& Other Tech) Change Therapy? A Fascinating Conversation With Amity Cooper
Sep 03, 2024
#119. Is Your Business Calling You to Grow? How to Know and What to Do Next
Aug 27, 2024
#118. 7 Common Marketing Mistakes (That You're Probably Making Right Now.)
Aug 20, 2024
Faith Dey | How to Build Visibility and Connection via Video | IP 117
Aug 13, 2024
#116. Finding Your Why: A Deep Dive into How Purpose Fuels Business Success
Aug 06, 2024
#115. 5 Common Pricing Mistakes That Therapists Make (And What To Do Instead)
Jul 30, 2024
#114. How Meditation Can Make You a Better Clinician - An Interview With Tania Ho
Jul 23, 2024
#113. How to Design a Perfect Signature Package for Your Private Practice
Jul 16, 2024
#112. Packaging for Profit: How to Boost Your Revenue and Strengthen Cash Flow with Packages
Jul 09, 2024
#111. How Therapist Kim Lange Used Digital Products to Build Her Ideal Practice
Jul 02, 2024
#110. My Favorite Tools to Power Up Your Productivity
Jun 25, 2024
#109. 7 Stages of a Client’s Journey (& Why You Need a System for Each)
Jun 18, 2024
#108. Why Authentic Marketing is Your Superpower: A Conversation with Mika Ross
Jun 11, 2024
#107. The Harder Side of Owning a Private Practice (and How to Handle It)
Jun 04, 2024
#106. The One Thing We All Struggle With - and a Surprisingly Simple Fix
May 28, 2024
#105. Can Astrology Actually Help You Build Your Ideal Practice? A Conversation With Taylor Shuler
May 21, 2024
#104. The True Cost of a Non-Ideal Client: What You Need to Know
May 14, 2024
#102. Pay Attention to Your Money - and Watch It Grow: A Conversation with Jacquette M. Timmons
Apr 30, 2024
#101. 7 Marketing Mistakes You Don't Want to Make
Apr 23, 2024
#100. Celebrating 100 Episodes: A Deep Dive into our Most Popular Topic - Growth on Purpose
Apr 16, 2024
#99. Beyond the Headshot: How a Brand Photo Shoot Can Fuel Business Growth with Sandra Costello
Apr 09, 2024
#98. The transformative power of allowing yourself to be seen.
Apr 02, 2024
#97. Unlocking Success: A Simple Journaling Exercise for Planning Your Next Quarter
Mar 26, 2024
#96. Can AI Help You Serve More People? A Conversation with Maria Szandrach.
Mar 19, 2024
#95. Adding Packages to Your Client Offers Can Help Your Practice. Here's Why.
Mar 12, 2024
#94. 5 Creative Ways to Boost Practice Revenue Without Working Longer Hours
Mar 05, 2024
#93. Legacy Work: How One Therapist Built an 8 Figure Practice That Still Feeds Her Soul
Feb 27, 2024
#92. Understanding Your Money Story and Its Impact on Your Business Success
Feb 20, 2024
#91. The Secret Shame Too Many Healers Carry - and How to Change It.
Feb 13, 2024
#90. 3 Success Hacks: The Must-Have Support Systems I Never Go Without
Feb 05, 2024
#89. How to Build a Profitable, Meaningful Mental Health Empire, with Soribel Martinez
Jan 30, 2024
#88. Clean Up and Grow: How to Manage Phase II of Private Practice Development
Jan 23, 2024
#87. How to Get a Healthy Private Practice Off the Ground - and Quickly
Jan 16, 2024
#86. How to Embody Your Authentic Power: A Rich Conversation with Sara Arey
Jan 09, 2024
#85. Shine Brighter: It's Time to Admit How Good You Are at What You Do
Dec 19, 2023
#84. Why It May NOT Be a Great Idea to Start a Private Practice
Dec 12, 2023
#83. Cleaning Your Digital House: How to Get Your Office in Order for a Fresh Start in the New Year
Dec 05, 2023
82. Overcome Money Shame for More Success, with Profit Coach Sam Varner
Nov 28, 2023
#81 5 Clarifying Questions to Guide Your Success in 2024
Nov 18, 2023
#80. Got Big Plans for Your Practice in 2024? Better Start Now.
Nov 14, 2023
#79. Making the Most of the Final Stretch: A Fresh Take on Year End Planning
Nov 07, 2023
#78. Healers Deserve a Great Life Too, But 7 Common Fears May Hold You Back
Oct 31, 2023
#77. When Life Gets Crazy: How to Keep It Steady in Your Private Practice
Oct 24, 2023
#76. How to Hire Your First Virtual Assistant with Your Business Ally, Queenie Verhoeven
Oct 17, 2023
#75. Virtual Assistants: What They Do, How They Help, and Why You Should Hire One
Sep 26, 2023
#74. How to Set Up Your Virtual Office for a Better Client Connection
Sep 19, 2023
#73. How to Create Healing Energy with Office Design and Decor: My Thoughts.
Sep 12, 2023
#72. How Office Design Impacts Your Success: An Interview with Interior Designer Carolyn Meyer Boldt.
Sep 05, 2023
#71. How to Tell The Universe What You Want for Your Practice
Aug 29, 2023
#70. Recognizing Your Worth: Why That Matters and How It Impacts Your Practice
Aug 22, 2023
#69. Ditch Perfection and Claim Your True Worth: A Deep Conversation with Ryane LeCesne
Aug 15, 2023
#68. Not Talking About Money with Clients is a Mistake. Here’s Why.
Aug 08, 2023
#67. What Should You Charge When Clients Cancel at the Last Minute?
Aug 01, 2023
#66. Are Hidden Rules Holding You Back?: A Conversation with Success Coach Lisa Michaud
Jul 25, 2023
#65: It Started with a Vision: What I Got Right as a Private Practice Owner
Jul 18, 2023
#64. 7 Money Mistakes I Made When I Started My Practice (Ouch!)
Jul 11, 2023
#63. The Power and Magic of Running a Soul-Aligned Practice: A Conversation with Maira Holzmann
Jul 04, 2023
#62. From Click to Client: 5 Key Strategies for an Effective Online Profile
Jun 27, 2023
#61. Starting a Private Practice? Figure Out These 5 Essentials First.
Jun 20, 2023
#60. Strength in Vulnerability: Shawn Helvey's Refreshing Approach to Men's Mental Health
Jun 13, 2023
#59. Clear Communication Serves Everyone: How to Handle Tough Conversations in Your Private Practice
Jun 06, 2023
#58. How to Take a Real Vacation and Still Have Successful Private Practice
May 30, 2023
#57. How to Take Your Practice on the Road with Kym Tolson
May 23, 2023
#56. Four Mantras That Keep Me Going Through Business (& Life!)
May 16, 2023
#55. How to Leverage A Trademark Talk for Greater Engagement & Income
May 09, 2023
#54. Overcoming Fears: How This 'Messy Mama' of 3 Built a Successful Private Practice
May 02, 2023
#53. Happy Anniversary to Us! Reflections and Lessons from Our First Year Here at Ideal Practice
Apr 25, 2023
#52. 5 Undeniable Reasons Why You Really Should Be Out There Speaking
Apr 18, 2023
#51. Unlocking the Power of Authentic Marketing: A Talk with Message Strategist, Barbara Govednik
Apr 11, 2023
#50. The Price of Settling: How My Own Thoughts on Abundance Are Changing
Apr 04, 2023
#49. The Bottom Line: Why Investing in Your Practice Matters
Mar 28, 2023
#48. Lighten Up and Enjoy the Money You Make! My Conversation with Linzy Bonham
Mar 21, 2023
#47. Why I’ve Changed My Mind About Having a Niche Practice
Mar 14, 2023
#46. When You’re the One Whose Name is On the Door: The Role of Leadership in Private Practice.
Mar 07, 2023
#45. When You’re Called to Serve High Conflict Families: How to Manage a Niche Practice with Jenni McBride McNamara
Feb 28, 2023
#44. What is a Mastermind Anyway - And Do You *Really* Need One to Succeed?
Feb 21, 2023
#43. What I Got Right as a Group Practice Owner, and a Few Things I Missed.
Feb 14, 2023
#42. Thinking Big: How to Grow and Manage a Large Group Practice with Amanda Landry
Feb 07, 2023
#41. Ready or Not: 3 Ways Your Private Practice Will Force You to Grow.
Jan 31, 2023
#40. Introducing: The 7 Pillars of an Ideal Private Practice©
Jan 24, 2023
#39. Why Closing Her Group Practice was One of the Best Things She Ever Did: An Interview with Ali Boehm
Jan 17, 2023
#38. How to Stop Wasting Energy and Make Your Week Work (Part 3)
Jan 10, 2023
#37. Want to Start Off Your New Year Strong? Focus on the Next 90 Days. (Part 2)
Jan 03, 2023
#36. The Busy Person’s Guide to Annual Planning: How to Set Yourself Up for True Success This Year (Part 1)
Dec 27, 2022
#35. How Working With the Law of Attraction Changed Her Business, and Her Life: An Interview with Christie Miller
Dec 20, 2022
#34. [IP Extra] How Learning My Enneagram Type Hit Me Hard - and Helped Me Grow
Dec 13, 2022
#33. Why Understanding the Enneagram Will Make You a Better Therapist: An Interview with Elaine Bailey
Dec 06, 2022
#32. Magic Marketing for Your Private Practice
Nov 08, 2022
#31. Take a Break, for Pete’s Sake. Your Clients Will Thank You.
Nov 01, 2022
#30. How She Turned a $12,000 Billing Crisis into 8 Streams of Healthy Income: An Encouraging Interview with Kym Tolson.
Oct 25, 2022
#29. “Do You Take My Insurance?” What to Say If the Answer is No…
Oct 18, 2022
#28. How to Lose Clients (Or: "Please Don’t Make It So Hard for Me to Buy From You".)
Oct 11, 2022
#27. Exploring the Life Changing Promise of AAIT with Founder, Melanie McGhee
Oct 04, 2022
#26. How to Raise Your Rates (Without Losing Any Clients)
Sep 27, 2022
#25. My 3 Step Formula for Moving Through Overwhelm and Into Action - for Momentum and Success
Sep 20, 2022
#24. A Life of Service and Adventure: The Inspiring Journeys of Amye Cole, LMFT
Sep 13, 2022
#23. How to Prevent Burnout: 7 Strategies for Coping with Too Many Referrals
Sep 06, 2022
#22. Introducing the Akashic Records with Intuitive Reader, Anne Marie Pizarro
Aug 30, 2022
#21. Is It Even Worth It? The Risk of Being Real
Aug 23, 2022
#20: Are You Imposing Your Personal Money Beliefs On Your Clients?
Aug 16, 2022
#19. How An Art Therapist Learned to Overcome Objections by Leaning In to Her Strengths
Aug 09, 2022
#18: Why I Stopped Doing Free Consultations (And what works oh-so-much better.)
Aug 02, 2022
#17. Want to change lives? Change your own first. A Fascinating (and Fun) Interview with Janet Feld.
Jul 25, 2022
#16. How About Lunch? How to Use Small Gatherings to Grow Your Practice - and Your Influence.
Jul 19, 2022
#15. A Roadmap for Your Big Idea: How to Start a Private Practice for Cancer Survivors
Jul 12, 2022
#14. How to Handle the Discomfort of Success (and Avoid Self Sabotage for Good)
Jul 05, 2022
#13: [BONUS] Why I Took a 2-Hour Lunch - and the Case for White Space in Your Calendar
Jul 01, 2022
#12: Make More Money. Do More Good. How Bonnie Barclay Tripled Her Rates, increased Her Impact, and Built a Thriving Private Practice
Jun 28, 2022
#11. Want to Fill Your Practice Fast? Get to Know These 5 People.
Jun 21, 2022
#10. How to Become a Networking Ninja (Even If You’re a Hardcore Introvert)
Jun 09, 2022
#9. How to Think Like a Marketer (and Get More of the Kind of Clients You Serve Best)
Jun 07, 2022
#8. What Should I Charge? 3 NEW Ideas to Consider When Setting Your Rates.
May 31, 2022
#7. How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others and Make Peace With Your Pace
May 24, 2022
#6. Why Being Good at What You Do Isn't (Quite!) Enough for a Successful Private Practice
May 17, 2022
#5. How Healthy Money Boundaries Serve Your Clients (And Why We Need to Talk About This.)
May 10, 2022
#4. 5 Simple Steps I Took to Get My Practice Started (and How You Can Do the Same)
May 03, 2022
#2. What IS an "Ideal Practice" Anyway? How to Define What's Right for You.
Apr 21, 2022
#3. 7 Big Fears We Healers Have - and the Problem with Wanting More.
Apr 21, 2022
#1. Why I've Created This Podcast (and Why This Topic Matters So Much)
Apr 21, 2022
TRAILER: Welcome to the Ideal Practice Podcast!
Apr 21, 2022