Tag: EHIS

Private Practice in a Sensory Bus – TTC012

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Important points:

  • You don’t have to know everything right away.
  • If you miss a deadline or things aren’t working out exactly as planned it just means that you need to keep trying and don’t force it.
  • Find a great mentor.

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Being Free From 4 Walls and Going With The Flow: with Calum Martin – TTC010

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Important Points

  • Do what makes sense for you, if you need time to do reports and you have to drive long distances to see clients, hire a driver!
  • Be flexible in your goals and set limits on how much and where you do your work.
  • Get as many mentors as you can and expect to pay them for their time. Mentors are beneficial for business, finances, insurances, and more.
  • Make authentic connections with the people you work with, they become like your ‘coworkers’ even if they work for a different company.
  • For more information please check out his website at www.catalyst-sk.com

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Returning Home with Positive Vibes: with Carey Lamoureux – TTC007

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Important Points

  • Try out private practice to see if you like it, if you don’t like it you can always stop.
  • Word of mouth is still the best way to advertise your practice.
  • You might get sucked into private work by your community because people know what you do and they desperately need you!
  • Private work grows depending on what you put into it and what you want. You don’t have to force it to be anything huge right away and can let it grow naturally with no stress.
  • Being independent and free are huge reasons to work for yourself.

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Prepared for Private Practice: with Stephanie Fedak – TTC006

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Important Points:

  • There is a lot of training available online to help expand your skills in marketing and business. Check out Stephanie’s blog post here for some examples.
  • There is no rush to start your practice or that you have to continue with one plan when you discover that it doesn’t quite suit you.
  • Online counselling is a viable private practice model that can give you a large population base and can really support individuals and communities who are under-serviced or need a different approach from traditional face to face sessions.

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Never too late to do what you really want: with Michelle Schmidt – TTC003

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Important Points:

  • Always keep growing, if this means going back to school as a mature student to reach your potential GO FOR IT.
  • Word of mouth and community connections are great ways to grow your business.
  • Keep learning and expanding your skills. This helps to serve your clients as well as to keep your practice fresh and interesting.
  • Your practice will change and grow over the years with you. If you need to slow down you can and you can build your practice up again when you are ready.

To contact Michelle and learn more about her business call: 306-891-9622

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Small Business in a Small Town: with Vanessa Skiba – TTC002

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Important Points

  • If you move somewhere where there are no 'jobs' for your profession, it doesn't mean you are not in high demand.
  • Be creative with your training to fill the 'gap in service' your community has.
  • Approach other professionals in the area to start receiving referrals.
  • Don't be intimidated by the idea of approaching a local foundation for funding support.
  • You don't have to charge the client directly for your services, be creative!
  • Grow your business at your own pace, the only expectations you have to meet are your own 🙂

Be Creative

Get a hold of Vanessa:

If you are interested in learning more about Vanessa's work, contact her at 306-861-9223

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Purpose and my Practice – TTC001

Posted on by Heidi

Welcome to the Podcast!

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In this introduction episode, we talk about the purpose of this year’s podcast. Then I review a little bit about my local private practice. Not very exciting stuff so we are releasing our first interview episode this month as well! Check it out here.

If you have any feedback or would like to participate in the show, let me know! Leave a comment below or email me at heidi.j.watson@gmail.com