Small Town Sex Therapist

It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. We are human beings who can now present ourselves as whole people, with authenticity, purpose, and connection. Especially now, when therapists must develop a personal brand to market their practices.

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Interview with Jeanette Tolson, LCSW, CASAC

We so enjoyed talking with Jeanette Tolson!

Jeanette Tolson is the founder of Transcendent Counseling and Consulting. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor in New York. She earned her Masters in Social Work at SUNY Albany and completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Sex Therapy and Sexuality Education at the University of Michigan. Prior to opening her private practice in 2015, she was the Executive Director for a not for profit community recovery organization. Ms. Tolson currently has an academic appointment at SUNY Delhi and has been teaching there continuously since 2009.

Ms. Tolson has worked in a variety of outpatient settings. Her clinical interests include working with relationships from an attachment perspective, LGBTQ issues, recovery from infidelity, and substance use disorders.

You can learn more about Jeanette on her website: www.jeanettetolsonlcsw.com

In this episode we talk about:

• Jeanette’s success (and bravery) in having the strong niche of sex therapy in a small town, while filling a private pay practice
• Increasing mental health access
• The gap related to healthy sexual relationships within typical addiction treatment
• Creating a strong niche and getting creative about how you do services and fill your practice
• Navigating dual relationships in a town where everyone knows your name
• Advanced assessment and decision-making related to who you should see, especially related to inevitable dual relationships in a small town
• Leveraging close relationships in business networking
• Having a clear vision for your practice, being creative and standing your ground

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Credits:

Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/

Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/