Private Practice Startup Podcast

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a Licensed Psychologist and the creator of Therapy for Black Girls. Her work focuses on making mental health topics more relevant and accessible for Black women. She has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, and Essence. She lives in Lilburn, GA with her husband and two sons.

I'm a licensed psychologist and therapist advocate promoting creative ways to provide service without the self-sacrifice! I love teaching therapists to build profitable online therapy practices or to turn passions into passive income generating projects. There are so many ways to support the public with our skills. Let's explore them!

Winner of numerous awards including Top 100 Moms in Business, Dr. Bonet has almost always worked for herself in one business or another whether it was selling door to door at the age of 6, professional organizing, freelance writing, or hypnosis. She sold her business, Yogafairy Prenatal Yoga, in 2016 to concentrate on providing hypnotherapy and hypnosis to people wanting a fast, easy way to transform. She records her podcast, Hypnotize Me, from her loft in South Florida along with her dog, her cat, and the two kids who she's asked to be quiet for just the next half hour, please!

Yolanda is a Master Accelerated Resolution Therapist (ART) and Certified Daring Way Facilitator™. She shared about ART from the TEDx UTampa stage in February 2018, fulfilling a major bucket list item. Shamon holds a Master's in Divinity and is Pastor of Disciple's Cornerstone Church. He was the driving factor behind the TEDx Talk, after researching the steps of how to host one in the Tampa Bay area. Shamon and Yolanda are Co-Founders of Harper Therapy and are passionate about bringing Hope, Growth, and Healing to the community. They are partners in business and in life, married for 23 years with three children. Their two Goldendoodles, Toby and Hobbes, are part of the Harper Therapy team!

Melody is a licensed social worker and coach. She helps female executives and entrepreneurs master the mental and emotional aspects of having a successful career and a balanced life. Her clients are managers and leaders at places like Google, Facebook, HP, and Deloitte. She also helps entrepreneurs take bold steps to grow their businesses, like double their monthly income goal in a few weeks of coaching. Melody is also the creator of The Media Darling Method, an online course that shows therapists how to reach more clients using PR and publicity.

Buck Joffrey, MD, is a surgeon turned serial entrepreneur, asset manager, and podcaster. Dr. Joffrey finished his surgical training in 2008. Since then, he has started multiple seven- and eight-figure businesses and has amassed a substantial portfolio of investments in the real estate, energy, internet, and health sectors. Dr. Joffrey is also a financial educator. He is the host of the Wealth Formula Podcast and international #1 best selling author of 7 Secrets of Eternal Wealth. His mission is to provide financial education for high paid professionals.

Christy Westerfeld, Esq. is an attorney and legal resource for online entrepreneurs and coaches. She helps savvy, badass business women cut through the confusion and overwhelm of legal, and create an easy and affordable plan of action to legally protect their websites and businesses. Christy provides legal training, templates drafted specifically for online coaches, and is the host of “The Legal Lounge,” a weekly legal Q & A show. When she isn’t working, you’ll find Christy chasing after her 11 month old son, binge-watching “Suits,” or trying out new recipes.

Cindy Nicholson is a former teacher and corporate trainer who helps entrepreneurs design and develop online courses that get real results. She calls herself the Course Whisperer for her keen ability to turn the incredible knowledge of her clients into effective and engaging learning material. After years of creating training programs in the corporate world, Cindy wants to help entrepreneurs level up their online courses so that they can scale their business and create loyal, raving fans.

The Private Practice Startup is co-owned by Kate Campbell, PhD, LMFT and Katie Lemieux, LMFT. They’re two therapists with entrepreneurial spirits who are crazy about business. They live, work and play in South Florida.  Kate and Katie both built their 6-Figure private practices in less than 2 years from the ground up and love inspiring ambitious mental health professionals to brand themselves and grow their dream private practices! They have a hunger for business, branding and marketing. They love sharing their expertise and inspiring private private practitioners across the globe from startup to mastery.  They have helped therapists increase working with the clients they love the most, profit more, increase their rates, have more time off and enjoy a true lifestyle business.  Together, they have been featured as guest experts on GoodTherapy.org, Therapy Sites, Your Badass Therapy Practice, Abundance Practice Building podcast, Selling the Couch podcast, Practice of the Practice podcast, Brighter Vision’s podcast, Taboo Talk Time podcast, Marketing Workshop podcast, Love Your Practice podcast, and Become a Group Guru.  They provide free podcasts, webinars, online courses, private practice coaching, INSPIRE Networking, and customizable Attorney Approved Private Practice Paperwork for therapists. Visit PrivatePracticeStartup.com for more info! Join our Startup Nation Superheroes in Facebook.

Carol is an licensed professional counselor and a certified eating disorder registered dietitian who is passionate about the work that she does helping others. She has worked in the field of eating disorders for over 30 years and believes in the hope and healing that comes out of the recovery process. She wholeheartedly believes that connection matters and, out of her work with clients, she co-founded thera-LINK in order to bridge distance and see her clients through secure video, as needed. She is certified in Brene' Brown's work as a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator and continues to practice the same principles she teaches about in her own life. When Carol is not in the office, you will likely find her hanging out with friends and family, digging in the dirt or tending to her beautiful plants.