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CE credits no longer availableDo you run your own private practice? If so, I want to know if you have a business plan? Today I’m talking about the business of private practice with Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefer. Dawn shares her top strategies for launching a successful private practice including why you absolutely need a business plan. Don’t know where to start. We’ve got you covered.Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefer is a licensed professional counselor and counselor educator in central Texas. She left a 23-year career in community mental health to open a private practice, which has grown into a group practice and consulting business. She started The Practice Class as an online resource for therapists in the process of launching, running, or growing their private practice.Dawn shares her top strategies for launching a successful private practice including why you absolutely need a business plan. Don’t know where to start. We’ve got you covered. Let’s dive into episode 24, The business of Private practice with Dr. Dawn Brunkenhoefter.  HighlightsWhy you need a business planWhat is included in a business planUsing social media to maximize your SEONetworking for growthResourcesBusiness Plan Template Free Download https://thepracticeclass.kartra.com/page/business-planFree Downloads available to www.thepracticeclass.com and those on the email list get VIP freebies all the timeThe Business Plan Masterclass is April 9th http://bit.ly/2NcnkgzHabits for Happiness: HelpingOthers, April 16  http://bit.ly/38xGchqMotivational Interviewing:Method & Technique, April 23  http://bit.ly/3teabTxConnectDr. Dawn Brunkenhoefer @thepracticeclass FB and IGwww.thepracticeclass.comdr.dawn@thepracticeclass.comDr. Tamara SolesInstagram  @drtamarasoles Twitter @drtamarasoles Facebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasoles tamara@thesecurechild.com drtamarasoles.comSupport the Show If you're enjoying the show, help us spread the word so others can enjoy it as well 1. Leave a review on itunes/apple podcast  2. Share an episode on Social media. Be sure to tag me on it so I can see @drtamarasoles on facebook  twitter and instagram

CE credits no longer availableIn this episode,  Dr. Shawn Hondorp joins me to tackle a big topic that is so fraught for so many- changing your relationship with food. Listen in as we talk about what’s wrong with dieting, how weight loss practices go against what we know about motivation, and how to start changing our relationship with food by embracing a new approach including strategies such as intuitive eating.Dr. Shawn Hondorp is a board-certified clinical health psychologist living with her family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Her expertise is helping women master their relationship with food and focus on their most important dreams and goals. She has a blog and a podcast called Motivation Made Easy: Body Respect, True Health. More information along with free resources and her online program The Body Respect Program: Reclaim Your Relationship With Food and Create Empowered Sustainable Change can be found at DrShawnHondorp.com.HighlightsWhat’s wrong with dietingThe research on motivation and weight lossWhat is Intuitive eatingHow do I start becoming an intuitive eaterAutonomy and healthFood and familiesResourcesFree Hunger and Satisfaction Journal from Dr. Hondorphttps://www.intuitiveeating.org/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/ ConnectDr. Shawn Hondorp's websiteIG: https://www.instagram.com/psychology.of.wellness/FB: https://www.facebook.com/PsychofWellnessPodcast & Blog: http://drshawnhondorp.com/blog/Instagram  @drtamarasolesTwitter @drtamarasolesFacebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasolestamara@thesecurechild.comdrtamarasoles.comSupport the ShowIf you're enjoying the show, help us spread the word so others can enjoy it as well1. Leave a review on itunes/apple podcast 2. Share an episode on Social media. Be sure to tag me on it so I can see @drtamarasoles on facebook  twitter and instagram

CE credits no longer availableAllyson Dinneen joins me to discuss embracing vulnerability, and boundaries and making space for even our most uncomfortable emotions. Allyson shares how to transform childhood patterns of fixing people’s problems and making people happy to instead accompany people with compassion on their emotional journey. Allyson Dinneen is a marriage and family therapist and mental health counselor who started the Notes From Your Therapist Instagram project, which currently has almost 400K followers. Allyson’s notes and insights on emotions, relationships, and life have been featured in Huffington Post, Shape, Cosmopolitan, and more. She lives in the Berkshires, Massachusetts and works in private practice. Highlights:The purpose of emotions as signalsMaking space for uncomfortable feelingsIt is OK if people are upset with you because you set a boundaryTransforming from a fixer of people’s emotions to one who can hold space Grief and its impact as a therapistThe American Co-dependency of ParentingResourcesAllison's book Notes from Your Therapist is available hereConnectAllyson's Instagram Account @NotesFromYourTherapist https://www.allysondinneen.com/Instagram  @drtamarasolesTwitter @drtamarasolesFacebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasolestamara@thesecurechild.comdrtamarasoles.comSupport the ShowIf you're enjoying the show, help us spread the word so others can enjoy it as well1. Leave a review on itunes/apple podcast 2. Share an episode on Social media. Be sure to tag me on it so I can see @drtamarasoles on facebook  twitter and instagram

Join educator and author Clay Drinko as he unpacks the playful side of mindfulness. He challenges common misconceptions about meditation, reframing it as awareness instead of emptying the mind. Clay shares how incorporating games can make mindfulness more accessible and enjoyable. He highlights the importance of embracing uncertainty, using playful techniques like improv to foster resilience. Plus, learn how intentional mantras can transform negative self-talk and how simple everyday games can enhance your mindfulness practice.

CE credits no longer availableToday I’m joined by Dr. Ashley Miller as we talk emotion-focused parenting and her book What to Say to Kids when Nothing Seems to Work. I also share the details for my upcoming free masterclass entitled 3 Essential Parenting Shifts to Raise a Secure Child without Raising your Voice.Dr. Ashley Miller is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and family therapist at BC Children’s Hospital with 15 years’ experience and is also the mother of a teen and a tween. She runs groups for youth with depression and for parents of youth with mental health challenges. Dr. Miller is also the co-author of the book What to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers.Highlights-       How families are coping with COVID-19-       Mental health professionals managing COVID-       What led to the creation of her book and what sets it apart from other parenting books-       Emotion Focused Family Therapy -       The Do-over and the value of therapeutic apologies-       The role of reassurance in anxiety and sadness-       Parental involvement in children’s mental health treatmentConnectDr. Ashley MIllerTwitter: @ashleypmillerInstagram: drashleymillerWebsite: www.what2say2kids.orgDr. Tamara Instagram  @drtamarasoles Twitter @drtamarasoles Facebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasoles tamara@thesecurechild.com drtamarasoles.comWhat to Say to Kids When Nothing Seems to Work: A Practical Guide for Parents and Caregivers. By Adele Lafrance PhD and Ashley Miller MDhttps://www.routledge.com/What-to-Say-to-Kids-When-Nothing-Seems-to-Work-A-Practical/Lafrance-Miller/p/book/9781138344631Emotion Focused Family Therapy https://www.emotionfocusedfamilytherapy.org/Dr. Bruce Perry’s Talk with Oprah about COVID-19https://www.neurosequential.com/covid-19-resourcesWe Need To Talk About Another Pandemic Mental Health Crisis: Therapist Burnout By Dr. Jessi Goldhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicagold/2021/01/19/we-need-to-talk-about-another-pandemic-mental-health-crisis-therapist-burnout/?sh=579669114d18How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talkhttps://www.amazon.ca/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/1451663889

CE credits are no longer availableJoin me in conversation with Windy Ezzell, LCMHC, specialist in reproductive health therapy where we talk about the varied clients she works with and holds a sacred space for related to everything from family building to infertility, to loss and grief and more.  Windy is honored to hold space as a trauma informed practitioner with those experiencing challenges related to infertility, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, or postpartum anxiety/depression. I also assist clients in navigating their family building options (Medically Assisted Technologies, Adoption, Donor Gametes, Donor Embryo, and Childfree thriving.) She also created Fertile Affirmations, in both an app form and a card deck so be sure to check those out.Connect Windy Ezzell, M.A.Instagram: @fertileaffirmations Facebook: @fertileaffirmations Twitter: @InnerSolutionsDr. Tamara Instagram  @drtamarasoles Twitter @drtamarasoles Facebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasoles tamara@thesecurechild.com drtamarasoles.comResourceshttps://fertileaffirmations.com/https://www.innersolutionscounseling.com/Postpartum Support International https://www.postpartum.net/Webinar LGBTQ Adoption Series https://www.bcadoption.com/civicrm/event/info?id=818&reset=1American Society for Reproductive Medicine https://www.asrm.org/

CE credits are no longer availableIn this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Foley returns for us to revisit the topic of doing therapy during a global pandemic. We talk about the benefits and challenges of online therapy- 10 months into this crisis. We also talk about whether therapists and clients will continue to stay online, retain physical space, or return to in-person work and how they can up their self-care. Issues related to client’s investment in online therapy and the impact of teletherapy on safety planning are also discussed.  Dr. Elizabeth Foley is a psychologist in private practice in Montreal at the Resilience clinic which she co-founded. She works with adults and older adolescents with a particular focus on anxiety, depression, trauma and OCD. She has a soft spot for working with mothers with perinatal mental health issues and people with personality disorders. Until 2018, Dr. Foley was the director of the cognitive behaviour therapy service at the Jewish General Hospital, where she still supervises psychology students and psychiatry residents one day per week. She is also an associate Member in the Department of Psychiatry and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at McGill University.Highlights:-       Pandemic Purgatory-       Burnout for the Helpers-       Advantages and Difficulties with Online therapy-       Clients investment in online therapy-       Where clients take their calls-       Does online therapy increase safety risks-       Therapists giving up physical office space as they move entirely online-       How therapists can step up their self-careConnectDr. Elizabeth Foley’s Website https://resilienceclinic.ca/our-team/Dr. Tamara Instagram  @drtamarasoles Twitter @drtamarasoles Facebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasoles tamara@thesecurechild.com drtamarasoles.comResourceshttps://www.newsweek.com/we-are-therapists-we-need-therapy-ourselves-1528311For help with coping with the COVID 19 crisis, here is a list of available resources in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/life/wellness/how-to-access-free-mental-health-and-emotional-support-during-the-covid-19-crisis-1.5519397  Any time of the day or night, you can dial 1-833-456-4566 (available in English and French) to reach the Crisis Services Canada, a national network of non-profit distress and crisis service centres. 

CE credits are no longer availableDr. Nicole Byers joins me in conversation about somatic symptoms- those symptoms that may be physical in nature like headaches but without a clear medical cause. We talk about how somatic symptom disorders develop, how to screen for them, and ways to support individuals with somatic symptoms. We also explore how these symptoms may show up in everyone's lives, particularly in the current culture of "Busy". Dr. Nicole Byers is a neuropsychologist in Calgary Alberta. She’s the host of The Bold Life podcast and is an online educator. Her passion is helping women overcome the mental barriers that leave them stuck in self-doubt so they can stop worrying what everyone else thinks, and build the confidence to speak up, stop hesitating, and take action towards their goals. She has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Saskatchewan and is an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary, and has published articles in professional journals in the areas of brain health. Highlights What are somatic symptoms How do somatic symptom disorders develop Mind Body Connection Treatment outcomes related to confidence in treatmentPlacebo effectsHow Somatic Symptom Disorders are diagnosedTools for Testing for Somatic SymptomsThe dangers of our culture of busynessThe Somatic “Flags” Your body may be SendingNegative and Positive StressSupporting Clients with Somatic Symptom DisorderWhat’s your Stress Personality Quiz Connect with Us Dr. Nicole Byer Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/drnicolebyers Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/drnicolebyers Website: www.drnicolebyers.comDr. TamaraInstagram  @drtamarasolesTwitter @drtamarasolesFacebook http://facebook.com/drtamarasolestamara@thesecurechild.comdrtamarasoles.com  Resources5 Nervous System Hacks to Help Reset Your Child’s Nervous System drtamarasoles.com click HacksWhat’s your Stress Personality? https://drnicolebyers.com/Battery For Health Improvement 2 (BHI™ 2) https://www.pearsonclinical.ca/en/products/product-master.html/item-65 Autism and Somatic Health https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10519-019-09986-3Support the Show If you're enjoying the show, help us spread the word so others can enjoy it as well 1. Leave a review on itunes/apple podcast  2. Share an episode on Social media. Be sure to tag me on it so I can see @drtamarasoles on facebook, twitter and instagram

CE credits are no longer availableDr. Cameron Caswell joins me to talk about the misunderstood teenage brain, what goes wrong with the parent-teen relationship, and how to motivate teens. Dr. Cam shares her PRIME parenting strategy to help parents shift their understanding of and reaction to their teens. Dr. Cam also shares her strategies for getting teen buy-in in therapy. Cameron (Dr. Cam) Caswell, PhD is an adolescent psychologist, family success coach, teen translator, author, and the host of “Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam” podcast. She is on a mission to help parents build strong, positive relationships with their teens through improved communication, connection, and understanding using her PRIME Parenting Method. Dr. Cam is the mom of a teen too, so she not only talks the talk, she walks the walk!HighlightsThe misunderstanding of the teenage brainCounterwill and autonomyPeer Orientation Improving the parent-teen relationshipConfusing respect and disrespectKey ways to increase teen motivationConnect with UsDr. CamFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcamconsultingInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/the_teen_translator/YouTube: Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ccazLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameroncaswell/TamaraIG @drtamarasolesTwitter @drtamarasolesFacebook Dr Tamara Soles tamara@thesecurechild.comdrtamarasoles.comResources7 Secrets for Motivating Teens can be downloaded on her website https://drcamconsulting.com/Dr. Cam's Podcast https://drcamconsulting.com/watch-the-show Crashcourse https://drcamconsulting.com/crashcourseSupport the ShowIf you're enjoying the show, help us spread the word so others can enjoy it as well1. Leave a review on itunes/apple podcast 2. Share an episode on Social media. Be sure to tag me on it so I can see @drtamarasoles on facebook, twitter and instagram

CE credits are no longer availablePsychiatrist Dr. Jessica Gold joins me to discuss mental health advocacy in the popular press and social media, how she navigates this responsibility and amplifies the voices of frontline workers and therapists particularly during COVID 19. We also talk about therapists in therapy and how Jessi how she supports frontline workers in her work. Jessica (“Jessi”) Gold, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Wellness, Engagement, and Outreach in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University in Saint Louis. She works clinically as an outpatient psychiatrist and primarily sees college and graduate students, as well as faculty, staff, and hospital employees. In her administrative role, Dr. Gold is helping her university and hospital's overall mental health response to covid for faculty and staff and finding acute and sustainable ways to take care of our own. Dr. Gold is particularly interested in college mental health, women’s mental health and gender equity, physician wellness, and the overlap between popular media, stigma, and psychiatry. While she has published frequently in the more "traditional" methods of research papers and academic publications, she has also enjoyed teaching about mental health topics and decreasing stigma through writing for popular press outlets and she been featured in, among others, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, TIME, Vox, Newsweek, Self, InStyle, Glamour, and Forbes, where she is a contributorHighlightsTherapists’ responsibility in the mediaUsing popular press to advocate for mental healthNavigating social mediaCovid toll on therapist’s mental healthAnswering the “how are you?” question as a therapist in COVID Therapists in therapy Helping COVID frontline care workers in therapyWorking with College kids during COVIDIncluding therapists in COVID policyConnect with UsDr. Jessica Gold@drjessigold on twitter and instagramwww.drjessigold.com TamaraIG @drtamarasolesTwitter @drtamarasolesFacebook Dr Tamara Solesemail tamara@thesecurechild.comdrtamarasoles.comResourceshttps://www.nami.org/Homehttps://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/June-2018/Why-Suicide-Reporting-Guidelines-Matter https://www.newsweek.com/my-coping-skills-therapist-2020-fail-fail-again-1547686 https://cmha.ca/https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/https://afsp.org/Support the ShowIf you're enjoying the show, help us spread the word so others can enjoy it as well1. Leave a review on itunes/apple podcast 2. Share an episode on Social media. Be sure to tag me on it so I can see @drtamarasoles on facebook, twitter and instagram