by Allison Puryear | Nov 14, 2017 | Abundance Mind-Set, Guest Post, Mindset, Practice-Building, Private Practice, Self-care
Recently, as I left the office of my newly opened private practice, I was struck with a realization: despite having worked a thirteen hour day, I was feeling energized. In fact, I realized I had been feeling this way for a few weeks now. It didn’t make sense. I had...
by Allison Puryear | Oct 23, 2017 | Niche, Practice-Building, Strategizing
You’ve probably heard a thousand times that a niche is really important in building a private practice. Maybe you resisted it. Maybe you wanted to embrace it but couldn’t decide who you wanted to choose. Then you read another thing that harps on the need for a niche....
by Allison Puryear | Jul 24, 2017 | Abundance Mind-Set, Practice-Building, Private Practice, Self-care
I love private practice. It changed my life. It changed my family’s life. It made me love therapy more than I ever had. It opened up opportunities I never knew were available. I have also had moments of hating private practice. The weeks without phone calls. The...
by Allison Puryear | Jul 3, 2017 | Marketing, Practice-Building, Strategizing
I see it all the time. People wanting to encourage each other in the FB Groups saying things like “Yes! If you build it, they will come!” My consulting clients say it to me with a hopeful voice, “If I build it, they will come, right?” Well… not if they can’t find you....
by Allison Puryear | Jun 19, 2017 | Blogging, Building a Support System, Practice-Building
“Feel the fear and do it anyway” is a mantra I’ve lived the last 20 years of my life by. At 19, after my second hospitalization for an eating disorder, depression, and anxiety it finally clicked that my natural reaction to fear (i.e. avoidance), wasn’t necessarily the...
by Allison Puryear | Jun 12, 2017 | Blogging, Building a Support System, Practice-Building, Private Practice
Imposter Syndrome Hello. Welcome to the rest of your life. It’s not what any of us want to accept but, if we keep growing, we are all going to struggle with Imposter Syndrome off and on, forever. Like, I fully expect to be 110 years old and having some doubts about my...
