Caring And Compassion Fatigue
There I was, having the same kinds of nightmares I ask my clients about. A week before, I had just witnessed my client in…
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It’s A Marathon, Not A Sprint: The Reason Why Energy Conservation Is Important
Making the decision to go into private practice is an anxiety inducing endeavor. In my experience consulting with a number of therapists over the…
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Small Town Therapist
Carl plopped down in the chair across from me. “I’m so glad we have an appointment today! I had the worst day at work!…
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How to Get the Most Out of Vacation
I was so frustrated with Christina for not putting something back somewhere that I now don’t remember. I said, “I need to go for…
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Feeling Exhausted? Here Are 10 Tips to Identify First Signs of Mental Illness
Mental illness comes in degrees. The obvious illnesses that have observable and extreme behaviors are actually a small percentage of the entire spectrum. The…
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Anna Lindberg Cedar has Dealt with Some Trauma Series 2 of 5 Five Fierce Females | PoP 279
Are you on the verge of burnout? Do you know what steps you can take to avoid burnout? Do you suffer from ‘survivor’s guilt’?…
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The Art of Moving Leaves
Yesterday I was blowing leaves in my backyard. I have one of those ridiculously large backpack blowers. As the leaves were dancing across the…
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Don’t Let This Happen To You
In the last article, your action was to block off time for something outside of your business. I hope you’re already finding some interesting…
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Creating Headspace for the Next Big Thing: Finding a Supervisor
Graduation day had finally arrived – after 18 straight semesters with no breaks. Taking semesters off just wasn’t an option for me. I wanted to…
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Imagine You Could Go On Vacation
Come the weekend, I turn off my phone on Friday at noon. No more email, text, or business planning. I keep it on for…
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My Experience(s) With Burnout
Note: This is a personal account, and should not be seen as reflective of each individual in the field. The first things conjured when…
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Five Things I’ve Learned In My Fifth Month Of Private Practice
Happy summer!!! Hope all your private practices are doing well… though this is the time of the year when, for most, it slows down…
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7 Guided Meditation Videos Under 30 Minutes
Let’s be honest, the stresses, busyness, and general pressures of life can often get the best of us. No matter how strongly we may think…
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PoP 219 | Dr. Phillip Carson Is a Pharmacist Who Thinks Outside The Box
Today, Joe Sanok speaks with Dr. Phillip Carson, a pharmacist who things outside the box. Podcast Sponsor Brighter Vision is a turnkey website solution designed…
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PoP 212 | Boss Mom Dana Malstaff Wants You to Find Your Movement Story
Today, Joe Sanok speaks with Dana Malstaff who wants you to find your movement story. Podcast Sponsor We’ve created a conference where introverts…
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The Secret About Your Ideal Caseload
How Many Clients Should You See Per Day In Private Practice? Are you trying to figure out how many people you need to see…
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Are You Feeling Stressed in Private Practice? 3 On the Spot Tips to Help
There are times in private practice when we may feel depleted, which can lead to stress. In a recent discussion I had with colleagues,…
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Human BEing Vs. Human DOing
As I am writing this, tomorrow (Feb. 28, 2017) happens to be Mardi Gra. The tradition of Mardi Gra is also known as “Carnival”…
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PoP 199 | Lewis Howes on Defining Goals
Today, Joe Sanok speaks with Lewis Howes on defining goals. Podcast Sponsor We’ve created a conference where introverts can get energized and overachieving extroverts can learn…
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PoP 197 | Sparks of Ideas With SparkSpace Founder Mark Henson
Today, Joe Sanok speaks with SparkSpace Founder, Mark Henson on sparks of ideas. Podcast Sponsor We’ve created a conference where introverts can get energized and…
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5 Key Strategies For a Single Mom To Grow a Successful Private Practice
Going from a stay-at-home mom: picking up carpools, volunteering at the schools, helping with homework, and cooking dinner; to a single mom starting her…
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7 Essentials: How to Set Your Session Rates
When I first started my private pay private practice, I set my rates in a very simple way. I looked at what a few…
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PoP 196 | How To Slow Down With Dr. Megan Warner
Today, Joe Sanok speaks with Dr. Megan Warner on how to slow down. Podcast Sponsor We’ve created a conference where introverts can get energized and…
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Saying No To “Do It Yourself”
“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”…
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Slow Down to Spark Innovation
As I was building my business on top of my full-time job, I found myself really stressed. I’d work 40+ hours then do my…
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PoP 186 | 12 Days Of Practice: Ten Days Off
Today we’re talking about 10 days off with Joe Sanok. In This Podcast: Vacations, let’s talk vacation: Must have a VA set up to not…
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New Year’s Resolutions: Private Practice Edition
2017 is here (almost) and it’s time to make some professional resolutions. As therapists, we are generally really good at telling other people how…
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PoP 179 | 12 Days Of Practice: Three Slow Down Steps
Today we’re talking about three slow down steps with Joe Sanok. In This Podcast: Slow down to spark innovation. Tons more coming in 2017 on…
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Using Mindful Self-Compassion For Support When Starting a Private Practice
In my work with clients I often teach them the three components of Mindful Self-Compassion. This is based on the work of Kristin Neff…
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How Yoga Expanded My Practice and My Mind
Yoga has become an integral part of my Therapeutic Practice over the past five years. I started my personal journey with yoga over ten…
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PoP 119 | Rob Bell: How to Be Here
In this podcast session, I talk with best-selling author Rob Bell see theology, the world, and therapy. His new book, How to Be Here:…
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Podcast 102 | Counseling Trauma with Reading and Writing, an interview with Israeli Counselor Yoav Cohen-Manor
Yoav Cohen-Manor uses writing and reading to process trauma and other issues within his Israeli counseling practice. Today’s Private Practice Resource Grasshopper is…
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How to Get More Done | Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 28
How to Get More Done I’m often asked, “How do you get so much done?” In this episode, I walkthrough exactly how to get…
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Five Apps that will change how you do business
”’ Recently I finally upgraded my phone. It was really sad how slow my “old” Droid X was acting. If dog years are 7:1…
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Join me for Novembeard! No shave = Help college students and Oklahoma!
Novembeard Donation from MentalWellnessCounseling on Square Market The system for donating is can be fairly clunky, but if you want to donate directly to…
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Practice of the Practice with Joe Sanok 017 | An interview with author and money guy Mark Scandrette
by Joseph R. Sanok Practice of the Practice with Joe Sanok 017 | An interview with author and money guy Mark Scandrette If…
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Practice of the Practice with Joe Sanok Episode 015 | Seven Ways to Avoid Burnout in Private Practice
by Joseph R. Sanok Practice of the Practice Podcast with Joe Sanok Session 015 | Seven Ways to Avoid Burnout in Your Private Practice…
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April 2013 Monthly Income Report
This month was different This month my wife, daughter, and I went to Spain for two weeks. One of my wife’s best friends got…
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Practice of the Practice Podcast 007 | What are you worth? An awesome interview with consultant, professor, and private practice guru Dr. Cindi Briggs.
by Joseph R. Sanok As I’m working on this the Oscars are on and they’re doing the 007 tribute for the 50th anniversary. I…
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I’m addicted to stats | turning the consultant brain off
I’m addicted to stats. I hated them in undergraduate and graduate school, but I really have fallen in love with them. Actually, it’s started…
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How to love your job
It all started when I was at a meeting with my mother-in-law. She was invited due to her background in sailing. There were four…
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Purple Poop
My poop was purple. I’m not talking specks, I’m talking “Did I just poop kool-aid?!”-purple. Many of you know that I just had surgery…
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Why I don’t take insurance
Someone just asked me: “I saw your comment on LinkedIn about how you no longer take insurance. I’m curious about that. What made…
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The Cancer Effect
In July I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Fairly soon I will be having a bunch of additional tests and have a treatment…
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Clinical Resources
Clinical Resources I have used these treatment planners since my first year out of counseling graduate school. Especially when…
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Mental Wellness: More than beauty rest
Originally appeared in the Record Eagle, June 16, 2012 available at: http://record-eagle.com/bodysoul/x1350020161/Mental-Wellness-More-than-beauty-rest/print My grandma had a sleep mask. You know the kind that blocks out light?…
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What do graduate students want to know?
I know that when I was a graduate student, I had no idea what I didn’t know. But there are so many things that…
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