How to Stop Fighting
Want to stop fighting? Have you ever been in an “almost car accident?” You almost got sideswiped. Someone was in your blind spot and…
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Monthly Round Up Of Posts: February 2019
2019 is showing no sign of slowing down! February was jam-packed and we covered some great topics such as how to create recurring revenue…
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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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Dr. Richard Shuster Was In A Car Accident And Everything Changed | PoP 319
Have you ever thought about intentionally doing something good and wanting to bring about change? What influence does social media have on the way…
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Key to Happiness: Take Ownership of Your S#*!
Often times, whether it’s my clinical work or my consulting work, I see that people are having a hard time taking ownership of the…
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Pitfalls and Tips to Succeed in Small Business
There are many perks of being self-employed which is what inspired us to take our first steps of faith in starting our business in…
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Motherhood, Money, And Private Practice
How did I start? Like the lyrics of a famous Frank Sinatra song, “I did it my way”. I started my solo private practice,…
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PoP 233 | My Wife And I Almost Separated
This episode is a reverse podcast with Matt Wells and the Slacking Ambition podcast. Podcast Sponsor Confused by all the advice on starting a private…
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PoP 213 | Attracting Ideal Clients 1 of 5 Vent and Spokes
Today, Joe Sanok speaks attracting your ideal clients, part 1 of 5, vent and spokes. In This Podcast NOTE: This podcast is for people…
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PoP 207 | Part 2 of 2 Gottman Institute Clinical Director Dr. Dave Penner
Today, Joe Sanok speaks with Clinical Director Dr. Dave Penner, in part 2 of 2 Gottman Institute. Podcast Sponsor We’ve created a conference where…
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How Divorce Mediation Training Helped My Co-parenting Counseling
Coparenting counseling / coaching can be awkward, messy, and combative. Divorce Mediation taught me a lot about working through those impasses with divorced couples….
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Are You Breaking Up with Me?
I had been working with a client for several months on a weekly basis. They (singular pronoun for a person that doesn’t identify as…
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Tips to Stay Supportive When Your Partner is in a Start-Up Practice
My Partner When I first started dating my husband, then boyfriend, he was the co-founder of a tech start-up. Long hours, hard deadlines and…
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PoP 163 | Sex Therapy with Stefani Threadgill
Today we’re talking about Sex Therapy with Stefani Threadgill. How she became a sex therapist, her process when it comes to meeting new clients,…
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PoP 143 | The Brain with Amy Fortney Parks
Today we’re talking all about the brain with Amy Fortney Park! Podcast Sponsor Flow, an app and software company with hopes to elevate the…
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Podcast 92: Reforming adoption and foster care, an interview with Drew and Emily Hale
For Emily and Drew Hale foster care and adoption is at the center of their relationship. Today’s Private Practice Sponsor Brighter Vision is the worldwide…
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Podcast 87: The Future of Meditation. An interview with Ariel Garten
Today we’re having an in-depth conversation with Ariel Garten, co-founder and CEO of Muse. Today’s Private Practice Resource Want to learn how to become…
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Sex and Counseling: An interview with Monica Lieser
When I first met Monica, is was in Kalamazoo. She gave me my very first client. She now does couples therapy in St. Loius,…
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What my wife is worth | An infographic about stay-at-home moms
I am often asked, “Does your wife work?” She is a “play-at-home”/ “stay-at-home” mom. Of course she works! But I was wondering, if she…
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Team Building Activities for Teens, Families, and Couples
If you are like me, you sometimes get antsy in sessions. I think our clients like to move around a bit too, especially kids,…
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Genuine Virtual Networking
I am a people person. I like talking with people. That is one of the main reasons I went into counseling. I like talking…
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Customer Service is Killing People
In a previous post and in my e-newsletter I let you know about how I was diagnosed with cancer in July. As I…
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Mental Wellness: Opposite-sex friends
Originally featured in the Record Eagle July 14, 2012. Available at: http://record-eagle.com/features/x748660390/Mental-Wellness-Opposite-sex-friends I have seen many a friendship and marriage fail because of opposite…
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Parenting and stepping back
There are so many factors that go into parenting. It seems that every friend, website, magazine, and blog is telling you how to…
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Four Tips to Make Billing Less Awkward
I have had several questions about how to make the payment piece of counseling easier. Before I explain what I do, I want to…
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