We’re Colleagues and E-Friends
I’ve followed the work of Licensed Professional Counselor Camille McDaniel for over a year.
We’ve chatted on her blog and mine.
We’ve shared our opinions in email discussion lists and on Facebook and LinkedIn, too.
We’ve even hung out on each others’ Pinterest boards taking inspiration from each other.
Camille Invited Me In . . .
That’s why I jumped at the opportunity to join Camille on my first video interview when she extended the invitation to hang out with her and her tribe over at The Counselor Entrepreneur.
That video goes live today.
. . . And, I’m Inviting You!
[BIG breath, now . . . . ] So you are cordially invited to go check out Camille graciously modeling for me (and you) how you can use video posts to interview your colleagues and mentors.
One of the things we’re talking about is how to address with clients the possibility of their insurance benefits running out before treatment is complete.
So get out of here!
Go mix and mingle with Camille and her peeps.
Introduce yourself!
Prowl around her blog and let her know I sent you.
And, then, take a minute to drop back in here and let me know what you’re taking away from my inaugural video post on The Counselor Entrepreneur!
What a great resource the Counselor Entrepreneur is Tamara! You have been a fountain of helpful information…. I’ve clicked through and liked & followed on facebook, but I confess I can not find the blog subscription option on her blog. Where am I missing it?
Mary, in addition to being a professional counselor, Camille is also an instructor at Argosy University so she really has her ear on the pulse of mental health professionals in training. You’ll find lots of information and resources on The Counselor Entrpreneur and you’ll also find Camille to be very accessible. I’m glad you’re interested in following her work.
Hey, Camille, can you jump in here to share how people can follow your blog?
Thanks Camille… all signed up now. I’m in awe of your site’s design!
Hey, Mary . . . if you haven’t already . . . make sure you tell Camille that on her website, too. Those comments help her and you (think web traffic and linking), too!
Will do, thanks for the reminder Tamara. This past year all this website, blogging, social media, pinterest and book writing stuff has been a straight up learning curve. Perhaps you can teach an old dog new tricks! The “linking thinking” is still a bit of a foreign concept to me. Your examples help!
🙂 Happy to answer your questions about social media, Mary, and how to use it effectively in marketing a private practice. It’s definitely not about shilling and hawking our services. It is about building and maintaining relationships. It’s what networking and marketing has always been about – making and maintaining connections.
(Nudge, nudge . . . .)
Hey Tamara:
I am so glad that you shared about the language that you use when talking to potential clients. Having worked with you 1 on 1, I can say that I have found your suggestions on language so helpful. You are great at helping therapists give clients the power and permission to get what they need from therapy.
Thanks Tamara!
Amy
🙂 You’re so welcome, Amy! It’s so easy to deal with the same issues year after year and learn how to handle them so well, that we can forget how difficult it was in the beginning. That’s how it is for me in talking about some of these practice-related issues.
I’m so glad that Camille asked the question. When you work with emerging professionals like she does at the University, one of the perks you get is a set of fresh eye.
Hi Mary!! I am so glad you liked the video and you can now go to the website and you will be able to sign up for the newsletter right here. http://thecounselorentrepreneur.com/category/blog/
So here’s a little tale I would like to share 🙂 I know it might help others avoid newsletter and website frustration.
I was creating an awesome landing page for the 2014 MYOB conference and I found a great plugin called OptimizePress. Well the plugin version does not like my WordPress theme. Actually, it looks like it doesn’t like a lot of themes (just the plugin that is) and wouldn’t you know it knocked out the signup boxes right off my website. So I placed the box back on and I disabled that naughty OptimizePress plugin.
I like to do my social media posts in advance but I just learned that I will need to link all newsletter headings and pictures to the blog itself and let people can click on the new post instead of linking newsletter titles and pictures a post scheduled to release in the future. My Aweber newsletter do not like me doing that apparently 🙂
THANK YOU for watching this interview and I look forward to visiting Tamara and everyone else again in the future!
Thanks, Camille, for dropping back in here and letting us learn from your little hiccup! I so appreciate that transparency.
I’m always a little suspicious of therapists (or anyone else, for that matter) who never appear to struggle, never make mistakes, or at least never ‘fess up to their learning curves.
After all, psychotherapy is provided by humans!
LOL! Well if you like that transparency, I should do a video with just bloopers! There’s nothing like having the alarm system go off or your husband walking in and saying “Oh are you taping, sorry” to make a video come alive 🙂
Hahahaha! I’ll be a bloopers video would be a great “freebie” for people when they sign up to follow your blog! I love that!
Thanks for being the guinea pig, Tamara! I loved watching the video 🙂 You are so inspiring! Now it doesn’t seem so intimidating.
Sarah
Hey, Sarah! I’ve missed your voice here! Welcome back!
And, you’re so welcome!
I chuckled as I watched the video (for the first time) this morning.
And, I immediately went to making mental notes about “next time . . . . ”
I was telling Camille and her tribe that my learning curve includes . . .
(1) Next time pay attention to the background,
(2) Take into consideration (my new ah-ha) how animated I tend to be (and maybe try to tone that down just a tad:),
(3) Perhaps wear a lighter / brighter color than dark blue, and
(4) Check for a glare on the eyewear!:)
So grateful for the opportunities to learn. Now . . . on to video #2!
Tamara,
I really loved the natural light where you were! I have a beautiful view in my office but not a lot of natural light. It makes a difference so I use those bigger lights I showed you to help out. I have the same problem with my glasses and now I regret not getting the anti-glare coating that my eye doctor offered 🙂
I didn’t think you were too animated but I have had to balance this out myself! LOL
Thanks, Camille! 🙂 I found the animation to be . . . a little distracting and definitely not as grounded as I would like. It makes sense though considering it was a first video for me. In any case, I’m glad it worked out well for both of us.
BTW – I just had lunch with a friend who has yet to check out the interview. She actually has some technical questions that I couldn’t answer so I redirected her to you since you were the mastermind behind the video tools.
Great, I look forward to helping however I can.