Here’s the Deal!
From talking with many of you over the last
two years, I know that our community here at Private Practice from the Inside Out falls into two camps. You are either new to private practice (i.e. been in business for yourself <5 years) and are wanting to attract more clients or you have been in practice for quite a while and are ready to take your practice in a new direction or to a new level.
One piece of building your business that applies to both camps is the need to grow your online network. With that in mind, I’ve kept an eye out for how I can best help you make more online connections. This morning I’ve been inspired by Darren Rowse’ posts on ProBlogger where he has created a social media love-in. I have decided to host a similar event for all mental health professionals (including those in training) – it’s our own Social Media LoveFest for Mental Health Professionals and Coaches here at Private Practice from the Inside Out!
If you are looking to connect with other mental health professionals who are active in social media, then this is one way to do it. If you’ve been thinking about signing up for Twitter, now might be just the right time. If you’ve got a blog that needs more readers, this can definitely help you out. Do you want more friends on Facebook or LinkedIn? Right here is where you can meet them and know they are looking for you, too! All of us here want to build a bigger and stronger network.
Before you decide to participate in the Social Media LoveFest for Mental Health Professionals and Coaches, make sure you read the rules.
Here’s the Rules!
- Include your state (or if outside the United States include your country). That’s going to serve two purposes. It’s going to let us know where you are physically located and it’s going to help me screen for spam!
- Leave your links to your social media sites (no more than 7) in the comment section below.
- If you add your URL, your links will go live allowing others to immediately find you.
Here’s How To Make This Really Work for Everybody
This is only going to be successful if you make an effort to actually connect and interact with each other. As Darren pointed out, if you use this simply for self-promotion, this won’t work. It’s the same as in any other type of networking – show up prepared to be a resource and you’ll build a network one follower, one friend, one reader at a time. Tell your colleagues about the Social Media LoveFest for Mental Health Professionals and Coaches and help us build your network!
(And, here’s my links to get you started!)
You already know I’m in Colorado.
Private Practice from the Inside Out
Tamara G. Suttle, M.Ed., LPC (my clinical website)
Pinterest [added April 18, 2012]
Thanks, Natalie, for joining our LoveFest! It’s good to know I’ve got fans in Montana! Feel free to drop back in when your website is up to add it to the list. I’m happy to network with you!
Greetings All,
My office is in west/central Denver. I would love to connect and expand my/your network.
I have experienced success with my blog, Creating Your Beyond, as potential clients read it and get a jump on builing rapport. My success with twitter has been to connect to people who are expert at their niche. Plus, I have met people on twitter and then had lunch with them if they were local.
Facebook has been effective for posting upcoming workshops. While with linkedin I have not really utilized it. I like networking face to face in person and through social media. Let’s connect!
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/#!/BrendaBomgardnr
LINKEDIN: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=h-gnav-name-link-0
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001634004131
BLOG: http://www.CreatingYourBeyond.com
MEETUP @ People House: http://www.meetup.com/People-House/members/12142542/
Brenda
Thanks, Brenda! Hope you’ll help me by passing on this post to your colleagues! I look forward to networking with you!
Brenda! didn’t know about the Meetup at People House! How cool is that!?
TheMHS is an Australian Mental Health non profit education organisation.
We run two conferences a year for carers, consumers and health professionals.
Our blog is http://www.mentalhealthconnect.com.au
We are also on Twitter and tweet regularly both Aust and International mental health news. OUr Twitter handle is @themhsorg
Hope to connect with you
J Beattie! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I love having my Aussies check in! I’m looking forward to visiting your website and checking out MHS! I hope you will be back often to network and join the conversations here!
Florida http://www.facebook.com/melissa.alton1
Hi, Melissa. I’m a little suspicious of your Facebook link because all your info seems to be locked down. Please drop back in here to provide additional information or access so that I will know you really exist. If I don’t hear back within the next few days, I’ll assume this was spam and delete it.
Hi I’m Danielle. I am a K-12 certified professional school counselor, nationally certified counselor, and I am currently working on earning hours towards my LPC in Pennsylvania. I am the author of School Counselor Blog, a place where school counselors share innovative ideas, creative lessons, and quality resources.
My social media contact information:
Website: http://www.schcounselor.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sch_counselor
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/schcounselor
Linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/schcounselor
Hello, Danielle! Welcome back! Thanks for dropping in to share your information and help us network here! I’m looking forward to dropping in to visit and chat with you soon!
Hey all!! My name is Megan Resig and I am a music therapist currently practicing in Rochester, NY, but am moving to Portland, Oregon in July to open a private practice with my business partner! So excited!
I’m so interested in connecting with other professionals and have really valued the contacts I’ve made through facebook and twitter! Here’s my info:
Website: http://www.mundanamusictherapy.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mundanamt
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/mundanaMT
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=73685966&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro
Thanks! Look forward to connecting with everyone!
Hi, Megan! Welcome back to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I’m so tickled to see my music therapy contacts checking in here!
I have to confess . . . I have this little fantasy that I’ll be able to connect a music therapist and a school counselor and an art therapist and a dance / movement therapist and a mental health counselor / psychologist / social worker / addictions specialist to each state and then at least one in each discipline to every other country! I know, I know – I shouldn’t jinx this little effort but . . . perhaps you guys can help me by forwarding the announcements on to your own circles of influence?
Wouldn’t it be great to have all this networking AND build a community here that is even more information-rich for building and sustaining private practices around the globe?!
Megan, I’ll be dropping in to visit and chat with you soon. Thanks again for dropping in!
Thanks for your reply, Tamara! I’m thrilled to be connecting with you!
Collaboration across disciplines is one thing that I’m extremely passionate about as well! I think we all have so much to offer and learn from one another and I’m hoping to really start to build those relationships as I build my practice! Your blog has been so incredibly inspiring – really great content that is applicable even for a newbie like me! 🙂
Thanks for this great idea and hosting this opportunity to network! Love it!
It’s my pleasure, Megan, and my passion to help you guys avoid some of the pitfalls that I stumbled into when I first went into private practice. Recognizing the strengths of our own individual disciplines in mental health and coaching and THEN recognizing the strengths of our colleagues who are in different disciplines serves us all well – both as providers and as consumers.
There is room at the table for all of us! I’m happy to support you on your journeys (as well as seek your support on my own). Welcome to the table, Megan! I look forward to networking with you!
Great, great idea Tamara. Thanks for doing this.
I live in Charleston, SC, am a LPC, and started a marketing and graphic design business with my wife at http://www.davidpdiana.com.
Website: http://www.davidpdiana.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/DavidPDiana or @davidpdiana
Yes, David! So glad to have your voice here! Just saw your big announcement about the new business! How cool is that! I’ll be over soon to visit your site and chat a bit! And, gang, David’s got some terrific info and support on his site for mental health professionals so don’t miss checking him out!
Thanks, David, for dropping in! Hope you’ll be sending your colleagues here so that we can connect more easily!
Greetings from Southeast Nebraska! Love this idea Tamara. I will be following all of you that have Twitter accounts and blogs. I love seeing how other people think and what new ideas people are coming up with.
I am a Mental Health Counselor finishing up my hours towards full licensure. I currently work at an Employee Assistance Program but I am planning on venturing out into private practice once my hours are done. I am looking forward to serving some of the underserved communities in my area. Currently doing a lot of thinking on my niche….
Here is how to connect with me online:
Twitter @ThinkingNE
Linkedin
Blog: The Neophyte Counselor
Hey, Sean! Welcome back! You’re the first mental health counselor that we’ve had show up from Nebraska for this LoveFest! Thanks so much for taking time to drop in this evening and share your information! I think you will find lots of folks to connect with here and, like you, I’m going to follow every one of them! It should make our networking so much easier and more fun, too!
I hope you’ll be forwarding an announcement on to your Nebraska cohorts. I know there’s at least two of you in that Cornhuskers state! Send ’em this way!
Hi Tamara!
I promise it is not spam. I just updated it so more of my profile is visible.
Thanks, Melissa! Happy to network with you and hope to have you dropping back in here, too, real soon to join the conversations!
Thanks for doing this, Tamara! I’m in Denver and Denver Tech Center and have a practice specializing in Couples Counseling (love EFT!), Anxiety Disorders and Sexual Abuse.
http://www.marriagecounselingindenver.com
http://www.denveranxietyhelp.com
http://twitter.com/#!/AllisonRimland
http://www.linkedin.com/home?trk=hb_tab_home_top Allison Miller Rimland
http://www.denveranxietyhelp.com/anxiety-blog.html
http://www.marriagecounselingindenver.com/blog.html
http://blog.thrivefamilyservices.com/
I can’t say I’m great at tweeting or blogging regularly, but I try!
Allison
Allison! Thanks so much for dropping in here to help us build our network! I’m in your back door – in Castle Rock, Colorado. If you don’t tweet or blog regularly, perhaps you eat:) Happy to meet you for lunch any time and learn about your work!
I hope you’ll subscribe to this blog’s email updates or drop back in often to chat! Let me know if I can do anything to support you in growing your practice!
Hey, Allison, can you please check your Twitter and LinkedIn addresses? Neither one is working for me. Feel free to correct them in another comment!
The Awakened Mind Institutes’ founder, Denver psychotherapist Dr. Parker Wilson, specializes in the psychological treatment of: depression and bipolar disorder, substance and sex addiction, impulse and anxiety disorders (trauma, OCD, PTSD, skin picking, etc), borderline personality disorder, grief and loss, and chronic anger problems.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Awakened-Mind-Institute-wwwamidenvercom/190125898233?ref=ts
https://twitter.com/#!/drparkerwilson
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dr-parker-wilson/8/a09/a04
Thanks, Parker, for dropping to network with us! You’re another one in my own back door. Hope to meet you face to face before the end of the year. And, looking forward to hearing your perspective on building a private practice, too!
This is a fantastic idea! Thanks Tamara!
I’m Kathy Higgins, LPC, CAC-II & EMDR. I have my main office in Littleton, CO, and an office in Bailey where I see mountain clients. I specialize in depression, anxiety, trauma and eating disorder and work with adults, older adolescents and couples. I also offer a DBT Skills Training Group for adults.
My website is: http://www.deercreekcounseling.com
LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kathleen-higgins/22/7a6/26b
Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/KathyHigginsLPC
I’m still figuring out how to use facebook to promote my practice. I am planning on going to some seminars on setting up effective promotion on facebook. Does anyone use Facebook to promote their practice.
Hi, Kathy! Thanks for coming to the LoveFest! I’ll be dropping in on your sites shortly to chat and network with you!
In the meantime, gang, can anyone help Kathy out? I’m not on Facebook yet but I know there’s a lot of you that are!
Send your colleagues this direction to the LoveFest and we’ll get you some answers, Kathy!
Greetings from Macon Georgia! Current MFT student looking to network, learn, and share thoughts with individuals in the mental health world.
Hey, Terrell! Thanks so much for joining us here! It’s good to have Georgia and the Marriage and Family Therapists represented! If you check back in here, make sure you take time to include your Twitter address and other addresses for any online presence you may have. (I’m the only one right now that can see your Twitter address, Terrell, and I don’t want you to get left behind!)
websites: twitter.com/rellsixfive
Facebook.com/tdhterrell
Hi, Terrell! It’s good to have you here! Hey, can you please drop back in and let us know what state / country you are in? That will help us network with you even better! I look forward to networking with you here and on Twitter, too!
Ok, sorry people! Maybe i’ll get it right this time. lol. Current MFT student from Macon Georgia. My twitter address is twitter.com/rellsixfive. I look forward to interacting with my fellow mental health professionals.
Tamara – just found you through the dramatherapy listserve.
Love your site and just signed up for updates.
I’m thrilled to be a part of this social networking love fest.
My office is in Madison, Connecticut and I’ve been in private practice for 25 years. My background is Jungian, Hakomi, Buddhist inspired, and expressive arts.
I’m fairly new to the idea of networking and marketing online – so would love some tips on how to make it a thriving venue.
Website: http://www.elizabethstrazar.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Thimble-Island-Counseling/156186254432113
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/lizstra
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top
I don’t have a professional blog – but do have a personal one: http://soulinwonder.blogspot.com/
Let the playful networking begin!
Thanks again for this incentive and invitation.
Elizabeth
YES!!!!!!!! Elizabeth! I’ve been hoping to find the dramatherapists! I believe you are the first to join us for the Social Media LoveFest! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out!
I hope you’ll find all the support you need right here among my blog posts and among our growing community here.And, if you like what you see, I hope you’ll send your colleagues here, too! There’s always room for more voices and more networking if you are growing a strong and vibrant private practice!
Hello from Marietta, Georgia!
http://www.lynnlouisewonders.com
http://www.mariettacounseling.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marietta-Counseling-for-Children-Adults-LLC/186342428044580
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=15538058&trk=tab_pro
Lynn Louise! Welcome! I’m so glad you’ve joined me at the LoveFest! Our numbers are starting to swell this morning! Can’t get to everyone fast enough. However, I fully intend to visit your sites soon and look forward to networking with you. Thanks so much for bringing your energy to us!
Hello, everyone. As Oprah said, “I’m ready to receive the love.” (OMG … did I just quote Oprah?)
I’m new to counseling and not very computer savvy so right now I don’t have a website or a blog. (I’m open to hints and intsructions!)
You will find me on Facebook, Twitter (which I never use, though!), and some business network I keep forgetting about!
I’m in Dallas, Texas, love Tamara (and wish she’d come BACK to Texas!), and enjoy getting to know folks from all over the country!
Enjoy the Summer Solstice today … and share the light!
Remember, you will influence the world today; will you choose to be an influence of light and life, or darkness and death?
Fred
Fred! It’s good to have your familiar voice back here at the LoveFest, too!!! In order for folks to find you, though, you’re going to need to drop back in and leave URLs for all of your locations online. HURRY HURRY! And, tell you colleagues there in Texas, too!
Hi everyone!
I am Russian-speaking therapist and life coach from IL.
Here is my Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/marina.didenko
my LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top
and my professional profile:
http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/name/Marina+Didenko,+LCSW,+P.C._Mount+Prospect_Illinois_93835
Please, note that while working in both (English and Russian) languages, I write in Russian mostly in Facebook.
Tamara, thank you for doing this!
Welcome, Marina, to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I’m so glad that you can join us as we continue to grow our network here! Happy to have Illinois AND social workers coming on board!
Hey, gang, does anyone notice the really smart thing that Marina has just done? Yep – She mentioned something that she brings to her work that very few others bring! She speaks Russian! What a terrific niche and resource to share! (Nice job, Marina!)
I look forward to networking with you and learning from you!
Let the lovefest begin! I have already added you all on Twitter and I am working on adding you on Linked in and/or subscribing to your blogs! How exciting!
My business website for Beginnings Counseling & Consulting is http://www.stephanieadamslpc.com . I only see E-Therapy clients in Texas due to licensure laws and so I would love to develop a referral network for when I have clients outside of Texas or who might need a different kind of help than E-Therapy can provide. I would love to hear of any interesting or unusual services you might have to offer!
My free new counselor social networking website is http://www.beginningcounselor.webs.com.
I deleted my Facebook page due to issues with client privacy, but I would welcome introductions on Linked in! http://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephanie-adams/29/551/806
Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/BeginCounselor
Welcome back, Stephanie! It’s good to have you here. And, yes, folks, check out her website and support for new professionals, too! I know Stephanie to be a sharp little networker!
Oh and blog is http://sassynsane.blogspot.com – ooops!!!
Thanks for starting a LoveFest! I’m in NW Kansas providing music therapy services for older adults and preschoolers. You can find me at multiple places on the web!
Home site: http://www.jordanenterpriseinmusic.com/
Music Sparks: http://musicsparks.wordpress.com/
Musical Gems: http://musicalgems.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @JordanEM
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joann-jordan-mt-bc/25/b71/5b2
Facebook Music Sparks: https://www.facebook.com/music2spark
Facebook Musical Gems: https://www.facebook.com/musicalgems
EXCELLENT! JoAnn! Welcome, welcome! I think you may be the first to be joining us from Kansas! I know you’ve got some colleagues out there that need to be joining us here. Thanks for taking time to help us make the connections!
JoAnn, too, is savvy in her post – noting geriatrics and preschoolers as particular interests. Our list is growing so quickly (but, of course, the more, the merrier!) than it may take me a bit to get everyone added and get around to visiting with you individually. Please know, I’m getting there ASAP!
And, I hope you guys, are remembering that in order for this to really ROCK, you,too will need to reach out 1:1 to each other. Keep those resources coming!!!!
I practice in Mesa, AZ where I have a part-time private practice and a full-time job as a therapist for A.T. Still University of Health Sciences. I specialize in anxiety, stress, grief, depression and working with Gay/Les/Bi clients.
YIKES, Arthur! The therapists and coaches are coming in so fast now that I can hardly keep up! I almost missed you!
Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out and the Social Media LoveFestArhtur, you are the first therapist in from Arizona. Thanks so much for starting the wave there! If you can list your online websites here, we’ll be happy to check you out and network with you!
Hey all! I am in North Denver. I specialize in GLBTQA issues and play therapy.
website: http://www.heartinhandcounselingservices.com/
I am sending my friends this way stat!
Hi, Elisha! Always happy to find the Coloradans in my own back door! Gang, meet another marketing-savvy therapist touting her niches in GLBTQA and work with the little ones, too! Nice! I, too, work with GLBTQA, Elisha, so if you need a connection in Castle Rock, I’m it! Hope to meet you face to face before the year is up!
Thanks so much for sending your friends and colleagues this way – it’s exactly what we need to make this LoveFest ROCK!
Hi Tamara!
This is a great idea. It is wonderful to see a diversity of clinicians responding to the LoveFest!
I am new to private practice, as I just opened my group practice this month in Denver, Colorado. My group, Denver Counseling Options, provides a wide range of services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I specialize in gay and lesbian issues, men’s issues, personal growth, and providing support fo family members of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.
I shortly dabbled in blogging, but realized that I needed more direction and purpose first. I tried it a few months ago, but sometime later this year I plan to reconsider my foray into blogging.
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top
Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/ShaunFischler
website profile http//www.denvercounselingoptions.com/meet-the-counselors/shaun
By the way, as a co-chair for the Colorado Counseling Association Annual Conference for 2012, I am examining how our organization can utilize social media to improve the buzz and interest in our event. It is exciting how social media can be used to help nonprofits like CCA do a better job of communicating and reaching out to our constituents in Colorado. It is March 9-10th if anyone wants to mark your calenders!
Thanks!
Shaun Fischler, LPC
Hey, Shaun! Thanks so much for showing up here and sharing your connections with us!
It would be great if Colorado Counseling Association and other professional associations for therapists and coaches also showed up here. What a great way to exponentially increase our connections! I noticed that Brenda Baumgardner dropped in earlier and she made mention of a therapist’s meetup so why not add those, too?! As long as there is an individual behind them, they all sound great to me!
I realized I goofed up my web address. It is http://www.denvercounselingoptions.com/meet-the-counselors/shaun.
Thanks!
What a wonderful idea Tamara! Ironically, there were a few of us discussing very similar ideas just a few days ago. I am excited to connect, share, and learn!
You can find me on twitter @Think_Change ; http://twitter.com/Think_Change
Or at my counseling website http://www.ANewDirectionCounseling (old website soon to be replaced by phenomenal new design by David & Nicole Diana!)
And at my private practice building site http://www.DanielAFranz.com
Looking forward to getting to know you all!
Dan
Thanks so much, Dan, for dropping in here to network with us and for the retweets, too! The credit for the idea, as you saw, goes to Darren Rowse and ProBlogger. Just looking for a way to help us all connect when we need a little support or a really big network! I look forward to dropping in to all of your sites and chatting as soon as I catch up right here!
Hey, Dan, do you mind dropping back in here to let everyone know where you are physically?
Oh, I forgot to say . . . Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out!
Hello! Thanks for starting this, Tamara. I’m a music therapist from the Kansas City area (Kansas and Missouri, both!). I primarily serve older adults in a variety of living settings. Here’s how to find me on the web:
Website: soundscapemusictherapy.com
Blog: soundscapemusictherapy.com/posts
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/RachelleNorman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soundscapemusictherapy
Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rachelle-norman/14/156/174
I am so grateful for the community of mental health care providers on social media, and I look forward to connecting with you all!
Rachelle! You made it! So glad to have your musical notes right here. Thanks for the reminder, too, that Kansas City straddles the state lines of Kansas and Missouri! I do forget that but hope that means that your colleagues in BOTH states will find us soon and join us here:).
I hope you’ll drop back in often to share your thoughts on building a private practice and network with us, too!
Hey, gang! I’m wondering if you can help us find the addictions counselors, the creative arts therapists (ALL of them:), and the mental health educators in the universities? Please use your networks to help us all network better!
And, who is it that you see missing on our growing network here?
Okay, Tamara, I’ll add my voice to the throng, and throw in a plug for my website at http://www.bodymindandbalance.com. Been a clinician since 1992, in private practice in PA since 2004, new to the Denver area since February 2011, getting situated and building my private practice as well as reaching out to network with other cinical folks. Just took over as the organizer for the meetup group Mental Health Professionals In Private Practice – a networking opportunity for clinicians to come together once a month to hear a variety of speakers, gather CPD hours for the DORA requirements and get to know other folks for purposes of referrals and colleague community contact. For folks in the Denver Metro area, go to http://www.meetup.comMental-Health-Private-Practice/, and join us!
Valerie J Shinbaum , MS, LPC, MAC, NCC
http://www.bodymindandbalance.com
http://www.meetup.com/Mental-Health-Private-Practice/
Hi, Valerie! I’m happy to add your voice into the mix! Thanks again for taking over the Meetup group and for being committed to building and growing our connections with other mental health professionals! Happy to have you on board!
Oops, there’s a mistake in the meetup link in the text of my message.
http://www.meetup.com/Mental-Health-Private-Practice/
What a cool idea, Tamara! Thanks for being the hostess (with the mostest)! I’ve been enjoying reading everyone’s comments and finding new folks to follow on Twitter.
As you (Tamara) know, my private practice will be growing slowly over the next few years (I’m still employed full time).
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m a master’s level music therapist, using a relationally-based music psychotherapy approach. Much of my clinical focus has been adults on the more involved end of the autism spectrum, individuals who have experienced trauma, loss, and social ostracism.
One of my great passions is providing professional clinical supervision and encouraging the use of music-making as a part of the learning and growth process within the supervisory relationship.
I’m also a singer-songwriter.
Here’s where you can find me on the web for now:
Music Therapy Blog –> http://mindfulmusictherapist.blogspot.com
Twitter –> http://twitter.com/#!/victimorious
Linkedin –> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/roia-rafieyan-ma-mt-bc/35/557/b46
Music –> http://www.roiamusic.com
Facebook –> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roia-Rafieyan/133679359902
Good to “meet” you all!
Roia! I’ve been hoping you would chime in:)! And, folks, take note . . . another savvy marketer – she noted that she provides clinical supervision for music therapists! Sweet!
(Hey, can you please drop back in and note your location. It will help us with our networking.)
Roia writes one of my favorite blogs for mental health professionals. No, I’m not a music therapists, but I recognize depth and a strong clinical voice when I see them. Do yourself a favor and take a moment to check out her music and her blog. I think you will be impressed, too!
And, Roia, being a Southern gal . . . I would be saying “Good to meet y’all, too!”
Greetings all! I’m a music therapist located in Huntsville, AL. I started my private music therapy practice almost 2 years ago, specializing in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). Also have previous experience with adult inpatient psych, geriatrics, and kids diagnosed with autism/developmental disabilities. Will pass this LoveFest along to my contacts in this area– what a great idea!!
Website: http://www.imageryandmusic.com
Facebook (private practice page): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Healing-Sounds-Music-Therapy/144050125644375
Facebook (women’s page): http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_195399670506075&ap=1
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top
Glad to be here!!
Hello, Stephanie! It’s great to have Alabama represented and always happy to find my music therapy connections! I hope you’ll wander around both the comments here and Private Practice from the Inside Out, in general, and find lots of new folks to connect with.
If you or your colleagues are needing any support in building a strong and vibrant private practice, I hope you’ll check in here first! My goal is to continue curating and providing information and inspiration to do just that! If I can help, let me know!
Hi Tamara – You are a connecting machine! Welldone with this post. Here’s my stats:
I’m in San Diego, CA.
Blog: http://RhythmForGood.com
Company: http://SoundHealthMusic.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/SoundHealthMusic
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KatFulton
Nice connecting with you in the Cloud! Kat
Kat Fulton! I’m so glad to have you here with us! I’m just a link in the chain – and it’s a stronger chain because of all these voices! So happy to connect accross disciplines and know that we can support each other as we grow our own businesses. I hope you’ll pass the LoveFest invitation along so that we can continue to develop resources for our clients and support for ourselves!
Hello Everyone,
I am an art therapist and psychotherapist in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with body image and eating disorders, life transitions, and mood issues. I work with children, teens, and young adults.
Here’s how to find me online:
Website: http://www.kateking.org
Blog: http://katekingtherapy.blogspot.com/?spref=fb
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?locale=en_US&goback=.nmp_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1&trk=spm_pic
Thanks for setting this up, Tamara. I’m glad to be a part of such a great networking group, and am excited to connect with you all!
Welcome, welcome, welcome! Kate! You are the first to identify here at the LoveFest as an art therapist! Where are you guys??!!!! Can you help us find you? I’m extra pleased to see that you are in my own back door as well.
It may take me a bit to get around to it, but I have every intention of visiting your online sites and connecting with you. Just gotta catch up with my LoveFest duties first!
Great idea! I am a Marriage and Family therapist intern in California and a Psychology lecturer at UC Berkeley. My areas of interest are cross-cultural child and family therapy. I began a nonprofit called MySahana to spread awareness & remove stigma in the South Asian community!
Personal contact:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/parijatdesh
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/parijatd
Blog: http://parijatd.wordpress.com/
MySahana:
Website: http://www.mysahana.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mysahana
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mysahana
LinkedIn group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/MySahana-2832474?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Looking forward to connecting with more mental health professionals!
Parijat! After tweeting for a while with you, it’s good to connect with you here! And, gang . . . another savvy therapist identifying her niches – cross-cultural child and family therapy (Be sure to remember her when you are working with your bi-cultural clients!) with a particular interest in the South Asian community and she knows how to start a non-profit! Excellent marketing of your skills, Parijat, and modeling for the rest of us!
I’m looking forward to networking with you and your colleagues in California – By the way, your psychology students are welcome to join us here if they have an online presence:)! Happy to teach them how to network online.
Hi all,
I am a counseling psychologist in Kansas City, MO. I serve clients from both the Kansas & Missouri sides of our community, but I office on the Missouri side (simplest to work in the state where I live to avoid pesky double taxes). I’m tremendously excited about this project. As I’ve read the listings already, I’ve added everyone who included a Twitter link to a list:
http://twitter.com/#!/list/DrBeckerSchutte/smlovefest4mhprofs
If you follow the list, you don’t need to follow each individual person. For those posting after me, you can just @ message or DM me, and I will add you to the list.
I specialize in working with clients who are affected by serious or chronic health concerns–both the diagnosed patient and their care-takers. This includes a fair amount of grief work as well. I am a member of the LGBT Affirmative Therapists Guild of Kansas City, and work to make my office a safe space for clients of all cultural backgrounds.
Here’s where you find me on the web:
Website: http://www.healthybalancedlife.com
Blog: http://healthybalancedlifekc.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/DrBeckerSchutte or @DrBeckerSchutte
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ann.Becker.Schutte
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=9660779&trk=tab_pro
I am on Twitter almost daily, and I update the blog at least twice a week. I’m active in the #hcsm Tweetchat as well as a few others when I can be–many of my favorite Tweetchats happen at the same time as bedtime, so I miss them as often as I make it in. Facebook & LinkedIn aren’t really part of my world that much–maybe after I get my website and blog transitioned together. 🙂
Looking forward to getting to know all of you better!
Ann
Oops–here’s my working LinkedIn link (told you, I don’t use that one!)
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ann-becker-schutte-ph-d/3/29a/88b Edit
Ann! Thanks so much for coming to the Social Media LoveFest for Mental Health Professionals and Coaches! Take note, gang – here’s another gal who knows how to stand out in the crowd. She’s not only noted her niche of working with clients (and their families) who deal with chronic illness . . . She’s also offered her Twitter site as a shortcut to the rest of us! Very savvy marketing!
Ann, I’m looking forward to networking with you and learning from you! Let me know if there’s anything I can do to support you and your work. Happy to do so and help you connect with others here and elsewhere!
Hi Everyone! I’m a music therapist in PA, serving Bucks County and parts of NJ. I am home with my little ones for now, keeping my practice very small. I love the idea of having this network while I back off work for a while. It’s really important to me to stay connected to other mental health care providers so as not to let time get away from me! Oh, and I work with children right now, but also adult psych when I’m more active.
website, somewhat under construction: http://nh-mt.com/Home.html
Linkedin:http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=13312738&trk=tab_pro
twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/erinbullard/
Thanks, Tamara, for starting this! I’ll pass on the word to a fantastic group of diverse therapists in the Philadelphia area.
Erin! I’ve been looking for you! Welcome to the Social Media LoveFest! I’m thinking that you may be the first here to represent Pennsylvania. Excellent! How fabulous that you have the ability to be with your little ones and still pursue your practice and stay connected with all of us! Hope you’ll help us spread the word as we continue to grow our connections here.
And, of course, if I can support you with information and inspiration on building your practice or taking it to a new level, don’t hesitate to ask!
This is great. I’m in Los Angeles. I specialize in play therapy and parenting. I can be found at
http://www.losangeleschildtherapist.com and three places on Twitter:
@Miven_T (broadest range of interests, some personal, political, writerly, play therapy, free range kids)
@Pl_ay (Only children, parenting, play therapy tweets)
@IHeart_Tw (=I heart Twitter, about my love of Twitter, which will link to a website being built where I do trainings on Twitter for therapists )
Ann–I will @msg you to get on the list.
And on Facebook: The Healing Power of Play | Los Angeles Child Therapist http://on.fb.me/iGn92s
Hi, Miven! Welcome back to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I’m so glad you could join us today for the LoveFest! I’m looking forward to connecting after this wave of blogging slows down. Once I get everyone entered here, I’ll be back to check out all of your sites and network with you! Thanks so much for playing with us here and retweeting about the LoveFest, too!
So sorry I forgot to say where I’m from! I live in Central Jersey (as they say here in the Garden State).
And thank you for the many kind words, Tamara. Let the love-fest continue…
Hi Tamara,
Great to connect with you!
I’m based in the UK (Kent, to be more precise) and work with clients worldwide. Please visit my website for information.
My social media contact information:
Website: http://www.mylifesupport.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/anna247
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/anna247
I’m looking forward to networking with other professionals and happy to answer any queries.
Anna
Anna! You are our first coach and also our first connection in the UK so we are thrilled to have you join us here at Private Practice from the Inside Out! I hope you will help yourself to all of the information, networking, and inspiration here. Happy to have you with us in the LoveFest and hope you can help us make other connections as well!
If I can personally support you in building your practice or in any other way, don’t hesitate to ask! Looking forward to learning about your practice and how we can best support one another!
I love this idea! Being a brand new professional, I have a huge appreciation for those who put such effort into making MY networking easier!
I am a music therapist practicing in the Dallas/ Fort Worth, TX metroplex. I have recently gotten my private practice off the ground and running. (WooHoo!)
Here are my sites (all are works in progress, comments/suggestions are welcome!):
http://twitter.com/#!/YourSongMT
http://www.facebook.com/yoursongmt
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kasey-sollenberger/34/460/1
http://www.yoursongmusictherapy.com
Love the love-fest! Thanks!
Kasey! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out and our great big Social Media LoveFest! How did you find out about this?
I was born and raised in Fort Worth and only left there in 2002. If I can help you connect down there in particular, feel free to let me know. I do love Texas!
I’m looking forward to visiting your sites and networking with you. Thanks for joining us here and I hope if you find it useful, you’ll let others know about us, too!
Thank you for this opportunity! You always have great ideas.
I have already benefited from your excellent advice on spreading the word about my new Anger Management certification.
Located in North Georgia serving clients in three beautiful rural counties; Stephens, Rabun and Habersham.
I specialize in trauma, working with awesome kids, adolescents and young adults dealing with not so awesome things.
Linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/robin-whisnant-lapc-cams/19/b22/787
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Play-Therapy-of-North-Georgia/224622287555216?sk=wall
Company: http://www.mustardseedcounseling.org/
Robin! Welcome back! I’m so glad to hear that our work together has been on target and is helping you grow your practice! That’s the goal! (Take note, gang, no one else has mentioned anger management as a niche yet. Good job, Robin, in setting yourself apart!)
And, I’m happy to have you as a contact to network with in North Georgia! Thanks for joining us here and passing the word along!
I just found this site and it looks interesting. I usually do not join things without a good period of time to consider it and check it out. But, Tamara, you seem to be doing a great job. I have just started two blogs (even though I am not sure about what I am doing). One has practical and/or layman’s level ideas concerning mental health and positive psychology. The other is a blog about professional literature that I read. It is geared toward the professional therapist/counselor/ coach. I would be tickled pink if this group found then useful.
The blogs are:
http://www.arihahn.wordpress.com
http://www.arihahnresearch.wordpress.com
I have a twitter account:
twitter.com/#!/arihahn
I am on linked In
and my website:
http://www.arihahn.com
BTW, I am in New Jersey and NYC
Ari
Hi, Ari, and thanks for joining us here at the Social Media LoveFest! Like you, I am not an impulsive kind of gal and think long and hard before I “join” or purchase or just sign up for things online. (My inbox is always overflowing!) However, I am so pleased that you’ve dropped in here to wander around my blog and join in on the LoveFest! This is turning out to be a very special opportunity that you – all of you – are creating.
I’ve just tossed out an idea, provided a space, and watched you guys RUN with it! From comments here and in my email inbox, I know that many of you are already making new 1:1 connections, brainstorming about new collaborations and projects, finding resources and information to support you both in and out of your private practice. THAT is EXCELLENT NETWORKING!
So, Ari, I hope you’ll find that to be true for you, too, here at Private Practice from the Inside Out. I look forward to connecting with you once I finish posing all of these LoveFest entries. It’s going to take me a liitle while but I have every intention of visiting each of your sites and I’ll be sure to let you know when I drop in. In the mean time, if there is anything that I can do to support you in building / strengthening your private practice, please don’t hesitate to ask! I’m only an email or a phone call away!
Looking forward to networking with you and learning about what you do! Please stay in touch!
I was too focused on what I can contribute and forgot to mention my own field of interest. I help individuals and families who are overwhelmed with caring for a mentally ill loved one. I work in a coaching model allowing me to work with people from anywhere and with a flexible schedule. (It also helps me keep my teaching position.) If you are really curious I’m sure you will check out the sites….
Tamara…what a neat idea (I think…I’m not so sure abut the “lovefest” part).
From what I can tell, it seems almost everybody here is from the west or mid-west. So I figured I ought to weigh in for Connecticut and New England. I’m an Adlerian psychologist (the ony one in Connecticut), founder of the LifeCourse Institute of Adlerian Psychology (here in CT), and founder of NECAP (New England Community of Adlerian Psycholgy). I’d be interested in chatting with others about Adlerian psychology and its relationships (theoretical and psychotherapeutic) to what we do.
I’d be interested in experiences of counselors/dtherapists/educators/ coaches who use Skype with clients over disdtances. For example, I have clients/students in California and London, and have found it exciting, rewarding, and challenging. (I limit myself to the ten-session program I developed called the “LifeCourse Effective Action Program” outlined in my web site.) Others’ comments weould be welcome.
(Oh yes, and by the way, I lived in Trinadad CO (age 4) during WWII, then in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota until I left for grad schol in Boston. So I have ties with many of you geographically!)
Welcome, Robert, to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I’m so glad you decided to represent the Northeast! But, I’m even happier to find an Adlerian in the gang! When I moved to Colorado, I found that we Adlerians are few and far between here. It’s a whole different ballgame! I’m really looking forward to dropping in to your site . . . . Unfortunately, no one else can find you unless you drop back in here and leave in a comment where they can find you online. Please do so so that our Social Media Lovefest can actually be useful to you!
Hello! My name is Kitty Davidson and I have a private practice in Lakewood Colorado. I offer couples and individual counseling. I use a variety of techniques to help explore my clients world. I use EMDR for a variety of issues, performance, sports performance, anxiety, depression, and trauma just to name a few.
I have experience working with anxiety, depression, bipolar, healthy sexuality, relationships, sexual abuse, family issues, LGBT issues, and life transitions. I have experience with court ordered therapy for both juveniles and adults.
I believe that insight into our selves can be achieved through our experiences. In the therapeutic process, I use a variety of mediums for exploration. Mindfulness is not just thinking but it is about bringing awareness to everyday activities and thoughts. This can be achieved through the therapeutic conversation, art, role plays and a mind body connection. I believe becoming mindful of our minds, heart and body is key to becoming a more authentic self.
Hi, Kitty! You’re in my own back door here in Colorado so I hope we have a chance to meet face to face later this year. Thanks so much for checking out my blog here at Private Practice from the Inside Out and joining our Social Media LoveFest for Mental Health Professionals and Coaches!
You’ve mentioned several areas that could easily position you in a niche so I’m thinking that if your practice is not as busy as you would like it to be, you’ve got great potential to create that! However, if you want folks to be able to find you online, you will need to drop back in and leave URLs for those locations. I hope you’ll do so that we can continue to grow our online community here! I look forward to networking with you!
I forgot to list my contact information in my previous post. Sorry about that!
Kitty Davidson, MA
Pscyhotherapist, EMDR II
Mindful Summits Counseling Services
8745 W 14th Ave Suite 120, Lakewood CO 80215
303-416-0096
http://www.mindfulsummitscounseling.com
kdavidson@mindfulsummitscounseling.com
Ah! There it is! Thanks, Kitty!
This is a great idea! I am a licensed psychologist in Orange County, CA. I am starting up a new practice with Psychological Health & Well-being Consulting. The website is: http://www.ahappyou.com. I am looking forward to networking through thi site.
Sonia! I’m so glad you found us! I think you will find this online community (that is growing exponentially as we speak!) to be active, supportive, and a great place to network! I’m looking forward to getting to know you and learn about your practice. Give me a couple of weeks to catch up on all these LoveFest entries. Then I’ll start plowing through these and actually chatting a bit! In the mean time, if there’s any information / resources related to building a private practice, I’m thinking the LoveFest gang will be a terrific resource. Of course, I’m hoping you will also find my blog to be of use and, if you can’t find it here . . . Just email or call and I’ll help you out!
Hi Everyone! I’m a child and family psychologist outside of Boston, MA, who works with families of children with ADHD and autism around issues of behavior and executive functioning.
I also consult with health care professionals on growing their practices using technology and social media…
My practice website is: http://www.childdevelopmentpartners.com
My business of practice blog is: http://drsusangiurleo.com
You can find me on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/SusanGiurleo (this is actually the best place to find me, most days..)
Facebook: http://facebook.com/bizsavvytherapist
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/susangiurleo
I look forward to getting to know all of you!
~ Susan
Susan! How very kind of you to take time out of your busy day to show up here and join the party! I’m happy to have you on board and happy to help you expand your network!
Gang, Susan is another terrific resource to help you learn how to support and grow your business. Don’t miss her sites!
Hey Kasey! I recently moved from D/FW (it makes me nostalgic even to hear about it) and you should really check out http://www.meetup.com/psychotherapy. It’s the home of the local networking group Counselors and Psychotherapists Network of North Texas. My friend Diana Pitaru & I started it together and Tamara is one of our honorary members! They’re great people – I miss them! Please consider joining them for a meetup next month!
Also, I just started an E-therapy practice – so if Kasey – or anyone else who has recently started a practice – is interested in starting a group where we can encourage each other and share ideas, I would love to do that! Maybe on Linked In?
Thanks, Stephanie, for reaching out to others on the list. I appreciate that openness that Texans are known for!
Hi Tamara,
Great idea – I think it’s important for therapists online to mutually support each other. I have a practice in Marin County, CA. (just north of San Francisco) – working with individuals and couples. I’ve also been very active online for over 6 years as a writer of topics related to marriage, relationship and emotional health. I also enjoy social networking particularly via Twitter and my Facebook page.
Here are my links:
The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com
Tools for Marriage, Relationship and Emotional Health
http://www.LisaKiftTherapy.com
Marin Therapy and Counseling (my private practice)
http://www.MarinTherapyandCounseling.com
Twitter (@LisaKiftTherapy)
http://twitter.com/#!/lisakifttherapy
The Toolbox Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Toolbox-at-LisaKiftTherapycom/188221308724
LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisabrookeskift
As time allows, I’ll make my way down this list and connect with all of you (and I see a few familiar folks already). Looking forward to it!
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Lisa! I’m so tickled to have you join us for out Social Media LoveFest! What you don’t know is that my colleague, Beth J. Hayden, and I are already familiar with your website! It’s really quite beautiful and quite well done. We are launching our Private Practice Online Survival Guide this month (with a free webinar called How to Develop an Online Marketing Plan for Your Private Practice) and fully intend to use your site as an example of some of the “right” things to do. Hope you don’t mine!:)
Thanks so much for taking time to network with us here. I look forward to connecting with you and learning from you. Let me know how I can support you on your journey!
Thank you Tamara – and for highlighting my work in your free webinar! Tell me when that is and I’ll try to check it out.
Lisa
Hi, Lisa! Happy to have you there! You will find the details for our FREE WEBINAR, How to Develop an Online Marketing Plan for Your Private Practice at http://bit.ly/9Vt94l
Greetings everyone from beautiful Longmont, CO!
I came upon this website through a sharing that Megan at Mundana Music Therapy made on Facebook. Funny how that works, eh?
I’m a music therapist and psychotherapist in the Boulder County area, but I work with a hospice and provide music therapy services to terminally-ill patients and their families throughout the Metro Denver area. However, with my private practice, SoundWell Music Therapy, I specialize in mental health and well-being for all ages because I believe that quality of life shouldn’t be something only to be taken into consideration when one is at end-of-life.
I consider myself to be somewhat tech-savvy, although I’m looking to make more connections with others and to help create community.
So… here’s where I can be found:
Linkedin at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/soundwellmusictherapy
and
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/SoundWell-Music-Therapy/242202445552
I look forward to connecting with you!
Hi, Faith! Gotta love Megan! And, you are another one in my back door! Sweet! Since you are so close to home, I hope to meet you later this year face-to-face.
Thanks so much for checking out my blog and joining in on the Social Media LoveFest. I can’t believe how fast we are growing this little project! I’m always happy to connect with music therapists and look forward to networking with you here and elsewhere online!
Hope you’ll pass the word along to all your colleagues to join us here as we build our resources and network quickly!
Here’s my links:
Blogger:
http://www.jillosborne.org
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/jillchz
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jill-Osborne-EdS-LAPC/105068251195
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/Jillplaytherapy
Linkden:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jillplaytherapy
Myspace (not updated much)
http://www.myspace.com/jillswritingpage
Welcome, welcome, Jill! I’ve been waiting for you! Hope you’re going to send more of those Georgian’s this way! Happy to have you on board!
I might, I’ve been thinking about asking if you have group rates? No joke really.
Hi, Jill! Thanks for asking!
I do provide several options for group rates including Private Practice from the Inside Out The Series – the coaching series that addresses a variety of issues concerning marketing your private practice (including determining your ideal client, money and time management, nicheing your practice, how to leverage your strengths, etc. This will be the first year that this is offered long-distance rather than face-to-face.
I also provide small group fees as well as training and retreats for larger group – both face to face as well as long distance. Talk to me about what you are looking for and we can figure out what might work best for you! I look forward to working with you!
Great idea! I have really enjoyed following your work Tamara and am looking forward to your upcoming webinar. My office is in Westminster, CO. I am in the process of changing my practice, well growing, you can say. I consider myself a holistic therapist with a MA in Counseling Psychology and a Certification in Somatic Therapy (which is what really has changed me as well as my practice). I will be spending the summer starting my new blog, updating my website(s) and forms, and working on expanding a project we started in 2009 that gives alternative health care providers an internet presence at http://www.milehitherapy.com (soon to be Colorado Holistic Care) at coloradoholisticcare.com. My social media information is:
http://www.barbbrownlpc.com is my blog (just getting started)
http://www.facebook.com/barbbrownlpc
http://twitter.com/barbbrownlpc
http://www.linkedin.com/in/barbbrown
I look forward to connecting!
Barb
Barb! I know your name well and am so tickled to have you join us! Gotta love Somatic Therapy! I’ll be looking for your voice here at Private Practice from the Inside Out and networking with you as well! Let me know how I can help you grow your business! Always happy to extend my network and yours, too!
Tamara, you missed one class of people joining in here–those not yet in private practice, but building towards it.
I will also say that you have done a good job here. I have never seen so many music therapists in one place in my life,and I mean that as a sincere compliment. Well done!
I’m a clinical and forensic psychologist, as well as LPC supervisor living in the Austin, Texas area. My main areas of expertise are assessing and treating acting-out adolescent males and difficult families, including mental health counseling and neuropsych counseling. My professional interest is the role of emotions in psychotherapy. I’m always interested in connecting with others.
blog: http://www.sgbrownlow.com
twitter: http://twitter.com/sgbrownlow or @sgbrownlow
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sgbrownlow
LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/sgbrownlow
Hopefully, all of those links work!
Hi, Steven! I’ve been looking for forensic psychologists to join us! Where are you guys?! I’m happy to meet you and so happy to help you network here at the Social Media LoveFest for Mental Health Professionals!
You are indeed the first forensic psychologist to join us and, gang, take note . . . . Steven has done an excellent job of distinguishing himself at this LoveFest by identifying his niche not just as forensic psychology but as one who treats and assesses acting-out adolescent males and difficult families! Nice marketing job, Steven! Is it safe to assume that you would not mind consulting long distance? Yours is a special niche for sure! And, I may have opportunity to refer to you in the future.
I hope you’ll wander around on Private Practice from the Inside Out and pick up a few tips. When I can be of help either online or off, I hope you’ll let me know!
Tamara, I would be happy to consult if needed. And I’m not so sure it’s great marketing as just knowing what I do well.
Yes, Steven, but knowing what you do well – and what you do not do well – are the first two steps to solid marketing:)! I’ll keep you in mind when needing forensic consults for sure!
Have a great weekend!
Steven, Tamara once told me once to start saying “I have a private practices,” not just that I’m building one, it’s in there Steven, and I am in the same boat, just getting my foot into private practice. It’s so exciting.
Hi, Jill! Hey – I just want to drop in here to clarify what I said . . . . I was not suggesting that you tell folks that you have multiple private practices – unless, of course, you really do. That could be considered false advertising. What I said is that if you find yourself torn between multiple niches, it’s probably more effective to focus on just one area at a time (knowing that you will have time later on to refocus on a second niche and, even further down the road, a third niche.)
It is important though to watch your language – both for marketing purposes and for risk management. What you don’t want to do is trip yourself up with false advertising.
Hi Tamara–
Great idea! Wow–looks like you’ve got quite an impressive list of psychotherapists…Love it:).
I would be very appreciative if you could make a comprehensive list so we could all see and connect w one another…like a directory, maybe?
OK–
I’m a LCSW w a private practice in Pasadena, CA. I also have extensive experience working as a psychiatric social worker for the Los Angeles Unifed School District.
My blog specialties are psychoeducation for those wanting help with depression/anxiety, but are not able/ready to try the traditional 1:1 model, at present. I’m a fan of a direct, honest, and humorous approach, which alienates some in our profession, but hey, there is no ‘everyone.’
My other passion is parenting, with an emphasis on….drum role,…teenagers. I happen to love working with teens–the surlier, the better is my motto:P.
Thanks for this awesome opportunity:
Blog: http://www.talktherapybiz.com/hey-mom-and-dad-check-out-my-blood-alcohol-level%E2%80%A6/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/talktherapybiz
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/talk-therapy-biz/113635505320160
Hi, Linda! I’m so tickled you could join us here for the Social Media LoveFest. I think a comprehensive list would be a fabulous idea . . . . Unfortunately, I am up over my ears right now in work and can’t carve out time to create that list. Is that something that you would like to do? If so, I would be happy to share it with everyone!
I believe you are the first social worker from Pasadena, California on the list! Yea! And, I’m loving your comment about the clients you love to work with – “teens – the surlier, the better!” FABULOUS! I feel certain that you will gain some readers to your blog and find some terrific folks here to network with so . . . have at it!
And, if there is anything I can do . . . just yell! Happy to help you make connections here and grow your network, too!
Hello Tamara,
I have been following your blog for a little while now, but this is my first time getting in on the action. First of all thank you for all you do. The information you offer is always very helpful. I love what you’ve started here.
Currently, I am a Counselor-In-Training. I work undersupervision in a private practice. I am working toward licensure in Missouri. My focus is interracial marriages/relationships and families. Relating to one another in intimate relationships has it’s own complications. When cultural differences are added relationships can become more complex.
My goal is to help couples and families recognize the enriching opportunities that their cultural differences present in order to build healthy families and children with healthy views about their identity.
Okay, so I am new to networking. I’ve avoided it in the past because I was told that in networking you have to “Sell yourself” (argh, not me). What you are doing here feels really good and natural. So thank you again for all you do. I’m always interested in reading more.
http://www.BrendaJobe.org
Brenda! Welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! Students and Counselors-in-Training are certainly welcome and are under-represented here in our Social Media LoveFest for Mental Health Professionals and Coaches! (I’m so glad I’ve left this open for you and your peers just a little longer!)
YOU have a fabulous and much-needed niche identified already. Take note, gang! How many of you know another professional who has identified themselves working with interracial / cross-cultural couples and family issues?! You win the prize, in my mind, Brenda, for standing out from the crowd! Nice job!
And, as for “selling” yourself . . . . I should really write a blog post on this but for the short term, you and I don’t need to sell ourselves. We need to be building relationships (and what counselor doesn’t already know how to do that?) and we need to be looking for opportunities within those relationships to let other folks see / understand what we do! It’s much more akin to education than it is to sales.
Brenda, again, I’m so glad to have you join us! I hope you won’t just lurk and learn but also join in the conversations here. We can learn from you, too!
Tamara, I think following and interacting with clinicians as we grow as a group is a good idea. I am a LMFT in Alabama. I have been in full-time practice for 18 months, following 8 years of part-time work. I work with individuals, couples, and families to promote personal and relational growth. my links are:
blog: http://www.asuccessfulmarriage.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tim-goode/21/287/a63
Facebook: http://facebook.com/ASuccessfulMarriage.home
I am just getting into the electronic networking/marketing world. I hope to learn from the group as we develop. Thank you for what you do.
Tim Goode, MS
tgoode@knology.net
Tim! I’m so very glad to have you here representing Alabama! Where are those Alabama colleagues of yours?! I think you are the first to show up here. I’m getting swamped with the LoveFest gang so I may need to shut the doors at the end of the week. If you’ve got others that want to join us, let them know.
Tim, I look forward to networking with you and learning from you!
TS.
Your Love Fest rocked and still rocking. I WILL come back to view the post and comments again…again….again. You give me ideas for a similar project.
Hugs, Bb
Hi, Brenda! Yes, the LoveFest IS STILL ROCKING and I’m wearing out! Thinking this may be the last week before I close the door so if you know of others who want in . . . . Send them my way!
Hi, Tamara and all of the talented therapists to date.
I love social media. I have worked to start a blog, though it is always “on my back burner”. I have been encouraged to write a book by many folks, but the thought is daunting with my private practice and all of the paperwork for many sources I am required to maintain. I do have a webpage and have been relishing the thought of reorganizing it (thus my search here and elsewhere with professionals in the art and decor world that I love).
I am a member of the Texas Society for Clinical Social Work which has brought its website into this century this spring.
TSCSW.org
my webpage is: maryswansonlcsw@brownwood-therapist.com
I am on linkedin as well, though not so much with my profession.
I recently attended an ewomennetwork in Austin https://www.facebook.com/eWomenNetworkAustin?sk=wall
Have a professional Facebook page: Mary Swanson, LCSW https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Swanson-LCSW/130189713683974
I live in a very small town and so appreciate ideas for marketing.
Thank you Tamara for your positive wonderful resourceful self!
Mary!!! I’m so glad you made it here before we close the doors on the Social Media LoveFest! Thanks so much for taking time to introduce yourself here. As you can see, we have quite a collective growing here! I’m launching a FREE Webinar later today and trying to catch up on the LoveFest folks, too.
It may take me a few weeks to get to you and and everyone else but I promise . . . I’m going to be dropping in to chat and network. I hope you will do the same and send your colleagues this way quick! The doors to the LoveFest close at the end of this week!
Hi Tamara! What a wonderful idea! I’ve been looking for ways to network with other professionals in related fields as it can get lonely out here! I’ve been blogging for a while and I use my facebook page to post ways to practice mindfulness in daily life at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Living-Mindfully/146958998648430 Hopefully I’ll connect with others and share the love!
Hi, Cindy! I’m so glad you’ve found us! I’m looking forward to helping you build your business and connect with others here, too! I hope you’ll drop back in often to chat! I look forward to networking with you and learning from you. Love the mindfulness niche!
Looking to connect in Rockford, IL.
My social media website:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/lisa-thompson-ma-lpc-cadc-ate/a/151/436
Hi, Lisa Marie! Thanks so much for joining us here at the Social Media LoveFest! And, welcome to Private Practice from the Inside Out! I look forward to networking with you and helping you grow your business connections, too!
If you want to increase the likelihood that folks will reach out to you, you are welcome to drop back in and leave even more info about you, your interests, and your work. That’s true for all of you here at the Social Media LoveFest for Mental Health Professionals and Coaches, too!
Remember, this is only going to be successful for each of you if you take the time to reach out back channel to your other colleagues here . . . by reading and commenting on their blogs and websites, following them on Twitter, friending them on Facebook, and connecting with them on LinkedIn. Don’t be shy! By joining us here at the Social Media LoveFest, they are saying that they want to increase their own networks and help you to do the same. Did I say DON’T BE SHY!?
Hello Tamara and other enthusiastic colleagues!
I am a private practitioner based in Littleton, Colorado who has goals and aspirations to video-blog, traditional blog, update my website, contribute regular articles to ezines and other publications, and basically better embrace social media to be of service to the Internet community and connect to those that may benefit from my services.
To learn more about me and my style of counseling, please visit:
Website: http://www.CreativeAndCaringCounseling.com
I would love to “link” with you at:
LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/3otj8s2
And here is my neglected business Facebook page:
(Not updated) FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Caring-Counseling-LLC/135555356491956
Thank you for providing this avenue of connection for us, Tamara! I’m looking forward to participating in this Social Media Love Fest!
Barbara! I’m so glad you joined us for the Social Media LoveFest! I keep threatening to close it because I’ve been overwhelmed with the numbers. But every day or two someone else fabulous comes along, like you, that I know the rest of the LoveFest gang wants to connect with so . . . for now . . . pass the word along and come join us!
So glad you made it, Barbara! Let me know if their is anything that I can do to help you as you grow your business!
I wish I had realized this “Love Fest” was going on! I just joined, and it looks like it has been around for more than a year! Better late than never!–
Absolutely, Tamra! So glad to have you on board and hope you’ll tell your colleagues about us, too!
Oohhh, I hope I’m not too late to the party 🙂
I am a sex and relationship counselor in Portland, OR
website – http://www.juliejeske.com/
blog- http://www.juliejeske.com/blog
facebook- https://www.facebook.com/Julie.Jeske.Sex.andRelationship.Counselor
twitter – http://twitter.com/juliejeske
I can’t wait to learn more about all of you online 🙂
Julie
Hi, Julie! What took you so long to get here?! We’ve been waiting on you! Actually, I’m just a bit behind on my blog maintenance and haven’t gotten around to closing the LoveFest yet. I intended to . . . just haven’t gotten there! I’m so glad, too! I’m trying to plow my way through the LoveFest gang to check out each of your sites. It’s going to take me a while but i will get to you.
In the mean time, make yourself at home here and start checking everybody out including me right here at Private Practice from the Inside Out! If there is anything that I can do to help you get better connected or to help you grow your practice, I hope you’ll let me know!
Wow this is great. I am going to work my way through this list. I have a private practice in Albany, CA, outside San Francisco. I look forward to connecting with you all.
Website: http://www.cathyhanville.com
Blog: http://cathyhanvillelcsw.blogspot.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cathy.Hanville.Albany.psychotherapy.emdr
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chanvillelcsw
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=91572530&trk=tab_pro
Hi, Cathy! Welcome to the Social Media LoveFest! I’m so glad you found your way to Private Practice from the Inside Out and the LoveFest, too! I look forward to helping you network and grow your business. Let me know how I can help!
I have a new facebook page for my second business consulting for private practice that i am going to put here too
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Get-Down-To-Business-Consulting/267277303291601
My twitter for that is https://twitter.com/#!/Getdown2busines
Also people should know what is posted here is archived into google. I just searched myself and found my comments. Another reason to always be on one’s best behavior.
Oh, Cathy! I’m so glad you dropped back in so folks can find you! Now I’m learning from you! I knew to be on good behavior on line but what I didn’t think about was being able to track my comments down on other people’s websites simply by googling! How smart are you?! Thanks so much for a great reminder – especially appropriate here on the Social Media LoveFest post!
And, did you also notice that you are now able to keep up with running conversations on my blog by checking the little box at the bottom or your comment? If you do so, you will receive email notices in your inbox when someone adds to the conversation.
Hi all! Not sure if anyone else out there is in Chicago, but we are a new holistic counseling practice. I’m working on IL licensure while interning with Chicago Center for Holistic Counseling. We are on Facebook, and I’m listed under Jen Kidwell Meyer, Psychotherapist on Facebook as well. Thanks Tamara!
Hi, Jen! Thanks for dropping in here at Private Practice from the Inside Out and joining the Social Media LoveFest! I hope you’ll get busy reaching out to all the folks that have already joined us here and make some new friends. It’s been a terrific resource for me and others already! I noticed that you did not leave any links to make it easy for others to find you. Please do take time to do so. It will drastically increase the contacts that you make and the traffic you receive.
Looking forward to networking with you, Jen! Happy to have a colleague in Chicago!
Oh THIS is cool! Just found it! Can’t wait to start connecting with the folks on the list…
I’m in Colorado (Lakewood/Golden). I’m very new to private practice, getting my shop set up and making connections to help me navigate this all! I work with relationship issues (families, couples, PARENTING) and I do a lot of work with depression and anxiety (individuals/families).
Website: (In progress, you can sign up for notification when it’s live)
http://www.apeacefullifecounseling.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/APeacefulLifeCounseling
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/KatMindenhall
I’m finally starting to not feel so ALL alone thanks to the great connections I’m making, thank you for doing this!
Oh no! I forgot LinkedIn! http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kat-mindenhall-lcsw/4/9a4/838
🙂
Wonderful Idea! I’m in private practice in Atlanta, GA. I specialize in relationship issues, both couples and individuals. I am excited to be a part of this love fest. Hope I’m not too late!
Welcome, Amber! I am happy to have you on board and hope you’ll pass the info on to others that may also be interested in growing their private practices. In order to fully participate and help others find you, you will need to read the rules in the post above and all the appropriate information about ways to connect with you online. Looking forward to networking with you!
So glad to connect online with everyone and I appreciate Kat Mindenhall making me aware of this group. Creative Counseling Center is located in Greenwood Village, Co but we serve the entire Denver community and surrounding cities.
I try to infuse my humor and joy for life on all of our social media channels! If you stop by PLEASE say hello! I’ve had a lot of recent success with ‘Where is the Therapist at?” weekly postings on Facebook. Check them out.
http://www.facebook.com/creativecounselingcenter
http://www.twitter.com/terikarjala
http://www.linkedin.com/in/terikarjala
Hi, Terri! Thanks so much for dropping in to join our community! I think you’ll find it to be a great addition to your social networking. (Terri and I know each other from the Denver Therapists Network. She is an LPC and LMFT as well as a dynamic speaker.)
I look forward to checking out your sites and connecting with you online, Terri! (And, hope we have a chance to meet face to face in 2012!)
Teri,
I don’t think I have met you at the PPN meetings yet. I look forward to checking out your sites and hopefully meeting you sometime in the future. My office is located in the DTC, so not too far from you!
Tamra
Hi Tamara! Thanks for the reminder on Twitter to join up here, and check out others who have.
I’m a psychotherapist in Boulder, CO, specializing in helping survivors of sexual assault and sexual abuse to resolve and move beyond their traumas. I am a trained practitioner of EMDR. Here’s my social media info:
Website: pegshippert.com
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Peg-Shippert-Counseling/224721334265183?ref=ts
Twitter: twitter.com/pegshippert
Linked In: linkedin.com/in/pegshippert
Peg! Thanks so much for joining us here at the Social Media LoveFest! I want to encourage you to plow through those who have joined before you to expand your network. This has turned out to be a rich source of networking for me and lots of others.
I was in Boulder earlier this week – wish I had thought to try to reach out to you so that we could actually meet face to face! Oh, well . . . maybe next time! In any case, it’s great to know a little more about you and your practice. I look forward to networking with you here and elsewhere, too!
Hi everyone,
So it appears I may be the only one representing New Jersey and New York as well! Nice to “meet” everyone and learn about you via your websites and facebook pages.
As for me, I am a Geriatric social worker, specializing in working with individuals and families who are concerned about an older adult, spouse or distant relative.
I am licensed in NJ and NY and love what I do. Besides creating a monthly blog, I also have a free quarterly newsletter which can actually be useful for a caregiver in any state. So, if you know of someone who can benefit from information on various caregiving topics, be sure to sign up or refer them to my website http://www.familycaregiversocialworker.com
Here are my other social media links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cmvalentinlcsw
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CMValentin
LinkedIN: http://www.linkedin.com/in/christinemvalentin
Tamara, thank you for all you do to help private practitioners. I really appreciate your tips, advice and encouragement.
Christine! Thank you for dropping in here to share your info and network with us. I’ve just checked out your blog, fanned you on Facebook, am following you on Twitter, and had already connected with you on LinkedIn! Your blog is beautiful and it also chocked full of great information for caregivers! I’m looking forward to helping you grow your practice and learning from you, too!
I hope you’ll take time to connect with those in our amazing community here at Private Practice from the Inside Out. I think you will find it to be a warm and supportive environment. I look forward to networking with you!
This is such a great idea! I am trying to become more social-media savvy and so I hope to learn more here about how to do it right!
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Denver, Colorado. (Centennial, to be specific.) I specialize in work with anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, self-esteem, and relationships. I work with both teens, adults and couples and am an EMDR Approved Consultant. I also greatly enjoy teaching and am an affiliate faculty member at Regis University teaching in their Master’s in Counseling program.
Here are my links:
Website: http://www.thcounseling.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/THCounselingAndConsultingLLC
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tamra-hughes-ma-lpc/1b/385/52a
Blog:http://denvercounselingblog.wordpress.com/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/TamraHughesLPC
I look forward to connecting with, and learning from, you all!