(#487) How Tanisha Left Chaos Behind and Built a Purpose-Driven Therapy Business
Are you a therapist navigating burnout, considering private practice, or wanting to expand into speaking and workshops? In this inspiring episode, Dr. TK interviews Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Tanisha Fulcher about her journey from working in high-risk mental health settings to launching her private practice and trauma-focused workshops.
Tanisha C. Fulcher is a licensed marriage & family therapist and owner of Beyond the Basics Family Counseling, Inc. in San Diego, CA. With over 12 years in the mental health field, she specializes in restoration, connectedness, and culturally informed care. Her practice offers therapy, training, and consulting to individuals, couples, families, public agencies, and non-profits. Tanisha holds a BS in Biochemistry from Spelman College and an MS in Marriage & Family Therapy from Northwestern University.
She is also a DTA Alumni - We love our community!
0:00 Intro – Creating time freedom & mental health awareness
1:24 Meet Tanisha – Background, credentials & location
2:39 What made you enter the mental health field?
3:44 Transition from science to psychology
6:59 Training experiences & job history
8:44 High-risk settings vs private practice
12:57 Why Tanisha started in someone else’s practice
16:03 Three levels of care for clinicians
19:18 Shifting from employee to entrepreneur mindset
24:01 Using private podcast coaching for growth
27:07 Private practice & speaking opportunities
31:15 Reframing online marketing as a business card
34:52 Tanisha’s trauma workshops & EMDR focus
39:59 Advice for early-career therapists
43:21 Staying motivated while juggling multiple roles
45:03 Where to find Tanisha online
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