(#227) LCSW Private Practice Growth + Scalability and Impact With Shashanah Ward
Learning how to invest in herself and having good circles of influence have helped Sashanah take her business to the next level. Now, she proves that therapists can definitely thrive in their private practice business while making a significant impact on their community.
In this episode, I had an awesome conversation with a Dope Therapist Academy student Shashanah Ward about her journey towards growing and scaling her private practice business. She talks about her experience with opening up a group home and how she was able to take that business savviness into her private practice. She also shares some tips for early-career social workers who want to serve their community by doing clinical work but also offer products and services beyond therapy.
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Guest Bio:
Shashanah Ward, CEO of Counsel for the Culture, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the #1 Career Coach for multi-gifted Mental Health Professionals ready to transfer their skills and diversify their income. With a combined 16 years of experience as a therapist, clinical supervisor, adjunct professor, and CEO, she has the tools to get you to the next level.
Episode Timeline:
- Introduction to Shashanah and her journey through the mental health field (03:42)
- Shashanah's advice for early-career social workers (10:36)
- What was it like for her to open up a private practice? (13:15)
- What made her decide to start investing in herself and her business? (20:47)
- The state of her business during the pandemic and seeing what's possible beyond private practice (27:08)
- On the products and services she offer (35:49)
- Her experience with the Elite Coaching Mastermind live event (44:12)
- How therapy clients can connect with Shashanah (50:12)
Standout Quotes from Shashanah:
- “Definitely stepping outside of the classroom and aligning yourselves with people who are doing clinical work, looking at different websites that offer training, getting a coach who is offering clinical support, peer groups..., all of those things that I did not actually do or know about when I was in school.” (10:52)
- "A lot of times, being that I have had the experience that I've had, it was really hard for me to feel like I needed any more support... I've already had a group home, I've had this business, I've done this business, I know everything that my state has to offer and all the things that's necessary to move forward, I just need to implement them. So what could I possibly need more of? [Not] until I'm seeing [Doctor TK's] 5-day live [event]
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