430: YouTube for Therapists: How to Grow Without Chasing the Algorithm
What if growing a YouTube channel as a therapist didn't require posting constantly, chasing trends, or becoming an influencer? In this episo...
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Selling the Couch with Melvin Varghese, Ph.D. | Weekly conversations to build and grow your counseling private practice
Selling the Couch is the podcast for aspiring and current mental health private practitioners. Psychologist Melvin Varghese interviews successful therapists about the business side of privat...
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20 of 325 episodes429: How to Grow Your Therapy Business Without Living on Social Media
What if you could use social media to grow your therapy business without feeling like you have to be online all the time? For many therapist...
428: The Marketing Advantage Therapists Don't Realize They Have
Do you ever feel like you're just… bad at marketing? You don't want to become an influencer. You don't want to post every day, chase an algo...
427: When Life Doesn't Fit Your Business Plan
What happens when the life you’ve been building toward suddenly has to change? In this solo episode of Selling the Couch, Mel shares a perso...
426: How to Host a Small, Intimate Retreat as a Therapist
What if hosting a meaningful retreat didn’t require a luxury resort, a huge audience, or 50 people in the room? In this episode of Selling t...
425: A Relationship-First Approach to Getting Referrals From Churches
Could churches and other faith communities become one of your private practice's strongest referral sources? For many therapists, networking...
424: Why Therapists Should Pay Attention To LinkedIn
What if you didn’t need to post on LinkedIn every day to build real authority? For years, the dominant LinkedIn advice has been pretty consi...
ENCORE: Finding Your Enough As An Entrepreneur with Jeanetta Garrison, LCSW
More is not always better. We often find that what we are chasing in our pursuit of success is not what we thought it was. Entrepreneurship...
ENCORE: 5 Lessons from 2 Years on LinkedIn
If you’ve been thinking about posting more on LinkedIn or if you’re curious about how to best use this social media platform, today’s encore...
ENCORE: The Anxiety Of Finding A Private Practice Niche
In today's encore, I share my journey of going into private practice, in addition to keeping STC running and growing. There were three main...
ENCORE: Why Every Course Creator Should Start A Podcast
If you have ever considered creating an online course, or if you are already a course creator, you have probably thought a lot about marketi...
ENCORE: Could Keeping Your Business Small Be the Next BIG Thing?
In today's encore, we will cover two questions that confront me daily: How big do I actually want to grow STC? What is the purpose of STC in...
ENCORE: 3 Meetings 99% of Course Creators Don’t Schedule But Absolutely Need
Are you a course creator who wants to get better and better at your craft? Today's encore reflects on three non-negotiable meetings that I’v...
ENCORE: If I Were Launching An Online Course Soon, I'd Do This...
If you are considering launching an online course, today’s encore is for you! I’ve learned a lot as a course creator, and I’m sharing an hon...
ENCORE: Leaving Therapy for Coaching with Dr. Corey Wilks
Today’s encore is about leaving psychotherapy for coaching. This transition is one that many therapist colleagues have made, and the reality...
ENCORE: Designing a Life-First Business In An Uncertain World
Today’s encore is at the heart of the Quiet Builder philosophy. The question is, “How do we design a business that supports our lives, not s...
ENCORE: What Therapists Get Wrong About Selling Their First Online Course
Today’s encore is on what therapists often get wrong about selling their first online course, considering all the assumptions we make and th...
ENCORE: A Live vs. Pre-Recorded Online Course
Today’s encore is from a live coaching call talking about the many nuances of online courses. I hope this episode will be helpful to you and...
ENCORE: The Process of Creating and Marketing Your Product Using the Feelings Wheel
In today's encore, we're tapping into creative thinking. How are you at thinking outside the box? This episode is perfect for everyone who h...
ENCORE: The Power of Depth Over Scale
Today's encore is on the 400th episode of Selling the Couch! It was truly surreal to think back to 2015 and the show’s humble beginnings; re...