49: Benefits of Podcasting for Therapists

Therapy Chat

Laura Reagan, LCSW-C

Social Sciences, Science, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Episode 49 of Therapy Chat! Today’s episode is #8 in the therapist practice building series. Host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews the amazing Melvin Varghese, PhD, who is a psychologist and host of Selling the Couch podcast. Melvin, whose podcast is one of the top 100 business podcasts according to the iTunes rankings, discusses how podcasting can help therapists grown their practices and help them scale their businesses away from simply trading time for money. Melvin shares statistics about how podcasting is growing, and gives concrete examples of the skills most therapists already have that make us naturals at podcasting. He describes specific ways that podcasting can be used to grow a therapist’s business. He shares some of his free resources and invites listeners to check out his Healthcasters course for health, wellness and fitness podcasters, whether their podcasts have already begun or they are just in the ideas phase. He shares the changes podcasting has made to his business and his income.

Resources Melvin mentioned in this episode:

Jackie Flynn’s Parenting In the Rain podcast: http://jackieflynnconsulting.com/home/parenting-in-the-rain/

Robert Cox’s Mindful Recovery podcast: http://liferecoveryconsulting.com/podcast/

Check out Melvin’s podcast, Selling the Couch: http://sellingthecouch.com/podcast/

Melvin’s free podcasting tutorial: http://sellingthecouch.com/podcastingtutorial - check out the discount on Healthcasters found in this tutorial!

Get the info on Melvin’s podcasting course/community, Healthcasters: http://sellingthecouch.com/the-healthcasters/

Canva: http://canva.com

As always, you can find Therapy Chat at http://therapychatpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Therapy Chat Podcast, episode 48.
0:03.1	This is the Therapy Chat Podcast.
0:07.1	The information shared in this podcast is not a substitute for seeking help from a licensed
0:12.3	mental health professional.
0:14.7	And now, here's Laura Reagan, L-C-S-W-WC with today's episode.
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0:40.8	With live telephone support seven days a week, it's clear why Therapy Notes is rated 4.9 out of 5 stars on Trust Pilot and has a 5 star rating on Google.
0:49.7	Therapy Notes makes billing, scheduling, note taking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now for all you
0:55.2	prescribers out there, therapy notes is proudly introducing e-prescribe. Try it today with no strings
1:00.6	attached and see why everyone is switching to therapy notes, now featuring e-prescribe. You can get two
1:05.8	months free by using promo code chat at TherapyNotes.com.
1:17.6	Trauma therapists, if you've been waiting for the right time to join Trauma Therapist Network membership, this is it.
1:19.7	Between now and the end of 2024, you can save up to 50% off of your first month of
1:25.0	membership when you submit your application at Traumatharapistnetwork.com.
1:29.2	Join us for live calls every week, self-care, case consultation, networking, and training are
1:36.6	included every month. We have four live calls and we have three tiers of membership.
1:41.0	If the live calls don't fit your schedule, you can join the inner circle
1:44.7	where you can access the library of recordings or you can do the listing plus membership.
1:50.6	All the details are at Traumathotherapistnetwork.com. Hope to see you in the community.
1:55.1	Submit your application at Traumatharapistnetwork.com today.
1:59.1	In today's podcast, which is episode number eight of the practice building series,
2:04.3	I'm super excited to have Melvin Varkey's Ph.D., host of the very popular Top 100
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