Compassionate Climb

Abbey Howe is a certified Enneagram coach who creates educational content that is accessible for everyone. She works with teams around the world-from global companies to local community groups-helping people build self-awareness, empathy, and stronger relationships. She shares her personal journey discovering the Enneagram and how it transformed her life. She also discusses her upcoming book, My Enneagram: A Visual Guide to Find Yo...

Tom Butero is a seasoned social worker and author of the book 'I Don't Want to Die.' Tom shares his extensive experience in the field of social work, particularly focusing on suicide prevention and risk assessment. He discusses his unique approach to understanding suicidality, emphasizing the importance of both content and process in risk assessment. The conversation also delves into the challenges of having difficult c...

Kym Tolson is a traveling therapist who shares her journey of transitioning from a brick-and-mortar practice to a fully remote therapy model. She discusses the challenges and logistics of practicing therapy while traveling, including navigating licensure and insurance issues. She also shares insights on evolving her business model to include multiple income streams, embracing AI technology, and the importance of marketing strategie...

Lindsay Coulter is a therapist who has developed her own framework for building trust in relationships. She shares her journey from individual therapy to specializing in couples therapy, the importance of trust in relationships, and the unique framework she has created based on positive psychology and attachment theory. Lindsay shares insights on marketing her practice, the structure of her couples work, and the cultural considerat...

Michelle Risser is a multi-passionate entrepreneur who shares her journey of becoming a CE provider and consultant. Michelle discusses the challenges she faced, the importance of persistence, and the strategies she used to balance multiple roles in her career. She emphasizes the significance of mentorship, time management, and understanding the dynamics of multiple income streams. The conversation also delves into effective marketi...

Dr. Amy Parks has worn many hats-teacher, school counselor, private practice owner, and group practice leader. After 15 years running a group practice with 16 clinicians, she sold it and shares what led to her decision and the status it stands today. She is candid about the challenges of sustaining a practice and managing people and  offers invaluable insights for anyone navigating the world leadership. Amy is also the force behind...

Carly Hill is a therapist turned business coach, author, and podcaster who shares her inspiring journey from clinician to successful entrepreneur. Carly opens up about how she built an online coaching business that has helped countless therapists create freedom, security, and scalable income-often tripling their revenue in the process. She also offers an inside look at the mindset shifts and strategies that fueled her success, incl...

There are many reasons why those in leadership that are trained as mental health professionals have the tendency to over-accommodate as a boss. In this episode, I delve into some of the most common:

1. Clinical Training Mindset
2. Conflict Avoidance
3. Fear of Losing Staff
4. Empathy Replacing Responsibility
5. High Leadership Standards

In this episode, I share my experiences both as a group practice owner managing a team of 30 and as a bu...

Meet Alex Sandev, owner of HiveSourced, a company dedicated to creating high-performing websites for mental health professionals. In this episode, Alex reveals the three most common marketing mistakes therapists make-and how to fix them. He shares practical, actionable strategies to help you strengthen your online presence, define your niche, understand your ideal client, pinpoint their pain points, and clearly present your solutio...

Meet the newest addition to the Compassionate Consulting Company team, Katelyn Martins LMHC! She co-owns Arrow Behavioral Health, a large group practice with both therapists and prescribers. She describes the journey that led her to start and expand this group, what she has learned along the way, the benefits of working with a consultant, and her process with consulting clients. Schedule a free consult with Katelyn here. She specia...

Meet Carla Titus, the owner of Wealth and Worth Within, a financial consulting company. While she started as a CFO for a Fortune 500 company, she found that she wanted to have a more significant impact. This led her to working with small businesses to ensure their finances are in order and plan for the future. Her and her team help business owners fix financial problems with their businesses and plan for expansion, financial stabil...

Meet Elena Cetola, the owner of the group practice Good Hope Wellness. She shares how her experience immigrating from Peru and how the work ethic she was taught led her to take a CNA course, apply to nursing school, work on an inpatient psychiatric unit, and return to school to become a nurse practitioner. She describes the positive experience she had working in community mental health but the decision to ultimately start her own b...

Meet Rachel Bentley, the owner the group practice COR Counseling and the consulting business, Next Level Private Practice, a consulting business aimed at mental health practitioners looking to start or expand their private practices. Rachel uses Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help her lead her team and build a successful business. Through IFS, Rachel has learned not only about herself, but how to effectively communicate with her ...

Meet Dr. Tara Vossenkemper, group practice owner, business consultant, and podcaster who believes that leadership doesn't have to suck the life out of you. She shares how she manages a virtual team while traveling in an RV with her family, uses the Entrepreneurial Operating System to provide structure, clarity, and accountability, and developed the Culture Focused Practice Podcast. She discusses her 6 month EOS Mastermind for Group...

In this episode, I share the strategies that have helped me land more speaking opportunities. I talk about how I defined my niche, started offering trainings to build credibility, and showed up at events and conferences to connect with the right people. I also walk through how I applied to speak at aligned events and explain how having a podcast has become a powerful platform for connecting with people I admire and creating meaning...

Meet Katie K. May and Shaelene Kite, the co-founders of Stabilize and Scale, where they help group practice owners make data-driven, values-aligned decisions. Together, they have supported over 60 six- and seven-figure practices in building sustainable systems, leading with clarity, and scaling without burnout. In this episode they share how they met on Facebook as DBT practice owners who became battle buddies during the pandemic. ...

Meet Jole Berlage-Buccellati, a holistic coach who works with highly sensitive people. She helps these individuals build self-worth and become effective leaders and business people in a world that is not built for people like them. Jole says that 20% of the global population is a highly sensitive person and that despite our world that rewards loudness and narcissism, sensitive people still have great gifts to give to the world. She...

Meet Rachel Duncan, a financial and art therapist based in Denver, Colorado. Through her company, The Money Healing Club, Rachel helps clients work through their money related trauma and form a healthier relationship with their finances. Her career journey took many twists and turns until she finally realized what her real passion was: financial therapy. Rachel offers one-on-one therapy and a group membership. Through this work, sh...

Meet Arilda Surridge LMFT and director of Wellness Counseling Inc. She is a certified in EMDR, an approved EMDRIA consultant, a trainer, author, and international retreat host. She shares how she began providing retreats for couples, transitioned to providing retreats for therapists, and is traveling the world training mental health professionals in trauma treatment. She describes how she structures her retreats, what participants ...