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Abundant Practice Podcast

Allison Puryear

I want you to quit your agency job, & start your life! Stop circling the drain in agencies & have more free time, income, & freedom in private practice. In this podcast, we answer your private practice questions & work through the places that most therapists get stuck. In the Abundance Party, my membership program, I take you through step by step. I"ll show you how to work half the hours, make 3x the income, & see the clients you do great work with. Head to

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Episode #800: How to Build a Five Year Vision When...

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2026/10/10

You know that feeling when you've been doing this work for over a decade & still don't have a real vision for what your practice looks like in five years, you're just reacting & surviving? Today I'm back with Rebecca Smith, my Limitless Practice grad with the premium fee private pay practice in New Orleans, to get into exactly that. We talk about why scheduling specific blocks of time (not vague to-do list items like "marketing") is what actually gets long-term thinking done, & why the real first

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Episode #799: Brunch, Pastries & Building Real...

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2026/10/07

Feeling isolated in private practice but can't get yourself to prioritize connection unless there's a reason on the calendar? Kelly McCullough gets it & she's turned that exact problem into a brunch & learn series that's grown to six or seven events, all for about $30 in Costco pastries. Kelly walks through how she built her invite list from one-on-one networking coffees, why she keeps the speaker portion under 30 minutes (people aren't really there for the speaker, it just gives them a reason to

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Episode #798: Breaking the Cycle of "Just One More...

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2026/10/03

You know that feeling when you set a number you need to hit each month, get close to it, and then take on just one more client & suddenly the number's moved again? Today I'm joined by Rebecca Smith, a Limitless Practice grad with a premium fee private pay practice in New Orleans, who texted me about this exact thing last week while she was over full herself. We get into why that income number has to come from real math (bills, retirement, your kid's college fund, slumps) instead of a round number

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Episode #797: Therapy for Sober-Curious Women

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2026/09/30

In today's episode, I chat with Abundance Party member Lori, who works with sober curious professional millennial women, about finding her footing after leaving government work for private pay. We map out where her networking energy should actually go (functional medicine docs, non-alcoholic bars, other therapists), why a group could pay her more per hour while making the work more affordable, & why she should go all in on Chicago instead of spreading herself thin. We also get into why becoming the

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Episode #796: Why Freedom Feels Harder Than It Should

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2026/09/26

You built a private practice & accidentally recreated your agency job. In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith & we're chatting about what it actually takes to use the freedom private practice gives you, why your sliding scale clients probably don't need a sliding scale, & why the stuff showing up in your business is showing up everywhere else in your life too. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try TherapyNotes® for 2 months free by using promo code ABUNDANT

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Episode #795: How Much to Market

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2026/09/23

In today's episode, I chat with Abundance Party member Rachael, who wants to bring some structure to her marketing & finally fill those last few spots. We map out a realistic weekly networking rhythm, figure out why her Instagram content isn't converting (hint: post more of what already went viral), & get her comfortable reaching out to schools & doctors' offices without the dread. We also uncover the real reason her daytime hours keep getting turned down (spoiler: it's not the hours) & why she can

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Episode #794: Abundance Mindset in Practice: When...

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2026/09/19

A full caseload doesn't stop the panic. Turns out abundance and scarcity can live in your chest at the exact same time. In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith & we're getting into why abundance isn't a destination you finally arrive at, what actually drags you back into scarcity mode (hi, doom-scrolling therapist Facebook groups), & how to steady yourself without waiting for the fear to disappear for good. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try TherapyNotes® for 2

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Episode #793: Treating Terminal Illness

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2026/09/16

In today's episode, I chat with Abundance Party member Tessa about niching into end of life and terminal illness work as an older therapist. We talk through how to market a niche you didn't plan for, why hospice and oncologists can be both competitors and referral sources, how to find a collaborator to handle grief work with family members so you can stay in your lane, and the annoying-but-necessary reality of promoting a group when you're teaching other therapists how to run one. Tessa also opens

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Episode #792: Reconciling Private Pay Guilt in...

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2026/09/12

Going private pay full-time doesn't have to mean carrying guilt about who gets left out. In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith & we're digging into the question of whether leaving insurance is a values conflict, why the idea that private pay only serves rich clients is a myth, & the real, tangible ways to give back that don't require torching your business model to do it. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try TherapyNotes® for 2 months free by using promo code

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Episode #791: Office Space: To Stay or Go

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2026/09/09

In today's episode, I chat with Abundance Community member Halina, who's weighing whether to stay in her current office or move closer to home as her lease comes up for renewal. We talk through the real trade offs of commuting versus working from home, why her beloved office community & layout matter more than shaving a few minutes off the drive, & how to think through a big decision like this with questions about regret & what feels like the next evolution of your practice instead of just chasing

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Episode #790: Balancing Private Practice and...

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2026/09/05

You're a therapist and a parent of young kids & you feel like you're failing at both. You're not alone & there is a way through. In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith. Between us we've raised four kids in private practice. We're getting into what actually makes this work, why it mostly comes down to your fee and your schedule, & why you have more control over this than you think. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try TherapyNotes® for 2 months free by using promo

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Episode #789: Marketing Couples Therapy, feat. Susan...

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2026/09/02

In today's episode, I chat with Susan Saint-Rossy, LCSW, LICSW, a couples therapist who helps other couples therapists build their practices, about the nuances that make marketing to couples so different from marketing to individuals. We dig into writing to two buyers at once (who often have different agendas), why niching within a niche means describing the relational dynamic you love working with, why couples usually find you in an act of desperation rather than through a friend's referral, & why

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Episode #788: Private Practice Income: How Long Until...

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2026/08/29

Filling your caseload in private practice: some say it happened really fast, some say it took forever & neither answer is particularly useful. In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith & we're getting into what a realistic timeline actually looks like, what factors move the needle most, & why the answer is so much more in your control than you think. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try TherapyNotes® for 2 months free by using promo code ABUNDANT at therapynotes.com

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Episode #787: How to Get More Clients

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2026/08/26

In today's episode, I chat with Abundance Party member Jo-Ann, who niches in women diagnosed later in life with ADHD, about why her marketing isn't quite matching her ideal client yet. We talk through why networking with psychiatric practices & testing psychologists is worth doubling down on since it's already working for her, why YouTube & Instagram may not be the right fit unless she genuinely loves creating content, & how to speak directly to her ideal client's daily overwhelm (aging parents,

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Episode #786: How to Take Maternity Leave When You're...

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2026/08/22

You just found out you're pregnant & your second emotion is panic about your practice. Nobody tells you about the business side of this & there is a lot to figure out. In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith. Four kids between us, both in private practice. We know some things & we're sharing all of it, what we did right, what we'd do differently, & how to actually protect your income & your clients without losing your mind. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try

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Episode #785: Increasing Private Pay Clients

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2026/08/19

In today's episode, I chat with Abundance Community member Heather, who's three years into private practice, full at 25-27 clients a week, but working harder than she wants to. We dig into why increasing her private pay visibility, raising her rate, & taking insurance off her website will move the needle way more than hiring a clinician, subleasing office space, or building a course. We also talk about sliding scale and why it's worth sitting with what you actually want for your practice instead of

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Episode #784: Fix the Schedule You Built in Survival...

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2026/08/15

In today's Ask Abundance, I'm joined by Rebecca Smith & we're chatting about filling your practice & hating your schedule. Turns out you're more stuck in your head than in your actual situation, it's codependency not logistics, & there's absolutely a way to fix it without blowing everything up. We get into what that actually looks like & why so many full therapists stay stuck way longer than they need to. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try TherapyNotes® for 2 months free by

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Episode #783: Private Practice While Grieving

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2026/08/12

I chat with Abundance Party member Zack about reorienting his practice while grieving the loss of his father, covering when to raise rates versus focus on networking, why discovery call no-shows are becoming more common, using AI search tools to get found by ideal clients, and why personal relationships will always beat VC-backed platforms on referrals. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try TherapyNotes® for 2 months free by using promo code ABUNDANT at therapynotes.com. Need

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Episode #782: See Fewer Clients Without Making Less...

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2026/08/08

In today's Ask Abundance, me and Rebecca Smith, Ph.D. are talking about what to do when you're seeing 32 clients a week and can feel yourself burning out. Rebecca's been there too, and she walks through the exact math that got her from 35 sessions a week down to 20 without losing income. We get into raising your rates, why more clients stay private pay than you'd think, and the number that actually makes reducing your caseload realistic. Sponsored by TherapyNotes®: Looking to switch EHRs? Try

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Episode #781: Being a Virtual Nomad Therapist, feat....

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2026/08/05

In today's episode, I chat with Dr. Ann Krajewski, PsyD, about building a private practice while living abroad. We bust the big myths: that it's illegal, that malpractice insurance won't cover you, that virtual practices can't be profitable, that living abroad is expensive, & that time zones make everything too complicated. Ann's actually done this, in Morocco, Thailand (where she gave birth for way less than most people's deductible), & beyond, & she talks about how seeing way fewer clients can

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