Running a therapy practice: honest episodes for therapists

Private Practice Is a B*tch is an honest podcast for therapists about the work behind running a practice. Start with the problem in front of you, choose an episode guide to scan its listening map and transcript context, then continue to Spotify when you’re ready for the full conversation.

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The work nobody trained you to do

Start here for the business roles clinicians were not trained for, the freedom fantasy of private practice, owner availability, email access, and the structure behind sustainable work.

Leading people without becoming the answer to everything

Choose conversations about real authority, staff support routes, disagreement, accountability, professional voice, and trauma-informed support for staff.

Hard conversations, boundaries, and professional voice

Explore email boundaries, hard conversations, purpose, activation, professional voice, context, and the limits of trying to control someone else’s response.

Building a specialty practice without losing the wider system

Follow the systems around a specialty practice: training, supervision, insurance, interns, access, and the wider structure behind ownership.

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Episode 06 · Context, Voice, and Care

Neutrality Isn’t Safety

July 27, 2026 · 38:47 · With Emily Mori and Tiffany Wicks

Hear Emily Mori and Tiffany Wicks discuss reproductive mental health, professional voice, trauma-informed staff support, grounding, context, and joy.

Why silence can carry consequences
Trauma-informed support for staff
Somatic grounding and chasing joy

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Episode 05 · Purpose Before Perfect Words

Finding Your Voice: Communication, Boundaries, and the Difference Between Therapy and Coaching

July 16, 2026 · 41:02 · With Emily Mori and Katie Bingner

Hear Emily Mori and Katie Bingner talk hard conversations, communication coaching, nervous-system activation, and the line between therapy and coaching.