#158. How a Simple Scheduling App Can Help You Run a Healthier Private Practice
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She was on the edge of burnoutā¦
ā¦getting sick more often, and having to cancel appointments with clients she loved - all because sheād lost any semblance of control over her calendar.
Funny isnāt it? How easy it is for us to get ourselves in trouble - just because we want to be there when our clients need us, or - heck - because weāre trying to make a living.
But it happens - a lot. And it breaks my heart.
I used to be the same way - until I finally made the decision to try something new, and maybe - just maybe - change the way I set up my work week, just by changing the way I handled a clientās requests for an appointment.
Such a small thing. Such a big impact.
It took me a good three years before I was finally willing to try it, to set up a scheduling app in my practice so that clients could schedule without calling me.
I fought that idea because I thought I would be giving up control - and I couldnāt have been more wrong.
In this episode, youāll learn:
- How losing control of your weekly calendar can impact everything: your health, your ability to be there for your clients, and your income.
- The simple change you could make that would totally serve your clients but still give you complete control over how your day goes and how you structure your time.
- The step by step process I went through to implement this change in my own practice, and the completely unexpected win-win it turned out to be for everyone.
AND Iāll share with you how my client got her life back - and so can you.
Seriously - I know the way most of us handle this. We pull out our little planner at the end of a session, look at our client, and say, āSo! When would you like to come back?ā
And the back and forth begins.
Thereās a better way, yāall. And your clients will love it as much as you do.
Give this a listen.
~Wendy
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Wendy Pitts Reeves, LCSW
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