45. SHOW ME THE MONEY
A counselor will bill about $75 per session
46. SHOW ME THE MONEY
A counselor will bill about $75 per session
36 sessions a week = $2,700
47. SHOW ME THE MONEY
A counselor will bill about $75 per session
36 sessions a week = $2,700
48 weeks a year = $129,600
48. SHOW ME THE MONEY
A counselor will bill about $75 per session
36 sessions a week = $2,700
48 weeks a year = $129,600
A psychologist will bill about $95 per session
49. SHOW ME THE MONEY
A counselor will bill about $75 per session
36 sessions a week = $2,700
48 weeks a year = $129,600
A psychologist will bill about $95 per session
= $164,160
50. SHOW ME THE MONEY
Just therapy, without:
Psychological Testing
Medication Management
Group Counseling
Court Appearances
Other Ancillary Services
51. SHOW ME THE MONEY
7.6 Counselors, or
6.1 Psychologists
to earn
$1,000,000 in Revenue!
90. RESULTS MAY VARY
1) Take home the same in solo practice
2) Only money they keep is what they produce
91. RESULTS MAY VARY
1) Take home the same in solo practice
2) Only money they keep is what they produce
3) Highly profitable, and self-sustaining
92. RESULTS MAY VARY
1) Take home the same in solo practice
2) Only money they keep is what they produce
3) Highly profitable, and self-sustaining
4) A combination of self and team best
*Sellable & Real Estate
113. “Potential co-operative marketing with
other health related professionals in same
location. Potential to expand professional
referral network, expand hours/days of
operation or add complementary services.
Huge potential to leverage social media
marketing for targeted local advertising.”
118. A practice with four clinicians performing a
total of120 sessions per week, and 8 new
client inquiries per month.
A practice with two clinicians, performing a
total of 60 sessions per week, and 80 new
client inquiries per month.
121. practice and begins to implement some basic rules of
operation for the administrative staff. They revolt!
The staff destroys documents, cancels appointments,
refuses to answer the phone, and creates a hostile work
environment (they were also, as it was later discovered,
stealing from the company). The new owner has no
choice but to fire the entire staff, and hire a new
administrative team.
122. compensating them heavily for completing basic
administrative tasks the previous owner did not want to
do. The new owner realizes that the practice cannot
survive without the clinicians forgoing their
administrative duties (along with the extra cash-cow
income). The counselors do not respond well to
receiving what they perceive as “a cut in pay”, and
several leave the practice. Revenues drop by over 40%,
and the practice doesn’t recover for over a year.
125. A BAD LEASE
The practice has a 5-year lease in a bad location. The buyer
would prefer to move the office, but breaking the lease
will be too expensive.
126. A BAD LEASE
The practice has a 5-year lease in a bad location. The buyer
would prefer to move the office, but breaking the lease
will be too expensive.
The lease is non-transferable, and the landlord wants a
20% rent increase from any new tenant/owner.
127. A BAD LEASE
The practice has a 5-year lease in a bad location. The buyer
would prefer to move the office, but breaking the lease
will be too expensive.
The lease is non-transferable, and the landlord wants a
20% rent increase from any new tenant/owner.
The lease terminates within a year, and the landlord plans
to raise the rent more than 5%. Or, the landlord isn’t
interested in committing to new lease terms at the
present time, creating a big ol’ question mark for the
buyer.
128. A BAD LEASE
The practice has a 5-year lease in a bad location. The buyer
would prefer to move the office, but breaking the lease
will be too expensive.
The lease is non-transferable, and the landlord wants a
20% rent increase from any new tenant/owner.
The lease terminates within a year, and the landlord plans
to raise the rent more than 5%. Or, the landlord isn’t
interested in committing to new lease terms at the
present time, creating a big ol’ question mark for the
buyer.
The space is simple TOO BIG for the practice.
138. BUILDING THE TEAM
...is tomorrowFinding
Recruiting
Interviews
Contractors v.
Employees
Avoiding
Nightmare
Counselors
139. BUILDING THE TEAM
...is tomorrowFinding
Recruiting
Interviews
Contractors v.
Employees
Avoiding
Nightmare
Counselors
Why Practices
Lose Their Best
Clinicians
140. BUILDING THE TEAM
...is tomorrowFinding
Recruiting
Interviews
Contractors v.
Employees
Avoiding
Nightmare
Counselors
Why Practices
Lose Their Best
Clinicians
Offer Letter /
Contract
141. BUILDING THE TEAM
...is tomorrowFinding
Recruiting
Interviews
Contractors v.
Employees
Avoiding
Nightmare
Counselors
Why Practices
Lose Their Best
Clinicians
Offer Letter /
Contract
On-boarding and
Training
142. BUILDING THE TEAM
...is tomorrowFinding
Recruiting
Interviews
Contractors v.
Employees
Avoiding
Nightmare
Counselors
Why Practices
Lose Their Best
Clinicians
Offer Letter /
Contract
On-boarding and
Training
Creating a
Pipeline
159. “Thriveworks, at its core, is its team of
people…We work to engender great loyalty
in the team members of Thriveworks and
hope that we are successful in developing
and maintaining their loyalty to the point
that they elect to stay employed with us for
life.”
196. DINGY OFFICE
“You can tell whether a business cares about
its customers by how nice the bathrooms
are.”
197. DINGY OFFICE
“You can tell whether a business cares about
its customers by how nice the bathrooms
are.”
How are your bathrooms?
How are your waiting rooms?
208. ARE YOU QUITTING AT
90%?
“Clients don’t need wi-fi in the waiting room”
209. ARE YOU QUITTING AT
90%?
“Clients don’t need wi-fi in the waiting room”
“We don’t answer the phone, but most clients will leave a
message”
210. ARE YOU QUITTING AT
90%?
“Clients don’t need wi-fi in the waiting room”
“We don’t answer the phone, but most clients will leave a
message”
“My notes are for me. My records don’t need to be great.”
211. ARE YOU QUITTING AT
90%?
“Clients don’t need wi-fi in the waiting room”
“We don’t answer the phone, but most clients will leave a
message”
“My notes are for me. My records don’t need to be great.”
“I don’t want to accept credit cards. Clients can write a
check”
212. ARE YOU QUITTING AT
90%?
“Clients don’t need wi-fi in the waiting room”
“We don’t answer the phone, but most clients will leave a
message”
“My notes are for me. My records don’t need to be great.”
“I don’t want to accept credit cards. Clients can write a
check”
“That old armchair was my great aunts. I don’t have time
to refurbish it”
213. ARE YOU QUITTING AT
90%?
“Clients don’t need wi-fi in the waiting room”
“We don’t answer the phone, but most clients will leave a
message”
“My notes are for me. My records don’t need to be great.”
“I don’t want to accept credit cards. Clients can write a
check”
“That old armchair was my great aunts. I don’t have time
to refurbish it”
“I haven’t dug into new research in years. The most
important thing is the relationships with my clients”
220. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
221. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
222. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
223. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
224. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
CLINICAL
225. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
CLINICAL
More positive psychology
training
226. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
CLINICAL
More positive psychology
training
Professional development
program
227. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
CLINICAL
More positive psychology
training
Professional development
program
Measure treatment outcomes
228. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
CLINICAL
More positive psychology
training
Professional development
program
Measure treatment outcomes
VALUE
229. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
CLINICAL
More positive psychology
training
Professional development
program
Measure treatment outcomes
VALUE
More value to clients
230. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
CLINICAL
More positive psychology
training
Professional development
program
Measure treatment outcomes
VALUE
More value to clients
1st/10th appointment gifts
231. SPACE
White glove clean and
organized
No more Poland Spring
Hallway should smell better
SCHEDULING
Intake process simpler
Sessions in 24 hours
Never double book
CLINICAL
More positive psychology
training
Professional development
program
Measure treatment outcomes
VALUE
More value to clients
1st/10th appointment gifts
Most desirable place