28. Building A Private Practice With A Little Help From Our Friends: The Power of Networking with Tamara Howell

In this episode, Tamara Howell joins me to talk about the power of networking to help you increase your professional community as a therapist in private practice. Tamara shares how to create a referral network, creative ways to connect with your colleagues and the importance of social connection. As a solo/online private practitioner, we need referral sources to increase our professional community, and by coming together and sharing resources, therapists can enhance their skills, expand their knowledge, and develop a strong professional network, ultimately contributing to their personal and professional growth.

 

“I love networking, basically, I mean, I'm not really extroverted, I consider myself an ambivert. But I love building connections. And the reason for that is because I really want to be the best referrer out there. And I think when we go into our professional relationship with the intention of being the person that has the best information, and can be the best matchmaker for people finding their therapists, and can connect different professionals with each other, for collaboration opportunities, for example, I think that it makes it so much easier than when we put pressure on ourselves to perform and to represent ourselves accurately. And this is true of private practice, online business, any sort of space where we feel like we have to sell our skills. Actually, if I take the perspective of learning about other people's skills, and how I can support other people, it's much easier, they'll get to know me, they'll get to know my skills, just through the act of doing that.” - Tamara Howell

 

Here are the key highlights of this episode:

• Building professional relationships can lead to repeated referrals, social connections and professional support which is essential as a solo practitioner.

• When session slots need filling or we have a billion online income ideas, our networking contacts are the ones who can help us make the greatest impact in the world. 

• The importance of social connection. Having social connections in the professional capacity is essential to professional growth and sustainability.

• The importance of collaboration and networking within the therapy community to enhance skills and knowledge.

• TheraBundle is the ultimate collaboration experience and we'll talk about why!

• The expansion of TheraBundle in 2023, with twice as many contributors and fresh offers compared to the previous year.

 

About the Guest:

Tamara is the host of TheraBundle and a UK qualified psychotherapist with an online practice based near Paris, France. She creates courses, offers coaching groups for therapists, a mastermind for therapreneurs and Facebook communities. Tamara is all about collaborating and would much rather show off her friends’ projects than her own, which is how TheraBundle was created!

 

Connect with Tamara Howell:

 https://therabundle.com/jeanene 

https://practicewithtamara.co

https://internationaltherapypractice.com

 

Connect with Jeanene:

 

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