EP 151. From Insurance to Private Pay & 10K Months: Behind the Scenes of a Live Coaching Call Inside the Collective
Beyond Private Practice
In this episode, you’re getting exclusive access to the kind of real, honest, and high-level coaching that happens inside the Therapist to Coach Collective. You’ll hear me coaching one of our incredible clients — a therapist of color who went from working full-time in community mental health to building a thriving private practice. Within her first month of going full time, she filled her caseload — and now she’s consistently bringing in $10K/month through a hybrid model (insurance + private pay). But like many therapists in growth mode, she’s now facing a new challenge: How do I...
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EP. 150 How to Grow Your Therapy Income Without Relying on Third-Party Platforms
Beyond Private Practice
Are you tired of being dependent on directories or insurance panels to stay afloat? In this episode of Beyond Private Practice, therapist business coach Liz Fernandez unpacks the real cost of relying on third-party platforms like Headway, Alma, and Psychology Today to build your caseload — and shows you exactly how to start growing your therapy income sustainably and ethically. Whether you’re scaling your private practice or adding coaching, this episode is packed with real talk, therapist mindset shifts, and actionable private practice growth strategies that will help you step into your...
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EP 149. How to Double Your Therapy Income in Any Economy
Beyond Private Practice
If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right — full caseload, loyal clients, even referrals — but your income still doesn’t reflect your effort… this episode is for you. In this episode of Beyond Private Practice, I’m walking you through how I built a 6-figure private practice and coaching business in the middle of a global crisis — and how you can double your therapy income in any economy by learning the one skill we were never taught in grad school: how to sell. This isn’t about manipulation, pressure, or performing. It’s about learning to articulate your value,...
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EP 148: 3 Belief Shifts Therapists Must Make Now to Hit $20K Months Faster
Beyond Private Practice
In this episode, I’m breaking down the three belief shifts that help established therapists hit consistent $20K months—without adding more clients, hours, or burnout. You’ll learn what’s actually keeping you capped at your current income level and how to start thinking, leading, and earning like the CEO your business needs you to be. Why You Should Listen: • Shift from effort to alignment – Discover why “working harder” stops working once your caseload is full and how to design a business model that supports sustainable growth. • Release the “my community can’t afford...
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EP 147. 3 Proven Shifts to Break the $12K Plateau and Scale Your Therapy Practice to $20K Months
Beyond Private Practice
Is your private practice stuck at $8K–$12K months, no matter how many hours you work? You’re not alone. Many therapists hit this therapy ceiling and end up working 60+ hours a week just to maintain income. In this episode of Beyond Private Practice, Liz Fernandez reveals the 3 proven shifts therapists use to break free from the $12K plateau, reduce their caseload, and sustainably scale to $20K months—without adding more clients or chaos. You’ll hear real case studies of private practice owners who cut their caseloads in half, simplified their systems, and even funded maternity leave...
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EP 146. Why Your Practice Has Plateaued at $12K Months (Even With 60+ Hour Weeks) And What to Do Instead
Beyond Private Practice
If you've been working harder than ever in your private practice but still feel like your income has completely plateaued, this episode is for you. We're diving into the real reason so many practice owners are working 60+ hour weeks and still capped at $12K months—and more importantly, what scaling practice owners do instead. In this episode, you'll discover why the "therapy ceiling trap" keeps you stuck, how to reverse-engineer your services from your income goals, and real client examples of therapists who broke through to $20K months without working more hours. What You'll Learn The...
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EP 145. How Therapists Can Grow from $10k to $20k Months Without 3x the Effort (Or Burning Out)
Beyond Private Practice
In this episode of Beyond Private Practice, I’m sharing the most common block I see for therapists earning $10k–$12k months—and how to move past it into your first $20k month without working more hours or adding more clients. If you’ve already built a successful private practice and you’re wondering how to scale without burning out, this episode will show you what actually needs to shift—and why your next level doesn’t require more hustle, just smarter alignment. Through real client stories and the exact mindset and business model shifts I guide them through, you'll start to...
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EP 144. How Therapists Can Double Their Income While Working Less: The Path to Freedom
Beyond Private Practice
In this episode of Beyond Private Practice, I share how therapists can double their income while working less: the path to freedom. Through my own story of burnout, autoimmune illness, and breaking away from a system that kept me underpaid and overworked, you’ll hear how I built a business that gave me back my time, health, and financial freedom—and how this is possible for you too. You’ll learn: Why you don’t need another credential to be “legitimate” How adding coaching can create more income with fewer clients Three lessons I wish I knew before building my business ...
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EP 143. How to Earn More and Work Less As A Therapist Without Starting Over
Beyond Private Practice
In this episode of Beyond Private Practice, I’m sharing how to earn more and work less as a therapist without starting over. You’ll learn therapist business tips, private practice income strategies, and how coaching can help you expand your impact without burnout or another degree. You’ll discover: Why you don’t need another credential to be “legitimate” How to break free from systems that keep therapists underpaid and overworked The truth about adding coaching (and why it doesn’t make you less of a therapist) Key mindset shifts to start getting paid now for the...
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EP 142. How to Stay Booked And Paid All Summer as a Therapist
Beyond Private Practice
What if your private practice didn’t have to slow down in the summer? In this episode of Beyond Private Practice, I’m sharing why slow seasons aren’t inevitable — and how therapists can stay booked and paid through summer without burning out, overworking, or lowering their rates. You’ll hear how my clients have built high-earning, peaceful summers — even while traveling, resting, and taking Fridays off. I share the exact mindset and 3 foundational marketing rhythms that help private practice owners (and coaches) stay visible, book aligned clients, and sell their services —...
info_outlineShow Notes for Episode 127: The Power of Being Unrealistic
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Episode Summary:
What if being realistic is actually what’s holding you back? In this empowering episode, Liz Fernandez unpacks how embracing unrealistic thinking has been the key to creating a life of freedom, joy, and abundance.
As a Latina, eldest daughter of immigrants, Liz grew up believing that stability was the goal and that dreaming big was for other people. But she realized that being realistic was just another way of playing small.
In this episode, Liz shares the bold, unrealistic choices that changed everything for her—from turning down a six-figure therapy job to moving to Mexico City—and how you can start rewriting the rules for your own life.
This episode will inspire you to:
❤️🔥 Break free from the limitations of being “realistic”
❤️🔥 Trust your vision even when others don’t understand it
❤️🔥 Take bold, imperfect steps toward the life you want
❤️🔥 Redefine success on your terms
This is your permission slip to stop waiting for the “right time” and start going after your biggest dreams—right now.
Timestamps:
00:01 – Welcome & why being realistic keeps you stuck
01:15 – How our upbringing as Latinas teaches us to play small
03:30 – The biggest unrealistic decisions that changed Liz’s life
06:45 – Overcoming fear & self-doubt when taking big risks
10:00 – Trusting yourself when no one else understands your vision
13:20 – How to start making bold moves toward your dreams today
15:30 – How to work with Liz to create freedom and impact
Episode Highlights:
✨ The Hidden Cost of Being Realistic – How playing it safe keeps you from joy, freedom, and true fulfillment.
✨ How Liz Redefined Success – From turning down a six-figure therapy job to moving to Mexico, every major move Liz made was considered unrealistic.
✨ Trusting Your Vision Even When It Feels Scary – How to push past fear, self-doubt, and external pressure.
✨ Steps to Start Thinking Unrealistically – Simple mindset shifts to help you dream bigger and take action.
Category:
Latina Entrepreneurship, Mindset Shifts, Identity Work, Personal Growth
Keywords:
Latina entrepreneurs, mindset shifts, breaking cultural cycles, choosing freedom, identity work, taking bold action, personal growth
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