Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Rachel Webb. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Rachel, appreciate you joining us today. We’d love to hear about how you went about setting up your own practice and if you have any advice for professionals who might be considering starting their own?
After graduate school I never imagined myself in private practice. It was never an ultimate goal of mine and it seemed extremely foreign to me. Though with the combination of the pandemic and being burnt out at my government job I decided to give it a whirl. Within 9 months I made the leap from part time to full time and have never looked back 5 years later. It was helpful to have former classmates walk me through the process and what to expect in terms of pay, how things worked in setting up a business and why it is helpful to niche.
For those starting out I would recommend going for it! It might not take off as quickly as you would like it to but the more you put yourself out there the more you will be provided opportunities. Things have a way of falling into place, you can shift and pivot at any time. The biggest take away that I am still learning is make your business make sense for your life not the other way around. If you need Thursdays off for your kids, do it, if you want an admin day for notes and mental rest take it. No one can determine your perfect schedule, and it might shift and change as time goes on.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I have loved the field of psychology since high school and knew it was something I wanted to do as a career.
According to my clients, I have been told that I ask “good questions to get them to think”. I like to think that I get clients to the place where they are enjoying the life that they are living.
Do you think you’d choose a different profession or specialty if you were starting now?
I definitely would choose counseling even if I could go back. It is so amazing to see people be able to get to a place where they truly enjoy their lives. It is such a growing and evolving profession. I would have definitely done the brainspotting trainings which have transformed my practice and my personal therapy journey.
How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?
I feel like I continually have to pivot and fine tune what I want my business and career to look like. I find that the more I make my career, and business fit my personal life, the better therapist I am.
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Headshots done by Kimberly Hogate
Rainbow picture- Rachel Webb