We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Rebecca Leslie. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Rebecca below.

Rebecca, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Setting up an independent practice is a daunting endeavor. Can you talk to us about what it was like for you – what were some of the main steps, challenges, etc.

I started Best Within You Therapy & Wellness in November 2021. I took a big leap of faith and left the security of working at a medical center and two private practices to peruse my dream of starting my own group practice.

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 am a licensed psychologist. I personally specialize in binge eating, emotional eating, weight and body image concerns.

I am also the founder of Best Within You Therapy & Wellness. We are a practice of 9 (psychologists, a postdoctoral fellow, and dietitians) providers. We specialize in wellness related concerns. Specifically, eating concerns, body image, stress, sleep, relationships, athletes, and trauma. We provide individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, and nutrition counseling. We are located in Buckhead but licensed to provide therapy in about 40 states.

If you could go back, would you choose the same profession, specialty, etc.?

Yes. I am so grateful I am able to combine my love of helping others and providing therapy (being a psychologist) and my entrepreneurial spirit (being a business owner). Every day I get to provide therapy and work with clients that I love and also feel incredibly fulfilled in starting a business from scratch. I get to use the therapy side of my brain and business side of my brain daily. I truly love what I do and never get bored.

Training and knowledge matter of course, but beyond that what do you think matters most in terms of succeeding in your field?

I think when it comes to being a psychologist the hands on experience working with clients is invaluable. When it comes to being a private practice owner I learned 0 about this in graduate school. I had to teach myself and establish mentors in the business field. I had to learn about marketing, seo, branding, accounting, and so much more. These were not things I leaned as a psychologist. I have never taken a business course.

My advice for others if you want to start a private practice is to connect to good mentors who are experienced in business and can help you. I wouldn’t be here today without the people I go to who have much more business knowledge than myself.

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