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Thriving Therapist Talk: Business and Marketing Tips for Therapists
with Nadene van der Linden
This show shares business and marketing tips that work for therapists. Nadene guides you to thrive as a therapist and create the kind of life and business that has the freedom, flexibility and income you dream of.
Episode 40. The Best Additional Income Streams for Therapists Who Want to Do Less 1:1 Therapy
In this episode, Nadene van der Linden explores practical and profitable ways therapists can diversify their income beyond one-on-one sessions. She shares candid insights into what works, what doesn’t, and how to align income strategies with personal strengths and market needs. This episode is a must-listen for therapists ready to expand their business and create sustainable, fulfilling income streams.
Episode 39. The Bored Out, Not Burnt-Out Therapist: Re-Igniting Your Spark
Host Nadene van der Linden, clinical psychologist and coach, dives into a taboo topic—what if your fatigue isn’t burnout but boredom? Nadene shares her personal experience and the stories of coaching clients who feel uninspired, dulled, or creatively stifled in their therapy careers. She introduces the concept of being bored-out, not burnt out, and explores how lack of stimulation—despite meaningful work—can impact therapists’ wellbeing and performance.
Episode 38. The Secret to My 6X Sell Out Launch Strategy (Therapist Edition)
What’s the strategy for selling out your offer 6 times in a row? Recorded straight after selling out the 6th round of Thrive Amplified: Amplify Your Expertise, Amplify Your Profit, Nadene Van Der Linden takes you behind the scenes of the strategy she has used to 6 times to sell out her successful coaching program with less effort than other programs she has previously launched.
Episode 37. Pivot to Profit: How a Therapist Turned a Parenting Challenge into a Thriving Web Design Business with Jessica Barrett of Seed Web Design
In this episode, Nadene van der Linden welcomes former coaching client Jessica Barrett. When Jess’ 15 month old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, she realised she had to pivot her business from private practice to a business that didn’t involve client care and back back to appointments. She discusses the importance of having a strong online presence for health professionals and how her unique background allows her to create effective websites that resonate with clients. Jess shares valuable tips to help you improve your website.
Episode 36. How Therapists Can Boost Their Income – Even During Business Upheaval
When you can’t afford to have drops or gaps in your income, being a therapist in business is stressful. Based on a real life therapist dilemma, Nadene shares her top tips for therapists to manage transitions in business with a focus on the power of marketing.
Episode 27. Confidently Dealing with Trolls and Malicious Agents on Social Media
Social media can cause therapists a lot of anxiety. Nadene discusses the challenges therapists face on social media, particularly dealing with trolls and malicious agents. She differentiates between trolls, who often act out of personal inadequacy, and malicious agents, such as bots or politically motivated individuals.
Episode 26. The Secret to a Joyful & Profitable Business for Therapists
In this episode, Nadene encourages therapists to seek out the most joyful business you can run. So many therapists find themselves unhappy in the businesses they have created. There’s no need to suffer. Instead, Nadene shares how you can transform your business so that it works for you.
Episode 25. Overcoming Marketing Challenges: How Therapists Can Adapt to Unexpected Issues
In this episode of Thriving Therapist Talk, Nadene discusses the challenges therapists face in marketing their businesses, particularly when unexpected issues arise, such as social media account restrictions. She shares her experience with her successful coaching program, Thrive Amplified, and how she adapted her marketing strategy by leveraging her email list instead of relying solely on Instagram.
Episode 24. Marketing Without Social Media: Effective Strategies for Therapists
A lot of therapists want to market without using social media. It’s time consuming and requires you to be on a platform and sometimes it’s not very effective. In this conversation, Nadene discusses various marketing strategies for therapy businesses, particularly focusing on alternatives to social media.
Episode 23. Profitable Group Practice: Building Your Brand and Expanding Your Business with Kerstin Anderson Ridge
In this episode, host Nadene van der Linden speaks with Kirsten Anderson Ridge, the Private Practice Academy about her journey from being a solo therapist to running a group practice and coaching other therapists to scale private practice. They discuss the importance of personal branding, the challenges of exposure in media, and practical marketing tips for therapists to connect with clients.
Episode 22. Therapist Ethics & Coaching Boundaries: Learning from The Ruby Franke Story
Ever been enouraged to create a community for your business so you can make more money and create recurring revenue? Communities can be great AND they need to be safe, ethical and focused on the member’s needs not just a way to make recurring revenue. In this episode of Thriving Therapists Talk, Nadene discusses the troubling story of Ruby Franke and her therapist/coach Jodie Hildebrandt, focusing on the implications for coaching ethics and community building.
Episode 21. Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) and Social Media: Tips for Therapists
Have Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) and think you can’t handle being online because of it? In this episode, Nadene shares her journey of overcoming the fear of being visible online to build her personal brand in the context of RSD. She discusses her initial anxieties about criticism and negativity, how she learned to focus on the positive responses, and the transformative impact of engaging with her audience.