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by Uriah Guilford, MFT
Essential listening for smart therapists. This podcast will help you get more done, so you can have more fun! Discover the best strategies to grow your practice and help more therapy clients without burning out.
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- 2 days ago6 min
Inside Claude for Therapists, Our New AI Community
If you’ve tried AI and thought “that’s it?”, you don’t need another tool, you need a guide. 🧭 In this quick solo episode, I’m giving you a peek inside Claude for Therapists, a new community to help practice owners use AI for the business side of things. I’ll also share the very first thing we help every member build, and why it changes how useful AI feels almost overnight. What You’ll Learn What you get inside Claude for Therapists and how the community worksWhy a master prompt is the first step to making AI genuinely useful for your practiceThe simple 30-day starting plan we give new members so resources don’t just pile up unused Resources mentioned: Claude for Therapists membership community ($27/month): claudefortherapists.com
- 3 weeks ago36 min
Why Your Therapy Website Gets Visitors but No Inquiries ft. Jamie Reutershan
Thinking about Google Ads for your practice? Better check your website first. 👀 I sat down with Jamie Reutershan, founder of Therapist Digital Marketing, who spent nearly a decade at Google before focusing only on therapists. Jamie builds conversion-focused websites and runs Google Ads campaigns tied directly to new client inquiries. He learned the hard way that great ads can't rescue a website that isn't ready for visitors. We get into how to find out if your website is actually working, why Google Ads usually beats SEO when you need clients now, and why AI-generated headshots are a hard pass. Jamie also shares which niches consistently perform well online and which ones struggle. What you'll learn: How to calculate your website's conversion rate, and the 3-5% benchmark you should aim forWhy your website has to come before Google Ads, and what happens when it doesn'tWhy Google Ads works with you while SEO has you trying to outsmart an algorithm Resources mentioned: Jamie’s website, Therapist Digital Marketing: https://www.therapistdigitalmarketing.com/ Jamie's free niche guide: https://www.therapistdigitalmarketing.com/therapist-niche-guide-2026Jamie's DIY website templates for therapists: https://www.therapistdigitalmarketing.com/squarespace-website-templates-for-therapists-psychologists
- Oct 2, 202640 min
The 5 Things Thriving Practices Do Differently ft. Cory Polonetsky
There are five things every thriving therapy practice has in common. And most owners are only tracking one of them. In this episode, I sat down with Cory Polonetsky, VP of Product at Ensora Health, to unpack the 2026 Practice Success Report. Ensora surveyed over 1,100 clinicians (with help from the American Counseling Association) to figure out what actually separates thriving practices from struggling ones. The answer? Five domains. And it turns out the gap isn't awareness, it's tracking. Cory walks us through each domain with real numbers behind it: client outcomes, financial health, practice operations, clinician wellbeing, and client experience. We also swapped some stories from our own experiences (including my confession about the world's shortest clinical note) and talked about where AI tools like Scribe fit into the picture. What you'll learn: Why "no-shows" are the most visible operational problem but not necessarily the biggest one, and what thriving practices do differently about themWhy client experience ranks as the #1 domain in importance to therapists, even though it's often the most overlookedA simple, low-lift way to find out why clients actually stop coming to therapy (rather than guessing) Resources mentioned: 2026 Practice Success Report: https://insight.ensorahealth.com/practice-success-report/Ensora Health: https://ensorahealth.com/Theranest: https://ensorahealth.com/product/theranest-mental-health/
- Sep 18, 202634 min
How To Stop Wasting Money on Google Ads ft. John Sanders
Is Google Ads actually worth it for your practice, and if so, how do you know you're doing it right? 🤔 This week, Uriah talks with John Sanders of RevKey, who's spent years running Google Ads almost exclusively for therapists (90% of his clients, to be exact). He breaks down what a solid return on ad spend really looks like, the handful of mistakes that quietly burn through budgets, and why most practice owners are better off leaving this one to the pros. If you've tried Google Ads before and gotten burned, or you're just starting to wonder if it's worth exploring, this episode will help you think about paid search a lot more clearly. What you'll learn: What kind of return on ad spend is realistic for a well-run Google Ads campaignThe two biggest budget-draining mistakes therapists make — including targeting the wrong household incomesThe minimum monthly budget you actually need to see results Resources/Links: Check out RevKey to learn more. Find out more about our services at https://productivetherapist.com/ Key Timestamps 02:23 John's Marketing Journey07:00 Google Ads Expectations09:49 Budget and ROI Math14:02 Common Google Ads Traps17:03 DIY vs Hiring Experts21:08 Build Beyond Yourself24:41 AI and Search Changes32:58 RevKey and Wrap Up
- Sep 3, 202641 min
Using AI Safely in Your Therapy Practice ft. Samantha Schalk
AI is everywhere in private practice right now, from note-takers, chatbots, scribing tools… you name it. But how do you actually know what's helpful, what's hype, and what you need to think through first? 🤔 This week, Uriah sits down with Samantha Schalk, founder of Guardian Clinical Essentials, to talk through exactly that. With 20+ years in behavioral health (and a practice of her own), Samantha turns confusing compliance jargon into stuff you can actually use — no law degree required. What you'll learn: The PHI myth almost every therapist believes (spoiler: removing a client's name doesn't make it "de-identified")Why a website that says "HIPAA compliant" isn't proof of anything — and what you actually need on fileWhy chasing HIPAA "perfection" is the wrong goal, and what to focus on instead Resources mentioned: Learn more and grab free HIPAA resources: guardianclinicalessentials.comNeed help with your intake process? Book a free strategy call at productivetherapist.com
- Aug 20, 20266 min
Getting Generic AI Answers? Here's The Fix.
Ever feel like you're starting from scratch every time you open Claude or ChatGPT? 🤔 In this solo episode, Uriah shares a simple fix: the "Master Prompt." 🎉 Fresh off a three-hour presentation to testing psychologists in Fort Collins, Colorado, Uriah built a free tool to help practice owners give their AI assistants real context about who they are and how they run their business. This is the key to making every AI conversation feel like talking to someone who already knows you! What you'll learn: What a "Master Prompt" is and why it's the single best first step for getting better results from AIHow to to build your own Master Prompt in about 15–20 minutesExactly where to paste your Master Prompt in Claude (Settings → General → Instructions for Claude) or ChatGPT (as a source document in a Project) Try the Master Prompt here: http://crafted.productivetherapist.com Book a 1:1 AI strategy session with Uriah: http://productivetherapist.com/consulting Visit the website: https://productivetherapist.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + the Master Prompt Idea 01:57 Tool Walkthrough 03:22 Set Up in Claude + ChatGPT 04:36 More Free Tools 05:19 Wrap Up and Support
- Aug 7, 202637 min
How to Feel Less Busy and Get More Done ft. Brittany Schank
Cleaning your inbox feels great. But is it actually moving your practice forward? Or is it just... busy work in disguise? 👀 That's the question at the heart of this episode. Uriah sits down with Brittany Shank, LCSW, 20-year military veteran, mom of four, and owner of Solace Counseling, a 13-clinician group practice in Fargo, North Dakota. She's also the founder of "I'm Here," a client check-in app she built because she got bored one day and decided to just... make something. Brittany and Uriah dig into the real difference between busy and productive, and it's not what you'd think. Spoiler: it has a lot to do with vulnerability, dopamine, and why you'd rather reorganize your inbox than have that one hard conversation you've been putting off. This conversation will make you rethink your to-do list. In a good way. A things you'll learn: Why "busy" often masks avoidance, and how to spot the difference between a task that's genuinely urgent and one that's just a comfortable distraction. How to reduce the emotional labor behind your admin tasks (templates, systems, and delegation can save you more than just time). Why the truly productive stuff usually feels a little scary, and why that's actually a good sign. A few quotes: "Busy is easy. Busy gives us a really good dopamine hit in the moment. Busy is usually what gets in the way of being productive." "Usually the vulnerable thing is the productive thing." "Build a system that reduces emotional labor as well as administrative labor." A few links: Solace Co Directory Solace Counseling
- Jul 24, 202634 min
The Admin Cost Is $960 Billion, How To Start Shrinking Yours ft. Justin Ith
Your admin team is about to get superpowers. 🦸 Here's a fun fact that'll make your jaw drop: in 2024, more people went to a behavioral health appointment than a primary care one. That's never happened before. Therapists, you are in demand. Here's a less fun fact: Americans spend something like $960 billion a year just on healthcare admin. Not clinicians. Not care. Just the paperwork behind the paperwork. So what happens when someone builds a practice automation platform specifically to close that gap? Listen to this episode to find out. Justin Ith, co-founder and CEO of Aria, joins Uriah to talk AI, automation, and why "human in the loop" isn't going anywhere anytime soon — even as the tools get scary good. Top 3 things you'll learn: Not all AI is created equal. There's generic AI (your Claude, your ChatGPT, your Gemini) and there's purpose-built AI for practice-specific problems. Knowing which tool solves which problem is half the battle. The "big hospital" advantage is shrinking. Deep benefits verification used to take a human several minutes of digging through portals. Aria does it in 11 seconds — the kind of automation that used to be exclusive to billion-dollar health systems, now available to a 10-clinician group practice. AI won't replace your team — it'll supercharge them. The future isn't fewer people, it's fewer openings as your existing staff's capacity grows. You still need someone to "drive the car," as Justin puts it — these systems aren't perfect, and they're not fully autonomous. A few quotes: "You have to not just love the problem — you really have to love who you're trying to help. That's the one consistent through line." "The average person would take a couple minutes. We do it in 11 seconds." "These tools are not intentionally designed to replace you. They're intended to empower you." A few links: Head to heyaria.com/productive for one month free on Aria's practice reporting tool — Justin's gift to Productive Therapist listeners. Find out more about our services at https://productivetherapist.com/
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