If running a group practice feels like herding highly educated cats, this episode is going to feel like someone finally put words to what you’ve been living. I’m joined by Amanda Esquivel, a Texas group practice owner who’s scaled to 50 clinicians across seven locations—and she’s breaking down why most “staff problems” aren’t actually staff problems. They’re leadership-role problems. Amanda names the four roles practice owners bounce between when growth accelerates: babysitter/manager, bottle...
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If running a group practice feels like herding highly educated cats, this episode is going to feel like someone finally put words to what you’ve been living. I’m joined by Amanda Esquivel, a Texas group practice owner who’s scaled to 50 clinicians across seven locations—and she’s breaking down why most “staff problems” aren’t actually staff problems. They’re leadership-role problems. Amanda names the four roles practice owners bounce between when growth accelerates: babysitter/manager, bottle...
159 Help Your Supervisees When Their Clients Disappear
Badass Therapists Building Practices That Thrive
21 minutes
2 months ago
159 Help Your Supervisees When Their Clients Disappear
What happens when clients don’t come back after the first or second session? For supervisors, this pattern is more than a numbers problem. It’s a mirror. High early drop-off often reflects gaps in a supervisee’s session structure, boundaries, or clinical stance that can (and should) be coached, not shamed. When supervision reframes “ghosting” as actionable data, associates gain clarity, confidence, and practical tools to keep clients engaged. The first trap is interrogation disguised as conce...
Badass Therapists Building Practices That Thrive
If running a group practice feels like herding highly educated cats, this episode is going to feel like someone finally put words to what you’ve been living. I’m joined by Amanda Esquivel, a Texas group practice owner who’s scaled to 50 clinicians across seven locations—and she’s breaking down why most “staff problems” aren’t actually staff problems. They’re leadership-role problems. Amanda names the four roles practice owners bounce between when growth accelerates: babysitter/manager, bottle...
