Private Practice Elevation with Daniel Fava
by Daniel Fava
218 - How Can Therapists Compete With VC-Backed Mental Health…
About this podcast
Join Daniel Fava, founder of Private Practice Elevation, on a journey to elevate your private practice to new heights. Whether you're a therapist or a private practice owner, this podcast is your go-to resource for mastering online marketing strategies.
Unlike other shows in the field, The Private Practice Elevation Podcast offers a unique blend of real-life experiences from successful practice owners and actionable marketing strategies tailored specifically to therapists.
From building effective websites to mastering SEO, content marketing, and copywriting, Daniel shares actionable tips and expert interviews to help you attract more clients and scale your business.
Dive into insightful conversations with successful practice owners as they share their peaks, valleys, and invaluable lessons learned. Discover proven marketing strategies tailored to therapists and private practice owners looking to take their businesses to the next level and create the life they love.
Episodes
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- 218 - How Can Therapists Compete With VC-Backed Mental Health Companies? · 39 minIn this episode of the Private Practice Elevation Podcast, you'll learn how an independent practice can hold its own against the venture-funded therapy platforms crowding the top…
- OTT 17 - What Makes Someone Choose You Over the Next Therapist They Find? · 13 minSomeone is looking for a therapist tonight, and they have your website open next to 3 or 4 others. They are scanning fast, a few seconds per site, and every one of those sites…
- 217 - From Sole Proprietor to 19 Therapists: How Barbara Egan Built Alive Counselling · 38 minGrowing a solo counselling practice into a 19-person team sounds like it takes a master plan. Barbara Egan didn't have one. She built Alive Counselling in Kelowna, BC through a…
- OTT 16 - Should You Build Your Own Therapy Website or Hire Someone? · 14 minIf you're deciding whether to build your own therapy website or pay someone to do it, this episode gives you a clear way to make the call based on where your practice is right…
- 216 - How to Design a Therapy Space That Puts Clients at Ease · 32 minYour client decides whether they feel safe in your office before they say a word. The room does that work. Most therapists put real thought into their clinical skills, but what…
- OTT 15 - What Needs to Happen Before You Build a Therapy Website? · 15 minIf you're planning a new website this year, the most important work happens before anyone starts designing. Get that part right and you build the site once, instead of paying to…
- 215 - You're Sitting On Data That Could Get You More Clients · 42 minIs your website actually bringing in clients, or are you just guessing? Most practice owners track their website traffic, watch the number climb, and assume things are working…
- OTT 14 - Is Your Private Practice Website Invisible to AI? · 11 min68% of Google searches now end without a single click. When someone searches for a therapist, most of the time they never reach a website at all. That's a problem if your…
- 214 - Profitable But Still Broke: Where Your Practice Cash Is Actually Going · 36 minYour practice is making money. Your bank account doesn't seem to know it. If that sounds familiar, this one's for you. A lot of practice owners hit a point where the numbers say…
- OTT 13 - Do I Need A Real Logo on My Private Practice Website? · 8 minWelcome back to On The Trail, where we cover the common questions therapists and private practice owners have about websites, SEO, and online marketing as they grow their…
- 213 - What Practice Owners Learn When They Stop Solving Everyone's Problems · 39 minYou can build a group practice with a full team and still feel like nothing runs without you. That's the trap this episode is about. Daniel opens by sharing something that came…
- 212 - 4 Places AI Can Save Therapists the Most Time in Their Workflow · 33 minIf you've been wondering where to actually start with AI in your practice, this episode is for you. Documentation, insurance, intake, session prep. For every 45 to 50 minutes of…
- OTT 12 - Can "Set It and Forget It" Work For a Private Practice Website? · 9 minYou launch a new website. It looks great. Your service pages are dialed in. You move on to running your practice. Then 6 months later, you realize you're not getting inquiries…
- 211 - Building a Practice That Supports You (Not Just Your Clients) · 30 minWhat if the heaviest part of private practice isn't the clinical work, but everything around it? For most therapists, burnout isn't about the sessions. It's the admin, the…
- OTT 11 - What's Daniel's Favorite AI Tool Right Now? · 12 minAI tools are everywhere right now. And if you've spent any time on Instagram lately, you already know — there's a new one in your feed every single day. It's exciting. It's also…
- 210 - AI in Action: A Real-Life Look at How One Therapist Uses It Every Week · 34 minIf AI feels overwhelming, ethically murky, or like one more thing you don't have time to figure out, well, you're not alone. Most therapists we talk to land somewhere between…
- OTT 10 - Should I Invest in SEO or Google Ads? · 9 minMost private practice owners ask the SEO vs. Google Ads question like it's a one-or-the-other decision. Pick one, commit, go. But that's the wrong question. In this episode of…
- 209 - Why More Clients Isn’t the Answer (and What to Focus on Instead) · 33 minWhat if the path to growing your therapy practice has nothing to do with adding more clients to your caseload? If you've ever come home from work so drained that all you can do…
- OTT 9 - How Long Does SEO Take to Start Working for My Private Practice? · 15 minIf you've been hearing about SEO and wondering whether it can turn your slow season around, this episode is for you. A lot of practice owners are feeling the pinch right now —…
- 208 - The Mindset Shifts Every Therapist Needs to Build a Thriving Private Practice · 36 minGrad school taught you how to be a great therapist. But running a business? That's a whole different skill set — and it starts with mindset. In this episode, Daniel sits down…







