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Charging Premium Rates as a Therapist with Allyson Clemmons

Charging Premium Rates as a Therapist with Allyson Clemmons

Charging Premium Rates as a Therapist with Allyson Clemmons

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In this episode of Between Sessions with Berries, Kym sits down with Allyson Clemmons, a social worker who sees about 10 clients a week, charges $400 a session, and earns over $180K a year from her private practice while living abroad in Mexico. Allyson works with mental health professionals who want to move past the belief that meaningful clinical work and real money can't coexist, and in this conversation she walks through how she actually built the practice most therapists assume isn't possible.

In This Episode, We Cover:

  • Why therapists are taught to see service work and profit as opposing goals.

  • How a pandemic insurance clawback pushed Allyson to drop insurance for good.

  • The pricing jump from $89 an hour to $400 a session, and what happened in between.

  • Why positioning, not modality, is what actually justifies a premium fee.

  • The case for specializing in one problem instead of staying a generalist.

  • What happens internally the first few sessions after raising your rate.

  • Why Allyson doesn't market to a specific income bracket.

Connect with Allyson Clemmons:
Website: https://www.allysonclemmons.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allysonmarkets 

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