Building Income Stability In Your Therapy Practice
Therapists often feel trapped by the “one-hour, one-client, one-paycheck” model. Cancellations, seasonal slowdowns, and burnout can make private practice unpredictable. In this episode of Scaling Therapy Practice, host James Marland sits down with Chris McDonald, therapist, podcaster, and course creator, to discuss how to build income stability for therapists—without hustling for more clients or overloading your schedule.
3 Reasons to Listen
- Discover why relying only on client sessions creates financial instability for therapists.
- Learn how online courses for therapists provide flexibility, freedom, and extra revenue.
- Hear Chris’s personal journey of scaling her private practice with courses, memberships, and holistic tools.
Show Highlights
- [00:00:03] Working less but earning more — Chris shares her goal of creating more income streams for therapists while cutting back on client hours.
- [00:01:11] Introducing Chris McDonald — Licensed therapist, podcaster, and creator of Yoga in the Therapy Room.
- [00:05:09] The pressure of private practice — Why therapists often feel forced to hustle to maintain a full caseload.
- [00:07:54] Why courses over other options — Chris explains why course creation for therapists made more sense than hiring staff or writing another book.
- [00:10:22] Self-care and yoga in therapy — How integrating yoga helps both clients and therapists manage burnout.
- [00:12:14] Stability through variety — How adding a course brought financial stability in private practice while reigniting Chris’s passion.
- [00:14:00] Breaking free from the one-to-one model — The limits of trading hours for dollars in therapy.
- [00:16:49] Freedom and flexibility with courses — Building a practice that supports health, family, and passion projects.
- [00:18:16] Behind the course design — Creating short, accessible lessons for busy therapists.
- [00:22:06] Building community and accountability — Chris’s plans for a therapist membership to support yoga integration.
- [00:24:36] Where to connect — Find Chris at YogaInTheTherapyRoom.com for her podcast, courses, and CE trainings.
Links and Resources
Podcasts
🧰 Courses & Trainings
- Yoga in the Therapy Room Course (Chris’s main digital course for therapists) → yogainthetherapyroom.com
- Art of Breathwork (CE training, pre-recorded course) → yogainthetherapyroom.com
- Self-Care for Therapists (CE training, pre-recorded course) → yogainthetherapyroom.com
🏥 Private Practice
Path to Hope Counseling (Chris’s practice in Raleigh, NC) → pathtohopecounseling.com
