Productive Therapist Podcast

Uriah Guilford, MFT
  • 4.9 (32)
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Updated Biweekly

The podcast for private practice therapists who want to turn more calls into clients. Real strategies on intake, operations, and AI — helping you get more done, so you can have more fun!

  1. 6d ago

    How To See Your Numbers Clearly ft. Jeff Bourque

    You don't have to love numbers to benefit from them. That's kind of the whole point of this episode. Uriah sits down with Jeff Bourque: data nerd, group practice husband, and the guy who basically built a dashboard so good that his wife's therapist friends started knocking on his door. Three years later? It's a whole business. Jeff spent over a decade wrangling million-row datasets for hospital corporations and companies like Sony and HealthTrust. Then his wife Kelly launched Red Therapy Group in 2019, and Jeff did what any self-respecting data guy would do: he built her a dashboard. Kelly's practice owner friends saw it, wanted one, and the rest is history. Now Jeff helps group practice owners stop flying blind and actually see what's happening in their businesses. This one's a little in the weeds, in the best possible way. 🤓 Links: SimpleIntake, all-in-one mental health CRM with a 24/7 AI receptionist Therapy Intake Pro, expert training for your intake coordinator, level up their skills, increase your conversionsgrouppracticedashboards.com, grab a free 30-minute consult, no commitment, just a conversation about what you'd actually want to see.

    36 min

  2. May 15

    Stop Making Expensive Decisions in the Dark ft. James Childress

    You didn't start your practice because you love spreadsheets. You started it because you wanted to help people. In this episode, I sit down with James Childress, CPA, and founder of CAC Advisors, a financial advisory firm built specifically for therapy practice owners. James's perspective is one I hadn't heard framed this way before: the revenue cycle starts at the inquiry, not the invoice. That first phone call, that first contact form; that's already a financial decision. Most practices are treating it like admin, and it's costing them. He breaks down his wish list vs. strategy filter, three green lights you can check today even if your books aren't perfect, and why the financial decisions that matter most happen before you ever send a bill. Links: CAC Advisors, financial guidance built for mental health practice owners SimpleIntake, all-in-one mental health CRM with a 24/7 AI receptionist Therapy Intake Pro, done-for-you intake coordination with US-based, HIPAA-trained specialists

    49 min

  3. May 1

    The AI Receptionist Blueprint

    What happens when someone finally works up the nerve to call your practice? Someone who's been sitting with something heavy for weeks. Maybe months. Who talked themselves out of reaching out over and over again. Who finally said, "Okay, I need help," and picked up the phone.  That moment is everything. And what your practice does in the next few minutes (or hours) determines whether that person becomes your client or ends up on someone else's intake form. In this episode, Uriah shares a story that kind of changed how he thinks about all of this (a personal one, from the other side of the phone) and then breaks down a framework that completely reframes intake. Not as an admin problem. As a care problem. This is the AI Receptionist Blueprint. 🎙️ https://productivetherapist.com/blueprint/

    10 min

  4. Apr 16

    From Clinician to CEO ft. Lisa Catallo

    This week's guest is Lisa Catallo, group practice champion.  Nobody hands you a leadership manual when you start a group practice. You just... figure it out. Or you don't. 😬 Lisa Catallo figured it out, twice, and now she helps other group practice owners do the same. Lisa Catallo is a psychotherapist turned business coach who helps Canadian therapists build profitable, sustainable group practices, without losing their minds (or their values) in the process. She's the founder of the Group Practice Network, host of the Empower to Lead podcast, and someone who has genuinely lived the messy, beautiful, complicated journey of building not just one but two group practices from scratch. And fun fact, she got her master's degree the week she turned 50. Late bloomer energy, fully activated. 🌟

    33 min

  5. Apr 2

    Fix Your Intake, Get More Clients

    Ever wonder if your intake process is quietly costing you clients? Yeah, we hear that a lot. That's why in this episode, Uriah is tackling the real problem practice owners keep running into — not marketing, not clinical skills, but intake. Specifically, what happens in that critical window between someone reaching out and someone actually responding. We're talking about the stats that will make you rethink everything. The four solutions most practices try. The honest pros and cons of each. And the one combination that actually works: AI for speed, humans for care. These aren't hypothetical scenarios. This is what's happening in group practices every single day. So we figured it was time to lay it all out, plain and simple. Hit play, and find out what your intake process has been missing.

    17 min

  6. Mar 20

    How To Build Your Perfect Intake System

    Ever wonder if AI actually belongs in a therapy practice? Yeah, we get that a lot. That's why in this episode, I'm sitting down with Luci to tackle the real questions practice owners are asking before they take the leap with Simple Intake; the AI-powered intake system built specifically for mental health practices. We're talking about stuff people are actually nervous about. The "but what if my clients hate it" fears. The phone number drama. The crisis call scenarios. All of it. These aren't hypothetical questions. These are the conversations we're having every single day. 👉 Curious about what AI intake could look like for your practice? Learn more at productivetherapist.com/simpleintake

    22 min

  7. Mar 6

    My 4 Favorite AI Tools Right Now

    Ever wonder what AI tools are actually worth your time, and which ones are just hype? Yeah, same. That's why I'm pulling back the curtain on the 4 AI tools I use every single day to run Productive Therapist and InTune Family Counseling. In this episode, I'm walking you through Claude (my go-to for basically everything), Gemini (underrated until recently, trust me on this one), Wispr Flow (the dictation tool that types faster than I think), and SimpleIntake, which is doing things I honestly didn't expect, like booking calls at 6:30am while I was still asleep. These aren't tools I'm testing. These are tools I can't work without. If you've been curious about AI but don't know where to start, or you're already using some of these and want to go deeper, this episode is for you. Check it out at productivetherapist.com/simpleintake.

    5 min

  8. Feb 20

    My 2026 Tech Stack

    Ever find yourself drowning in software subscriptions and wondering if there's a better way? Yeah, me too. That's why I wanted to pull back the curtain and show you exactly what's in my 2026 tech stack: the tools that actually run both InTune Family Counseling and Productive Therapist. In this episode, I'm walking through my practice management tools, team collaboration setup, phone system (and why I don't recommend what I currently use 😬), and how SimpleIntake replaced SIX different platforms I was paying for. The best part? I'll share my golden rule for choosing tech tools that'll save you from the shiny object syndrome. Whether you're building your first practice tech stack or looking to simplify the one you've got, this episode will help you make smarter choices. Want to see SimpleIntake in action? Check it out at productivetherapist.com/simpleintake.

    7 min
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The podcast for private practice therapists who want to turn more calls into clients. Real strategies on intake, operations, and AI — helping you get more done, so you can have more fun!

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  • Creator
    Uriah Guilford, MFT
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    240
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Productive Therapist
  • Show Website
    Productive Therapist Podcast

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